He could have very easily left out the line "like other people". This is something which I have read in countless interviews of the JWs in the media. We know that it is not true that they are "like other people". Even they teach in their beliefs that thaey are to not be like worldly people. This inclusion of "like other people" appears often and my opinion is that it is a deliberate deception especially since it is not necessary to add that line.
Do JWs watch TV ? Yes. Do they watch videos YES. But are you sure it's only scientific programs they are told could be demomized ? LOL The JWs I knew thought that 95 percent of the TV shows were in one way or another demonized. Guess they think differently there in the U.K.
Besides that he was not talking about watching the series he said it in the context of watching all of the "political hoopla" which JWs would certainly not view it "like other people".
Now let's look at some of the other carefully constructed words, phrases and lines in that article:
"We don't get caught up in all the politics,"
Why used the word caught instead of involved?
"The only thing we do is remain neutral, and that's no secret to people who know us."
This line is designed to imply that JWs have nothing to hide - we know that's not true.
"We appreciate and respect the position of government, but we realize they are just men"
Not true they teach that it's much more than men in fact it's Satan who controls the worldly Governments
"It's their decision to make,"
Deceptive. This implies free choice. Free choice involves no coersion. Disfellowship and shunning is a punishment and that is extreme coersion.
"Witnesses respect and cooperate with authorities, so it's not a matter of being irritated or affected by what's going on in politics,"
Not true. How many times have we heard of cover ups or even children abducted in custody cases by a JW parent and JWs who know where the children say "We don't know". Also, look at the last French Tax Court Ruling. Not only did they not pay the taxes they argued with the authorities and challenged them to a lengthy legal battle.
"The subject of politics just does not come up at our meetings, because of our beliefs,"
How many times has a political issue been brought up in a Kingdom Hall ? There is a steady stream of attention brought to political issues whether it is JWs in foreign countries who are not allowed to Witness or Blood Issues before a countries Government or Court and even Legal Decisions. The Hall I went to a few times openly discussed these worldly political issues and also even discussed local political issues related bylaws against door-todoor soliciting. They used to discuss how the elders (under legal direction from WT legal dep't) were going to use civil disobedience in this local town which enacted a bylaw against door-to-door and get arrested going door-to-door just so they could fight it in court. The whole Hall cheered. I think witnesses are conditioned to think that they don't discuss politics but sorry to these discussions and subjects are politics. What they do is discuss their own JW political issues but that is still discussing politics and it makes the above quote also a lie.
"We make every effort scripturally to readjust that person before further steps are taken,"
Is that true ? Do they really make every effort ?
