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AWAKEN ISSUE #5
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This issue of AWAKEN consists of two very related articles.
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The first is called :
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GROWING UP WITHIN THE WATCHTOWER -
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HOW PARENTS ARE TAUGHT TO INFLUENCE THEIR CHILDREN.
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This article was written by : David T. Brown and
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Randall Watters
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The second article is called :
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THE INTRODUCTION OF PHOBIAS (DEEP ROOTED FEARS) AND OTHER
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DEVELOPMENT TRAITS IN THE JEHOVAH WITNESS CHILD.
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This article was written by : Randall Watters
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Mr. Watters is a former Watch Tower
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Headquarters Staff Member and as such knows
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what he is talking about regarding the
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Watch Tower Bible And Tract Society Of
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Pennsylvania.
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We start now with our first article, called:
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GROWING UP WITHIN THE WATCHTOWER -
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HOW PARENTS ARE TAUGHT TO INFLUENCE THEIR CHILDREN.
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One of the key roles of parents in any society is to shape the
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thinking and aspirations of their children for the future. Parents
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who are Jehovah's Witnesses are admonished to be especially keen on
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guiding their children away from any unnecessary involvment in the
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"world" in order to devote more time to the work of speading
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Watch Tower doctrines. Ever since the beginning of the Watch Tower
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in 1879, its readers have been told that the "end of the world" is
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right around the corner, and this event was specifically predicted
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for the years 1914, 1915, 1918, 1925 and strongly suggested for
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1941 and 1975. In 1941 the Watch Tower published the book CHILDREN
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in which the ficticious characters John and Eunice give up having
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children to go door-to-door in the short time remaining before
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the End.
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Decades have passed, John and Eunice are still childless and in thier
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seventies, and the world has not yet ended. Yet even today, the
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Watch Tower is still encouraging young ones to sacrifice careers
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and even to forego marriage if it will make them more successful in
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the "short time remaining before the End."
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What future is held out for youths today in the Witness subculture ?
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Publicly, the Watch Tower Society likes to put forth an image of
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happy, normal youths among their organization. Though many
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Witness youth seem to be well adjusted and have normal aspirations,
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the ones held up as models in the congregations are often
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disfunctional in their personal lives, some even leading a double
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life, morally speaking.
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What is the future held out for Witness youth by their leaders ?
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The public image is well demonstrated in the Watch Tower Society's
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booklet, "PREPARING FOR CHILD CUSTODY CASES" (distributed by the
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Society's legal department as an aid in child custody battles).
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It encourages the selection of "spiritually minded" young Witnesses
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by the presiding overseer of the local congregation to testify "to
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show that they are normal." The booklet cautions about the rehearsal:
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"Be careful that they don't get the impression that they are in a
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demonstration at the circuit assembly, when they would show that
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the first things in life are service [door-to-door preaching] and
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going to the Kingdom Hall. Show hobbies, crafts, social activity,
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sports, and especially plans for the future. Be careful they don't
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all say that they are going to be pioneers [full-time door-to-door
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evangelists]. Plans can be trade, getting married and having children,
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journalism, and all kinds of other things. Maybe you can show an
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interest in art and the theater." (from page 43).
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At a Witness circuit assembly (large religious gathering), a Witness
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youth would truthfully point out their primary interests are
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religious. In court, however, Witness youths are counseled to
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emphasize "normal" activities and a "normal" future career. Instead
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of pioneering, they should indicate regular interests that other
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children would have - such as journalism, art and the theater, etc.
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The Watch Tower is thereby promoting one image to the public (one
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of being just like other children) and another in the Kingdom Hall
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(of sacrificing careers and personal desires for the sake of
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warning others of the imminency of the Watch Tower message).
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The following are quotations from Witness literature showing what
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is actually taught to young Witnesses, both by example and direct
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statement. Material in brackets is added to clarify meaning or
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explain significance. Emphasis is added to some quotations to
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draw attention to key points.
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ONE THE NEARNESS OF THE NEW WORLD:
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"Most importnatly, this magazine builds confidence in the Creator's
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promise of a peaceful and secure new world before the generation
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that saw the events of 1914 passes away." [This statement appears
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on the contents page of every AWAKE! magazine which is a Watch Tower
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publication.]
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"...today, most of the generation of 1914 has passed away... Jesus'
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words will come true, 'this generation will certainly not pass away
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until all these things have happened.' This is yet another reason
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for believing that Jehovah's thieflike day is imminent." AWAKE!,
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April 08, 1988, page 14. [ In Witness belief, both Armageddon and
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the New World are due before the generation of 1914 passes away.
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This present world must be destroyed before this New World can
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become a reality. Only those associated with the Witness organization
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can have any hope to survive Armageddon into the New World.]
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[ A Witness youth in France named Samuel is quoted with apparent
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approval: ] "For the year 2000, I visualize a world tranformed
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into a beautiful paradise! But I don't think that either the present
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world or its rulers will live to see that day.... We are living in the
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last days of the system of things." AWAKE! magazine [ a Watch Tower
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publication ], November 08, 1986, page 7 to 8.
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HIGHER EDUCATION IS DISCOURAGED
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"If you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that you
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will never grow old in this present system of things. Why not ?
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Because all the evidence is fulfillment of Bible prophecy indicates
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that this corrupt system is due to end in a few years. Of the
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generation that observed the beginning of the 'last days' in 1914,
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Jesus foretold: 'This generation will by no means pass away until
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these things occur.'
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"Therefore, as a young person, you will never fulfill any career
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that this system offers. If you are in high school and thinking
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about a college education, it means at least four, perhaps even
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six or eight more years to graduate into a specialized career.
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But where will this system of things be by that time ? It will
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be well on the way towards its finish, if not actually gone!
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"This is why parents who base their lives on God's prophetic Word
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find it much more practical to direct their young ones into trades
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that do not require such long periods of additional schooling....
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"True, those who do not understand where we are in the stream of time
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from God's viewpoint will call this impractical. But which is really
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practical: preparing yourself for a position in this world that soon
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will pass away ? or working towards surviving this systems end and
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enjoying eternal life in God's righteous new order ?" from AWAKE!
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magazine, May 22, 1969, page 15. [ Even though this was written in
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1969, this policy is still endorsed - as can be seen in the following
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references. ]
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Under the subheading "ALTERNATIVES TO UNIVERSITY" in the article
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entitled "YOUNG PEOPLE ASK ... HOW DO I CHOOSE A CAREER?" (from
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AWAKE! magazine, March 22, 1985, page 17 to 18) they say:
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"After consulting their parents, many young people have decided
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against long-term education because of the uncertainty of the
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future. 'The time left is reduced,' say the Bible.... [Vocational
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training in High School is then recommended.]
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"A Christian's view of the future should also affect his choice of
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career. With 'the world passing away,' a career based upon worldly
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ambitions is most unrealistic. Bible prophecy indicates how short-
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lived such a career would be.
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"For this reason, many young people among Jehovah's Witnesses are
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choosing a career in full time Bible education - a volunteer work
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of helping people to understand the Bible. 'But,' you may ask,
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'how can somebody make a living that way?' In order to support
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themselves financially, many have first received practical training
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in a trade."
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The Witness youth handbook, 'QUESTIONS YOUNG PEOPLE ASK - ANSWERS
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THAT WORK' spends four pages discouraging a university education.
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(pages 175 to 179) It concludes:
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"In view of these facts, many Christian youths have decided against
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a university education. many have found that the training offered in
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congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses - the weekly Thoecratic Ministry
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School in particular - has given them a real edge in finding
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employment."
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At the end of this chapter are five questions that reveal the tone
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of the argumentation found in this book: "Why do secular careers
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often fail to bring personal happiness? Why should all God-fearing
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youths consider a career in full-time ministry ? What are the
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claimed benefits of high education, and do such claims always hold
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true ? What dangers might univeristy education pose ? What alternatives
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to university education can a youth consider?" (page 179)
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The WATCHTOWER magazine of April 15, 1986, (pages 28 to 30) spoke
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to young Witnesses:
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"As you think about your future, no doubt questions run through your
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mind. Should I go to university and seek a career as a doctor, a
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lawyer, or a scientist? Does the dream of climbing the corporate
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ladder to financial success and recognition intrigue me? Would I
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become a famous name in the arts through acting or painting? Or,
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as a youth devoted to Jehovah God, should I choose the full-time
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ministry as my career...?"
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After giving two testimonies - one a young man who quit his university
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studies after joining the Witnesses so that he could pioneer (full-time
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mission work), and the other of a young man who began pioneering in
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his last year of high school - the article concludes:
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"Youths, how will you use your future? For yourself of fully for
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Jehovah? Prayerfully consider the goal of full-time sevice now in
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your youth. Imitate Jesus by living the rest of your life 'for God's
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will.' It will prove to be a protection from harmful worldly ambitions,
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careers, and associations. Analyze your circumstances and set a
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specific date as your goal for entering full-time service. Work toward
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it. Pray for Jehovah's help to attain it." [ Pursuing a "worldly
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career" is viewed as selfish, as opposed to the goal of full-time
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service now "for Jehovah." The idea that God might call one to a
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secular career that can be dedicated to His glory is foreign to the
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Watch Tower Society.]
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START PREPARING FOR A MINISTRY CAREER BEFORE GRADUATING FROM SCHOOL:
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"Keeping in mind the limited value of physical exercise and the
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superlative benefits of godly devotion will help you to make
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balanced decisions when it comes to after-school activities....
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"How about using your time to help others spiritually? Interestingly,
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some young ones among Jehovah's Witnesses in Japan start to make the
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ministry their career while they are still in school. They buy out
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their time before and after school to help others to know the
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Creator." [ From the article "Young People Ask...What About After-
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School Activities?" AWAKE!, December 08, 1986, page 18.
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Extracurricular activities are discouraged. Door-to-door "service"
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is recommended in it's place "before and after school."]
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SINGLENESS IS COMMENDED:
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"Putting your years as an unmarried Christian to the best possible
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use in Jehovah's service will bring present satisfaction and peace
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of mind. Doing so will also contribute to your spiritual maturity
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and stability. If you remain single for the Kingdom's sake until
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the end of this wicked system of things, Jehovah will not forget
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your self-sacrificing efforts in his sacred service .
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"If you diligently pursue Kingdom interests [religious activities
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like door-to-door work and attending congregational meetingings]
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as an unmarried man or woman, you will enjoy many blessings. Then
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if you should get married later in life, you will enter wedlock
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with greater experienceand a rich spiritual background." [ From
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the article "SINGLENESS - A REWARDING WAY OF LIFE." the WATCHTOWER
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magazine, Novenmber 15, 1987, page 20.]
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CHILDLESSNESS IS COMMENDED:
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The Watch Tower Society has no stated policy regarding childbearing.
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They state the decision to have children is a personal matter.But,
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they do remind couples of the nearness of the End and commend those
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who have decided to remain childless 'in order to have a fuller
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share in the Witnesses' religious activities:
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"Some young couples have decided to remain childless. Although the
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wives had maternal instincts just as strong as those in other women,
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they decided, in agreement with their husbands, to refrain from having
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children in ordr to devote themselves to serving Jehovah full-time.
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Many of them have served as pioneers or missionaries...
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"Many married couples throughout the world who have relinquished
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the joys of parenthood have been able to serve Jehovah in the circuit
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work, the district work, or at Bethel. [ Remaining childless is a
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condition in these responsible positions. ] These likewise look back
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with satisfaction over their lives spent in serving Jehovah and their
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brothers in these special privileges. They have no regrets. While they
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have not had the joy of bringing children into the world, they have
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played a vital part in furthering Kingdom interests in their various
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fields of activity.
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"So the matter of childbearing in this time of the end is a personal
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one that each couple must decide for itself. However, since 'the time
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left is reduced,' married couples would do well to weigh carefully
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and prayerfully the pros and cons of child bearing in these times."
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The WATCHTOWER magazine, March 01, 1988, pages 25 & 26.
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PARENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SET PIONEERING AS A GOAL FOR
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CHILDREN INSTEAD OF COLLEGE :
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THE KINGDOM MINISTRY (a Watch Tower magazine) of May 1973, page 6,
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(under the subheading "THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF PARENTS HELPS") says:
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"At times the heart's desire for what is good needs to be strengthened.
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Parents can do much to aid their children in this regard...
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"An elder in Korea encouraged his four children to pioneer. At a
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circuit assembly [ large Witness religious gathering ] he and the
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children were interviewed. The oldest daughter related how she had
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been the high scholastically in her high school. She herself wanted
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to go to college at one point. However, her father informed her that,
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while she was free to choose such a course, she could not expect
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financial support from him. She changed her mind about college, and
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now she is enjoying many blessings as a pioneer. The next oldest, a
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son, told how he also at one time wanted to go to college and follow
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a worldly course. But his father sat down and reviewed the Scriptures
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with him. His father also told him that, if he insisted on following
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a worldly course, he would also have to find another place to live.
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He heeded his father's counsel and is very grateful that his father
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was kind kind but firm in his stand. The two younger explained that
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they were impressed by what happened to the two older ones. From the
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beginning they planned to become pioneers. The youngest son gave up
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his high school education to pioneer."
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In the WATCHTOWER magazine of January 15, 1952, [pg 47], parents
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were counseled to:
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"Suggest that they become vacation pioneers [ a one momth commitment
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for 75 hours of door-to-door proselytizing ] during their summer
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holidays... The highest career you can plan for your children is that
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of full-time service as a minister. ["MINISTER" here refers to their
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door-to-door preaching work.] Work and plan to help them toward that
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most joyful and successful careers." [ Even though this article is
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nearly 40 years old, Jehovah's Witnesses today still follow this
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practice. many Witnesses who were raised in the 1950's and 1960's
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by this advice postponed marriage and then also postponed having
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children after marriage, so that they could devote more time to
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their proselytizing work. Some are still single or childless. Most
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who did eventually marry and have children found that it was too
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late to start a professional career, taking employment in the blue
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collar field instead. Still, these are raising their children with
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full-time ministry as their goal in life. ]
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THEATRICAL CAREER DISCOURAGED FOR WITNESSES :
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In the AWAKE! of August 08, 1983, pages 23 & 24, the Watch Tower
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published this testimony of actor who quit the theater after
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converting to the Witnesses:
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"Now, more than a decade later, I can honestly say that I do not
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yearn for the stage. I am still able to practice my art each year,
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as a director and an actor, in the Bible dramas that Jehovah's
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Witnesses present in their district conventions... The difference
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is that we have performed with a better motive. In the theater
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I wanted to be a star, to receive adulation. In these Bible dramas
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it is the story that matters, not the actors. Thus there is no
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competition, no upstaging of fellow actors."
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ART CAREER DISCOURAGED:
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In the WACTHTOWER magazine, march 15, 1981 (page 10) the Society
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published this testimony of a art student who decided not to pursue
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an art career after joining the Witnesses:
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"By 1952 I had been studying to be an artist for nearly four years.
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What would I do ? Returning to Puerto Rico, my desire to share what
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I had learned from the Bible was even stronger than my desire to be
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an artist. Thus, in August 1952, I began serving in the full-time
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preaching activity as a pioneer."
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MUSICAL CAREER DISCOURAGED :
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The AWAKE! of August 08, 1985 (pages 16 & 17) published the
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testimony of William Mullane, who left the prestigious Julliard
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School in New York City after he started studying with the
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Witnesses. He eventually entered "Bethel service." working
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full-time at Watch Tower headquarters in Brooklyn, New York.
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Bethel workers receive room and board and a nominal monthly
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"allownance" to buy necessities. Mullane explains:
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"After the summer-vacation period, I returned to school for another
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semester. But I felt very differently about things then. The desire
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to develop as a musician was not as strong as it had once been. I
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now knew that there was much more to life and that music could no
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longer be 'number one'...
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"I also remember clearly my father's reaction to my decision. He
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pounded on the table and sternly told me that I would be out of the
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house if I left school. But leave I did. Two months later I was
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baptized to symbolize my dedication to God, and soon thereafter
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I entered the full-time ministry...
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"I still practice my music but only for a small fraction of the time
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I previously devoted to it...
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"A career in [music] demands exclusive devotion. In this it competes
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with our Creator and the doing of his will. Music can be almost like
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a disease...
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"Frankly, I've come to look upon musical instituations as modern-day
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temples of worship that require people to devote their entire lives to
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music. But that is making a god out of it, and surely this does not
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have the Creator's approval. True, music is a gift from Jehovah, but
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it must be kept in its place."
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The February 22, 1984 AWAKE! (pages 12 to 16) published the testimony
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of a former Lebanese basketball star who forsook both that and his
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university studies to become a full-time pioneer.
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The December 08, 1984 AWAKE! (pages 16 to 20) published Herman
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Pizzanelli's Uruguayan concert guitarist in the 1960's. After
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joining the Witnesses he canceled his contracts including "a
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theatrical tour of Europe," because "my conscience moved more
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urgent work of preaching and other Christian activities."
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============= THE END OF OUR FIRST ARTICLE ====================
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Now for our second (related) article :
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THE INTRODUCTION OF PHOBIAS (DEEP ROOTED FEARS) AND OTHER
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DEVELOPMENT TRAITS IN THE JEHOVAH WITNESS CHILD.
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Parents obviously have a very powerful influence on their
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children. Even when they are abusive and insensitive towards
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their offspring, children still desire whatever vestige of love
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and approval they can get from their parents, and will often be
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obedient just to receive attention and care. Understanding this
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dynamic helps to explain how children growing up in the Watch
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Tower may be so heavily influenced by the need for approval that
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they are willing togive up whatever goals or aspirations they
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may have in order to please their parents, even long after they
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leave home and/or get married.
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In order for the indoctrination to be lasting and effective,
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PHOBIAS (deep-rooted fears) must be introduced to the child
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in order to "scare" them away from a course contrary to Watch
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Tower idealology, and the organization is very adept at planting
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and nuturing these phobias. As in the case of the elder in Korea
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with the four children (mentioned previously in our first article),
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the fear may be the threat of being cut off financially as well as
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losing dad's approval, but it also comes directly from the pages
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of THE WATCHTOWER in the form of warnings about being in the very
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last days, and how Jehovah will not look with approval upon those
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who "squander their time and energies" in non-Kingdom interests.
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Jehovah thus becomes the all powerful parent who, even if the
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child's real parents may not be too concerned, will himself cut
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the child off from his favour and possibility even eternal life.
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A powerful motovation indeed!
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A PHOBIC WORLD VIEW
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The first step that the Watch Tower takes in their indoctrination
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of their followers is to develop the concept of the "universal war"
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that all people are inevitably caught up in, namely, that Satan
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has declared war on Jehovah, and we are automatically on one side
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or the other; there are no fence-sitters. If you are not doing
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all that the organization asks, you are on the side of the devil.
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Everything outside of the Watch Tower is controlled by the devil,
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and all persons who are not Witnesses are misled by the devil and
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are bad or dangerous to associate with. An unbalanced fear of the
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supernatural is encouraged. Witness children are told to avoid
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"worldly" magazines, movies, TV shows, music, etc. Any information
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critical of the Watch Tower is automatically evil and dangerous.
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Most doctors are evil for wanting to administer blood transfusions.
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Children have nightmares about mom or dad having to refuse a blood
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transfusion. Everything is made to appear as part of a large
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conspiracy to destroy Jehovah's Witnesses. Satan is feared totally
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out of proportion to the role as represented in the Bible.
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What is the end result? The child learns to fear life itself, at
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least outside of the Watch Tower, so that if he/she were to ever
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leave the organization, the devil would destroy him/her and he/she
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would become miserable and suicidal. I personally knew several
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members of the Watch Tower's Bethel family at their headquarters
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in New York who knew the organization was wrong, but could not
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leave due to fear that they were incapable of getting a job, or
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that their lives would disintegrate. They were the victims of
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carefully planted PHOBIAS.
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Many of these phobias are rather obvious to outsiders. Simple,
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harmless things are blown out of proportion in order to keep
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Witnesses secluded from the real world. For instance: Birthdays
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are evil because someone is being worshipped. Christmas is evil
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because thousands of years ago someone worshipped the sun on
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December 25th. Saluting the flag is worshipping your country and
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a sign that you belong to Satan's kingdom rather than God's
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Kingdom. Saying "darn" or "geez" is the same as cursing. Smoking
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cigarettes is a form of drug abuse that can lead to demonic
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control. Little wonder that Witness youths are so paranoid and
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shy of the world! Even when they leave the organization, the
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phobias are still there, controlling their lives until they are
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recognized and eliminated through counseling and/or self-awareness.
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Many of our readers were raised Jehovah's Witnesses and still
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remain VICTIMS of multiple phobia implantations. Many struggle
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with low self-esteem and self-worth, since the Watch Tower
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impants and perpetuates such problems.
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============== END OF OUR SECOND ARTICLE ==================
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What follows is additional material prepared by : Vince Banial
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The following is a list of books which could be of help when
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dealing with individuals who suffer from PHOBIAS and from
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phobia induced ANXIETY :
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TOXIC FAITH by : Stephen Arterburn and Jack Felton
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COMBATTING CULT MIND CONTROL by : Steven Hassan
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DON'T PANIC - Taking Control Of Anxiety Attacks
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by : R. Reid Wilson, Ph.D.
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FEEL THE FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAY by Susan Jeffers, Ph.D.
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NEGAHOLICS - Recover From Your Addiction To Negativity
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And Turn Your Life Around
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by : Cherie Carter-Scott
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BANISHED KNOWLEDGE - Facing Childhood Injuries
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by : Alice Miller
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ADULT CHILDREN OF ABUSIVE PARENTS - A Healing Program For Those
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Who Have Been Physically,
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Sexually or Emotionally
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Abused
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by : Steven Farmer -
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Director of the Center for Adult
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Children of Abusive Parents
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TOXIC PARENTS - Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy
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And Reclaiming Your Life
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by : Dr. Susan Forward
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HEALING THE SHAME THAT BINDS YOU by : John Bradshaw
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TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR LIFE - How Not To Be A Victim by : Louis Proto
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Those who feel that they suffer from PHOBIAS,I state that they
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should seek out professional help. Look for individuals and or
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groups who have experience in dealing with phobias and related
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anxiety disorder problems. The above list of books is by no means
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exhaustive. Please visit your local bookstore and ask for books
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about phobias. The above books can be of help, as I'm sure that
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there are other books which too would be helpful.
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There is also a wonderful book written by a former Jehovah's Witness.
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Not just any JW, this fellow was a member of their ruling body called
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the GOVERNING BODY. I am speaking of Mr. Raymond Franz, nephew to the
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present Watch Tower President Mr.Fred Franz. If Mr Raymond Franz had
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NOT had his crisis of conscience (which by the way is also the title
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of his book : CRISIS OF CONSCIENCE) he would likely have become the
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NEXT WATCH TOWER PRESIDENT, after the present President Mr. Fred Franz
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passed away. The book is well worth reading :
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CRISIS OF CONSCIENCE - The Struggle Between Loyalty To God
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And Loyalty To One's Religion
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by : Raymond Franz, former member of the
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GOVERNING BODY of Jehovah's Witnesses.
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Mr. Randall Watters runs an out-reach where he provides factual
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material about the Watch Tower. He also publishes a wonderful
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newsletter. You can write to him at:
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P.O. Box 3818
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Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
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Ask him to send you samples of their newletter. When you call
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or write, could I ask that you mention that you were referred by
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Vince Banial. I get nothing out of it. I just want to let Randall
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know that Vince in Toronto continues with support of Randall's
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efforts. Randall also carries books about the many
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facets of the Watch Tower. Most of the material contains
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photo-reproductions of actual Watch Tower publication pages. With
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such proof you can show a visiting Jehovah's Witness actual Watch
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Tower statements.
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================ end of issue #5 =======================
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Please share the info found in these issues of AWAKEN with other
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members of the faith to which you belong. Consider using this
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info within publications issued to members of your faith. One
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example is to use this info within Church bulletins. People need
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to become informed about the Watchtower and it's teachings. Why ?
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Jehovah's Witnesses go door to door preaching whatever the
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Watchtower has told them to preach. They are trained weekly to
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respond to any and all objections to their preaching. They are
|
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told by the Watchtower that the Watchtower is the only TRUTH
|
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and that the Watchtower is the only TRUE religion. They are
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told by the Watchtower that all other faiths, teach
|
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false teachings because all other faiths are agents of SATAN.
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They have no qualms attacking any and all aspects your belief
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system, when they come on their un-asked for visits. They are
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trained to SELL you on the Watchtower's teachings, just as they
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themselves had been SOLD.
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By becoming informed about the Jehovah's Witnesses, one will be
|
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better prepared to decide whether one should get invloved with
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this group.
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Copyright (c) 1991 by Vince Banial, Toronto Ontario Canada.
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This material cannot be incorporated into any book without the
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empress and written permission of Vince Banial. This file may be
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freely uploaded to any BBS, as long as it remains unchanged.
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