10 Contradictions in Jehovah's Witness Teachings

(Cedars' vlog no. 343) Jehovah's Witnesses are deeply proud of their beliefs, claiming them to be Bible-based. But are they internally consistent and in harmony with science? In this video, I list 10 clear contradictions in the religion's teachings.

Timestamps:

10 - 01:10 Christmas and piñatas
09 - 06:52 Evolution and Noah's Ark
08 - 13:20 Anointed may be mentally imbalanced
07 - 16:02 God cannot lie but approves "theocratic warfare" & "new light"
06 - 22:57 Miracles v. "Jehovah's hand"
05 - 28:27 "Free will" v. threats of destruction
04 - 32:15 Infant baptism v. child baptism
03 - 39:00 Dissuade higher education (but happy to benefit from it)
02 - 42:17 Shunning and the "prodigal son"
01 - 47:37 The blood prohibition, leukocytes, and Saul's men

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#contradictions

[rhuanhollands]

Hey John! I’m a 16 yr old bro from the UK, and ur videos have helped me wake up; and my whole family. I listen to your JW broadcasting videos when I’m playing video games, they’ve helped me undo my JW upbringing. Thank you so much!

[ruthephoenix]

As someone born into the truth and raised by an elder I remember all of the times we had to "take a stand for Jehovah". Not saying cheers, not clinking glasses, not putting a tree in the house, no piercings/tattoos, my ex-husband being brought into the back room by elders and told to shave his beard off...(which he did). No ankle braclets (I really wanted one)... And now... Now PINATAS are okay?! Why I oughta!

[jrow]

Wow Lloyd. Very interesting some things I never thought of. While I have been out for 12 years there are still things I believed and you are helping me more and more to see that the thing I believed are just not true and guided by men. Thanks for what you do. I wish I could get my family to see this I miss them!

[jrojala]

I knew a 5 year old who was baptized as soon as he learned to read- even when I was fully indoctrinated I thought it was bizarre- he was a regular pioneer before he was in grade school...
You should’ve seen the householder’s faces when this lil baby was giving bible presentations at their doors. He was a clever kid, to be sure, but it made me very uncomfortable to be at a door, standing silently behind this little child preacher while the householder just stares at me like, “Is this for real?”
I always wonder how he is today- he’s an adult by now... I can’t imagine what his childhood could’ve been like.

[rjscott]

Here's yet another contradiction: JW's say that even though the faithful slave is guided by holy spirit they can still make mistakes because they are still imperfect. Well by that logic the bible can also make mistakes. After all the bible writers were also guided by the holy spirit and they were imperfect also

[mikespilligan]

My mum told my father, a doctor, that a heart transplant changed a persons personality. Watchtower told her at one time the seat of personality resides in the heart. My dad just looked shocked that someone could believe such horseshit.

[cygnustsp]

I can barely believe i was ever an ardent jw. Took their positions as reasons to make life choices. My 75 year old mom is still a jw and I'm disfellowshipped but she supports me in literally every way. What a crazy way to go about living life.

[Vienna]

One full hour of John Ceders

Hell yea

[ninajohnson]

The parable of the prodigal son always baffled me with JW's and shunning. Oh, I am glad to be out of it

[maryannlockwood]

I always look forward to these. Then again I always look forward to any of Lloyd’s videos!🤷🏻‍♀️

[DancewithChigo]

Getting baptised at 6 years old, that's is just insane

[mollysvanstrom]

Another perfect example of how easy it is to disprove the JW doctrines and unrealistic beliefs. thank you Lloyd!

[MismeretMonk]

I've left JWs and Christianity for 10 years now. Strangely, it is very therapeutic to listen to videos like this.

[micheleharris]

Wow, of all the lists they keep, I would think they would want a list of the anointed. 😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇

[stephenbryant]

I’m a frequent blood donor and it’s something I’m very happy to be able to do it to help others. I happen to have the only blood type that is safe for infants (O- and CMV-) and I often hear that my blood was used for one of them. That sure feels good!

[KA-pdoq]

Lloyd, I wholeheartedly thank you for this! My friend’s 14 year old son is about to be baptized and she’s heartbroken. I’m using some of these watchtower articles, along with one from another one of your videos, to reason with his dad about this. And him. As we all know we can’t force anyone to wake up, but I continue to appreciate all the long hours and research and care that goes into each and every one of your videos! All being directly from their own propaganda speaks volumes much more than someone in an emotional state blurting out “it’s all lies!” Thank you!! You’ve been such a blessing over the years in so many ways exposing the organization for who they really are. It’s upsetting to hear but then liberating!! Freedom!!

[fiatluxkph]

A better comparison to piñatas would be the JW position on yoga

[bryancooper]

Great work on this vid!! Thank you Lloyd!

[marie-madeleineboudreau]

Im happy to have woken up, its my daughter that told me about your utub and since been following you, great job, thank you 😁👍

[Bruceylancer]

Thank you!


I left the JW religion before I watched a single "apostate" video exactly because of such contradictions! Especially the things about evolution. I came to the same conclusions myself, it's like we think in the exact same way. Guess it's just the way any rational person would think.


And I didn't just leave in an instant, I tried to "save my faith" and discuss these matters with elders and friends, tried to find an answer, but to my surprise, they basically dismissed all of it. They were satisfied with absolutely unsatisfactory "explanations", everything basically boiled down to "goddidit": "oh, Jehovah just somehow made it possible with his holy spirit". It's like being in some kind of absurd theater, the problems are so obvious, yet no one seems to notice!


This makes me so enraged, it's an insult to common sense!