I'm gonna miss it (sniff)

1914BS,   Look forward to getting to know you.   Good post...

Cas

Is it just me, or is it now impossible to read JW literature (such as the example above) and not be able to understand how anyone was ever able to NOT see that its crazy cult language?

The very notion of having text, and then having "questions" about what the text means such as "Why do 'we' believe *insert shit here*?". If you had a preacher telling you what to do 3 days a week, you'd sit there and consider taking his advice. When every member of your closed community spouts it one by one, with total consensus of what "we" believe we should do, it suppresses the "this is some guy telling me what to do" realization and enhances the "everyone thinks this, I better not be a deviant" idea. It makes me ill.

I can imagine a sane situation where people gather together to discuss stuff, but we all know that isn't what happens here. The questions are not intended to "initiate discussion", there is no ad lib allowed.

Yes, the Paragraph / Question / Rote Answer from paragraph method was a mainstay of the Soviet education system at the height of Stalin's power.  It's only purpose is to indoctrinate

What's really awsome about it, is that the typical JW wouldn't have a problem with the idea that people are being indoctrinated with "the truth about Jehovah".

I've actually had people tell me that they know its the truth, because when they set aside their doubts, the turmoil subsides and they feel so much better.  Indeed, when I stopped focusing on the fact that I was surrounded and immersed in complete astonishing bullshit that I could not escape and I could not fight, I felt a little better too.