Watching the Jehovah Witness cult in recruiting action
Date: November 21, 2005 10:29AM
Hi Cynthia,
I am sorry for what you went through in the Witnesses. No doubt this group is a cult. All the cults are corrupt at the top, and I think the biggest thing that keeps a cult going is that only a very few, maybe less than one tenth of one percent of the membership, know the movement is corrupt. So the rank and file members work hard trying to recruit new members, putting in a lot of sweat equity, money, or both, while those at the top reap the benefits, be that recognition, a large salary, or whatever.
I was not in JW, but I was in Scientology, it is very corrupt at the top, but very, very few get to meet the upper uppers who dictate the policy, and so most of the organization leaders think they are in a movement which has the potential to save the world. Nothing could be further from the truth. As long as they are in the movement, they will never be told the real truth, 'cause the corrupt at the very top are not going to tell you the movement is corrupt. So unless you experience it first hand, or figure it out for yourself one way or another, you will just buy into them telling you that it is your fault if things are not going as well for you as you had hoped.
I got out of Scientology after being in it on and off for thirteen + years, and all I can say is hip, hip, hooray! Actually, this comment is tounge in cheek, as when I was new to Scientology, the staff of the local mission would sometimes shout hip, hip, hooray! in praise of the founder, L. Ron Hubbard, who, although he truly was the founder, was also a charlatan.
God bless you, and best of luck in your future away from the cult of Jehovah Witnesses. I am sure your life will be better out of the Winesses than it was in it. My life has improved since leaving Scientology, probably about the most bizarre of the cults that have been around for awhile.
Finally, I agree wholeheartedly with your comment that most of the people in the Witnesses are really good people. The same is true for the Scientologists. The message is that the Scientologists are the only ones capable of saving the world, and lots of people would want to save the world. Only the main purpose of setting up the religion was not to save the world, but to make money, and lots of it, but only the corrupt people at the very top know it.
And so it goes for most if not all of the cults.
Sincerely,
i_was_one
PS: A good writeup on the witnesses is contained in the book "The Kingdom of the Cults", written by Walter Martin, which you can obtain at a Christian bookstore in your area. That is, of course, if you are interested.