Posted by Julie [Julie] on April 06, 1999 at 18:54:44 {JK6FUAMFdMs32JBxNwbkRyqclwWKXQ}:
In Reply to: Disrepecting the Speaker and.. posted by Grand Admiral on April 06, 1999 at 12:56:28:
I have some advice for you, as a fellow Catholic.
I strongly suggest you take a good look at the whole picture before you make any decisions regarding your faith.
It is easy to be mislead about your Catholic faith because when
talking to JWs all you will hear about are horrible, negative things like what Erasmus thought of the RCC back in the 1500's or all about the inquisition. Ask your study who the WT thinks babylon the great is.
Also ask them all about
how much freedom they have to ask questions about things that they don't quite agree with. Ask about what would happen if your whole family joined the WT, one had doubts and left, how would the others be expected to treat the one who
left.
There is a deep seeded doctrine of hate that is propagated by the WT. I saw it when I studied for 18 mos. with a JW who became a dear friend to me, until I asked harder questions and produced proof of lies by the WT I printed off the internet. Then she ran away and never came back but sent me a letter, claiming shock that I didn't fully "accept the truths we discussed". In other words I had the temerity to look around and find out some facts and I didn't just accept what they tried to spoon-feed me. I'm no genius but I know nonsense when I see it. They are smooth though, it took me a long time to see it. Be sure to ask a lot of questions, about everything.
Better yet, put Jehovah's Witness into any search engine of your choice and see what you get. Go to some of these sites and learn what you can. Print items of interest and ask your study about them.
Keep your eyes open, I'm glad I did.
Julie