“The negro … continues to be gross, immoral, and deceitful” and other racist quotes from the Watchtower

“It too often happens that, while the negro rapidly masters the rules and regulations of the Christian religion, he still continues to be gross, immoral, and deceitful… They (missionaries) may have succeeded in turning their disciples into professing Catholics, Anglicans, or Baptists; but the impartial observer is surprised to find that adultery, drunkenness, and lying are…

“Education shows you how to think. Propaganda tells you what to think.” and other JW quotes about propaganda and deception

Misquoting / Misrepresentation WHAT IS IT? Deliberate misrepresentation and misquoting happen when someone intentionally manipulates the words of another author (usually one who is an authority in the field) to justify their own stance. EXAMPLE: “…Because propaganda “is likely to be most effective,” says one source, “if people . . . are discouraged from thinking critically.” (Media and…

“Annihilation awaits all who will not listen” and other Watchtower quotes about worldly people

Jehovah’s Witnesses spend their lives going from door to door to talk to those who are not part of their religion. These people are referred to as “worldly people” among the witnesses. In the religion, the term “wordly” is in no way meant as a compliment. Worldly people will be executed soon, including “small children”….

“Mentally deranged people are notorious masturbators” and other Jehovah’s Witness quotes about masturbation.

Jehovah’s Witnesses are for some reason extremely obsessed with masturbation and homosexuals. So much so that they have published dozens of statements that masturbation and homosexuality are linked. In some articles, Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that masturbation leads to homosexuality. Jehovah’s Witnesses also link masturbation with mental illness, by stating that “mentally deranged people are notorious…

Watchtower Quotes: 1925

Watchtower Oct. 15, 1917, from page 6157 : “There will be no slip-up…Abraham should enter upon the actual possession of his promised inheritance in the year 1925” Watchtower Sept. 01, 1922, from page 262 : “1914 ended the Gentile Times…The date 1925 is even more distinctly indicated by the Scriptures…by then the great crisis will be reached and probably…

Watchtower Quotes: Churches and Other Charitable Organizations

“People may also feel that we should build schools and hospitals as well as perform other charitable works. They are stumbled because we focus our effort on the preaching work, not on solving the world’s immediate problems. … Never should we become distracted by the political and social issues of this world.” Watchtower 2021 May p.7…

Watchtower Quotes: Dress and Grooming

Long Hair on Men “For a man or a boy to wear his hair so that he looks like a girl is still “contrary to nature.” It is typical of an age (and lands) where homosexuality is on the increase… homosexuality is also “contrary to nature,” both unfitting and detestable…” The Watchtower, What the Way…

Watchtower Quotes: Salvation only for Jehovah’s Witnesses

“Only Jehovah’s Witnesses, those of the anointed remnant and the “great crowd,” as a united organization under the protection of the Supreme Organizer, have any Scriptural hope of surviving the impending end” The Watchtower, Remaining Organized for Survival Into the Millennium “Annihilation awaits all who will not listen and who thereby set themselves against rule…

Watchtower Quotes: The Governing Body

“That faithful slave is the channel through which Jesus is feeding his true followers in this time of the end. It is vital that we recognize the faithful slave. Our spiritual health and our relationship with God depend on this channel.” Watchtower 2013 Jul 15 p.20 Jehovah God has also provided his visible organization, his…

Watchtower Quotes: Beards

Beards are Identified with Extremists and Rebels Against Society “In recent years in many lands a beard or long hair on a man attracts immediate notice and may, in the minds of the majority, classify such a person undesirably with extremists or as rebels against society.“ The Watchtower, Questions From Readers “But more helpful than…