ex-catholics, ex-mormons, ex-scientologists, ex-christian scientists, ex everybody and everything are doing, as far as I have been made aware, a wonderful job of promoting improvements within their former organizations.
In fact it has been a wonder to many many non-jw's and other interested community members that ex-JW's have waited 50 and 60 years to demand change. I am sorry that I waited so long to make myself aware of JW policies in many matters, and believe me there are days I would like to make up for lost time.
I can't believe people still can be missing a point I believe Silentlambs is trying to make. (Correct me if I'm wrong Silentlambs):
While it may be true that
1. people have the right/responsibility to research a religion before they join it,
2. and they may have the right/responsibility to keep themselves apprised of any changes to those policies
3. and a person may have the right/responsibility to leave the organization if they do not approve or abide by those policies...
But...if a religious organization keeps their polices SECRET from its own members and from the public, then that religious organization should pay the price for any damage done to someone because of its SECRECY, for which in my opinion there is no privilegd from suit.
Believe me, I did not know that crime victims such as myself and Erica could be expelled from the JW just on that basis alone, show me where it is written in any JW literature or revealed to the public. And show me where the behavior described by Silentlambs above is written in anything put out by the organization.
Yet can any rational person deny this is being done?
As I said above, other ex-religious members are solving their organizations problems, and many jw's and ex-jw's feel it is WAY past time to start solving ours. Everyone who is participating does so according to their abilities and resources, and God bless them all. They are really starting to make a difference.
Life is a roller coaster. Get in, sit down, shut up and hang on!
