Probably the most common phone request I get is: Which books should I get? That really depends on what kind of information you need. Below are my answers:
Question: My wife/husband/friend/kid just got involved in Jehovah's Witnesses. What should I read to learn how to get them out?
1. Thus Saith Jehovah's Witnesses (book) by Randall Watters
2. Combatting Cult Mind Control by (book) Steven Hassan
3. Understanding Mind Control Among Jehovah's Witnesses (book) by Randall Watters
4. Spiritual Food at the Proper Time (book:anonymous, no author)
5. Approaching Jehovah's Witnesses in Love (book) by Wilbur Lingle
6. How to Witness to Jehovah's Witnesses (cassettes) by Randall Watters
7. DVD lectures by Randall Watters with a JW/exJW audience
I would like to know more about the Watchtower. Why are they a cult?
1. Thus Saith Jehovah's Witnesses by Randall Watters
2. Spiritual Food at the Proper Time (anonymous, WT is author)
3. Understanding Mind Control Among Jehovah's Witnesses (book) by Randall Watters
How can I learn more of their history?
1. Jehovah's Witnesses: Their Claims, Doctrinal Changes and Prophetic Speculation by Edmond C. Gruss
2. Apocalypse Delayed by James Penton
3. Crisis of Conscience by Raymond Franz
4. In Search of Christian Freedom by Raymond Franz
5. Spiritual Food at the Proper Time (anonymous, WT is author)
How can I answer the Witnesses using the Bible?
1. Refuting Jehovah's Witnesses by Randall Watters
2. Approaching Jehovah's Witnesses In Love by Wilbur Lingle
What is good for an open-minded Witness to read?
1. Crisis of Conscience by Raymond Franz
2. Releasing the Bonds by Steven Hassan
3. Audio tape: What Happened At Bethel In 1980? by Randall Watters and Robert Sullivan
4. Let them watch one of these videos: Coming Out of the Watchtower: Why Is It So Difficult?, Understanding Watchtower Phobias, and Deprogramming--Is It for Christians? (U.S. format only)
5. In Search of Christian Freedom by Raymond Franz
6. Spiritual Food at the Proper Time (anonymous, WT is author)
What is the best value per dollar to get if I only purchase one thing or two?
1. Thus Saith Jehovah's Witnesses by Randall Watters
2. Get all the old
Watchtower publications on CD-ROMs!
No need to spend a small fortune on the original books!
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What is good for educating classes about the Watchtower?
1. DVD: Witnesses of Jehovah in both English and Spanish on same disk.
2. Thus Saith Jehovah's Witnesses by Randall Watters
3. DVD: Understanding Cult Mind Control w/ Lee Salvatore (U.S. format only)
4. Jehovah's Witnesses: Their Claims, Doctrinal Changes and Prophetic Speculation by Edmond C. Gruss
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