I almost didn't have time to read the morning's paper, but a banner at the top of the front page entitled "Cheerleading for Jehovah" got my attention.
Interesting comments in the Toronto Star can be read here
The article has obvious input from the Society and seems to be a PR type move in light of recent bad Canadian press (Calgary blood case) and likely future Canadian programs exposing JWs and child abuse.
Interesting comments:
"As official aids, they use Watch Tower and Awake!, semi-monthly magazines featuring such articles as "Protect Your Children" (from pedophiles and "homosexual perversions"), "Help for Battered Women", and "Can We Grow Enough Food?" (note the highlighting of abuse articles)"According to the organization, those who simply leave the faith are not shunned. Someone who unrepentantly practises "serious sins" like drunkenness, stealing or adultery will be "disfellowshipped" and avoided"
"Gollan stumbles a bit and says, "We're as normal as anyone else." (So much for being "different" and "no part of the world eh?)
"In Canada, there are 110,000 Jehovah's Witnesses, of which one-quarter are younger than 25. " (watch for a 30,000 person decrease in the near future)
"All three have chosen not to pursue post-secondary education." (i wonder why?)
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Edited by - Pathofthorns on 30 July 2002 18:16:0
Edited by - Simon on 30 July 2002 18:51:31