by stuckinarut2 25 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
It amazes me!
Witnesses go on about how "blessed we are to have the website and all the content from Jehovah etc"
But I have been noticing the parallels between JWs and the Mormons!
For example, the jws video on "what's a real friend?" has been trumpeted to be the best form of education for young ones, but a simple search brings up the Mormon website and their equivalent videos!
https://www.lds.org/youth/video/a-true-friend?lang=eng
so, Who is copying who?
Here is the Mormon site for youth...
( seems much better than anything "Jehovah" is providing through jw.org!)
https://www.lds.org/youth/for-the-strength-of-youth?cid=YS-M-youthstrength&lang=eng
However, note how similar the methods of indoctrination are! They even have the "leaders" address them just like the GB address our witness youth....
Very similar indeed.
Now I am not advocating mormons in any way, but simply showing that the claims that witnesses make about the uniqueness of the jw.org website is simply ludicrous.....
Same but different. Check out the advice on education....
“You are moving into the most competitive age the world has ever known. All around you is competition. You need all the education you can get. Sacrifice a car; sacrifice anything that is needed to be sacrificed to qualify yourselves to do the work of the world. That world will in large measure pay you what it thinks you are worth, and your worth will increase as you gain education and proficiency in your chosen field” (Gordon B. Hinckley, “A Prophet’s Counsel and Prayer for Youth,” New Era, Jan. 2001, 8).
The day I see that advice on jw.org is the day I regain my faith.
the uniqueness of the JW.ORG website is the ever growing and unmatched number of languages wherein a massive amount of spiritual content can be obtained.
If you look at it on a worldwide scale Jehovah's Witnesses do a much better job. They exist for a shorter period of time but managed to get a much larger number of followers in almost any country outside of the U.S. For example in my (european) country all people have had witnesses at their doorstep but almost none ever saw a mormon show up.
Great find konceptual!
How about their section on dress and grooming, or honesty...
so very similar....
I reckon this just highlights that witnesses are not the unique people they claim to be!
ITKH - to save hijacking this thread I have starting a new one on the point you make about the relative success of JWs v Mormons worldwide. I'm interested in your response.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/287547/1/Preaching-is-a-waste-of-time
It's pretty obvious that the JWs and the LDS have hired the same "image consultant" to oversee their internet propaganda efforts.
I'd love to know who it is.
Maybe the JWs can copy the Mormons and admit they have been wrong to hide their very flawed past!
Just off the top of my head I would have to say
Why on earth would the Mormons want to copy the JWs.
THey are already doing better in every way.
