2007-07-14 01:17:09 · 11 answers · asked by no2jw 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You will possibly have a long road ahead of you. Recovery is not easy, but first and foremost you must pray for your kids. Tell every strong prayer warrior you know and have them pray hard. Second, talk with your pastor. If you don't have one, call a good Bible believing church for counsel. I provided a link with some good tips for people in your situation.
2007-07-14 10:28:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
You can pray and do research, and hope that they look at it....The Watchman society has copies of watchtowers with false prophecies that you can give to them.
There is a lot of literature on this cult that you can give to them, but the only material that they can read that is of a religious slant is that published by the WBTS....Don't worry, there is enough there to prove false prophecy and that is relatively easy.....Keep in prayer and God bless.
2007-07-14 20:00:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Pray for your children. always be kind, loving and patient with them. Let them know you worry for them and that you're always there for them, with no judgment. Let them know you feel nothing comes between families and you love them unconditionally. Love, not confrontation, seems to be most helpful in keeping families together when cults threaten to tear them apart.
Edit: I see I have a "thumbs down." HOW could this answer possibly be offensive to anyone? Love, kindness, patience is offensive?
2007-07-14 20:14:22 · answer #3 · answered by PediC 5 · 7⤊ 1⤋
the way they raise their kids is a shame, they cannot go to the prom , celebrate holidays and they have to go out on field service ( knocking on strangers doors) i have them in my family, the jw's marriage has no privacy whatsoever, if one cheats they run to the elders and they get disfellowshipped publicly and cannot associate with the congregation, they cannot do certain sexual acts with their wives, husbands, the marriage bed is private not for the congregation to partake in, the children are controlled and cannot have an imagination its called demonized, one of the kids in my family was just 6 yrs old and was adopted, brought home a santa claus and got spanked because of it, and it was ripped up and was told to never bring the demon in the house again, kids cannot associate with non jws, i feel if a child does not want to go to church they should not be forced in any way, they grow up resenting and eventually leave the congregation.
2007-07-14 01:55:50 · answer #4 · answered by amy j 2 · 4⤊ 3⤋
we are not brainwashed. we have free will. we worship Jehovah God and do what Jesus commanded us at Matthew 28 verse 19 and 20. a cult worships man like jim jones, waco texas or charles manson. a cult lives in one state. we live in 236 lands in our own homes. a cult the man rings a bell and everyone comes running. we don't. our children are not brainwashed either. Jehovah wants us to worship him because we want to, not because we have to. learn the difference. our children do not sleep around and having babies before they are married. our children are polite. our children don't do drugs. so how are they brainwashed???
2007-07-14 01:40:26 · answer #5 · answered by lover of Jehovah and Jesus 7 · 3⤊ 4⤋
Your kids got brainwashed into being Jehovah's Witnesses but you didn't?
2007-07-14 01:20:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
read the BIBLE to them & then pray for them
let them know how you feel about it & then back up what you say & feel with the words from the
bible
you may need a Pastor's help if you don't know
the bible verses to back you up.
God luck
2007-07-14 01:31:03 · answer #7 · answered by start 6-22-06 summer time Mom 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
What is your question?
By JW,I assume you mean Jehovah's Witnesses.This religion is not a cult.They worship and obey Jehovah God,not a person.
They also do not brainwash.In a way I suppose it could calling that,but in this filthy system we live in,couldnt we all afford to have our minds cleaned?!
2007-07-14 04:09:26 · answer #8 · answered by lillie 6 · 4⤊ 4⤋
teach them from an early age to question. not to blindly believe in anything but to understand the root of their belief. if you've given them these tools, you need to understand and accept any choice they make, even if it does not gel with your belief system.
2007-07-14 01:38:24 · answer #9 · answered by joe the man 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
JW's are not a cult...people are not mind controlled . People are free to come and go anytime they wish. And we teach our children respect, patience, love, kindness, self control, goodness, faith and things like these.
They are discouraged from rebelliousness, abusive speech, indecent dress, wearing idols, looking like the world, acting like the world, premarital sex, etc.
We love our children and want them to get everlasting life and live now in peace.
2007-07-14 01:26:21 · answer #10 · answered by debbie2243 7 · 4⤊ 6⤋