Jehovah's Witnesses do not do well unless they are presecuted. Why is that?
Here is a sample from chapter 9:
One sees, in the Dominican Republic, a familiar pattern. During the years of external hardship, the organization flourished. When the situation stabilized, "immorality and materialism" [Ibid., p. 170] cost the Witnesses many members: "When violent methods fail, Satan tries other methods. . . . Materialism and immorality continue to raise their ugly heads, each contributing to the fall of some of the brothers who stood so faithfully through times of persecution." [Ibid.] Many who had served time in prison were excommunicated for "immoral conduct" when they were free. Perhaps even more than other human beings, the Witnesses rise to tragic or extraordinary occasions, and are reduced by commonplace ones. They are the most secure when they are the most threatened.
Thanks to Nathan Natas and g_sark for their tedious input!
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