We have just spent the weekend with family. Family that we never got the chance to know because "other things were more important."
Things like: Building K Halls for an organization, that later had no problem boot kicking us out because we told the truth, stuck up for victims of child abuse.
Things like: Going to elder's meetings to 'solve everyone else's problems except our own', for people that now will turn their backs on us because we will not compromise and lie about this organization's beginnings. We never had the chance to know all the lies in the name of 'new light' they have told over the decades until modern technology made it possible. (How else can you find all the old books? Tho we actually did buy many of them "just to make sure were not being tricked by apostates." )
Things like: Making it home to our home congregation to make sure 'the flock was taken care of', we couldn't spend the WHOLE weekend away. Why not spend the time with your "worldly family." (Do you see? nothing besides the organization is worth it)
Things like: Going out in service, attending meetings, when really, how many people did we talk to? Hmmm? How many people did we realllllly help"? Hours and hours and miles and miles wasted circling blocks, writing "Not at Homes" down... We could have been bonding with our children, creating memories.
Things like: Going to meetings, assemblies, conventions, volunteering for so many pointless things. Really, as I look back over 50 years of 'servitude' I see that topics, themes of assemblies merely repeat, repeat, repeat... So why do we need to hear them alllll the time? It was like a hamster wheel. So busy you never have time to live. To love. To enjoy life. All is put off for the hope of "the future."
The sad thing is, when you look into those old books, hear those old talks, investigate the past, you realize that this organization has been doing this for years. Promising that the 'end is near,' 'we are the chosen ones,' 'listen to us.'
To me, raised as a person who should tell the truth, live a good, righteous life like Jesus, be honest, care for people, care for children... when you see behind 'the curtain,' experience the cold, chilling realities of WT lawyers, there is no other choice but to stand up for what is right. How can I honestly say, "God is with them." If God or Jesus would not allow this trickery, this abuse of children, why should the "faithful" slave?
Did Jesus quote law to excuse his "not helping the man beside the road?" No, exactly the opposite. WT lawyers quote state law so easily, so coldly, "We are not required to report it in this state," that how can they realllllllly call themselves 'disciples of Christ?'
What happened when there was controversy of 'eating grain on the Sabbath' between the Phariseees and Jesus disciples? Did Jesus allow them to just quote Hebrew law? No.
When lawyers quote the "we need two witnesses" rule when confronted with child abuse, for not reporting a crime to the police, would that be like JESUS or the Pharisees?
Please investigate what is happening, just like you tell other people to do. I have an Awake magazine that makes my blood boil when I read it... It tells other people, of other religions to 'test out' to 'investigate' to 'not drink water with one drop of poison'... the hypocrisy of disfellowshipping someone for doing exactly what you tell others to do is sad.
If I had read the Finished Mystery book when young, I never would have joined. It is very crazy. If you had read the FM book, not knowing what it was, you really would think it is loony, and if someone asked you to join this person in their beliefs, you really would run away.
I have to ask, if TRUTH is TRUTH, why can't it stand up to scrutiny? Why are you afraid of examining 'TRUTH'?
