Posted by proplog2 [proplog2] on November 05, 1999 at 09:18:29 {6xiCHW3gJ2/CPYT8orz2lJ4aSwVkqg}:
In Reply to: The love that was shown posted by Searching on November 05, 1999 at 08:33:19:
This is the kind of post that keeps me coming back to the "1st Church of H2O"
"by this all will know you are my disciples...that you have love for one another"
Apparently JW's only love "one another".
Christianity grew in the first century because it was a social welfare support group. It was a little bit of protection from the unforgiving forces that operated in the Roman Empire.
JW's do very good in lands that have been ravaged by colonial empires that have left people vulnerable. Asian lands that are more family and community focused are slow to respond because to become a JW means to lose your only support - the family.
One of the most suprising insights (not a profound insight) I've had since I have freed myself from JW propaganda is that the vast majority of people in the world really are NICE people. (at this point many will be reacting to this statment with a big DUH!)