Here's some interesting information about the founder of the Jehovah's Witness cult from Catholics.com, in an article called History of the Jehovah's Witnesses.
"It was this diminished Adventism which influenced Russell, who took the title "Pastor" even though he never got through high school. In 1879, he began the Watch Tower—what would later be known as the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, the teaching organ of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. In 1908 he moved its headquarters to Brooklyn, where it has remained ever since.
"Before he got his religious career well underway, Russell promoted what he called "miracle wheat," which he sold at sixty dollars per bushel. He claimed it would grow five times as well as regular wheat. In fact, it grew slightly less well than regular wheat, as was established in court when Russell was sued. Later he marketed a fake cancer cure and what he termed a 'millennial bean' (which a wag has said probably got that name because it took a thousand years to sprout)."
I wonder if Jehovah's Witnesses know this.
Jehovah's Witnesses *blood transfusion confusion*.
ReplyDeleteIn 2012 God's will and scripture has little to do with the Jehovah's Witnesses position on use of blood products.
The JW leadership is foremost concerned what will play out in a secular court of law as to the parent Watchtower being held liable for wrongful deaths.
Most Jehovah's Witnesses rushed to the ER with massive blood loss will cry NO BLOOD right up to their last breath,The shocker is they can now have most of the blood components that will pull them through,but they are so indoctrinated that blood is forbidden that they can't comprehend the loopholes.
The Watchtower has drilled and grilled us that our stand on blood is NON NEGOTIABLE.
The loopholes that allow blood usage is to save the Watchtower corporation money from blood death liability suits.
This is a truly evil organization that would sacrifice tens of thousands of men,women,children for the almighty dollar.
The blood products ban has been in force since 1945 the buzz today about it being a *personal conscience matter* and the hope of new medical advances like artificial blood don't undo all those who have past perished.
The New York city based Watchtower sect is concerned foremost with liability lawsuits for wrongful death.They know that if they repeal the ban on *whole* blood transfusion,that it will open the door for legal examination of all the thousands who have died since 1945.
Cults do get people killed!
50-100 times as many men,women,children have been killed by the Watchtower society ban on *whole* blood transfusions than at Jonestown kool-aid mass murders.
*tell the truth don't be afraid*
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Danny Haszard
You say "we" in your email. I take it you used to be a JW.
ReplyDeleteI had painters at my house this summer who were Witnesses. When they (there were 3) learned I was interested in matters religious, they really pushed me to ask questions and read their material. They were the nicest people, but I wasn't able to communicate my complete awe that folks like them could be so confused -- because, for one thing, I'm a nice person. For another, I didn't have much knowledge about JW. So I'm at least doing some research for the next encounter.
I must say that I like their pacifist stance. What if we all refused to fight? What a world that would be.
JW is Jehovah Weird
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