Steven Hassan on Huffington Post: Who's Calling Whom A Cockroach Now?

by Dogpatch 11 Replies latest jw friends

  • Leolaia
    Leolaia

    A good example of the Society using the dehumanizing human-as-pest metaphor to make the wholesale slaughter of Armageddon something actually "happy":

    *** w05 12/1 p. 6 Armageddon -- A Happy Beginning ***

    Many wonder, however, why a God who is the very embodiment of love would inflict death and destruction on much of humankind. The situation might be compared to that of a pest-infested house. Would you not agree that a conscientious homeowner should safeguard the health and well-being of his family by exterminating the pests? ... The battle of Armageddon is actually one of the best things that could happen to us!

  • saltyoldlady
    saltyoldlady

    Just to add an ironic twist here for a sense of humor - WTS does refer to its own people as "cockroaches" - see Joel 2:25 where they are depicted as Jehovah's mighty army and in the Book of Revelation as locusts following Abaddon out of the pit - Abaddon now thought to represent Jesus Christ - an 180% switcheroo from days long ago when he represented the devil.

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