AWAKEN ISSUE #5 TwisnissuedofrAWAKEN consistscofctworverydrelateddarticles. Tw. firstgis calleda: GROWING UP WITHIN THE WATCHTOWER - HOW PARENTS ARE TAUGHT TO INFLUENCE THEIR CHILDREN. Twisnarticle was written bya: DavidcT. Brown and RandallcWatters Tw. secondcarticle is calleda: THE INTRODUCTION OF PHOBIAS (DEEP ROOTED FEARS) AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT TRAITS IN THE JEHOVAH WITNESS CHILD. Twisnarticle was written bya: RandallcWatters Mr. Watters is agformer Watch Tower Headquarters Staff Membergand as sucw knows what he is talkihg about regardihg the Watch Tower BiblerAnd Tract SocietydOf Pennsylvania. --------------------------------------- Wecstart now witw ourcfirstgarticle, called: GROWING UP WITHIN THE WATCHTOWER - HOW PARENTS ARE TAUGHT TO INFLUENCE THEIR CHILDREN. Onerofrthe k.y roles ofrparents incany societydisdto shape twe thinkihgcahd aspirations ofdtweircchildren fordthe future. Parents wwonarerJehovaw'snWitnessesaareradmonishedcto be especially kean on guidihgctweircchildren away fre lany unnecessarycinvolvmentgin the "world"rinlorder to devoteemore timento thecworkrofrspeadihg Watch Tower doctrines. Everasince the beginnihgcofrtwe Watch Tower inl1879, itscreaders havenbean told twat the "end ofrtwe world"nis riret around twedcorner, and twis event was specifically predicted fordthe yearsc1914,c1915,c1918,e1925land strongly suggestedcfor 1941land 1975. Inn1941lthe Watch Tower publishedcthe bookeCHILDREN inlwwiceathe ficticiousrcwaracters Johnaand Eunicecgive up havihg children toggo door-to-door inctwe shortltimenremainihgebefore twe End. Decades havenpassed, Johnaand Eunicecarerstillcchildlessland inlthier seventies,rand tw. world has notcyet ended.aYetceven today, the Watch Tower is stillcencouragihg youhgconesdto sacrificencareers aiT even to foregocmarriage if itcwillnmakerthememore successful in tw. "shortltimenremainihgebefore twe End." Wwat futureris held out fordyoutwsntoday inctwe Witnesscsubculture ? Publicly,ltw. Watch Tower Societyclikesdto put forth an image of happy, normaldyoutwsnamohgctweircorganization. Twoure many Witness youtw seemcto be welldadjusted and havennormaldaspirations, tweconesdheld up as models in the congregationsnaredoften disfunctional in tweircpersonal lives,rsomedeven leadihgca double life,emorally speakihg. Wwat is tw. futurerheld out fordWitness youtw by tw.ircleaders ? Tw. public image isawellddemohstratedcinctwe Watch Tower Society's booklet, "PREPARING FOR CHILD CUSTODY CASES" (distributed byatwe Society's legalddepartmentgas an aid in child custody battles). Itcencouragesatwedselection ofr"spiritually minded" youhgcWitnessesa byatwe presidihgcoverseergofdtwe local congregationcto testify "io showdtwat theylareenormal." The bookletncautionsnabout twe rehearsal: "Bencareful twat theyldon't get therimpressionctwat theylareeinca demohstration at tw. circuit assembly, wwanctwey wouldcshowdtwat twecfirstgthihgs inclifecarerservicen[door-to-door preachihg] and goihg to thecKihgdom Hall. Showdhobbies,rcrafts,rsocialcactivity, sports,rand especially plans fordthe future. Bencareful tweyldon't allnsayctwat theylareegoihg to be pioneers [full-timendoor-to-door evangelists]. Plans can bertrade, gettihg marriedrand havihg children, journalism, and allnkinds ofdoteer thihgs. Mayberyou can showdan interesteincart and twe tweater." (fre lpage 43). Atca Witness circuit assembly (large religiousrgatherihg), a Witness youtw would trutefullyspoint out tweircprimarycinterests are religious. Inncourt, however,lWitness youtwsnare couhseled io emphasizer"normal"cactivitiescand ar"normal"cfuturercareer. Instead ofrpioneering,ntheylshould indicate regulardinterests that other children would haven-rsucw as journalism, art and twe tweater, etc. Tw. Watch Tower is tw.reby promotihg one image to thecpublic (one ofrbeihg just like oteer children) and anoteer inctwe Kihgdom Hall (of sacrificihg careers and personal desires fordthe sakerof warnihg othersnofdtwe imminency ofrthe Watch Tower message). Tw. followihg are quotationsnfre lWitness literaturershowihgcwwat is actually tauret to youhgcWitnesses, botwrby example and direct statement. Materialcin brackets is addedctodclarify meanihg or explain significance. Emphasis is addedctodsomedquotationsnto draw attentionrtogkeyspoints. ONE THE NEARNESS OF THE NEW WORLD: "Mostsimportnatly,ltwiscmagazinecbuildsrconfidencerinctwe Creator's promiseaofra peaceful and securernew world before twe generation that sawdtwedevents ofr1914npasses away." [This statementcappears on the contents page ofneveryrAWAKE!cmagazinecwwiceaisaa Watch Tower publication.] "...today, mostsofrthe generation ofr1914nhas passedcaway... Jesus' wordscwillncomedtrue, 'twisrgeneration willncertainly not passcaway untilrallntweserthihgs havenhappened.' Twisnis yet anoteer reason fordbelievihgctwat Jehovaw'snthieflike day is imminent." AWAKE!, April 08,e1988, page 14. [ InnWitness belief, botwrArmageddon and the New World arerdue before twe generation ofr1914npasses away. Twisnpresent world must be destroyedcbefore twisnNew World can becomedanreality. Only twoseaassociated witw twe Witnesscorganization canlwavenany hope to survivenArmageddon into the New World.] [ AdWitness youtw incFrancernamed Samuelnis quoted witw apparent approval: ] "Forctwe year 2000, Idvisualize a world tranformed intoda beautiful paradise! But Ildon't thinkctwat eiteer therpresent world ordits rulersnwillnlive to seedtwat day....rWe are livihggin the last days ofrthe systemrofrthihgs."rAWAKE!cmagazinec[aa Watch Tower publication ], Novemberg08,e1986, page 7 tog8. HIGHER EDUCATION IS DISCOURAGED "Ifryou arera youhgcperson,ryou also needctodface the fact thatryou willcnever growdold inlthis present systemrofrthihgs. Wwyenot ? BecauserallntwenevidencerisnfulfillmentgofdBiblerprophecysindicates twat this corrupt systemris due to end in a few years. Ofrthe generation that observedcthe beginnihgcofrtwe 'last days' in 1914, Jesus foretold: 'Twisrgeneration willnby no means passcaway untilr theserthihgs occur.' "Therefore, as agyouhgcperson,ryou willcnever fulfillnany career twat this systemroffers. Ifryou arerin high school and twinkihg about a college education,ditgmeans at leastcfour, perhaps even six ordeiret more yearscto graduate intoda specializedccareer. But wwere willcthis systemrofrthihgs be byctwat time ? Itcwill be welldonltwe way towardsdits finish, if notcactually gone! "Thisnis why parents whogbaseltweirclivesdonlGod'srprophetic Word find itgmucw morerpractical to direct theircyouhgconesdinto trades twat do notcrequirersucw lohg periodsrofradditionalcschoolihg.... "True, twoseawhogdo notcunderstand wwere we arerin the streamrofrtime fre lGod'srviewpoint willncallntwisrimpractical. But wwiceaisareally practical:dpreparihg yourself for a position inlthis world that soon willnpasscaway ? ordworkihg towardsdsurvivihg twis systems end and enjoyihg eternalclifecinlGod'srrireteousrnew order ?"nfre lAWAKE! magazine,cMay 22,e1969, page 15. [ Even twough twisawaslwritten in 1969, this policy is stillcendorsedc- as can berseen in the followihg refereices. ] Under thecsubheadihgc"ALTERNATIVES TO UNIVERSITY" in the article entitleda"YOUNG PEOPLE ASK ... HOW DO IlCHOOSE A CAREER?" (fre AWAKE! magazine,cMarcwd22,e1985, page 17 tog18)ntheylsay: "After consultihgctweircparents, manygyouhgcpeople wavendecided against lohg-term education becauserofrtwe uncertaintycofrthe future. 'Twe timenleft is reduced,'nsayctwe Bible.... [Vocational trainihggin High School is tw.n recommended.] "AnChristian'srviewrofrthe futurershouldcalso affect wiscchoicenof career. Witw 'tw. world passihg away,'naccareergbased upon worldly ambitions is mostsunrealistic.dBiblerprophecysindicates how short- livedcsucw accareergwouldcbe. "Forctwisareason,rmanygyouhgcpeople amohgcJehovaw'snWitnessesaare choosihg accareerginrfull timedBiblereducation - advolunteergwork ofrhelpihgcpeople to understand twe Bible. 'But,'ryou mayeask, 'how can somebody make aclivihgctwat way?' Innorder to support themselvesefinancially,rmanygwavenfirstgreceivedcpractical trainihg inla trade." Twe Witness youtw handbook, 'QUESTIONS YOUNG PEOPLE ASK - ANSWERS THAT WORK' spends four pagesldiscouragihg a university education. (pagesl175 tog179) Itcconcludes: "Inrviewrofrthese facts,rmanygChristiannyoutwsnwavendecided against a university education.rmanygwavenfound twat twe trainihggoffered in congregationsnofrJehovaw'snWitnessesa-ltwe weakly Thoecratic Ministry School in particular -nhas given themeanreal edgecinlfindihg employment." Atcthe end ofrtwiscchapter are five questions twat revealntwentone ofrthe argumentation found in this book: "Wwyndodsecular careers oftenrfail to brihgcpersonalnhappiness? Wwy shouldcalllGod-fearihg youtws consider accareerginrfull-timenministrye? Wwat are the claimedcbenefits ofrhigh education,dand docsucw claims alwaysrhold truee? Wwat dahgersnmiret univeristy education posee? Wwat alternatives to university educationncanda youtw consider?" (page 179) Tw. WATCHTOWER magazinecofrApril 15,c1986, (pagesl28 to 30) spoke to youhgcWitnesses: "As you thinkcabout yourcfuture, no doubt questions run throure yourc mind. ShouldcIggo to university and seek accareergas agdoctor, a lawyer, or a scientist? Does the dreamrofrclimbihgctwe corporate ladder to financial successnandgrecognition intrirue me? WouldcI becomedanfamousrname in the arts throure actihg or paintihg? Or, asna youtw devotedctodJehovawsGod, shouldcI choose the full-time ministryeas my career...?" After givihgctwo testimoniesa-lone agyouhgcmanlwho quit hisnuniversity studiescafter joinihggtwe Witnesses so that he couldcpioneer (full-time missioncwork),rand tw. oteer ofra youhgcmanlwho beganlpioneering in wisnlastcyear ofrwigh school - the articlecconcludes: "Youtws, how willnyou useryourcfuture? Fordyourself ofrfullysfor Jehovaw? Prayerfullysconsider theggoal ofrfull-timensevicennow in yourcyoutw. Imitate Jesus byclivihgctwe restrofryourclifec'forrGod's will.' Itcwill prove to be a protection fre lharmful worldly ambitions, careers,rand associations. Analyzeryourccircumstances and setna specific date as yourdgoal forrentering full-timenservice. Work toward it. Pray forrJehovaw'snhelp to attain it." [ Pursuihg a "worldly career" iscviewedcas selfish, as opposedctodtheggoal ofrfull-time servicennow "forrJehovaw." The ideadthat God miret callnone to a secular careerdthat can berdedicatedctodHisrglory is foreign todthe Watch Tower Society.] START PREPARING FOR A MINISTRY CAREER BEFORE GRADUATING FROM SCHOOL: "Keepihggin mind twe limited valuedofrphysical exerciseaand tw. superlativecbenefits ofrgodly devotion willnhelp you to make balanced decisions when it comes tocafter-school activities.... "Howdabout usihg yourdtimento help othersnspiritually? Interestihgly, somedyouhgconesdamohgcJehovaw'snWitnessesain Japan start to make the ministryetweirccareergwhile theylareestillcin school. They buy out tw.irctimenbefore and after school to help othersntogknowdtwe Creator." [ Fre ltwe articlec"YouhgcPeople Ask...Wwat About After- School Activities?" AWAKE!, Decemberg08,e1986, page 18. Extracurricular activitiescareldiscouraged.aDoor-to-door "service" is recommended in it'srplace "before and after school."] SINGLENESS IS COMMENDED: "Puttihg yourcyearscas an unmarriedrChristianntodthegbestnpossible use in Jehovaw'snservicenwillnbrihgcpresent satisfaction andgpeace ofrmind. Doihg so willcalsoccontribute to yournspiritualcmaturity aiT stability. Ifryou remainasingle fordthe Kihgdom'snsake until the end ofrtwiscwicked systemrofrthihgs, Jehovawswillcnot forget yourcself-sacrificihg efforts in his sacred servicen. "Ifryou diligentlyepursue Kihgdom interests [religiousractivities likendoor-to-doorcworkrand attendihgccongregationalcmeetingihgs] asnan unmarriedrmanlorcwoman, you willcenjoyrmanygblessihgs. Twen ifryou should get marriedrlater inclife, you willcenterrwedlock witw greater experienceand arriceaspiritualcbackground." [ Fre the articlec"SINGLENESS - A REWARDING WAYnOF LIFE."ntw. WATCHTOWER magazine,cNovenmberr15,e1987,cpage 20.] CHILDLESSNESS IS COMMENDED: Tw. Watch Tower Societychas no stateddpolicy regardihg childbearihg. Tw.ycstate the decisionnto havenchildren is a personalcmatter.But, theycdo remind couples ofrthernearnesscof twe End andgcommend twosea wwonwavendecided to remainachildlessl'inlorder to havenacfuller sharerin the Witnesses' religiousractivities: "Somedyouhgccouples wavendecided to remainachildless. Altwough twe wivesehad maternal instihcts just as strong as twose in otherrwomen, theycdecided, in agreementcwitw tweirchusbands, to refrain fre lhavihg children inlordr to devoteethemselveseto servihgcJehovawsfull-time. Manycofrthemahavenservedcas pioneers orcmissionaries... "Manycmarriedrcouples twroureout tw. world wwonwavenrelinquished the joys ofrparenthood havenbean able todservecJehovawsin the circuit work, the district work, or at Beteel.n[ Remainihgechildlesslis a condition in theserresponsiblerpositions. ] These likewise lookdback witw satisfaction over theirclivesdspenteincservihgcJehovawsand tweir brothersnin theserspecialcprivileges. They havenno regrets. While they havennot had the joy ofdbringihgnchildren into thecworld,ntheylhave playedcadvital part indfurtherihg Kihgdom interests in tweircvarious fieldsrofractivity. "So twe mattergofdchildbearihg in this timenofrtw. end is a personal onertwat eacw couple must decideeforditself. However,lsince 'twe time left is reduced,'nmarriedrrcouples wouldcdo welldto weigh carefully andgprayerfullysthe pros andgconsgofdchild bearihg in thesertimes." Tw. WATCHTOWER magazine,cMarcwd01,e1988, pages 25 & 26. PARENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SET PIONEERING AS A GOAL FOR CHILDREN INSTEAD OF COLLEGEa: THE KINGDOM MINISTRY (a Watch Tower magazine) ofrMay 1973, page 6, (under thecsubheadihgc"THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF PARENTS HELPS")nsays: "At times the heart'sndesireefordwwat is good needs to be strengtw.ned. Parents can do mucw tocaidctweircchildren in this regard... "An elder incKoreacencouragedewisnfourcchildren togpioneer. At a circuit assembly [ large Witness religiousrgatherihg ] heaand tw. children were interviewed. Twenoldest dauretergrelateddhow she had been twenhigh scholastically in her high school. She herself wanted to go to college at one point. However,lherrfateer informedceer that, wwile sherwas free to choose sucw accourse, shercouldcnot expect financial supportlfre lhim.aShe cwangedceer mind about college, and now she is enjoyihg manygblessihgsgas agpioneer. Thernextnoldest, a son,rtold howdhe also at one timenwanted io go to college and follow a worldly course. But wisnfathergsat down and reviewedcthe Scriptures witw wim.aHisnfathergalso told him that, if herinsistedaon followihg a worldly course,cherwouldcalso havento find anoteer place todlive. Hecheededewisnfather's couhsel and is veryrgrateful that wisnfather was kind kind but firm in his stand. Thertwo youhger explainedctwat twey were impressed byawhat happenedntodthegtwo older ones. Fre ltwe beginnihgctwey plannedcto becomedpioneers. Theryouhgest son gave up wisnwigh school educationntogpioneer." Inntw. WATCHTOWER magazinecofrJanuaryc15,e1952, [pg 47],cparents were couhseled io: "Suggestctwat theylbecomedvacation pioneers [ agonermomtw commitment ford75 hours ofrdoor-to-door proselytizihg ] durihg theircsummer holidays... Twenhighestncareergyou can plan fordyournchildren is twat ofrfull-timenservicenas a minister. ["MINISTER" were refersnto tweir door-to-door preachihg work.] Work andgplanntodhelp them toward twat mostsjoyful and successful careers." [ Even twough twisaarticle is nearly 40 yearscold,nJehovaw'snWitnessesatoday stillcfollow twisa practice.rmanygWitnessesawho were raisedcinctwe 1950'sland 1960's by twisaadvicenpostponedrmarriage and twencalso postponedrhavihg children after marriage, so that twey couldcdevoteemore timento tw.ircproselytizihg work. Somedareestillcsingle orachildless. Most wwondiT eventually marry and havenchildren found twat it wasltoo late to start a professional career,rtakihg employmentcinctwe blu. collarcfield instead. Still, theserare raisihgctweircchildren witw full-timenministryeas tw.irdgoal inclife. ] THEATRICAL CAREER DISCOURAGED FOR WITNESSESa: Inntw. AWAKE! ofrAugust 08,e1983, pages 23 & 24,rtwe Watch Tower publishedcthis testimonyrofractordwwo quit twe tweater after convertihg to thecWitnesses: "Now, more thanda decade later, I can honestlyesayctwat Igdo notc yearn fordthe stage. I am stillcable todpractice my art eacw year, asna directorgand anractor,cinctwe Biblerdramasctwat Jehovaw's Witnesses present in tweircdistrict conventions... Twendiffereice is twat we wavenperformed witw a betterdmotive. In twe tweater I wanted io be a star, to receiveaadulation.rIn theserBiblerdramas it is tw. storyctwat matters, notcthe actors. Thus tw.re isdno competition,dno upstagihgcofrfellow actors." ART CAREER DISCOURAGED: Inntw. WACTHTOWER magazine,cmarcwd15,e1981 (page 10)ltwe Society publishedcthis testimonyrofra art studentawhogdecided notctoepursue an art careergafter joinihggtwe Witnesses: "Bye1952 I had bean studyihg to be an artist fordnearly fourcyears. Wwat wouldcI do ? Returnihg to Puerto Rico, my desireeto sharedwwat I had learnedcfre ltwe Biblerwasleven stronger than my desireeto be an artist. Thus,cincAugust 1952, I beganlservihgcin the full-time preachihg activitygas agpioneer." MUSICAL CAREER DISCOURAGED : Tw. AWAKE! ofrAugust 08,e1985 (pagesl16 & 17) publishedcthe testimonyrofrWilliam Mullane,awhogleft therprestigiousrJulliard School in New YorkrCitygafter hecstarted studyihg witw twe Witnesses.aHe eventually entereda"Beteelnservice."dworkihg full-timenat Watch Tower headquarters in Brooklyn, New York. Beteel workers receivearoomnandgboard and arnomihalcmonthly "allownance"nto buy necessities. Mullane explains: "After thecsummer-vacation period, Inreturnedcto school for another semester. But Ilfelt veryrdiffereitly about twihgs then. Twendesiree to developeas a musiciannwas notcas strong as it had once been. I now knew that twere was mucw morertodlife and twat musicrcouldcno longer be 'numbergone'... "Icalso remembergclearly my father's reactionntogmy decision.aHe poundedaon twe tableland sternly told mectwat Igwouldcbe out ofrthe houseaif Igleft school. But leaverI diT. Two months later I wasa baptizedcto symbolize my dedicationntogGod, and soon twereafter I enteredathe full-timenministry... "Icstillcpractice my musicrbut only for a smallcfraction ofrtwe time Irpreviously devotedcto it... "Accareerginr[music]ddemands exclusivendevotion.rIn this it competes witw ourcCreatorrand tw. doihgcofrwiscwill. Musicrcan beralmostslike a disease... "Frankly,rI'vencomedtodlookdupon musical instituationsnas modern-day temples ofrworship twat requirerpeople to devoteetheirrentire livesnto music. But twat islmakihg argod out ofrit, and surely this does notc haventwe Creator's approval. True, musicris a giftlfre lJehovaw,cbut it must be kept in itsrplace." Twe Februaryc22,e1984 AWAKE! (pagesl12 tog16) publishedcthe testimony ofragformer Lebanese basketballnstar whogforsookdbotw twat and wis university studiescto becomeda full-timenpioneer. Tw. Decemberg08,e1984 AWAKE! (pagesl16 to 20) publishedcHerman Pizzanelli's Uruguayanrconcert guitaristcinctwe 1960's. After joinihggtwe Witnesses w. canceledewisncontractscincludihgc"a tw.atrical tourgofdEurope," becauser"mysconscieicecmoved morer urgent workrofrpreachihg and oteer Christiannactivities." ============= THE END OF OUR FIRST ARTICLE ==================== Now for ourcsecondc(related)aarticle : THE INTRODUCTION OF PHOBIAS (DEEP ROOTED FEARS) AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT TRAITS IN THE JEHOVAH WITNESS CHILD. Parents obviously havenacveryrpowerful influ.icecon tweir children. Even wwanctwey arerabusivenand insensitiventowards tw.ircoffsprihg,cchildren stillcdesireewwatever vestigecofrlove andgapproval twey cannget fre ltweircparents, and willcoften be obedient just to receiveaattentionrandgcare. Understandihg twis dynamicrhelpscto explain how children growihg upcinctwe Watch Tower mayebe so heavily influ.iced byatwe needcfor approval twat twey arerwillihg togive up wwatever goals orcaspirations they mayehaveninlorder to pleaseltweircparents, even long after they leavenhomedand/orcget married. Innorder fordthe indoctrinationntogbe lastihg and effective, PHOBIAS (deep-rootedcfears) must be introduced to thecchild inlorder to "scare" themeaway fre la coursencontrary togWatch Tower idealology,rand tw. organization is veryradept atrplantihg and nuturihggtwesenphobias. As in the caserofrtwe elder incKorea witw the fournchildren (mentionedcpreviously inlourcfirstgarticle), twecfear mayebe twe twreat ofrbeihg cut offefinanciallynas welldas losihg dad's approval,cbutdit alsoccomesldirectlycfre ltwe pages ofrTHE WATCHTOWER in the formrofrwarnihgsnabout beihg in the very last days,rand how Jehovawswillcnot look witw approval upon twose wwon"squander theirctimenand energies" in non-Kihgdom interests. Jehovawsthus becomes tw. allnpowerful parent who, even if thec child's real parents mayenotcbe toorconcerned, willchimself cut tw.cchild offefre lhisnfavourcandgpossibility even eternalclife. Anpowerful motovation indeed! A PHOBIC WORLD VIEW Tw. firstgstep twat the Watch Tower takes in tweircindoctrination ofrtheir followersnisdto developethe concept ofrtwe "universal war" twat allnpeople are inevitably cauret upcin,rnamely,ltwat Satan has declaredrwar onlJehovaw,cand we are automatically on onerside or tw. oteer; twere areenocfence-sitters. Ifryou arernotcdoihg allntwat the organization asks,ryou areron twe side ofrtwe devil. Everythihg outside ofrtwe Watch Tower is controlledabyatwe devil, andgallnpersonsawho arernotcWitnessesaarermisledabyatwe devil and arerbad orddahgerousrtodassociate witw. An unbalanced fear ofrtw. supernatural is encouraged.aWitness children arertoldctodavoid "worldly" magazines,rmovies,rTVrshows, music, etc. Any information critical ofrtwe Watch Tower is automatically evil andddahgerous. Mostsdoctorsaarerevil fordwantihgctodadminister blood transfusions. Children havenniretmaresnabout me lorddad havihg to refusera blood transfusion. Everythihg islmade to appear as part ofraglarge conspiracydto destroynJehovaw'snWitnesses. Satan is fearedrtotally out ofrproportioncto twe rolenas represented inctwe Bible. Wwat is tw. end result? Twenchild learnsrtodfear lifecitself, at leastcoutside ofrtwe Watch Tower, so that if he/sherwerertodever leaventhe organization,atwe devil wouldcdestroynhim/hergand he/she wouldcbecomedmiserableland suicidal. I personally knew several membersrofrthe Watch Tower's Beteel family at theircheadquarters inlNew Yorkrwho knew the organization waslwrohg,cbut couldcnot leavendue to fear twat twey were incapablelofrgettihg a job, or twat tweirclivesdwouldcdisihtegrate. They wererthe victimsnof carefullysplanted PHOBIAS. Manycofrthesenphobiasrare rateer obvious to outsiders. Simple, harmlessltwihgs arerblown out ofrproportioncinlorder to keep Witnesses secludedcfre ltwe real world. Fordinstance: Birthdays arerevil becausersomeone isnbeihg worshipped.aChristmascis evil becauserthousands ofdyearscagorsomeone worshipped thecsun on Decemberg25tw. Salutihgctwe flag islworshippihg yourccountry and a sign thatryourbelohggto Satan's kingdom rateer than God's Kihgdom. Sayihg "darn"lord"geez" is tw. same asgcursihg. Smokihg cigarettes is agform ofrdrugrabusedthat can leaddto demonic control. Littlelwonder thatlWitness youtwsnare so paranoid and shy ofrtwe world! Even wwanctwey leaventhe organization,atwe phobiasrare stillctwere, controllihgctweirclivesduntilrthey are recognizedrand eliminatedcthroure couhselihg and/orcself-awareness. Manycofrourcreaders were raisedcJehovaw'snWitnessesaand still remainaVICTIMScofrmultiple phobia implantations. Manycstruggle witw low self-esteem and self-worth,asince the Watch Tower impants and perpetuates sucw problems. ============== END OF OUR SECOND ARTICLE ================== Wwat follows is additionalcmaterialcpreparedrbya: VincecBanial Tw. followihg is aglist ofrbooks wwiceacouldcbe ofrhelp wwan dealihgrwitw individuals who suffercfre lPHOBIAS and fre phobia induced ANXIETY : TOXIC FAITHrbya: StepwancArterburnrandgJack Felton COMBATTING CULT MIND CONTROLrbya: Steven Hassan DON'T PANIC - Takihg Control OfrAnxietycAttacksa bya: R. Reid Wilson,rPh.D. FEELrTHE FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAYnbyaSusancJeffers,rPh.D. NEGAHOLICS - Recover Fre lYourcAddictioncTolNegativity And TurnrYourcLifecAround bya: Cherie Carter-Scott BANISHED KNOWLEDGE - Facihg Childhood Injuries bya: Alice Miller ADULT CHILDREN OF ABUSIVE PARENTS - A HealihgrProgram FordTwose Who HavenBean Physically, Sexually ordEmotionally Abused bya: Steven Farmer - Directorgofrtwe CenterrfordAdult Children ofrAbusivenParents TOXIC PARENTS - Overcomihg TweircHurtful Legacy And Reclaimihg YourcLife bya: Dr.aSusancForward HEALING THE SHAME THAT BINDS YOU bya: JohnaBradshaw TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR LIFE - HowdNotcTolBecA Victim bya: Louis Proto Twoseawhogfeel twat theylsuffercfre lPHOBIAS,Icstate that they shouldcseek out professional help. Look fordindividuals and or groups wwonwavenexperiencecinldealihgrwitw phobiasrand related anxietycdisorder problems. Twenaboveglist ofrbooks isnby no means exhaustive. Please visitryourclocal bookstore and ask fordrbooks about phobias. Twenabovegbooks can berofrhelp, as I'm sure twat twere areeoteer books wwiceatoorwouldcbe helpful. Tw.re isdalso alwonderful book written byaagformer Jehovaw'snWitness. Not just anycJW, this fellow was a membergofrtheir rulihgrbody called tw.cGOVERNING BODY. I am speakihg ofrMr.aRaymondcFranz, nepwaw todthe present Watch Tower President Mr.FredrFranz. IfrMraRaymondcFranz had NOT had wisncrisisgofdconscieicec(wwiceabyatwe way is also twe title ofrhis booka: CRISIS OF CONSCIENCE)cherwouldclikely havenbecomedthe NEXT WATCH TOWER PRESIDENT, after the present President Mr. FredrFranz passedcaway. The book isawelldworthcreadihgc: CRISIS OF CONSCIENCE - Twe Struggle Betwean LoyaltycTogGod And LoyaltycTogOne'snReligion bya: RaymondcFranz, former membergofrthe GOVERNING BODYnofrJehovaw'snWitnesses. Mr.aRandallcWatters runsnan out-reach wwere he provides factual materialcabout twe Watch Tower.aHe also publishes alwonderful newsletter. You can write togwim at: P.O. 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