Dear searching4truth,
I understand where you are coming from believe me. If you can play devils advocate with your questioning it will help you when you are actually faced with those types of questions. I feel it is important to even ask these types of questions to your self as well, so that you are completely sure that the Society really is being deceptive. So I really do encourage you to look at a subject six ways to Sunday like you did when asking about the catacombs. It will not only help the truth be crystal clear to you, but to also any you defend your position to. I know I don't have all the answers, I don't think anyone does. But I certainly know the Society doesn't! I used to have answers for everything when I was in the Borg. Like everyone else I would dismiss anything that didn't have a answer as well as any answer that was different from the Watchtowers. After 2 years of deep research, I know their answers were simply answers that fit their doctorines. And were self made answers. Anyhow...If you ever need any info. I will always be happy to try and help you find what you need.
Dear Zenism,
Don't feel alone, I would venture to say the majority don't understand the deeper things of the Borg. My sister for instance had to learn what it was she was supposed to have known all her life (she was like you) in order to defend the flying questions her inlaws had as to why she and her husband were no longer going to meetings. She thought of all things that may stop them dead in their tracts would be the 607 issue if she could understand it enough to explain to them why it didn't make sence. It took some time, but because of what was at stake, she finally got it. It didn't matter in the end because they then labeled them apostates (of course), and won't have much to do with them anyhow. But you never know when smeone may want to know. As for the blood issue..that was the whole reason my mom began having questions. Her dad, a active JW rejected blood and ended up dying because of it. On top of it all, her stand was easily changed because the Borg said a certain fraction was ok. When the Dr. questioned why that would be ok, it was blood, she said I don't know, I just know it's ok. (She had gone to the local Kingdomhall, as it was back east, and the Elders helped her find what was ok, and was not ok to take out of the publications.) Later, she really anylised why she was so easiley swayed..that got her thinking. As well as the fact that something made from blood was ok, but blood by itself was not. One question led to another, as I am sure has happened to you.. Anyway..were glad your out and have less mental baggage to undue.
Dear Geevee,
That was a really interesting story. It makes you wonder how many times we saw and read conflictingf things like that and just dismissed them.. I just chaulk it up to the fact that my heart was not ready to handle truth yet. My heart was to hardened in the Borg's ways not to listen to reason. Think of how many others there are with simular experiences. So determined no one else could be right, we ignore warning signals that should have been stopping us dead in our tracts. Regardless.. I am so glad you finally took the blinders off...as we all had to do.
Sincerely,
Lady Liberty
