This is for the lurker or the newbie who might be overwhelmed by information he/she will find on this site for the first time. How do you know that this information is true and correct? The organization will label these sites as apostates or liars in what they say , how do you distinguish the truth ? Hopefully I can offer some suggestions that will help you. How many years were you active ? What dates were they between ? Their are a number of links here and elsewhere you can get WT quotes of all the societys literature to check what was printed by the organization.,throughout their history , So the place to start is the period when you were involved with the witnesses.eg. I became a witness in 1960 then left in 1993 , during those years I know what I was led to beleive,so I examined from these "quotes"whether or not they were accurate or not,and in every case I found them to be spot on in accuracy.Just a few examples: early 1960`s convention and wt articles revealing "new"light on the superior authorities of romans 13:1,2 ( unbeknown to me then was really old light re-visited ) { the light was on then went out then was turned on again }When organ donours were first introduced I specifically recall them being likened to cannibalism in wt literature,something that puzzeled me at the time ,but I still thought this was God`s organization. Then of course the 1975 debacle and the many ambiguous ,contradictory,unethecical,excuses that emanated from that era.This is just a few of the things I have verified since joining sites like this one,their are dozens more examples I could relate during the time I was a witness,so I ask you check for yourself when you were active and see if the WT quotes don`t collaberate what you were taught when you were in and if they do /you can be assured that whatever else you read ( eg before your time) will also be true,early history etc.etc.
smiddy