Thought it might be interesting to put a perspective on things. While many here have had terrible experiences at the hands of JW's and the WTBTS, are there religions that you know of which are any worse? For example, JW's might disfellowship a member who became known as a thief, but they don't chop off your hand. While they completely condemn sex outside of marriage, they don't stone people for it (although some have been reminded by elders that they COULD have been stoned in the past). So, who is even more strict, even MORE mind-controlling, and has even MORE bizarre teachings than JW's?
Whose religion is WORSE than JW's?
by gaiagirl 21 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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barry
The Muslim religion.
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Fe2O3Girl
I think Plymouth Brethren must come quite high up the list.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Brethren
And here is their version of JWD: http://peebs.net/
They even have their own slang! peeb = dub
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real one
probably mormons
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Maddie
I think Plymouth Brethren must come quite high up the list.
Fe203Girl - I once knew a woman who converted to become a JW after growing up in the Plymouth Brethren. This woman had been married and had children too so after leaving she lost all her family completely. When I knew her she was married to a JW and said that the only difference between the Brethren and the JW's was in the door to door preaching and that was why she converted. Poor woman! All she really did was change one mind-control cult for another one and she lost her family into the bargain.
Maddie
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IMustBreakAway
I think Neo's religion is worse probably.. He was just searching for truth when morpheus found him, then after some experimentation with drugs (the red pill) he wakes up in what is obviously a converted missile silo, they have surgically altered him and shaved his head. Morpheus turns it around and convinces Neo that he is the messiah, and they make frequent drug induced trips to what they call "the fake world" in order to convert others.
Then some apostate (cypher) gets pissed off and tries to show everyone the truth but ends up just killing them all. I guess no one was ready for truth.
Obviously I was thinking about this while watching the matrix last week. They had their own prophet in the projects, also the whole idea that what you see isn't real and that you have to focus on what isn't real in order to see "truth" kind of gave me shivers.. -
freydi
All the rest.
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MissingLink
Moonies are definitly more cultish.
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jgnat
The People's Temple. http://www.rickross.com/groups/jonestown.html
Heaven's Gate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven's_Gate_(cult)
Scientology. http://www.xenu.net/
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stillajwexelder
Whose religion is WORSE than JW's? MOONIES