in my mind, every child that undergoes an education system, whether it be a within the family, a basic pre-school kindergarten type structure, within a monitored school curriculum environment itself, or, as part of a further education programme, the emphasis should be on teaching people how to think critically, and for the common good of all.. if this was indeed the case, probably very few would succumb to mind-control techniques later on in life.
cults would struggle to dupe and recruit new members.
the cult leaders themselves, would derive little benefit from their evil mind games.
As an added note to this:
My sister is dying--she will be going into a hospice soon. She is an affirmed atheist (DFd JW). Suddenly, after being told people are praying for her, JWs and Christians in general, she is saying "thank you" and saying maybe there is a God.
That is how critical thinking works. It goes out the window when emotions and other things happen.
in my mind, every child that undergoes an education system, whether it be a within the family, a basic pre-school kindergarten type structure, within a monitored school curriculum environment itself, or, as part of a further education programme, the emphasis should be on teaching people how to think critically, and for the common good of all.. if this was indeed the case, probably very few would succumb to mind-control techniques later on in life.
cults would struggle to dupe and recruit new members.
the cult leaders themselves, would derive little benefit from their evil mind games.
Even with critical thinking etc., people would still get caught up in cults and other groups like that. As PSac noted, critical thinking only gets you so far. There are emotions, psychology, past experiences, and on and on that influence human behavior.
Why are there educated JWs and Scientologists?
dear question from readers .
i realize that watchtower is clear in avoiding fancy titles when it comes to people.
jesus said, "do not call anyone your father on earth".
If the first name is good enough for The Heavenly Big Guy, why not for the earthly spawner?
what's your passion?.
some people are very intense when it comes to politics, religion, jws, sex, love, the arts, music and almost anything that could get them revved up..
Meat.
Cheese.
Wine.
Fast cars.
I could go on.
i posted this earlier under the bitterness post.
how do i seperate the anger i have being raised in the borg from my mother who forced it down my throat even after i left.
she justwouldn't leave it alone.
I'm so sorry for what you went through. As meangirl noted above, the JWs do seem to attract the crazies. Believe me, I understand that. And the anger you feel for your mom.
My sister holds an extreme amount of anger towards our mother for making us go to meetings, out in FS, etc. There is much more, but, suffice it to say that she will never, ever forgive our mother for being a JW and rubs it in her face any chance she gets. It has eaten her alive. My sister that is. Literally. She is dying now with cancer and can't remember why she is so mad at our mom. It is heart breaking.
I haven't forgiven our Mom either. However, I try not to let it eat at me.
Then again, I guess if I were over it I wouldn't be on this board. It is very helpful to read stories similar to mine. Hopefully time will have the desired result. Good luck on your legal issues.
so heres my story:.
i just turned 20 years old.
like many i was raised as a jw.
Hello and Welcome to the forum!!
I like Mr. Falcon's analogy of North Korea: The JWs are like the North Koreans. Kept cold, hungry and not given any outside information. They are told that the outside world is evil and bad. There is just no good way to look at it. Stepford Wives. Robots.
When you see that smiling lady at work, look around you more as you go about your day. You'll see lots more smiling faces. They don't want to harm you. They aren't evil. They just want to live their lives. Like most average Joes out there.
As noted above--try to get an education. Once you have that no JW can ever take it away.
Good luck.
i am a housewife, and no one has knocked on my door to spread the "truth",not even on the weekends.
question, has anyone experienced this... or has the preaching work slowed down?
or are the witnesses less active, zealous?.
Just the girl scouts and a kid offering to shovel my driveway.
I purchased some cookies and let the young man shovel. Viva le free market!!
(No JWs in about 2.5 years)
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/defectedmembers_honorsthesis.
hello community,.
my name is brett w., and i am senior undergraduate student at the university of florida.
When did the JWs endorse joining political groups? Oh, yeah, they didn't.
Why would a Baptized JW (admitted by him, Brett Wager) be a part of the University of Florida College Republicans? As the Treasurer no less?
Link:
http://www.ufgop.com/?page_id=14
That alone would get one DFd. No Neutrality there.
So, something is suspicious.
Personally, I think it is great if a JW gets an education. More brains to them. I, unlike BOTR, didn't go to an elite school and paid for it myself. Education cannot be underrated. Going to college gave me the opportunity to excape the b0rg.
Brett either wants to get kicked out or is not a JW (or is a troll). Just my opinion. I am entitled to that, am I not?
Can your IP address give data you might not want out? I am not an IT wiz, so, that is a guess.
Here is a Blog from a JW page, they are suspicious of him being an Apostate!!! He apparently sent the same Poll to a JW FB page, asking for their *help*. JWs trust is hard to gain, as it is here:
http://stuffofinteresttojws.blogspot.com/2011/01/fwd-did-everyone-get-e-mail-like-this.html
From: anne P
Date: January 31, 2011 3:40:47 PM CST
To: JW/FB <[email protected]>
Subject: Did everyone get an e-mail like this??
Just wondering what your thoughts might be on this e-mail I received and if this was sent to everyone on your FB page:
Brett Wager 01 February at 07:14 Report
Hello Anne,
My name is Brett Wager, and I am a fellow Jehovah's Witness. I am also a senior undergraduate student at the University of Florida and I am conducting a research study. The purpose of my research is to identify the political personality of Jehovah's Witnesses. I received your name and information from the JW Facebook page. You are eligible to participate in this survey strictly because of your known membership with Jehovah's Witnesses.
You will be asked to participate in a survey that will ask politically themed questions. The survey should take no longer than 10 minutes of your time and all responses will be kept confidential to the extent provided by law.
There are no anticipated risks, compensation or other direct benefits to you as a participant in this interview, except your own ability to increase society's knowledge of Jehovah's Witnesses. Your participation is entirely voluntary.
Help me out, please?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mks-u0q467u .
i think the wts has met their match.
i'd like to see what the jw's would says about this.
Very similar to JWs. Big difference is the clothing. They are allowed to blend into the surroundings. JWs are made to stand out--similar to Mormons.
Creepy overall. Amazing that with all the available info on cults etc., they are sucked in.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/defectedmembers_honorsthesis.
hello community,.
my name is brett w., and i am senior undergraduate student at the university of florida.
If this survey is really through the University of Florida, why is the survey through Survey Monkey? Odd that.
This survey also gives no option for No Opinion or Not Applicable. Which any legitimate Poll or Survey would. Having the option to not answer is critical. This lack of will skew the result. Which will render his results useless. A college student, especially an honors student, should know.
Perhaps he's working on the Ministerial Servant program.
Yes, call me over suspicious. I don't trust JWs who show up on Apostate DBs with polls asking DFd and inactive ones (calling them defected) if they'll fill out a poll for an honors thesis research.
He's proved only that he can't be trusted. <shrug>
