Are JWs Superficial ?

AlphaOmega

In my dealing with many active JWs, the whole thing just seems so superficial, everything is about BEING SEEN to be doing the right thing :

Being seen at meetings (bums on seats = salvation)
Brotherly love bombing for newcomers - the love fades after Baptism
Miss some meetings and the congregation regards you as weak and starts to avoid you
Your life-long friends vanish at the first sign of your "weakening"
The enforced dress-code

etc etc

Am I right about this - is it all a veneer ? Is more emphasis put on the VISIBLE aspects, are they cleaning the outside of the cup and ignoring the inside ?

I am generally referring to the organisation as a whole, but have experienced this from individuals too.

Can you add other (better) examples to the list ?

R.F.

You can be the most UnChristian person in the world yet you are "better off" than the exact opposite person that doesn't attend meetings. Very much like you said, it's about being seen.

R.F.

SnakesInTheTower

I was always told that the worst witness was better than the best worldly person...esp when it came to dating..

didnt matter that the JW girl was a) psycho b) ugly c) fat d) desparate e) all of the above ...when there was a perfectly good girl available and wanting me yet she wasnt "good enough" cause she wasnt a Witness! I wonder how many gems I didnt follow because of that...

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carla

Are JWs Superficial ?-- Is the Pope Catholic?

Sad emo

I think most individuals/groups are to various extents.

individuals can be incredibly two-faced and biotchy, and 'try to keep up with the Joneses'

Groups can do things for the sake of traditions - other churches for example can have a 'We've got it and you haven't' attitude.

I dunno, I just wouldn't limit it to JWs

Anti-Christ

I think most individuals/groups are to various extents.
individuals can be incredibly two-faced and biotchy, and 'try to keep up with the Joneses'
Groups can do things for the sake of traditions - other churches for example can have a 'We've got it and you haven't' attitude.
I dunno, I just wouldn't limit it to JWs

I agree to an extant but the JW dogma forces an individual to become superficial. They teach you to judge yourself on these things so naturally you end up doing the same to others. They try and make you feel guilty for not complying to the standard so if some body else does not comply, you would be inclined to judge, but like sad emo said, it's not only the dubs.

jacethespace

Noticed as i " progressed" in the tower your totally judged on the front you put up.

If your out on the ministry and attending all the meetings and all the rest of the crap that goes with it.You are judged as spiritually well.Its only when you stop these things that anybody pays much attention.