Comments on: Jehovah’s Witnesses convention focuses on apocalypse

By: Elijah Halstead

Elijah Halstead — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:16:27 +0000

I find it quite interesting how easily people can change their minds, simply because they are afraid of the apocalypse. It is known as a Jehovah’s Witness that people will be resurected. What is to fear, if the outcome is a world without fear or war? I am sixteen, and I used to be afraid of the subject. however, I got over it, and now it is the only thing I look forward to in this world. Literally, the only thing, for I despise this system of things.

By: paulomercurio

paulomercurio — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:13:37 +0000

As a previous Jehovah Witness, I remenber very well the changes I had to made at last hour in Public Discourses about prophecies of the end…im so relieved its over…

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:03:51 +0000

How many were baptized at the second convention July 10-12????

By: Girafe

Girafe — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:42:36 +0000

I was at the last assembly, and I don’t know if it’s because my attitude changed or what, but I really thought that it was basically on the theme: How can you actually have a life, everybody is about to die and Satan is trying to trap you. But don’t worry, it’s for a good cause: Paradise Earth.

The first day focused on staying awake because the end could be here at any moment. The second one was about warning others about that and beware of Satan’s five traps. And the third was about focusing on invisible things: Prophecies about the end, from the political attack against all religion to the ending in Paradise, in 9 steps. And how to survive the end of the world. The drama was about welcoming those who come back to the religion.

So to me, that was quite blunt and scary. We had interviews of an engineer who left his job to do cleaning part time and pioneer, and also young people who gave up long studies to pioneer. Glorify Jehovah should be our priority at this point in time, so close to the end.

So altogether, I would agree that it was the most apocalyptic assembly i’ve seen (at least since the one when the Daniel Book came out…)

It didn’t sound normal to me. That reinforced me in the thought that that is REALLY a MIND CONTROLLING cult, using FEAR presented as a POSITIVE thing to make sure everybody stays in… I personally don’t think that it is intended to harm people, the ones who presented it are very sincere and loving and they believe that that’s what’s best for them, but the result is the same.

By: Jehovah’s Witnesses convention focuses on apocalypse | JW News & Comments

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:23:39 +0000

[...] In the midst of news articles featuring the many summer conventions of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, I thought that the Atlanta Journal presented a much more honest picture as opposed to the usual “sunshine and lollipops” coverage. The article doesn’t simply focus on the size of the convention but discusses the program, highlighting the emphasis on the Jehovah’s Witnesses as an apocalyptic religion. Read more … [...]