I do want to Thank You again SGame for Posting on this Website.
I have absolutely no desire to argue or battle with you.
I don't like arguing.
I do like to reason with people though.
You seem to be a reasonable person. That's good.
I was simply giving you some things to think about.
You are correct that the individual Witnesses make their own decisions on whether or not to follow what the Watchtower Society says.
However, you are mistaken when you say that the Society has no control over their decisions.
If you go against the Society, you will be Disfellowshipped, which means that all of your JW friends and all of your JW family (who live outside the household), will SHUN YOU, and not even say HELLO to you!
Also, the Society says that they SPEAK FOR GOD, and that if you go against the Society, YOU ARE GOING AGAINST JEHOVAH GOD AND JESUS CHRIST!
They also teach that if you are Disfellowshipped when Armageddon comes, Jehovah will DESTROY YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN!
How is that for CONTROL OVER PEOPLE?
Just look what they did to Barbara and Joe Anderson -- they were Disfellowshipped for telling the truth and trying to protect children, and now, they aren't even allowed to see their Grandchildren EVER AGAIN because their Son-In-Law (who is a Witness) is going along with the Society's Disfellowshipping Rules, and is SHUNNING his own parents!
Here is a Link to a Post I made on this Website that lists almost ALL of the Society's Quotes on DISFELLOWSHIPPING: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=35751&site=3
I truly and hope and pray to God that you will see the TRUTH, and the TRUTH will set you FREE!
By the way, the REAL TRUTH is JESUS CHRIST!
Edited by - UnDisfellowshipped on 15 September 2002 7:59:22