Last night was the first night of a new study at my church. Overall it will be on the relationship of religion and science. Some of the material that we will be using are John Polkinghorne's book "Questions of Truth" and we are going to view the recent movie on Darwin. I think everyone in our group accepts evolution as a fact including Father Charles. Our studies are a lot different than JW studies. For one thing just about everyone in the group other than myself has a higher education. We have several scientist and psychologist in the group. Another think that makes it different is that there is no set pattern of what you are supposed to believe. You can say you believe anything you like with out fear of being called an apostate.
(I think I'm getting to my point here) Anyway during the discussion it came out that one of the ladies in the group has a daughter who became a JW. I came out because this lady pointed out that her JW daughter would have a fit if she new her mother was involved in a church study group of this kind. I didn't get much of a chance to talk to her after because Father Charles had suggest we go home and watch the PBS show I think it is called God in America. Anyway we spoke briefly. She told me her daughter got involve with them while she was in college. Apperantly she had gone through rough break up with her boyfiend and met the dubs a booth on campus. Do dubs really go to colleges and try to recuit? Why would you allow a group so against college to be hanging out there. Anyway she told me her daughter has been in it for about twenty years. She told me she herself has gone through councelling over it. She wants to talk to me when we have more time. It should be interesting.