every single one of these links, I click on them and nothing happens, I get errors. I will have to go on memory.
Why do Jehovah's Witnesses experiience increase, in spite of failed prophecies, etc?
1) Because Watchtower lies, lies, lies. "We never said that, we never did that, and we never MEANT that".
2) Because Jehovah's Witnesses have babies, and because those babie grow up to be children who can, and usually are, subjected to horrendous psychological abuse unless they adopt, at least outwardly, ALL the beliefs of their parents.
3) Because, in addition to lying, Watchtower got rid of all the literature (Russell, Rutherford, etc) to prove they are lying. They CHANGE their literature. They WITHOLD much literature from their followers. (BOE letters, elder's book etc) And they especially withold information from an inquiring public.
4) Because, most, if not all, Jehovah's Witnesses have symptoms of clinically diagnosable mental disorders. I would venture to say they HAVE clinically diagnosable mental disorders PERIOD, and in fact I do believe that, but I it's not my field. That doesn't mean it isn't TRUE tho.
Now before I go on, could someone tell me if Stark deals with these issues in any of his work. I am going on the premise that this is a trained and experienced researcher, not just Joe Bloe coming in off the street to a meeting. I believe I have every right to hold him to a higher investigative and reporting standard than Jane Scmuck from down the street.
Edited by - dungbeetle on 26 June 2002 14:36:51
