As a functioning cult, would Jehovah's Witnesses kill someone, if ordered? I believe that many would.
While some might think this is farfetched, I can cite some examples that manifest a lack of concern
for the lives of others, that could easily be extended into murder or manslaughter.
1) forcing older brothers into jobs at Bethel that were far too strenuous for them - as a means of
punishment. A former C.O. named Fred got this treatment while I was in Bethel and suffered
a heart attack. I thought of this as similar to Uriah the Hittite being sent to the front lines to
die - to get rid of a "problem".
2) The Mexico-Malawi scandal showed a lack of respect for the lives of African brothers while
allowing compromise in Mexico, where the Society had financial interests. They simply let
the Africans suffer torture and die for a principle they ignored elsewhere.
3) In Nazi Germany, brothers freely sent each other to concentration camps because they hated
each other! This is why the Society kept talking about 'what would happen if you hated a brother
and got sent to prison together'. It was based on actual events!
4) The Society showed a callous disregard for brothers in 3rd world nations and communist
countries by refusing to allow alternative service when confronted with the military draft.
I encourage you to read Crisis of Conscience about how this critical issue was derailed
after a Governing Body member came back from lunch! Because of this, brothers suffered
and died in prisons.
5) Blood transfusion? Not allowing any individual conscience here? After overwhelming evidence
has been presented on the internet - without reply?
6) Disfellowshipping the elderly and infirm: How much discernment do you need to realize that
booting elderly men out of Bethel ( like Dunlap) was nearly a death sentence? Or that
disfellowshipping some weak people can lead to suicide?
I could on - but ask yourself: how much of a jump does it take to go from forms of manslaughter
to get to outright murder? All you need is an absolute belief that you are right and that God is
behind you, all the way. A cult is a cult, is a cult, is a cult.
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