Up close and personal Jehovah's Witnesses can be wolves in sheep's clothing.
Think about this-When the devil comes knocking on your door he may not have the 'dark goth look'.They could be smartly dressed and wielding the Christian Bible.
I have Jehovah's Witnesses family in the usa who practice the Watchtower JW enforced ritual shunning that i have not seen or heard from in 15 years.
The central CORE dogma of the Watchtower is Jesus second coming (invisibly) in 1914 and is a lie.Jehovah's Witnesses are a spin-off of the man made Millerite movement of 1840.
A destructive cult of false teachings, that frequently result in spiritual and psychological abuse, as well as needless deaths (bogus blood transfusion ban).
Yes,you can 'check out anytime you want but you can never leave',because they can and will hold your family hostage.
The world has the Internet now,and there are tens of thousands of pages up from disgruntled ex-Jehovah's Witnesses like myself who have been abused by the Watchtower cult.
Jehovah's Witnesses are often a mouth that prays a hand that kills.The Watchtower is a truly Orwellian world.
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Danny Haszard former Jehovah's Witness X 33 years and 3rd generation
Remember-You just can't fool all the people all the time,you can only fool all of the people some of the time,or some of the people all of the time.
Gabriela Jacobo's radio piece was extraordinarily powerful for such a short piece. It was not very complex. Her mother prays in Spanish in the background as Jacobo tells the story of her mother's detachment from her children for her attachment to Gob. Jacobo is very deliberate with every word, slow and careful, as if giving each word it's own weight and thought. I've known religion to form a rift between parent and child, but the rift that Jacobo speaks of is not as simple. It is a rift created by her mother's belief of God and her devotion to her children through God. There is a brief interlude where a children's Christian song plays and Jacobo wishes to appreciate God the way other children do. The entire piece was rife with these heart-pulling moments. It was simple and perfect, for such a complex piece.
Gabriela’s mother discovers a religion that promises a joyful reunion with her deceased mother, but she may loose her son and daughter in the process. Gabriela’s intimate essay starts off with her mother praying in Spanish, from here Gabriela leads you through her pain in a quiet and longing voice. Her mother reappears; the stark difference in the tone of their voices and even the two languages emphasizing the emotional distance between them. The prayer returns, the mother’s religious fervor making her deaf to the girl’s need for love and affection. The writing and sound flow masterfully. This short, captivating piece shows a youth’s perspective on family relations and the affects of God and religion in an individual’s life.
This radio journal expressed a very moving and intimate reflection of a subgroup of youths today. The author paces her piece in a way that draws the listener deeply into her world. I found her view of the lack of expressive love shown towards her by her mother a sad example of the interwoven structure of organized religion. As a writer her piece was straight ward and direct without allowing the listener to drift off. As a journalist, her use of her mother’s reading of a pray (in her native Spanish) unmasked the ‘otherness’ that is often associated with unfamiliar religious groups than our own. In fact this piece is no less radio journal than a testament to the social ramifications of religious blindness that permeates throughout the world. Great piece of social radio.
Moving, quiet piece. The narrator brings us inside with her sadness and feelings of loss. One hopes her mother can hear her heart. Good for any aged people to hear honest reflection by a young writer. sl
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Danny Haszard
Posted on December 26, 2005 at 05:42 AM | Permalink
Review of Jehovah's Witness
Up close and personal Jehovah's Witnesses can be wolves in sheep's clothing.
Think about this-When the devil comes knocking on your door he may not have the 'dark goth look'.They could be smartly dressed and wielding the Christian Bible.
I have Jehovah's Witnesses family in the usa who practice the Watchtower JW enforced ritual shunning that i have not seen or heard from in 15 years.
The central CORE dogma of the Watchtower is Jesus second coming (invisibly) in 1914 and is a lie.Jehovah's Witnesses are a spin-off of the man made Millerite movement of 1840.
A destructive cult of false teachings, that frequently result in spiritual and psychological abuse, as well as needless deaths (bogus blood transfusion ban).
Yes,you can 'check out anytime you want but you can never leave',because they can and will hold your family hostage.
The world has the Internet now,and there are tens of thousands of pages up from disgruntled ex-Jehovah's Witnesses like myself who have been abused by the Watchtower cult.
Jehovah's Witnesses are often a mouth that prays a hand that kills.The Watchtower is a truly Orwellian world.
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Danny Haszard former Jehovah's Witness X 33 years and 3rd generation
Remember-You just can't fool all the people all the time,you can only fool all of the people some of the time,or some of the people all of the time.
Sandra Chen
Posted on September 28, 2009 at 11:28 PM | Permalink
YEB review of "Johovah's Witness"
Gabriela Jacobo's radio piece was extraordinarily powerful for such a short piece. It was not very complex. Her mother prays in Spanish in the background as Jacobo tells the story of her mother's detachment from her children for her attachment to Gob. Jacobo is very deliberate with every word, slow and careful, as if giving each word it's own weight and thought. I've known religion to form a rift between parent and child, but the rift that Jacobo speaks of is not as simple. It is a rift created by her mother's belief of God and her devotion to her children through God. There is a brief interlude where a children's Christian song plays and Jacobo wishes to appreciate God the way other children do. The entire piece was rife with these heart-pulling moments. It was simple and perfect, for such a complex piece.
Dulce Maria Mora
Posted on March 17, 2005 at 01:49 PM | Permalink
Review of Jehovah's Witness
Gabriela’s mother discovers a religion that promises a joyful reunion with her deceased mother, but she may loose her son and daughter in the process. Gabriela’s intimate essay starts off with her mother praying in Spanish, from here Gabriela leads you through her pain in a quiet and longing voice. Her mother reappears; the stark difference in the tone of their voices and even the two languages emphasizing the emotional distance between them. The prayer returns, the mother’s religious fervor making her deaf to the girl’s need for love and affection. The writing and sound flow masterfully. This short, captivating piece shows a youth’s perspective on family relations and the affects of God and religion in an individual’s life.
Marc Ramos
Posted on October 27, 2003 at 09:22 AM | Permalink
Review of Jehovah's Witness
This radio journal expressed a very moving and intimate reflection of a subgroup of youths today. The author paces her piece in a way that draws the listener deeply into her world. I found her view of the lack of expressive love shown towards her by her mother a sad example of the interwoven structure of organized religion. As a writer her piece was straight ward and direct without allowing the listener to drift off. As a journalist, her use of her mother’s reading of a pray (in her native Spanish) unmasked the ‘otherness’ that is often associated with unfamiliar religious groups than our own. In fact this piece is no less radio journal than a testament to the social ramifications of religious blindness that permeates throughout the world. Great piece of social radio.
Transom Editors
Posted on October 14, 2003 at 11:32 AM | Permalink
Review of Jehovah's Witness
Moving, quiet piece. The narrator brings us inside with her sadness and feelings of loss. One hopes her mother can hear her heart. Good for any aged people to hear honest reflection by a young writer. sl