Universal Founded Principles - What are they?
Imagine if every single religious organization were to apply the following supposed "biblical principle":
You should cease association with family members or any people who no longer belong to our religious Organization.
Is that a founded Principle? Let's see...
A principle is only "founded" or Universal when it works both ways: it should pass the Golden Rule Test of Reciprocity, namely:
"Treat others as you would like others to treat you"
"Do not treat others in ways that you would not like to be treated"
"What you wish upon others, you wish upon yourself"
Let's see some "test" cases…
John and his 35 years old son Alfred were both Catholics.
Alfred decided to leave Catholicism to become a Jehovah Witness.
Because John should follow a "founded biblical principle" - that means John must cease association with his son Alfred - now a former member of Catholic church.
And there is definitely no room for Alfred to be sad or upset because he knows that your father is just doing what is right - he is following a founded biblical principle. This is exactly what Alfred wants: his father to follow a founded Bible principle of shunning. Right?
Laura and her sister Monica were both Mormon.
Laura decided to quit "The Saints of the Last Days" church to become a Jehovah Witness.
As a good Bible follower Monica will cease to associate with Laura. Because that is a Founded Biblical Principle - That is exactly what Laura also expects. Correct?
The Truth:
Any Jehovah witnesses who decided to leave other religious organisations to become a member of the WatchTower Organisation expected and wanted their former belief-system mates - be family members or others - to keep associating with them - despite their new religious belief system.
If you want to become a Jehovah Witness and you still want to:
Keep associating with your Catholic father and Lutheran mother - even though you are no longer Catholic or Lutheran.
Keep associating with your Baptist son - even though you are no longer from Baptist church.
Keep associating with your Anglican neighbors and family - even though you are no longer from this church.
Then - likewise - you must also:
"Treat others as you would like others to treat you"
"Do not treat others in ways that you would not like to be treated"
"What you wish upon others, you wish upon yourself"
So that the current practice of Jehovah Witnesses of ceasing association or shunning former members is not a founded or Universal Principle. Far from it : It is indeed a Violation of the Universal Golden Rule Principle.
The Hypocrisy
One of the WatchTower Organisation and members main goal is to change people's belief system by means of a so called "preaching" work.
So they benefit when people from other religions organisation respect the Golden Rule - but they themselves do not.
And such life-impacting shunning policy makes the WatchTower Organisation similar to Hotel California for some or Roach Motel for others.
You can check out any time you like
But you can never leave!
“Roaches check in, but they don't check out!”
And more hypocrisy to the table...
WatchTower organisation frequently appeals to governments and world authorities when it feels victim of injustices - and at the same time the organisation tries to argue that it is not proper for government's authorities to interfere in the decisions made by adults - unless it is to the benefit of WatchTower.
