I spoke about him in a previous thread... He's the nicest kid you'll ever meet... smart, humble, shows respect and is very kind to everyone around him... except for one minor thing... you guessed it... he no longer believes in the JW religion. Also, he feels it is simply a place for hopeless people to gather and give each other moral support without actually doing anything productive to better their lives... I won't get into the details on how he arrived at this conclusion... suffice to say, he did not want to be a part of this crowd any longer.
Incredibly, when he was a lot younger, he was able to convince his JW father (a PO) and his JW mother (my sister) that they should let him go to college when he turns 18 (and help him pay for it!!!). So they started putting some money away and my nephew has been in college since September!
However, he recently stopped going to meetings and moved out of the house about a month ago. When this happened, I thought: "Oh no... It's just a matter of time before they cut him off!"... well, sure sh*t, I just got this text message from him last night:
"I've just been cut off. What kind of parents won't help u pay for college? It's ridiculous. There should be a law against this."
So the rug has just been pulled out from under him after just one semester and he's on the fence on what to do next. I'll spare you the rest of the text messages that went back and forth, but I'm sure this experience will make him a much better and stronger person, able to deal with real life situations with no WT filter clouding his judgment. He did promise me he would download "Crisis of Conscience" today and start reading it as soon as possible.
I'll keep you updated on his reaction to the book...