Something I Never Understood About The Importance of Meeting Attendance (page 4)

yknot

Use of perceived peer pressure & loyalty acid test.

reniaa

For the same reasons other christian religions goto church and inspired by the same scriptures hmmm

here's a question... what is the history of people going to church services? Have christians always done it?

loosie

So what's the deal about meeting attendance

If you didn't go that must mean you are hanging out with worldies. and that's bad. you must go and hang out with the robots.

digderidoo

"not forsaking the gathering of ourselves together", can't remember the scripture and don't want to know either. I just remember having these words drummed into me.

Paul

darth frosty

I think it is a form of group hynosis.

see:

http://www.energeticsolutions.com.au/great_watchtower_deception.html

Scroll down to the part comparing hypnotic technique. I've always thought there was something to

this hypnosis idea, especially when CO's would privately counsel me against adding additional

information to talks, in an attempt to make them more interesting. Informative is clearly not the goal.

metatron

Original thread

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/140021/1.ashx

Sirona

For the same reasons other christian religions goto church and inspired by the same scriptures hmmm

Nope.

The difference is very clear.

The JWs view non-attenders as weak and will shun them to varying degrees. The pressure is there to attend ALL meetings and not only attend, but participate. Other faiths, such as a church I've attended recently, welcome me back just the same and with just as much love and support even if they've not seen me for 2 weeks. (or longer)

Also, the JWs have a unique format in their meetings, based on the books and magazines published by the Watchtower society. This format, as I've pointed out, is designed to indoctrinate.

Mainstream churches are very different indeed.

Sirona

WTWizard

Meeting attendance wastes more time that could have been used to independently research. It can also make sure no one is using independent sources to verify what they are learning, plus it is an opportunity to hound people to do more in field circus.

minimus

I like it----meetings are like Tupperware parties except Tupperware's more useful!

jaguarbass

They are phyically controlling you.

Which makes those at the meetings very similar to ZOMBIES.

Something I Never Understood About The Importance of Meeting Attendance

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