Got Crisis of Conscience Today... (page 2)

DFWnonJW

Sorry if I sounded flippant way back up there. I have to remember back to when I first heard of the book and how I kept putting off buying it. But after several months of not wanting to know, I had it in my hands and started reading - could not put it down. Seems like reading this book is a validation that what we believed just wasn't what it was portrayed as. A necessary step along the way though and you will be glad you read it.

Hamas

It has been said that the bible sets men free.

Crises of Conscience was enough to set me free and my mother who was a Watchtower slave 30 years.

Francois

Reading CofC is like having 500 pounds of useless shit that you've been dragging around behind you all your life removed, and you're finally free. (Made me so glad I had never contributed a penney, na' a hav' farthin', na' a ha' penny did I).

maxwell

I'm in the middle of reading it now. Not very much that is surprising about failed phropecies so far. People have mentioned most of them here on this board. Looking ahead in the book, I can't wait to read the part about generation, because I was actually around at that time and I actually made my mind bend around some of that new light. Other interesting things are how the Watchtower has tried to explain away false prophecies, blame failed expectations on the flock, and just plain cover up mistakes in the past. For me, it is somewhat refreshing to be able to look at this and look back at publications I have read with a clearer mind and not some preconceived notion of what I should believe. I've already seen enough evidence to know that JW are not truth, but I remember as I was slowly starting to reach that conclusion, that I actually forced my mind to believe some of the JW doctrine.

wannaexit

Go ahead and read it , you wont regret it. You owe it to yourself. I recommend it wholeheartedly.

wannaexit

kgfreeperson

This is so helpful to me. Thank you.

JH

I received mine 2 weeks ago. Although I hate reading, I find the book very interesting. Everyone should read it.

caligirl

I remember when I first saw the book. At the time, my ex and I still attended an occasional meeting, though our hearts were not in it. My brother-in-law had a copy, and showed it to us. My sister in law was FURIOUS that he admitted to having the book and that he loaned us his copy because she knew of the consequences if it ever got out where it had come from.

At first, I would not even touch the book because I was afraid of what I would read, despite knowing that I didn't believe that I had "the truth". The fear was there. Eventually, curiosity got the best of me and conquered the fear. I couldn't put it down once I started.

What I found was that it validated my feelings that I had hidden for years. Someone else out there felt like I did. Someone who was at one time revered was telling us how it really worked at the top. Reading that book helped to lift the enormous burden of GUILT that kept me from being totally free. As hard as it may be to open that cover, I urge you to do it anyways. Have a glass of wine or something and dive in. Guilt and fear are powerful emotions, but you can overcome them. Free your mind. You will feel so much better!

Let us know what you think!

berylblue

The nails are in. And I've only skimmed it.

Rosemarie

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