Conquering the Watchtower

DevonMcBride

There are dozens of threads on this board about the fall of the Watchtower Society. Most of the members here are self-motivated to do what they can to make their walls crumble. The problem is, so many ex-Jehovah?s Witnesses are going about it the wrong way.

We?ve seen that technology, education, outdated teachings, and their absurd practices are making their numbers dwindle. Young ones are leaving in masses and a smaller number of people are replacing them.

Ex-JW?s try to ?open the eyes? of brainwashed JW?s who are either not ready to come out, or never will come out. Steven Hassan said you should do whatever you can to get a loved one out of a dangerous mind controlling group and I agree with him. When it comes to the JW?s, however, trying to take the blinders off is not an easy task and has a small success rate

How do we help the numbers continue to dwindle? Educate the public. The more the public knows about the JW?s, the less likely they are to replace ones leaving. I came to this web site a couple of years ago because a friend of mine got involved with the Witnesses. I spent almost a year researching the WT before trying to help him. I asked him the right questions, which completely stumbled him, and showed him old WT books and magazines. He?s still a JW and no longer calls me because I?m now labeled ?bad association.?

I just couldn?t let it drop there. I printed up a one page letter and put in as much information as I could fit about the teachings of the WT and their problems. This letter included web sites for more information and good logical questions to ask JW?s when they come a knockin. With the help of friends, this letter was distributed via door to door and direct mail all within the area of our friend?s Kingdom Hall. We also placed the letter on community bulletin boards and distributed them on cars in parking lots.

We reached around 1500 homes. Additionally we wrote a letter geared to churches, synagogues, temples, and mosques in the area urging religious leaders to warn their members about the JW?s and included web sites for more information. This went out to every religious temple in the area.

To add fuel to the fire, we sent a letter to the Presiding Overseer and elders informing them we did this and that their congregation should be well equipped to answer some questions. We ended the letter thanking the Watchtower for fighting for our right to be able to go door to door to distribute our material

Phantom Stranger

You know, I've finally realized what the "waging war/revenge against the society" posts remind me of. It reminds me of the old Cubans in Miami that still want to take their land back by force.

I'll again suggest that the best way to limit the growth of the WTS and of groups like it is to dedicate yourself to making the world and our society a better place. The WTS doesn't exist because of the logic of its arguments or the factualness of its statements - it exists because of the emotional appeal of its thematic message to people in emotional pain and need. As long as people feel a need for such emotional support from any source, there will be a WTS, and groups like it.

Let me know how it goes when they stage the "Bay of Pigs" invasion in Brooklyn or Wallkill. Just one more violent revolution... :)

Nan

devonmcbride,

I think that's AWESOME what you've done! Love it! I know carm.org has a "Warning Tract", and we've printed it out and have a pile of them in the rest area of our store. People DO pick them up and take them home. I'm sure the JWs aren't thrilled with our "outreach", but ask me if I care. Education is the key, and if we can prevent just ONE person from falling into the Watchtower's clutches, we'll be extremely happy!

Nan

Atilla

Yes, very good work if you have time to do it. I'm just trying to get where I should be in society but whenever the topic of religion does come up- I first bad mouth JW's and then all other religion while I'm at it. Give it time-Cuba will fall; Castro's about as old as those members on the Governing Body. One can just hope these dictators are not replaces by even more zealous dictators. Also, I'm not necessarily in the position to fight the society head on unless I want to never talk to my parents again. I have faded and people pretty much leave me alone but there is a need caution.

shotgun

Hi Devon..I salute you

I have tried to do the same by posting things at Bus stops.

I think we need to dry up the waters in the countries with the biggest increases and the least access to the real truth.

Mexico, Brazil and others like that. Some how we need to make all those people aware...not sure how though.

RR

Not that I am advocating violence, although some ikingdom halls have ben firebombed in the past. I am surprised that no one has walkd into bethel and blown it up. Granted, there is security, but security can be by-passed, why no one has thought of going in walking to the bathroom and planting an exposive or leaving a bag at the sitting room is beyond me. You'd think with all the disgrunteled xjw's out there, it would have ben done.

Of course I'm glad it hasn't been done, violence nver acomplished anything, and it wouold only help to paint so called apostates in the bad light the society tends to paint them with.

RR

DevonMcBride

Nan: I understand 100% what you are going through. The only difference between us is that you lost a son to the Borg, I lost a good caring friend.

Shotgun and everyone else: Whether you spread the information by posting a tract or by word of mouth to a "worldly" person, you are still doing your share.

I can no longer help my friend, but I can sure as hell can try to prevent him or anyone else in his congregation from gaining converts.

Devon

yesidid

Hi Nan,

You mentioned a "warning " brochure which can be downloaded from the Carm website. I searched and couldn't find it.

Could you please tell me where to find it. It sounds like a great idea.

Thank you in advance.

yesidid

bebu

I have been searching for a one-page tract of sorts, written and posted by either Euphemism, Seattleniceguy, or drwtsn, which gave websites and basic info for folks to get the gist of the troubles of the WT.

I regret that I did not copy it. The idea was to attach it/insert it into Watchtowers you found lying around.

If anyone remembers that post, could you please paste the link here? It's relevent to this thread.

I think an ounce of prevention is definitely worth a pound of cure when it comes to the WT.

bebu

badboy

DEVON,GOOD ON U 4 distributing your letter,if only more did that.

Conquering the Watchtower

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