Yes, indeed. But like all sects, and indeed religions, the JWs have evolved. I don't think they say much about pyramids these days. They may even have lost some of the rabid anti-catholic fervour of their days under 'Judge' Rutherford. I suspect though, they haven't changed that much since the days of Nathan Knorr - except since the fiasco of rather strongly assertion that Armaggedon would occur before 1975 was out, they keep rather quiet about suggesting any dates for the end of the world.
I still give them kudos points for their idea of hell being simply the grave, though. That (to me) puts them ahead of any raging fundamentalists who suggest the 'unsaved' will burn forever.
Door-to-door salesmanship seems a pretty useless way of contributing to society, though, if it only consists in selling Watchtower and Awake.
Their books are enough to put anyone off, Janet and John stuff, with people playing with lions and lambs.
Even the pictures look like something out of the 1950's.
They might not believe in hell but they do believe in Armageddon and what I don't like is that they have to head hunt to get their immortality. Only those who have converted a lot of people get saved.
It strikes me as a religion based on fear.
Probably because I have seen people terrified by what they teach, driven to suicide actually. I suppose someone can become unbalanced with other Christian/religious teachings but at one point I had jehovahs witnesses on both my mothers and fathers side.
They also subject children to abuse when they take them from door to door, because not everyone cares if children are present when they are abusive.
It's a very controlling sect.
My uncle is one of the elders and his grown up daughter wasn't allowed to be alone with her fiancé who was also a JW and had to be escorted at all times, even while getting their flat decorated ready for when they were married.
It's very strict and controlling once you get into it, members can be excommunicated if they step out of line.
That creates fear too.
People in it are encouraged to mix with JW's and even though our JW are still in contact it does break up families as they don't join in things like Christmas.
Having all your friends as JW is controlling too, because should they chuck you out, you lose your friends too.
It's initially friendly, but it has depths which hems you in and takes over your life to the point it becomes your family.
I was quite shocked when I heard how controlling it was over dates between boys and girls even when engaged, I think there is fear in it about being criticised and getting it wrong.
Women are expected to honour and obey their husbands, literally.
Every so often I hear something, and it makes me realise how controlling it actually is when you get right into it, how the rest of the world is viewed.
Their Kingdom Halls and isolated JW might come across as like everyone else, but looking at my uncle and aunt, when you get further in it gets a lot stricter in lots of ways.
This honouring your husband and obeying is a lot stricter than many other groups who just give it lip service.
Perhaps it's that my uncle is an elder. They are not even meant to use the internet because it's corrupting.
It's an isolating religion, where your family becomes the church.
The fastest way of getting rid of a JW is to tell them you are Catholic. It's the Pope, the statues of Mary, the cross which they see as a Pagan symbol.
My aunt and uncle won't go in another church, they always wait outside.
It's the evil crosses and idolatry that goes on in the C of E and the rest.
So funerals/weddings they wait outside
http://thejehovahswitnesses.org/things-jehovahs-witnesses-cant-do.php
