HOT-Russian Press Lashes Out at Jehovah’s Witnesses

by DannyHaszard 18 Replies latest social current

  • M.J.
    M.J.

    I think such articles like this does more harm than good for their cause. If you're gonna criticize, make sure its valid. Otherwise you are actually validating the WTS rhetoric about propaganda and persecution.

  • rebel8
    rebel8

    A non-JW journalist started a forum about this. http://www.profindpages.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard//ikonboard.cgi

  • Mum
    Mum

    It is tragic that this article lashes out at JW's as individuals -- people who are already deceived and exploited. This is all they need -- their persecution complex played out.

    Apparently the Russian media is short on investigative integrity. So sad.

    SandraC

  • candidlynuts
    candidlynuts

    i find it disturbing..because the regular rank and file witnesses are who will suffer hate crimes against them.

    the higher ups are probably all safe out of the country by now.

  • IW
    IW

    JWs who have no control over policy are being persecuted in Eastern Europe. I see nothing to gloat about in the above news release.

    IW

  • Finally-Free
    Finally-Free
    The August 3, 2005 edition of the Arkhangelsk regional newspaper Pravda Severo-Zapada went so far as to compare the Jehovah’s Witnesses to the Japanese death cult Aum Sinrikyo, whose followers released nerve gas in the Tokyo subway several years ago.

    I don't believe the majority of JWs would ever do such a thing if ordered, but I know of a few who would. I remember one MS who said several times the society should send out "hit teams to whack apostates".

    W

  • IW
    IW

    Finally-Free,

    I don't believe the majority of JWs would ever do such a thing if ordered, but I know of a few who would. I remember one MS who said several times the society should send out "hit teams to whack apostates".

    Whacko's are found everywhere. Every religion, every sect, every country has them.

    IW

  • the_classicist
    the_classicist

    The Kremlin controlls ALL of the media in Russia (virtually): all the coverage is simply propaganda, probably because the Kremlin does not like the fact that they can't be conscripted.

  • katiekitten
    katiekitten

    I think its sad - the R&F will suffer, poor Russians whose lives are crappy enough as it is. Plus they will just fall back on the belief that persecution proves they have the troof! They will almost welcome it like maytyrs.

    Id like to see some serious damage done at the top, not to the poor deluded foot soldiers.

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