......to an article up on the Watchtower site. http://www.watchtower.org/e/200704b/article_01.htm
What seems strange to you?
“IN MY country to be a Christian means to go to church once a week,” says Kingsley, from one African country. Raad, from the Middle East, explains: “In our community Christians are viewed as a group who follow Western customs and traditions in their dress, celebrations, and treatment of women.”
After all, isn't this how "worldly" people perceive the dubs? Just substitute the word "Christians" with "Jehovah's Witnesses" and see what happens!
Yep, they follow particular Western customs. Good grief! Their men wearing western suits in the most remote locations - notice how incongruous they look? Notice how they always 'stand out'?
They have particular celebrations e.g. their annual Christ rejection meal where unlike anywhere else they actually reject the bread and the wine! Now that would have to be weird!
Their treatment of women? Their women are required to wear a certain style of dress, nothing else is acceptable at the Kingdom hall, in their prosyletising work, even when volunteering at their meeting places! And speak? Oh no, never let a woman teach! Never let a woman face the audience to speak when on the platform.
Just a small example again of the 'hide the thimble' techniques used by them.
Brain washing? Certainly.