Since I am a veteran, I feel the need to chime in here. When I was younger and serving in Vietnam and even a while after, any who refused to serve really pissed me off. However, since I have gotten older and hopefully wiser, I can now see that if it is a persons real and actual conscience, then they should stick by it. One of the things all veterans have fought for is other peoples freedoms, regardless of whether we agree or not.
On the other hand, JWs telling me I was stupid for serving and how wrong and ridiculous wars and military service are, then glorifying that military in one of their publications for rescuing and freeing JWs and others from concentration camps, gives me a bitter taste.
Personally, I do advocate young men doing service for their countries, although not necessarily military, if it goes against their conscience. Cowardice is not a good excuse for refusal, though.
Maybe Dubs should be constricted to help out in VA hospitals or even military hospitals and see what others have paid for their freedoms. How could that possibly go against their conscience?
But, in my opinion, to say their stance is their weakest link, is folly. Just like any trying to whip up patriotic fervor against them for it. That is not what we fought for.
As I see it, they are their own weakest link. The average JW can't explain why they believe as they do, they depend on the Watchtower instead of researching and learning for themselves. Unfortuantely, every other religion I can think of does it the same way.
Once again, though, maybe instead of trying to use their stance against them, use it with them. Encourage the governments, if a draft ever comes back, to force them to help care for wounded soldiers and veterans. Maybe some will see what their freedom cost!
If God's Spirit is filling a Kingdom Hall, how is it that Satan can manuever the ones within that Kingdom Hall at the same time?
