Simon and Angharad: You have done a very good thing with this forum. You have helped free so many of us. I cannot thank you enough.
Second that emotion. You freed me. Without this lifeline, I'm not sure how much longer it would have taken to get up the courage to call JW doctrine what it was (bullsh--) - and leave. Thanks to this forum and the stories of other kindred souls who shared their experiences, we created an exit strategy and implemented it. Today, there are six family members including an elder and four pioneers for whom "The Truth" is but a dim and increasingly fading memory. We chose spiritual freedom and purposely moved on and life is very good.