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"protects spiritually."
I believe this means they protect their own Web of indoctrination. Witnesses cult uses loaded words that have their own meaning within such as "the truth" "pioneer" "apostate". I think they misuse the word spirituality. For instance they might consider someone who sits by the trolly all day a spiritual person. What does that have to do with the true meaning of that word not the witness meaning?
Spiritual protection means obey over think. Belief over action. Sadly if this news article came on and people in my family were watching they probably change the channel out of a super stitious fear Satan was going to get them. Clearly to them she is just a mad apostate. Their spiritual cult protection makes them already judge this whole thing in their mind without knowing a single fact. Fact one: someone is criticizing the org. No other facts needed. Case closed.
So sad. This is why witnesses no nothing of the failings of the the WTBS or when they are watching a science show and someone says "evolution" instead of listen to evidence they immediately beginning saying how dumb these scientists are and Satan runs everything.
Spiritual protection is mental slavery. And when you make sheep thats just what you get. Incapable of self protection, that's independent thinking and clearly satanic
Not to be a downer, I actually do see this as victory. Now at doors or trolleys more and more people are gonna be asking the naive witnesses about these cases. And when they give some insane canned answer people are gonna smack their heads. The first time someone says what about the lawsuits and some glassy eyed sheltered witness reads a scripture about Jesus followers being persecuted, people's jaws will hit the floor. So this may have a good front line effect if not from us from other non witnesses.