2022 Convention – Sunday Review

We must promote peace with all people, which definitely means we refuse to get involved in any way in the wars of Satan’s world.  A mother once asked a young Witness, “My son died for you to have the freedom you have. Why won’t you fight for your country?” Well, very calmly, the young brother said: “I’m very sorry about the loss of your dear son. “But one thing I can guarantee you is that it was not one of Jehovah’s Witnesses who killed your son. Now, I don’t know if you can make that guarantee about your religion, but I can make that guarantee.”

The young Witness really never answered the question “Why won’t you fight for your country?” His encounter was most likely made up for this concluding part and never happened; but also shows that Jehovah’s Witnesses are trained on how not to answer a question and on how to use their religion as a diversion and distraction when responding to controversial questions.

The only decent thing that the young Witness did was expressed sympathies for the mother’s loss; however sympathies is not what she wanted. In her mind, her son died a hero for the freedom of everyone, including Jehovah’s Witnesses who are not willing to reciprocate the same in return. This attitude is exactly what is portrayed in Anthony B’s song “Raid the Barn”:

Nobody wannu [want to] plant the corn
Everybody want to raid the barn…..
Dem [they] never realise with a little cooperation
Wi coulda [We could have] unify relieve the frustration
Instead dem [they] want to ride upon dem bredda[their brother’s] back
No tears or cares if him even did stop or drop…..

Jehovah’s Witnesses have this toxic mentality of “give me, give me, give me, give me; take, take, take, take” and never contribute anything back in return to the freedoms that we enjoy today.

Be willing to suffer loss rather than disturb the peace in the congregation. And just another thought on this: Let’s always remember that defending Jehovah’s name and reputation is far more important than trying to defend our own name and reputation. Be willing to suffer loss rather than disturb the peace in the congregation….“leave any unresolved issues with Jehovah, knowing that he sees what we do and what others do, and he will carry out justice at the right time.”

In other words, Jehovah’s Witnesses are advised by Stephen Lett that to pursue peace, his audience must be able to “leave it in Jehovah’s hands” (The Watchtower, August 2021, Are You Willing to Wait on Jehovah?); to look the other way, turn a blind eye, be a door mat, deliberately ignore wrongdoing by others; bury your head in the sand; don’t worry about pursuing justice – justice will only come by Jehovah in his due time. This foolish advice applies across the board without exemption, including serious matters such as criminal offenses and allegations.

The above pastoral advice given by Stephen Lett has successfully since 1950 (Report of Case Study No. 29, page 58, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse):

• protected the reputation of Jehovah’s Witnesses with respect to child sexual abuse/rape and did nothing to prevent the rape of children of Jehovah’s Witness parents nor minimize the risks of children of Jehovah’s Witnesses being exposed to Jehovah’s Witness pedophiles. 
• prevented adults who have information about child sexual abuse from making a police report. To date no Jehovah’s Witness adult, including those in positions of trust and leadership [other than some Jehovah’s Witness parents], have made a police report regarding child sexual abuse in their religious community (Report of Case Study No. 29, page 60, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse).
• prevented adults who have information about child sexual abuse from warning others in the community, proactive actions which Jehovah’s Witnesses often brand as harmful gossip, “apostasy…causing divisions, promoting sects” (Shepherd the Flock of God, chap. 12, October 2022 edition), the latter of which is a disfellowshipping offense.