Hi everyone
I've lurked on this site for about 18 months and read with interest. Nice to be able to see that there are others who have similar feelings to me. I'm still in but feel a bit of a phoney given the way I think about things. All of my friends and family are "strong in the truth" and thats why I am where I am. The main JW problems I have are:
- Being part of an organisation that tells people to question their beliefs and church teachings, but won't allow any questioning of itself.
- Seeing the GB over the years getting a tighter and tighter control over all aspects of members lives.
- Evolution. There seems to be overwhelming evidence and yet JW's stick strictly to creation and the "according to their kinds" doctrine. Noahs ark????
Long term aim is to get my wife and kids to look more critically at all of the info thats coming out from the org and try and make an informed decision for themselves.
In the meantime I'm a regular meeting attender, going out in the ministry, giving talks, and answering.
Given the fact that if I'm "found out" as being on this website things would be really difficult for me, I don't want to give out too much personal info. It also means that it might take a while for me to respond as I can only get access to the forum every few days. So apologies before I even start!
OK - enough from me. Feels good to be posting (eventually). And thanks to all for your posts over the past 18 months which have got me thinking.