Understanding Watchtower-Created Phobias

Discussion of the many fears that the Watchtower ingrains in the Jehovah's Witness. The discussion is mostly audience participation. Meet many ex-Jehovah's Witnesses and listen to how they overcame their fears. Good for those anticipating leaving the WT or those whose families are still in it. Filmed in 1990, the information is still the same for 2009. Part one of two.

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Education

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• watchtower
• leaving
• Jehovah
• witness
• Jehovah witness
• Jehovah's Witnesses
• exiting
• intervention
• Christian

[999Atwood]

These people have bravely taken the first step to freedom & left the organization...now I hope they will take the 2nd step & free themselves from ALL religion...You can't live forever on paradise earth, but you can live 60-80 years and enjoy the only life YOU KNOW you will be getting.

[wizardofnuttin39]

Excellent, Randy!

[999Atwood]

@AmeKeaka I should be ok. I personally have never sinned.

[AmeKeaka]

@999Atwood

You need to be as good as Jesus was.God will not let anyone that has committed ANY sin come before Him. I know I fall WAY short of perfection and that's why I need someone to pay the fine for my sins. That's what Jesus did when He allowed himself to be put to death on the cross. I used to think I was "one of the good guys" until I realized God won't allow unholy (anyone that has EVER sinned) people in His presence. All need to be washed clean - only the blood of Jesus can do that.

[AmeKeaka]

@sauroid1

What a limited thought process you have. Let me try to help your little mind:

No. He says "if you're not for me you're against me" so yes He will damn billions of humans if billions of humans reject Him. No God is not paranoid - what a stupid question. I'm sure He knows of the evil in the govt. ETs are real - only He knows what He's going to do with them. No - God hates murder (sin). Yes. No - just hope to be one of the multitude that couldn't be counted seen worshiping Him by John.

[sauroid1]

@AmeKeaka Does God play poker and gamble? Is God antisemitic, antimuslim and generally damning of billions of humans? Is God paranoid? Does God believe that the US and its leaders are run by evil forces? Is God going to send ETs to earth? Does God condone, and actually revel in the deaths of people during the 911? Is God unamerican? Are you one of the 144,000?

[999Atwood]

@AmeKeaka I think I will fare pretty well on Judgement Day, I'm one of the good guys.

[AmeKeaka]

@999Atwood I know which God I pray to - I suggest you figure out who He is too. Sooner or later you're going to meet him so maybe you should get to know Him now before you stand before him in judgement as we all will.

[999Atwood]

@AmeKeaka Which God? Your concept or your neighbors interpretation of him. People forget their particular image of God was handed to them from birth.. from outside influence. Just like the blond haired blue eyed Jesus people except as how REALLY Jesus looks. Poor guy, when he returns nobody will recognise him !!

[AmeKeaka]

@999Atwood The ONLY way you'll ever be ABLE to enjoy this short 60-80 years is to know you're an adopted son or daughter of the God of life. There's nothing in this world that brings true happiness if it's not from God, for God or about God. I've been around the world, done just about everything I THOUGHT would make me so happy only to find out it was all hollow. Only when I found Jesus and the love he had for me on the cross did I REALLY find true happiness. I pray you'll do the same.

[ironjohnlad]

Thanks for this video. I have so much more insight into how my sister and brother-in-law and family have been indoctrinated and brainwashed. I am concentrating on building my rleationship with them and I have done a unilateral cease fire on criticising the wtbts.

[koppsr]

@DavesHome

i see the bible not as the word of god, more like a historybook of the christian believe, and a kind of simple code how to have a community function properly, you mustn t steel, ect ect. i believe that theres a greater being out there, but i don t see it as a judge , more like a loving father who keeps his distance and let us expierience this world on our own. we can turn there for support when we need to, but we don t have to if we don t want to. :)