Most of the JWs I met were sincere people. Not perfect, I have my horror stories too, but most were decent people.
I am not discounting the horrible things I hear on this forum. But surely some here have had the same situation I was in. Most of the Witnesses I knew were sincere.
Just as SixOfNine pointed out that the world can have bad people, let's point out some of the good people in the JW world.
I remember an elder who gave us treats, and personal care items when we were destitute. Sometimes those treats were the only food we had, not to mention the money those personal items saved. This brother sold such items for a living, and he would take old stock and give it to people in the congregation.
I remember a sister on welfare who lent us money for groceries when we were destitute.
I remember another elder who helped me fix my car many times, and helped me out in general. Most elders I knew were sincere good men. Not all elders are evil twits.
My fleshly sister who cleaned an elderly sister's home every week. Her husband, an elder, repaired other people's cars.
The Awake! had an article on how Witnesses fixed a poor sister's home while she was away...a lot of work. If memory serves me right, one of the posters here either was one of the Witnesses who helped, or personally knows the group who did.
And don't give me the "who cares, the JW religion is harmful" crap. I know the religion is harmful. Most of us here get that. But sometimes while telling about the bad elders we forget about the good ones. Or while telling about the hypocrites and pedophiles, we forget about the good sincere JWs.
So, tell us about some of the good JWs.
Richard
Edited by - Skeptic on 13 December 2002 17:1:21