# LURKING?

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Posted by WitnetObserver [WitnetObserver] on October 28, 1999 at 06:38:20 {BrTq3yWfsYY.5ADQk2RYQv.iPpdwjE}:

>People need to understand how others manipulate
>so they can recognize it and avoid it.

Any lurking JWs?
These links will help you understand
If you know how it is done, you can THEN
begin to understand what happened
This place explains how persuasion-tactics are
used in everyday advertising and by salesmen.
The most helpful salespeople are usually on
commission.
This one goes into scientific details about
how this is used by AMWAY and some religions
Some JWs have fallen prey to network-marketing
and "herbal-health-food" schemes, some of which
use similar recruitment methodologies.

If you've seen Mel Gibson in the movie:"Conspiracy Theory", you might think that
[jimmyjames] sounds a little paranoid like Mel did.
Might I point out that in the movie....
The wacko dude was RIGHT!!

>In my opinion, the WTS is not beneficial for anything.
1. people who supply them paper and ink might disagree.
2. there are some bad implications in saying "destroyed".
I would rather see something more along the lines of....

# CLOSED due to lack of interest

and the internet's ability to exchange ideas and
INFORMation are helping to do this.

The use of coersive-persuasion is excessive
in the NOV KM INSERT

If you practice writing like they do, you can get a good idea of how it works.
(it helps to be familiar with all of the

# LOADED LANGUAGE

before you do this.)
here's an example:

Would a good and caring shepherd allow his flock
to wander around on a super highway?
Should we not
do the same on the "information super highway"?

or this one:

Friends should we not follow the example
and use our Bible-trainded-conscience,
to see how easy it is to imitate Brooklyn's style
of coercive-writing?
The leaders of a huge social club/publishing company
in Brooklyn, claim to be 100% spirited-directed by Jehovah. Matthew 24:4&5.
"Jesus answered: Watch out that no one deceives you."
And in 2 Thessalonians 2:3&4 "Don't let any one deceive
you in any way".
They claim to be doing God's work
"the worldwide work"
by announcing their growth at their gatherings.
Matthew 6:2 "don’t shout about it as the hypocrites do--..
..--they have received all the reward they will ever get."
Brooklyn-style questions: "So the questions are..."
1.What city are the leaders in? (ans: Brooklyn)"well Duh!"
2.Where do they announce their growth?
(ans: gatherings)"well Duh!"
3.They claim to be spirit-directed by whom?
(ans: Jehovah)"well Duh!"
(these questions keep them from asking the question
"HEY! aren't we Jehovah's Witnesses doing that?)

So the REAL questions are:
1.Are we using our awareness of Brooklyn's tactics
of persuasion with a purpose?
2.Is an informed witness an EX-Witness?
3.Can WE write in the same way that their writing dept does?
(or do we have to hire obed?)
4.Why do we teach others that they should "examine their religion"
and yet not have the right to examine ours? (ans: a waste of time)
5.Are YOU 100% sure? Your eternal future depends on it. (ans: sound familiar?)

Can you spot the methods used by WTB&TS now? and what they REALLY mean ?
Try it on this one,
from their site:http://www.watchtower.org/library/rq/who_is_devil.htm
7. Satan may use persecution or opposition to get you to leave Jehovah.
Only EVIL people would ever try to get you away from the witnesses
Some of your loved ones may become very angry because you are studying
the Bible. Others may make fun of you.
studying OUR bible OUR WAY directed by US being "RECRUITED/ABDUCTED!!
But to whom do you owe your life?
WE taught you what GOD wants, WE own you,WE will take it from here
Satan wants to frighten you so that you will stop learning about Jehovah.
Do not let Satan win!
REMEMBER that taking-in-knowledge=happy GOD=eternal life for you
SO when you get scared....DON'T LISTEN!!
By resisting the Devil, you can make Jehovah happy
and show that you uphold His sovereignty.
By playing this mind-game on yourself, you will feel proud of yourself
(post traumatic suggestion) GOD WANTS ME TO STAY IN THIS CULT AND SELL BOOKS

The proper Christian course is to give up on your religion
if it doesn't follow the Bible. 1/15/1970 Watchtower (pp. 37-41)
Whose Bible?
But WHO convinced you that the Bible was 100% accurate?
Care for a 2nd opinion? or a 3rd opinion

It won't be easy to CHANGE or REFORM the perpetual motion machine either.

WitnetObserver

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