The Watchtower's Manufacture of Losers#2

by metatron 5 Replies latest jw friends

  • metatron
    metatron

    The Watchtower loves to quote 2Tim 3 as proof that we're living in the last days.
    What Witnesses blindly ignore is the "lack of natural affection" their own organization
    demands. Every appeal from the sociopaths who edit the Kingdom Ministry and Assembly
    talks to shun your 'disloyal' relatives is proof of this. Most 'worldly' people would be
    ashamed of deliberately trying to break up families BUT NOT THE WATCHTOWER!

    The hypocrites who run the Watchtower Society ARE WELL AWARE of the possible disgrace
    and bad image that might be engendered if the public became aware of their 'faithfulness
    through hostage-taking' program - THAT'S WHY THEY TRY to cover up the matter with talk
    about how 'loving' disfellowshipping is. THAT'S WHY they trot examples of shills who
    talk about how 'loving' being shunned is. (Prisoners in Communist countries did this
    too, often before being shot). In addition, this shunning is being extended to people
    who just want to fade away quietly from the sterility of Witness life.

    Witness children are raised in the knowledge that:

    all non-Witness relatives are 'worldly' - and doomed to destruction if they don't
    join the Watchtower -( also babysitters, teachers, police, the kids at school)

    any friend or relative can be shunned completely anytime the elders order it.

    the 'ministry' is all important - much more so than charity - and may be used
    to avoid helping others ( "I have to go out in service"). Why do you think
    the Watchtower had to keep reminding Witness to take care of elderly or sick
    relatives? I KNOW THIS IS TRUE, FIRST HAND!

    holidays are to be avoided - even if they are the only opportunity to SEE or EAT
    with other family members.

    And this is supposed to build strong families? This is supposed to create loving,
    caring, thankful children who can hold jobs, build families themselves and become
    a success in life?

    Far from being examples of love, the Witness subculture dictates 'a lack of natural
    affection' well beyond what 'worldly' people would accept. They seem hell-bent to
    fufill this part of 2 Timothy all by themselves.

    and 'having a form of Godly devotion, but proving false to its power'?

    .......well, don't get me started!

    metatron

  • acsot
    acsot
    Far from being examples of love, the Witness subculture dictates 'a lack of natural
    affection' well beyond what 'worldly' people would accept. They seem hell-bent to
    fufill this part of 2 Timothy all by themselves.

    and 'having a form of Godly devotion, but proving false to its power'?

    Good synopsis and absolutely true and what got me wondering about the borg in the first place - discussed this with my elderly JW mother last night and she's seeing things pretty clearly now also.

  • Stephanus
    Stephanus

    Yes, it all boils down to being a kind of protection racket: you pay us a certain amount and do a certain amount of work for us each month, and you'll be able to keep your family and circle of friends intact.

  • Scully
    Scully

    hi metatron:

    I couldn't agree with you more.

    How often do we see among JWs the connection between a person's spirituality and the numbers on their field service report??

    How often do we see the ones that are supposedly the "most spiritual" are the ones who are particularly lacking in their display of the fruitages of the spirit - love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, mildness, and self-control?? (Yes, I remember each and every one of them - as they were drilled into my brain at a very early age.)

    How often do we see that it's the ones classified (by the numbers on their service report) as spiritually "weak" as those who are truly sincere and genuine people, who have no hidden agenda, who just want to worship God, be good and helpful to others, concern themselves with their children? Are these not the very same people that the WTS ridicules on a regular basis because they don't quite "measure up"?

    Love, Scully

  • Mary
    Mary

    ".....it all boils down to being a kind of protection racket: you pay us a certain amount and do a certain amount of work for us each month, and you'll be able to keep your family and circle of friends intact......."

    ELDER IN A JUDICIAL COMMITTEE

    "...I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse......."

    Edited by - Mary on 16 January 2003 19:7:23

  • Perry
    Perry

    Mary understands the bottom line.

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