Is this a religion run by PSYCOPATHS?

Terry

Glibness/superficial charm
Grandiose sense of self-worth
Pathological lying
Conning/manipulative
Lack of remorse or guilt
Shallow affect (genuine emotion is short-lived and egocentric)
Callousness; lack of empathy
Failure to accept responsibility for own actions

The Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised by Robert D. Hare, 1991. Multi-Health Systems, 908 Niagara Falls Blvd, North Tonawanda, New York, USA, 14120-2060

Psycopaths do not feel EMPATHY but learn to imitate those who do. Psychopaths don't even understand charity.

I was thinking today how much psycopathy is reflected in the Governing Body leadership and especially manifested in policy.

Jehovah's Witnesses are not led by people devoted to charity, benevolence, outreach or social provision for those less fortunate which

is practically a no-brainer in most religious movements of any size or description.

Disfellowship policies tear familes apart and create psychological turmoil instilling fear and chaos in the lives of young people and children.

Malevolent blood transfusion policies result in needless wanton destruction of those suffering the most such as parents and children.

Is it going too far to say there is a definite clear and present danger that PSYCOPATHS are running the Watchtower Society?

I'm serious!

Your thoughts please.

sooner7nc

I feel that they vacillate between psychopaths and f***tards. Sorry I have nothing better to offer than that.

That is what high control groups/cults do. Power over others and financial gain is intoxicating to these leaders. It trickles down the line to the Elders, MS, Pioneers, etc. Psychopaths, it sounds feasible to me.

whathappened

You hit it on the nail again, Terry. It appears this is a solid diagnosis.

LoisLane looking for Superman

I would like, for gullible, innocent, little sheep like people, to really understand who is at the top of The Watch Tower Society.

Just because the top echelon of this Society appears to be "normal" does not mean they are. They are Psychopaths. Let the facts speak for themselves.

Just Lois

glenster

Crime leaders are sociopaths but not psychopaths if you add the stipulation
that the psychopath is incapable of being otherwise so not culpable, that
they're not making a choice but suffering from a condition.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy

cptkirk

i would agree with all of that except changing the word psychopath to sociopath. i'm well aware of the dictionary definitions of these words; in my mind, when i think sociopath i think sociology, and when i think psychopath i think psychology. psychology to me speaks to the function of a person's brain within the context of pure personal mind health. to understand what i mean, i would say that a person who does not qualify as being psychologically healthy ,will always exhibit one major trait, and that is a deep-seated intrinsic perpensity to harm thyself (which always turns into harming those around you). the lack of personal psychological health can purely be described as "harmful"(which almost always leads to violence).

on the other hand, sociopath as i would relate it to sociology is a little different. sociopathy to me, relates to our level of functioning as it relates to other people (personal or group). i would say that you can be a sociopath without being a threat to anyone. sociopath = disfunction, psychopath = harm. disfunction can lead to harm but not always, and that is the key. psychopathy always leads to harm. the other thing is, many times the individual is unaware of the fact that they have sociopathic tendencies (sounds like a good name for a band), but psychopaths always know (whether they admit it or not) that they are aberrant. i think this is one of the reasons that i even bother posting here, i know that while some of these jws are psychopaths, others are merely sociopaths, and because of this, they can learn how to fix their lives.

Zordino

I believe many of the Leaders have various disorders in varying degrees depending on the individual. Kinda like a Pingata of craziness.

Refriedtruth

Watchtower leaders and many rank and file Jehovah's Witnesses are PREDATORY psychopaths.

Religious fanatic predatory psychopaths are the worst ever.

new22day

In psych terms, the psychopath and narcissist are almost indistinguishable personality disorders. The Narcissist, similiar to the psychopath, has no capacity for empathy but maintains a grandious self image - all powerful, God-like. The Narcisisst possesses a high persecution complex - despises ridicule and will go to all means to destroy those who disagree. For sure, cult leaders (and those with an 'I'm God' complex) are by nature Narcissists. A disorder that in psych terms is also near to impossible to cure. Narcissists fight to the end.