by Lady Lee 32 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
... can you name that the WTS hurts people?
Two big ones for me:
It pushes people to the edge and when they commit suicide they say: "Well he wasn't really a JW anyways soit has nothing to do with us".
It pushes people so much to do more and more and more that they get depressed, and physically sick
Feel free to add to the list
Isolation. They really have mastered keeping people isolated from the rest of the world, while not physically keeping them away from the rest of society. That is how they get away from the 'cult' label, because people think cults live in a community away from everyone else.
But if you aren't allowed to associate with anyone except witnesses, and aren't allowed to participate in any holidays or community activities, and only have JW friends, then you are basically stuck. If you ever leave the Witnesses, you will be very alone.
By trashing higher education. The financial hurts are obvious, but also the loss of vocabulary, reasoning skills and the delight of the symmetry of numbers ; the awesomeness of biology.
Discourages fun things and spontaneity and emphasizes duty, structure and rules. How does that hurt people? It stunts them in every way.
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It induces paranoia and fear. One is afraid to do something normal, such as seeing a movie or being seen in a social situation with a "worldly person." Spies are everywhere, and ready to report you.
It destroys your authenticity. The way you dress, what you eat, your level of education, your personality, and every other everyday matter become everybody else's business. If you're an introvert, you'd like to just run away and hide someplace. Even being an introvert is "wrong." I remember an article in one of the publications instructing JW's to be "happy, loving extroverts." I am an introvert and I can be just as happy and loving as anyone else, and it's none of their *%^@ business if I like to spend a lot of time alone, reading and relaxing.
That's enough for now. I have to watch my blood pressure.
The WTS force the R & F to trust them ( “It is vital that we recognize the faithful slave. Our spiritual health and our relationship with God depend on this channel.”), but on the other hand they are deliberately lying and misrepresenting facts.
This kind of dishonesty and insincertity is hurting the same way like for example to be betrayed by your partner or a trusted friend.
It protects the pedophile and not the victim.
I know an old elder who has always wanted to learn to play the guitar. He has put this desire on the back burner for now, while he pursues 'kingdom interests'. He told me that in the new system he is going to sit under a shady tree and learn how to play.
My elderly Aunt never had children because she was waiting for the paradise.
This is the biggest hurt the WTS delivers IMO. Don't pursue any of your dreams or passions, just focus on the WTS interests and you will get your reward in the future.
It sucks the life out of peoples lives. JWs focus on Satan and this 'wicked system' and are told constantly that life in this system is just temporary, and if they serve the WTS correctly, they are promised a better one. It is terrible way to live a life.
I wish I could wake my family up. This is life, the only one you get, live it and enjoy it.
Forbidding life saving medical treatment.
Encouraging its members to withdraw and shun those they love when those people do not agree with or join the Watchtower.
Oppressing and abusing people based on writings and ideologies of Bronze Aged Middle Eastern men.
They compare people against each other and if you don't measure up against the other person(you never will) you are made to feel ashamed
