I have only read or browsed through 3 or 4 threads that caught my eye. And I am staggered at how quickly so many people stumbeled over personalites wrong understandimngs. Many of the posts I read in the threads show a lack of understanding of what has happened with the WTBTS and JWs over the years.
I was greatly affected by the internet and things I found on it about JWs. I let the negative talk get men down. I started doing my own research and have continued doing it. It truly amazes me how gullible many people are (as I was) by listening to (reading) bad reports.
Claims that they joined the UN. Some one says the WTBTS joined the UN look here is a letter from them showing that they were a NGO. So what? There are different classes of NGOs associated with the UN. The wordings of the original documents changed after the WTS become an NGO for the purpose of using their library. I became aware of the UN thing a day or two after it was published in the UK paper. It floored me I could not believe that they could do such a thing. It was made worse when I saw other people making comments about it with some documentation that seemed to support everything that the paper said. I quiytelu belive that thw WTBTS had prooven fasle to what they publicly taught. A few years later I came across this sit http://www.jehovahsjudgment.co.uk/watchtower-un-ngo/ it gives ample documentary proof that the whole UN thing is blown out of proportion.
I was aware of the web site set up William H. Bowen a few weeks after it went on line. I believed him at first. Later I was able to demonstrate for my self that his site sensationalises and blows out of all proportion the problem of child abuse. I know there is child abuse I have seen the effects of it on families and know of individuals that have been accused of it (some rightly and some falsely) This olds site (hasn’t been updated for some time) gives a different perspective http://thirdwitness.com/childabuse/default.html I have tried to hunt down and read court documents about some of these cases. The ones I have tell a story different to what JW opposer say.
It really amazes me at how many people actually think the the WTS have been false prophets. They have NEVER prophesied in the general understanding of the word. They have never tried to foretell the future form nothing (that is come up with something completely foreign and new). What they have done is provide explanations of previously written prophecy. NOTHING has been of their own idea but only from what they have understood from what is in the Bible.
They have made major blunders and mistakes in that regard.
If you actually think that they have prophesied in telling future events of something completely new then you really need to go back and carefully read all the material
Many of the early so called fulfillment of prophecies that Russell spoke of such as 1799, 1874, 1914 did not originate with him. He was influence by what other people had been teaching.
Rutherford and his 1925 was a complete cock up of an understanding of the the jubilees. If you actually read his material at the time “Millions now living..” he builds a case based on scripture. He got it wrong. All it was was him trying to follow the council to keep awake as to the times and he used what he understood of the Bible to help others do that. His understanding of the survivors is completely different to the current understanding.
For a series of articles on prophecy see http://jwinformationl.blogspot.com.au/search/label/Prophecy%20Part%201
JWs are the only religion despite all their flaws that are teaching the true God not a trinity, most religions dishonour both God and Jesus by teaching a form of trinity
Most do not understand that there is no hell-fire, no immortal soul, no going to heaven for all good people,
The need to teach others about why Jesus came and his roll in Gods kingdom. Not many religions teach the ransom. Most put emphasis on his resurrection not not his death.
That God has a purpose for the earth, to restore it to how he intended. Mankind is here to stay.
Most do not accept that God has the right to set boundaries on conduct and to served in a way HE requires not the way we think we should do it. Serving him is obeying HIS laws and principles.
Tough love is necessary that means some must be excommunicated.
I do see a problem though with the way that it is handled by many elders that do not follow the Bibles guidelines. Most elders do not know how to show compassion and good judgement as has been directed. Elders are not trained in recognising stress in an individual and a person that may seem belligerent or unrepentant when asked to come before a judicial committee. Decisions are made far to quickly. Many injustices have happened because most elders just do not have the personal skills and experience to handle many of these things.
Other religions may have some of those things but only JWs have all of those things.