by bj 6 Replies latest jw friends
I would like to thank all those who contributed in the first part or wrote to me in private. But I feel, there's many, many, more cases left untold. Therefore, I bag everybody to try to remember. ALL information would be appreciated, try to give the year if possible.
Thank you for your copperation and remind everybody that this is a serious topic and wish to keep it in that spirit.
If you need my e-mail let me know.
Joe
Yes, please send your address to me. My mail is unlocked.
hmmm. didnt read page one but do I gather you are interested in data about Witness suicides? I got two for ya from my own congregation.
Linton Mewburn in 1976, 19 years old,ex pioneer. Quit meetings, fell into drink,blew his brains out. Bayswater cong, Melbourne.
Lawrence Purkiss, this was after I had left the org, about 30 at the time, former pioneer,unmarried. Blew his brains out in his car listening to Black Sabbath music.Ferntree gully cong, Melbourne.
2 out of 20 young men in the cong. not a bad rate huh?
Thanks Edward,
two questions: Was Linton Mewburn df or disassociated?
When did Purkiss committed suicide (if you don't know, round about which year)? & was he still a JW?
Joe
mewburn was a personal friend of mine, about 1976 we started falling away from the truth into drink and the like, he wasnt disassociated officially,just not attending meetings much, like myself.
Purkiss is a little harder to explain, I reckon he did himself when I was about 30, I was out by that time and i heard about it on the grapevine must have been about 1986, his status re org at that time I cant say. Both persons frequently spoke to me about personal inadequacy re not being worthy of Jehovahs love and mercy.I long suspected homosexual leanings in Lawrence.
Based upon these two experiences, (the only ones I know of) it seems possible that people leave the org, step into the world, become involved in condemned behaviour along the lines of "leave the org
and you will fall into decadence and despair"(a self fulfilling WT prophecy)and they cant cope and off themselves.
hope this is usefull.
edward
bj,
What is the purpose of your research?
Hi Larc,
Thank you for the reference of last time. Your question was "why do I need the information." As I already said in part 1:
"The information is needed for a special conference that would take place in Belgium. Also, it is needed to show the danger of this sect and what it lead people to do. Yes, the french authority are interested in this."
I also think that this is powerful information that need to be all combinied and create a web page for it as Bill Bowen did with Child Abuse. This way people would know were to consult the subject and can keep a record of all cases which come to light.
Joe
