Hi to all,
I'm new here and this is the first post I make (I promise that more will come). I have been following most of the posts made here quietly for about 4 months and I would like to thank all of you who are called apostates for the well documented and researched material you have presented here.Thanks to you I know now the truth about the WT organization and I'm no longer blind and misled. I disassociated myself about 2 months ago after 15 years of very "faithful" service to the society.I was regular pioneer for 12 years and an elder for 8 years, I served mainly as the service overeer.My experience was published in the 2 of the society's magazins.
As I was a very zealous and prominent elder in my circuit I zealously promoted the organizational rules and I allowed myself to be fully used by the society to promote those mind controle techniques that now I know hurt those who were my sheep. I know that there are some still in the congregation who will probably never be willing to see the truth about this wicked organization partly because of me and the zealous spirit for the organization that I zealously incouraged.I know that in the process I made it hard for many ,I contributed to the feeling of fear and guilt that so many jw are suffering from.
To be honest the more truth I learn about this organization the more ashamed I feel about my part i played there in pushing organizational rules,in teaching false ideas and doctrines,in puting pressure to do more in the field service,in making people feel guilty,in judging others inside and outside the organization and many other suchlike crimes the organization is guilty of. So, for that I like to say to all of you one BIG SORRY and please FORGIVE me for that.
I must say that I'm here outside this organization after going through a terrible experience with the JW and the society. One that will leave me cripple for the rest of my life.Only if I knew about you guys and what you have published , even a year ago, my teenage son would have been alive today,as I would have left then and my son would not have died. I will tell my story when I'm ready
As for now,I would like to thank all of you who have helped me to learn the truth about the organization I was willing to do anything for.And again, please FORGIVE me all of you who who have been affected by my zealous spirit(that I wished I never had) directly or indirectly.I can't write anything in any forum unless I do this first.
Keep it up guys, one more is with you.