Jehovah’s Witnesses – Open or Secretive?
In a free society each and every person lives under a rule of law, as opposed to a whim-ridden rule of men. Such a rule of law has only one purpose: to protect the rights of the smallest minority that has ever existed — the individual. Rules and laws serve many purposes necessary for a thriving […]
Namibia: Protecting the Blinded
It is a strange world that we live in. Stranger though, if you believe as Jehovah’s Witnesses do, that “the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.” (1 John 5:19) Why so? If the wicked one is the Devil, and Jehovah’s Witnesses are followers of the true God, surely the Devil […]
Do Jehovah’s Witnesses have a Clergy?
The official website of Jehovah’s Witnesses answers the question Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Have a Paid Clergy? this way: Following the model of first-century Christianity, Jehovah’s Witnesses have no clergy-laity division. All baptized members are ordained ministers and share in the preaching and teaching work. Witnesses are organized into congregations of about 100 members. Spiritually mature men […]
How Watch Tower Creates a Bleak Future for Gay Jehovah’s Witnesses
SHORT-TERM THINKING is a mindset that permeates the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ religion. Perpetually on a doomsday footing, the religion actively and tacitly discourages long-term planning. During the decades in which I was a believer, based on the alarms sounded by the Governing Body, it was not uncommon to hear followers estimate that Armageddon would arrive within […]
Captives of Constant Change
When it comes to religious doctrine, Jehovah’s Witnesses are the epitome of irony. How so? They are adamant they have the truth. However, their doctrine goes through constant change. Examples of Constant Change If you were to type in “change” into the search feature of this web site, you will find various changes. Do a […]
Forced Worship
This is a letter, Jason Wade* wrote to his father shortly after being told by his dad that he would never speak to him again unless he would Return to Jehovah. No one should be forced to worship in a way that he finds unacceptable or be made to choose between his beliefs and his family. – […]
The Reasonable Demagogue and the Perpetuation of Hate
When discussing the fomentation of hate, it’s easy to identify an archetypal demagogue. For example, there are the likes of Nazi Germany’s Adolf Hitler or the American white supremacist David Duke. Divisive figures such as these are easily singled out because of the highly vocal nature of their rhetoric. In her paper Characteristics of Demagoguery […]
From the Abundance of the Heart, the Mouth Speaks
“Sticks and stones may break my bones,” the saying goes, “but names will never hurt me.” It’s a positive-leaning sentiment. Though, perhaps one that doesn’t entirely square with reality. Anyone who has had to endure sustained, persistent verbal abuse will attest to the fact that names do indeed hurt – often in deep, profound ways. […]
Take it up with God!
“Take it up with God!” were the words in response to a question by a reporter to one of the members of the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses. This was after an international convention only a few years ago. Such is the arrogance in the religion of Jehovah’s Witnesses. This is a faith system that, at this period […]