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Jehovah's Witness Magazine Branding Leavers As 'Mentally Diseased' To Be Investigated


First Posted: 27/09/11 15:22 Updated: 27/09/11 15:22

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The Telegraph:

An official magazine for Jehovah's Witnesses that described those who leave the church as "mentally diseased" is at the centre of a police inquiry, it has emerged.

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CarmanC
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06:55 on 27/10/2011
Article quote -
"The article, published in the magazine which is distributed by Jehovah's Witnesses across the globe, reportedly warned followers to avoid "false teachers" which it condemned as being "mentally diseased". "

The WatchTower published quote is: "Suppose that a doctor told you to avoid contact with someone who is infected with a contagious, deadly disease. You would know what the doctor means, and you would strictly heed his warning. Well, apostates are 'mentally diseased', and they seek to infect others with their disloyal teachings."

The WatchTower is not talking about ""false teachers"". The WatchTower solidly states "disloyal ones'. This is WatchTower argot for former Jehovah's Witnesses.
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CarmanC
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06:38 on 27/10/2011
Almost all former JWs I have spoken with do not hate active JWs. Many have a bone to pick with the WatchTower­'s Governing Body.

This is about former followers (those that are disloyal [who have left]) and now attempt to continue to have relationsh­ips with their families and friends that still belong to the WatchTower Organizati­on. The WatchTower­'s severe form of shunning destroys relationsh­ips at all levels.
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tinka1221
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21:11 on 29/09/2011
Typically, there's a problem when religion start tossing out insults.
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Tater Salad
How can I be a quitter when haters dont stop?
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22:57 on 27/09/2011
Call it a wash. People do nothing but hate on them.
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gibraltar
Put in D to go forward to go backwards put it in R
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19:56 on 27/09/2011
One could say the act of leaving actually indicates their mental disease has been cured.
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