The Watchtower (study edition), “Will You Heed Jehovah’s Clear Warnings?”
“Well, apostates are “mentally diseased,” and they seek to infect others with their disloyal teachings. [par. 6] … We also refuse to read their literature, watch TV programs that feature them, examine their Web sites, or add our comments to their blogs. [par. 7]”
Compares apostates to carriers of a 'contagious, deadly disease' and sets out what avoiding 'false teachers' involves.
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Provenance and verification note for The Watchtower (study edition), Will You Heed Jehovah’s Clear Warnings?
Confidence note. Opened the WOL document; page marker confirms p. 16. The 'poisoned dish' image suggested in the brief is NOT in this article (it uses 'dried-up wells', 'ravenous wolves' and disease imagery).
Corroborated by. src-w-1986-0315-not-quickly-shaken
Notes. The 'mentally diseased' phrase attracted UK press coverage in 2011 (not researched here).
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-w-2011-0715-heed-clear-warnings