Hello,
I'm Just stopping in to say "Hi!" to everyone (and is this the right forum? I didn't see a newcomers intro forum, but maybe I missed it). Anyway, I've run across this site over the years when researching JW-related topics (and a special thanks to Leolaia for all the well-researched insights that she's posted over the years).
About me: I was raised in "the truth", but soon figured out that something was rotten in the State of Denmark. I'm now retired, and want to write more articles that may prove helpful to those who are struggling to break free from the JWs.
Along those lines, I've started a new blog to encourage free-thinking, having written a first article on a JW-related topic examining about how both the Sparlock video and Illustrated Bible Story of Lot rely on Ephesians 6, but to come to very different conclusions. Their (ab)use of Ephesians is a classic example of 'eisegesis', forcing the interpretation to fit into some desired doctrinal message vs letting the doctrine arise from the scripture (exegesis).
Here's the article, called "Listen, Obey, Or Be Turned Into a Pillar of Salt":
http://awgue.weebly.com/article-listen-obey-or-be-turned-into-a-pillar-of-salt.html
Rather than post a copy here (is that allowed? If so, I'll post a copy if anyone's interested in reading it here), I provided a link. Your comments are appreciated either here, or over there. I'll be checking in, from time to time (and would appreciate if people point out typos, spelling errors, etc. After all, nobody's human). :)
P.S. I'll be adding more articles in the very near future, within the next day or two.
(I'm currently writing an article about the difference in characterizations of Lot as "righteous" offered in 2nd Peter 2:6-9 vs the actual behavior presented in the Genesis account, which actually reveals that Lot was NEVER intended by readers to be seen as a "righteous" character, but in fact the opposite! I'm also writing another article exploring possible explanations for why Sodom's notorious reputation for inhospitality may have arisen, in the first place).
Thanks!
Adam