by coalize 7 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
I think one of the more evil trick of the WTBTS is their manicheism!
On a large bunch of subjects, they wants the fellow followers to believe that in a given situation, it is only possible to take two choice, of course, diametrically opposite. And of course, you have the good choice and the bad choice.
Of course, nothing is more wrong than that!
Of course!
For example, everyone who attends a university is greedy, selfish, and ambitious, and spends every weekend engaging in drunken fornication. Personal enrichment and leading a life of debauchery is absolutely, positively, 100% of the time the only reason anyone has ever attended any university at any time in the history of the world.
Awake! 2009 July p.29 (p.28) "No one
should be forced to worship in a way that he finds unacceptable or be made to
choose between his beliefs and his family."
Watchtower 2012 Apr 15 p.12 "What if we have a relative or a close
friend who is disfellowshipped? Now our loyalty is on the line, not to that
person, but to God. Jehovah is watching us to see whether we will abide by his
command not to have contact with anyone who is disfellowshipped.—Read 1
Corinthians 5:11-13.
Consider just one example of the good that can come when a family loyally
upholds Jehovah’s decree not to associate with disfellowshipped relatives. A
young man had been disfellowshipped for over ten years, during which time his
father, mother, and four brothers “quit mixing in company” with him. At times,
he tried to involve himself in their activities, but to their credit, each
member of the family was steadfast in not having any contact with him. After he
was reinstated, he said that he always missed the association with his family,
especially at night when he was alone. But, he admitted, had the family
associated with him even a little, that small dose would have satisfied him.
However, because he did not receive even the slightest communication from any
of his family, the burning desire to be with them became one motivating factor
in his restoring his relationship with Jehovah."
Yup, got fed up with the, "do it this way or you're wrong," mentality it took to be a JW. The "God is always right," bs, like, really? Have you read Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy recently? Some of the most atrocious "moral," guidance one could ever imagine, all commanded by our supposed, "loving," creator.
It takes blind belief to continue as a JW, honestly, I don't even understand why they tell people to read their bible daily, JWs have to believe the way they're told or they're out, just show up, do as you're told, and continue to do so and you'll get everlasting life in paradise!
Its so strange how you can be in a cult but not realize it until you're on the outside looking back in.
Its so strange how you can be in a cult but not realize it until you're on the outside looking back in.
Not really. The person who are in a given situation, are rarely the more clever about this situation!
