Northern girl, I reached that conclusion through my own research. I'm not one to take much at face value. I'm weird that way. Guess that's why I was not a very good dub. There's a reason the witnesses are listed on almost every list of cults. Believe me, I was not happy to find out that I was raised in a cult.
Here is one link with alot of useful information:
http://www.caic.org.au/zjws.htm
Please do some independant reading! It boggles the mind.
Take care!
~Aztec
Just thought I'd add this helpful paragraph lifted from the above site:
Jehovah's Witnesses, naturally, deny that their religious organization constitutes a cult. Social psychologists, theologians, and mental health professionals tend to disagree. What follows will explore factors that identify some cult-like attitudes and behaviours exhibited by Jehovah's Witnesses. One way the Witness leadership exercises extreme control over its members is by promoting the belief that they are a chosen people in sole possession of “the Truth.” This is common among cult groups. Another high-control tactic used is that its members are not allowed to question or doubt the organization's leadership or to examine any information that is critical of the religion. The manner in which the organization's leadership, the Watchtower Society, emphasizes its self-proclaimed authority to members is a third factor that clearly identifies Jehovah's Witnesses as a religious cult.
