Barbara,
My husband and I left the organization 4 years ago thanks to our son and the great people here on this board who were of much support to us.
We still have close family members "in" and we can hardly wait until next week to learn this news of yours. Maybe it will be BIG enough to rock their boats a little bit...and it would be my greatest wish that they would leave this criminal organization...but I think that no matter how big this news is, they will attribute it to lies of apostates at "the end of this system of things". Also, they have a lifetime of friends and family members who they stay "in" for. The organization is a social aspect of their lives that they do not wish to live without right now.
if I was still a JW and found out about this, I really believe I would immediately walk away from the WT and never look back. I sincerely hope that thousands upon thousands do just that when they read for themselves how they have been bamboozled, duped and hoodwinked!
With all my heart I sincerely hope so too.
Mrs. Shakita (waiting patiently)