"Throughout history , servants of Jehovah have proved their willingness to face death rather than betray one another. Without a doubt, the most satisfying friendships we can enjoy are with those who love Jehovah. "
I have been associated with the JWs for over 40 years and I can't tell you how much betrayal and self serving hurtful and painful actions I have seen done by JWs to others, particularly to fellow JWs. One thing that I feel provides fuel for the slanderous activities individual JWs have put on each other is the WT inspired feeling that everyone is guilty of sin (Insert here a sin) until otherwise proven innocent.
"Then later in the article it states that when a person studies with Jehovah's Witnesses - " worldly friends " will leave them because the person studying will not " run with them to the " same low sink of debauchery"."
Again, my 40+ years of JW experience has shown just the opposite. My "worldly" friends I can cultivate and they accept me and are loyal to me for who I am. They know I have a JW background and that does not in anyway influence their view of me. On the otherhand, JW "friends" have abondoned me over and over again at slightliest hint of slanderous lies.
"Translation : Spy on your friends- if you see them slipping up- rat them out to the elders because that is true, caring friendship . Be nosy, not too trusting , because our brothers and sisters are imperfect and need Jehovah's forgiveness."
In all of my JW "friendships" of 40+ years I have always had to be so guarded and concerned that I did not slip and say anything that could be construed as disloyal to "mother" WT, or condoning sin (Insert here a sin) for fear of being turned in my my "friends". In fact, I must live with the disheartening knowledge that if my JW wife knew I was here on this Board I'd get turned in and yet I still love her.
"I've never heard regular (so called worldly) people go on and on about porn, but I've heard lots of JW go on and on about it like they are excited just talking about how perverted they feel it is. They even go into details which I've often wondered why they do that. It is the sick and narrow view of sex in general that causes it."
Yes, JWs seem to have some pretty wierd ideas on sex to the point of either perversion or obsession. I think its because of the constant councel on sex sex sex that makes them think about sex sex sex. And they like to watch others to catch them on sex sex sex.
"Rather than try to save their brother they rat them out and want them killed off like some sort of evil Jehu. I've had over the years several JW's go to the elders on me without talking to me first."
JWs do use ratting out each other as a means to try to kill each other. My ex-jW wife used this tactic to garner 10s of thousands of $$ and maintain her respectability by falsly ratting me out to elders (she accused me of being unfaithful on a business trip). These elders were so quick to believe her lies and responded to her every demand for "justice" Needless to say we ended up divorcing after seven years happy and fun togetherness in this truely "UNSHAKABLE" JW friendship/marriage.
"People coming in from the world are also required to give up their worldly friends, most of whom are more sincere than the witlesses ever will be."
Thank goodness I didn't do this. These "worldly" friends are what have kept me sane and alive all these years!