Resurrection, Oops! Insurrection (page 2)

"The District Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses at [you fill in the time and place] went smoothly. However, a well-organized group of protesters stood silently at the entrance to the convention parking area, bearing large signs and placards with unsettling quotes from the religion's founder, Charles Taze Russell, and several of the group's subsequent presidents. [Quotes from the literature, but a reporter might not realize that distinction...]

This reporter was surprised to learn that the Witnesses have predicted no less than five erroneous dates for their "Armageddon" - 1914, 1919, 1925, 1940, and 1975.

Other placards stated the religion's fluctuating stand on such vital issues as organ transplants, blood transfusions, and vaccinations.

Among the protesters, a group of elderly grandmothers and mothers told this reporter about tragic separations, isolation and estrangements, caused by the Witness' unyielding stance taken against any who question the views of the "Governing Body", a sort of "Board of Directors" of the official dogma of the religion. Many told of being unable to speak with their own children, and even having been so estranged from their offsprings' lives that some had never been allowed to see their own grandchildren.

One must truly wonder about this religion's definition of "Christian Love", as shown by the sorrows and tribulations that former members are put through..."

Zid

snowbird

Your scenario sounds good, Ziddy.

Guess I was having a flashback to the Civil Rights Era.

Syl

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