Who in their right mind wants to become a JW?

by JH 14 Replies latest jw friends

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  JH

  My neighbour across the street went to his 1st JW meeting yesterday. He also went to the memorial last April. He didn't go since.

  Coming back from his 1st meeting, he told me that he told the elders, that he will never wear a tie, and that he will never go out inthe field service, and that he wont go back to their meetings anymore because their meeting is right inthe middle of the afternoon on Sundays....1pm to 3pm. He finds that meetings at that time ruins his day.

  He said to me, meetings should be in the morning, so that you have the rest of the day for yourself.

  That man is about 60 years old and loves to read the bible. He was approached by witnesses last spring and he loves to talk to them, but doesnt want to live the life of a JW.

  Back to my question: Who in their right mind wants to become a JW?
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  Nulite

  Very few normal people off the street become J-dubs these days. People see the weirdness right away. Plus the schedule and the restrictions are outrageous.

  NL
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  WTWizard

  Anyone in their right mind would need one thing to want to be a Witless. And that is to not have access to both sides of the story. The Witlesses tell of the paradise, make false promises, and then tell them not to look at alternate sources (that is going to be even stricter when the Question Box comes out on the new KM).

  If a person is of right mind, and has access to all the information, they will not want to become Witlesses. They will be able to see right through the illusions. They will know that the end has been imminent since 1874, and will be imminent forever (or until the cult dies). They will know that the cult twists the Bible, and they will either not want to follow it (because they want to follow the Bible itself and not some cult) or they won't give a fxxx and they will stay in the world. Either way, they will not want to become Witlesses.
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  carla

  You answered your own question-- who in their RIGHT MIND-- obviously those in their right mind would not join a mind altering cult.
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  collegegirl21

  I think people that need to cling to something for hope or for whatever reason might want to join. The WTS packages their deal pretty nicely to someone who is going through issues and they will probably prey on that to lure them in.
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  Twitch

  Hmmmm, not I for one; was born in.

  But if I were to guess,....

  Someone who was an unwanted child, neglected and left to fend for themselves.

  Someone brought up in foster homes because their real "family" did not exist.

  Someone who was physically, emotionally and sexually abused.

  Someone who is alcoholic

  Someone who the JWs contacted and were the first people to show some compassion

  Someone who found a "family" there, a way to "cope" and some measure of "hope", be that as it may

  Someone who didn't want the life she had growing up for her son, no matter what the cost.

  Someone who has been a dub all her life and will be until she dies.

  Someone who still accepts her DF'd sons who will never return despite wanting them to

  Sorry, but I don't know how to answer your question.
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  poppers

  "Who in their right mind wants to become a JW?"
  
  I think that's what they are counting on, that they find behind those doors they knock on people who aren't in their right mind.
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  OnTheWayOut

  JW's are trained to check back with individuals whose personal circumstances change.

  Your 60 year old man will lose family to death, become retired, get bad health news.
  The JW's wait until circumstances make him more vulnerable, if he allows return visits.

  As far as the specifics-

  he will never wear a tie, - most hall will allow him to keep coming until he decides on his own
  to reduce the dissonance from looking different from the other men, then he will wear a tie.

  he will never go out inthe field service, - that's way down the road for him. By the time he agrees
  with WT doctrine, he will change his mind and either grudgingly do it, or actually be excited to do it
  (until he learns it is not exciting).

  their meeting is right inthe middle of the afternoon on Sundays....1pm to 3pm. He finds that meetings
  at that time ruins his day. - He will be convinced that there is nothing more important than serving Jah.
  Perhaps this will keep him away for awhile, but if he retires and needs something to do on the weekend,
  he would enjoy this break in routine for a long enough while for the JW's to plant guilt into him for wanting
  to watch football or enjoy his weekends.

  Most become JW's because they were caught "out of their right mind" just long enough to give it a try.
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  greendawn

  Obviously no one would want to put his life in potential danger by refusing to accept blood because some idiot in the WTS decided against all common sense that God is opposed to it, or suffer shunning even from family members in case of disagreeing with the FDS even on very solid grounds.

  Or become a slave of the WTS spending time to attend three meetings per week and selling their products for no reward trying to pass on their ever changing and thus worthless doctrines to new victims.
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  changeling

  If a person is :

  1-in his right mind

  2-aware of JW's history of "flip-flop" doctine

  3- aware of the fact that if he/she becomes a witness he will be denied and education and of doing outside research

  this person will by no means become one of JW's.