RE: Ask a Former Jehovah's Witness
June 23, 2019 at 6:19 pm
(This post was last modified: June 23, 2019 at 6:20 pm by Athena.)
(June 23, 2019 at 3:41 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: Can you say anything concerning the devaluation/distrust of higher education among JWs?
Yeah. They say that sending your child to college is like sending them into a shark tank and hoping they can swim across. Sure, they might make it, but why take the risk?
What they fear is the study of science and philosophy. They say those two things will corrupt young minds. While they claim to embrace science, they say the scientific community is biased against God.
They want members of the religion to view the religion as the primary source of information on everything. The Awake magazine has semi-scientific articles. They also have some books about creation vs. evolution. You're supposed to trust them above any other source.
(June 23, 2019 at 3:53 pm)wyzas Wrote: Are you looking forward to celebrating the upcoming holiday? With explosives?
We always celebrated it anyway because it was my parents' anniversary. That's the one thing you're allowed to actually celebrate annually.
