intra-faith back-biting -
there's nothing more fun (to an outsider) than the scent of it.
this time it's the jehovah's witnesses.
it seems their official magazine, the watchtower, has described those who leave the church as 'mentally diseased' apostates.
their's is a faith with an ultra-centralised leadership, and one which calls for unquestioning discipline from the followers of its rigid doctrine. it's not the only one.
how they all got themselves in this mess, 'god' only knows.
the following is taken from 'will you heed jehovah's warnings?'
the watchtower, 15 july 2011
"because of love. we love 'the god of truth', so we are not interested in twisted teachings that contradict his word of truth"
blimey. they all sound as mad as hatters.
the benefit of being genuinely engaged with those whose
beliefs differ from ours is that it serves as a safeguard
against idolizing our own ideology.
