I know you asked for one, but I wouldn't pull any punches....
Be Wise As Serpents and The Watchtower and the Masons...Fritz Springmeier
Myths and Deceptions of the Bible... Lloyd M. Graham
Jehovah Unmasked...Nathaniel Merritt
by SweetBabyCheezits 44 Replies latest jw friends
I know you asked for one, but I wouldn't pull any punches....
Be Wise As Serpents and The Watchtower and the Masons...Fritz Springmeier
Myths and Deceptions of the Bible... Lloyd M. Graham
Jehovah Unmasked...Nathaniel Merritt
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
or anything by Bukowski.
I found The celestine Prophesy excellent reading. Helps one to understand that everything is energy. All around us
I'd suggest another Orwell classic, Animal Farm. It is an excellent depiction of sincere believers being abused by corrupt, self-serving leaders who constantly re-write the rules and revise history: "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others." Being allegorical, it's less likely to trigger the Watchtower-conditioned defense mechanisms than books that are overtly about religious cults and their leaders.
MAD SWEENEY, thanks for posting that link,"Mistakes were made" (but not by me) I may not have looked it up otherwise. It looks like a great book and can't wait to get it..
Snoozy
My wife enjoyed this one and saw many parallels.
Jehovah's Witnesses - The Bible Report
Some Jehovah's Witnesses have read this book simply because it claims that Jehovah's Witnesses are indeed fulfilling bible prophecy.
Upon reading it many have left.
If you click on the Scribd link there is a free electronic version:
There are some testimonials from actual JW's who have read the book in the link below:
http://thebiblereport.blogspot.com/2009/06/reader-comments-good.html
abe
There is a video here which is called "Christendom Undermined".
I think some Jehovah's Witnesses watch it simply because they think of "Christendom" as anyone else except themselves:
Cool Hand Luke. Either the book or the movie. Or both.
Elders always reminded me of the bosses.
"Any man don't turn in his service time, spends a night in the box."
"Any man don't Reach Out spends a night in the box."
"Any man don't have a regular Family Worship Night spends a night in the box."
Another good book that is non-religious but discusses the same sorts of coersion the Borg uses is: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini.