bchapp You're so much smarter than the majority of us! You looked before you leaped.....congratulations! Well, we were smart, we just didn't look with open eyes.
I wouldn't say I'm smarter, I just was lucky to have a better "gauge". My mom was a teacher, my dad a biologist. They taught me to think independently, ask question, and if something doesn't feel right, it's probably not. When I submitted my first post on this board expressing my doubts Ozzie backed this up. He? said "listen to your heart"
When I was younger I "worked" in our local church nursery, taking care of the babies. When there weren't any, I'd attend the service so I got to know the people pretty well. Several years later I was in a "near-fatal" car accident. I was given a (GASP) life saving blood tranfusion. Well, one of the ladies in that church started a prayer chain, they sent me flowers, the Pastor came and visited me and brought little gifts and cards from the Sunday School children.
What if I had been a JW?, either I would have died, or had I gone against the "teachings" I would have become and outcast. Not once did the people of that church say "You have to become a member of our church, and attend our services every Sunday. No their message was "We love you, get well. What would the JW message have been?
I can't even imagine the how difficult it is for JW's that don't have a "gauge" like I did, to know what's right. And to think I almost fell for their crap.
