Yesterday I received a flyer in the mail from the Seventh-Day Adventists. I knew that the Witnesses were theologically an Adventist group, of course. But I had no idea how similar they were in their proselytizing pitch. Here's the cover of the mailing: (apologies for the crappy scan)
Now tell me if that doesn't look like an Awake cover? The same images that the WTS uses to invoke the end-times... soldiers, a military plane, the worried child. And the same blatant appear to fear and a desire for certainty.
The text inside was even more deja vu:
Real Answers to Real QuestionsIs there hope for our troubled world?
Will suffering ever come to an end?
Will there ever be lasting world peace?
Can we really live without crippling fear?
Do ancient prophecies point to our day?
The Bible provides practical answers for these and many other questions.
The same exact buzzwords as the WTS: a world without suffering, prophecies pointing to our day, etc.
The biggest difference was that instead of bugging you at your door, the Adventists have a website and an 800 number, where you can ask to have their literature mailed to you. Of course, far be it from the Watchtower to do anything so efficient. Although it does seem that the WTS may be moving more in this direction; they do have a website, even if they never advertise it; and they have run a few TV ads with an 800 number.
In any case, I just thought it was interesting how similar the buzzwords of the two groups are.