Reinna, you took the bait... Someone might want to start another thread to show her how to get the hook unstuck in her mouth...
You are most welcome as far as I am concerned to post pro JW propaganda here. Others have noted your words help, and do not hinder, the cause of exposing the JW leadership for what it is.
To be honest these sites have taught me there is much proof that apostates are actively trying to destroy the Jw's as a faith and extremely ruthless.
You are here describing former JW's who come here and tell their real life stories of abuse at the hands of elders, those whose families have been torn apart by shunning, by pedophiles allowed to roam amongst congregations with young families. You are here describing people who have been lied to by the Governing Body concerning their dates, prophecies, etc. There is no ruthlessness here, only a desire by those who have been harmed to work out their pain, and to hopefully warn other JW lurkers as to what is really going on.
The anti-witness rhetoric of these sites could easily influence the innocent not knowing how selective much of it is. And how they start by deconstructing witnesses but that leads to deconstructing the bible hense why so many ex-witnesses have not been able to retain a belief in Jehovah. These sites are not only anti-witness but also Anti-God and I was surprised at that, although maybe I shouldn't have been
Passwordprotected, BurnTheShips, and others are noted theists in my view who I respect, even if I disagree with their theistic views. "God" has nothing to do with why I am here.
It is noteworthy that JW's are taught to preach "anti-any religion", yet are prohibited from doing the same thing in looking at their own faith. There is no way around that hypocrisy.
As to why I am disobedient is for my own conscience but I will not whine about it if I get rebuked for it, I accept the consequences of my choice including God's disaproval.
Reinaa, I am sorry, as I don't use the term I am about to describe you as lightly, but this makes you a 100% hypocrite. You are disobedient, yet promote obedience, and do this for the sake of your conscience? You just described EVERYONE HERE!
So with all respect, you are a hypocrite. You cannot explain that one away my dear.