Breaking the law under the guise of religion / getting away with slavery (page 5)

wasblind

There you go Criticalwitness

Like Sully, there are those who refuse to equate the WTS wit slavery

yet, they cannot give a convincing point of view as to why it is not like

that of slavery

wasblind

Here's a direct qoute from the book addressed in the OP

I am more than willin' to see if anyone can show me

how it differs from the WTS

" But perhaps the most dominant form of control used by the master, one that worked better than any type of physical punishment, was the constant threat that a child or other loved one would be sold away because of disobedience. To be sure, most slaves would have endured a thousand lashes of the whip and promised undying loyalty to the master in order to prevent the sale of a relative. In essence a "good slave" was a brainwashed slave."_________Picturing of a People : A HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICANS FROM 1619-1900 Chapter three page 46 paragraph three

This is how the WTS retain their followers even after they wake up

wit the threat of separation from loved ones

I warned you Sully, I gave you a head start on your defense of the WTS

I'm still willin' to hear you out, prove to the world that Ole Wuz is dead wrong

about the WTS

tec

That just makes my stomach turn, Was. Especially seeing the likeness of the WTS in it.

Peace,

tammy

wasblind

I know it's harsh tec,

trust, It's not done out of meaness

Just trynna show folk, just like satan

the WTS has transformed itself to cover what it really is

tec

Oh, I agree with your post and this thread, Was. Don't doubt that.

criticalwitness

sulla, when jesus told peter get behind me satan was he saying that peter was that an accurate comparison? to the very embodiment of evil? its not tit for tat pound for pound comparison i think you are focusing more on the punishment side of slavery while many others are looking at the control aspect and in fact if you research the very wttwr mag says in so many words the only thing that keeps them from killing apostates is the law!

wasblind

" The brief periods between plantings and after harvest provided slaves with some relief, special events, such as christmas, Good Friday, election day, Independence Day, weddings, and the county fair also gave them a break in their daily routine."________Picturing a People : A HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICANS FROM 1619-1900 Chapter three page 44 paragraph five

WE CAN GIVE JEHOVAH

TIME: " Perhaps we could adjust our schedual in order to auxillary pioneer one or more months a year. maybe we could lenghten the time we usually spend in the ministry. Staying out extra 30 minutes each week would increase our ministry by at least two hours a month."_______Our Kingdom Ministry March 2008 page one

Sulla was right, maybe I did go too far in comparison between the ole southern slave masters and the GB

The southern slave masters gave their slaves a break

snowbird

LOL!

wasblind

Hey syl,

Even the slaves got a break from field service

Sulla

You know, criticalwitness, I have said several times what the problem is with this comparison. I'm all for the use of a robust metaphor or two. But the extended and serious compariosn of JW-ism to American slavery simply serves to reduce the seriousness of slavery. wasblind has apparently missed the several palces where I have pointed out the differences -- as if such pointing out were really necessary. Elders do not hunt you down with dogs, for example, or beat you to a pulp if it pleases them.

To seriously equate the two experiences as has been done here places the JWs in a place that is genuinely absurd. But perhaps elevating the feeling of victimhood has some point which escapes me. Don't know.

Breaking the law under the guise of religion / getting away with slavery

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