Daughter (15) recently told my wife and I that she has a huge crush on this boy (17) from school who’s hanging out with her friend group a lot these days. She said he can’t date because he’s a Jehovah’s Witness. All wife & I knew before is that they’re some Christian group. From what we read online they seem to be pretty radical & abstract stuff like 144000 (?), Armageddon. They even get called a cult.

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    13 days ago

    They’re famous for distributing tracts door to door.

    Like the Mormons a large part of that is making members believe outsiders hate them for their religion…

    When really I just hate any random person who knocks on my door.

    It’s less to gain members, and more a way to prevent people from leaving.

    — the women are saved through childbearing.

    That’s how cults grow their numbers.