For those who don't know, Terrence Howard is an actor who has had some exposure to "The Truth" and has spoken positively about the JW religion in a past interview saying he would become a JW if he could.
I've started watching Wayward Pines where Terrence Howard stars as the Town sheriff. There are some striking cult parallels between the show and some facets of JW cult culture. Example:
~ People who try to leave Wayward Pines are subject to punishment. Try to leave JWs and you face shunning.
~ People in Wayward Pines are forbidden to speak of their past. Terrence Howard's character executes a woman guilty of this crime. Watchtower tries to hide their past by not making their old publications available electronically; and speaking about Watchtower's embarrassing teachings of the past could result in your being suspected of doubting or apostatizing, and even leading to the punishment of expulsion and shunning if you point to historical facts refuting the JW religion's claim of exclusive divine favor.
~ When the sheriff, played by Terrence Howard, executes a woman guilty of speaking of her past, he gives a speech about the very loving community that exists at Wayward Pines where they all look out for each other and even sometimes protect one another from each other. This woman was caught by the whole community chasing her as a mob. Reminds me of the JWs policy of ratting on each other and referring to those who criticize the organization as a spiritual threat to be lovingly removed or disciplined by means of shunning.
~ The crowd chants the cult rule: "Do not try to leave". Then Howard's character joins in with the rhetorical question: "where else is there for us to go?" Sounds familiar? LOL.
So do you think Terrence Howard still feels positively about JWs? Do you think he notices any similarities between JWs and the cult of Wayward Pines?