Jerome thinks he knows what mind control is, then he proceeds to use some very subtle mind-control upon the unwary reader. Let's break it down here shall we and take note of the twisted and cunning reasoning Jerome is using.
First off Jerome writes:
That is why people call Witnesses brainwashed, because they believe anything the Watchtower tells them to no mater what the consequences.
Stop and ask yourself, does trusting someone or an organization and believing in their credibility automatically mean that a person is brainwashed? Of course not. All of human civilization is build upon trust. The Watchtower has earned our trust over the years. Jeome says that we will follow the Wt regardless of the consequences. That sounds dire indeed. Just what consequences is Jerome alluding to? He doesn't say. He merely hopes to create an image in your mind of some sort of doomsday cult that drinks cynaide laced kool-aide whenever they are told by their master. Now let's consider the issue of the Watchtower and NGOs.
Jerome goes on to write:
It was discovered that the Watchtower themselves had applied for association and had obtained it for 10 years! Now when a Witness is confronted with this information and they realize that it is true they may justify it by any of the following methods.
On this point Jerome is right. I personally was shocked that the Wt was an NGO. But what does that mean for the average JW? Absolutely nothing. Here's the difference, the religions of Christendom OPENLY advocate political solutions to mankind's problems. They don't believe that God's kingdom is a real government that is going to replace all human governments, so the religions of this world don't have a problem supporting the political institutions of this world. But as you probably know, God's kingdom is no part of this world, and so the Watchtower has always pointed out that Christians must be neutral as regards the various political institutions of this world. So, in that respect the Watchtower has not openly advocated our getting involved and supporting the UN's designs to bring peace. If they had then that would be a huge problem. But, as it is, it was only a very secretive connection that the Watchtower quickly dissolved when the story broke. Now consider the phoney reasoning that Jerome uses to try and manipulate your mind.
In Jerome's mind the Watchtower's involvement as an NGO can only mean one thing: They are not Jehovah's organization. And that is the conclusion he wants you to draw based upon his own shallow reasoning. He wants you to make the same assumptions he has and he even walks you through a choice of reasonings that he wants you to chose for yourself. That's a very clever method of mind manipulation. He says that his personal favorite is:
My personal favourite...Blame the Apostates!: "It would appear as though the apostates have somehow managed to force Jehovahs Organisation into a comprimising position with the UN this is shurley no matter to loose faith over."
Jerome doesn't say why that is his favorite, nor does he say why it is wrong. He then makes an extrodinary leap and hopes that you will follow him without thinking for yourself. He writes:
Reasoning is meaningless when confronted with this type of situation.
Jerome has not used any reasoning but he wants to give you the impression that he has. Why is it not possible that apostate JW's from within the organization have tried to sabotage the Watchtower? Jerome doesn't say. He doesn't know. He has already made up his mind that there is only one conclusion to draw and that he wants to manipulate you to draw his same unthinking opinion. Is that not mind-control at it's worst? Surely the very thing that he accuses the Watchtower of is what he is practicing upon you. In actuality Jerome is merely ignorant. He doesn't know Jehovah. And he doesn't know what Jehovah's judgments are. I do.
For example, is it really unthinkable that God would allow his organization to be infliterated by false brothers and traitors? No, the Scriptures actually foretold that very thing. Paul wrote the Corinthians and told them that there were those whom he called "super-fine apostles," who were in reality agents of the Devil operating right inside the congregation at that time. As a matter of fact, the anti-christ that 1st and 2nd John talks about is said to come from among those who were anointed. Too, think back to the fact that Judas was a trusted apostle of Christ before he betrayed him into death. So, obviously Jehovah DOES allow apostates to create havoc among his people. Jerome doesn't at all know what he is talking about nor has he used any sort of effective reasoning that you should allow to persuade your mind.
BTW the poster known a You Know cannot defend many actions taken by the Watchtower because he knows that they are unethetcial but are true. he cannot defend lying to you just so that you can continue to be unified under the opinions of a few men.
I am not a Watchtower's Witnesses. I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses. And as such I can fully defend my faith as one of Jehovah's Witnesses using his word. There is in fact nothing that you can throw at me that I can't handle. / You Know
"And those who are acting wickedly against the covenant, he (the king of the north)will lead into apostasy by means of smooth words. But as regards the people who are knowing their God, they will prevail and act effectively." Daniel 11:32
