Steven T. D. Schaaf

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  Why do Jehovah's Witnesses contemplate suicide?

  by Sirius Dogma in

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  2. medical

  here is an excerpt from an article i was reading.. you can read the full and much longer version here.. http://www.jwinfoline.com/documents/death/suicide.htm.

  a problem common among jehovah's witnesses is the feeling that they are not going to make it to live past armageddon.

  even though they keep a rigorous schedule of activities designed to earn them a righteous standing with jehovah, the witnesses themselves are keenly aware that they fall far short of the perfect standard set by god.. why do so many jehovah's witnesses consider suicide at one time or another?

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  Steven T. D. Schaaf

  Because the doctrin sets and impossible standard