Regarding the PBS special on The Mormons previously discussed....

by lepermessiah 3 Replies latest jw friends

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  lepermessiah

  I finally got around to watching the entire special - its 4 hours long but very fascinating.

  I'm not sure if its been posted on here, but you can watch it online:

  http://www.pbs.org/mormons/view/

  If you get a chance - go under Part Two and watch Chapter Four entitled "The Mission", Chapter 6 "Dissenters and Exiles", and Chapter 7 "Disciplinary Actions" ........those chapters are so freakishly similar to JW's that it sent chills down my spine.

  Actually, the entire special made me think how similar these religions are - mainly as high control authoritarian groups. Its scary.

  Another point - They have a requirement to have Family Study Night on Monday - the WT was slow getting that one in place!
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  leavingwt

  This is an excellent program. Highly recommended.
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  JediMaster

  Definetely will watch this later. Thanks for the summary, really caught my attention.
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  NiceDream

  Thank you for posting. I just watched Ch 4 "the Mission" and was shocked to learn how much those kids go through to be missionaries. That would be awful to not have any private time for 2 years. I cried watching the part on them preaching to uninterested ones, I don't want my son to grow up knocking on doors as a Witness like I had to.

  Now I have to watch the rest! It is interesting to see similarities with JWs. I remember listeing to a clip of Mormon sacrament, and it was a discussion between Jehovah and Michael that creeped me out.