How can jws be so stone hearted? (page 2)

Markfromcali

Hi XQ, by that reply and one on the thread about evolving beyond religion I gather you are speaking about religious experiences. I tend to look at it simply from the perspective of actual love of neighbor in terms of all aspects, although I want to emphasize that it's really just different aspects and not actually separate. In short it's a matter of the sheer humanity that comes through on all levels you might say.

Sunspot

Q How can JWs be so stone hearted?

A Hard work and a lot of practice.

Justin

Don't forget, too, that JWs think they are in a "spiritual warfare" - I remember phrases like "casualties of war" referring to people who leave. You might also think of "closing ranks" as the casualties fall. They can't allow themselves to grieve over everyone who may be a casualty in the spiritual warfare - they must press on toward their objective (the new world). Another military-sounding term which could be applied to JWs is "seige mentality" - they think the whole world is against them, and they have to hold out in the siege. In order to pursue this course, they must be in denial about the suffering which their religion causes.

Gopher

Markfromcali,

It is really good to see you back on the board! I always enjoy reading your posts.

Excuse typos,

If you turn your "mind" and "heart"off and process the religion as a stream of data coming from the WTS then it is an easy religion.

That is so true! That's exactly how I was raised, as a non-emotional processor of Watchtower-based data.

It takes a while to decompress from all that "stuff".

LoverOfTruth

You could also ask the question "How could people be so cruel and put Christ To Death?"

When my son told me he would no longer be speaking with me, I told him "I Forgive You Because You Don't Know What Your're Doing"

Flash

How can jws be so stone hearted?

It is the result of their rationalizations based on their WTS conditioning.

We no longer matter to them, we no longer rate as humans. They 'talk the talk' they don't 'walk the walk when it comes to showing real love and concern. Theirs is superficial for display purposes...or they're under compulsion.