This is my first time viewing this forum, but I've got to say that the postings I've seen thus far, like those above, are disappointingly poorly thought out, and are indicative of poorly constructed belief systems.
Like many of you, my parents were ex-witnesses. My parents left the society due to what they believed to be widespread corruption and hypocrisy. While they left the Witnesses, they did not leave God.
It is illogical to claim that a belief in God is irrational simply because a group of people who claim to represent God may be irrational. In simpler terms, it makes no sense to throw the baby out with the bath water.
I would agree that the Witnesses do not do a good job of explaining their various positions. They may not be consistent. Some of their positions may not be correct. But just because they may not explain properly, or they may not be correct in every case does not automatically imply that they are wrong on every count ie. the basic doctrine of Christianity. This is the position, however, that most of you are taking.
I will submit that atheists are people who have not done their homework. The evidence for God and creation is overwhelming, from a scientific perspective, not just a religious perspective alone. Leagues of scholars throughout history and to the present day admit that the existence of a creator is an inevitable conclusion. Most of you, I'm sure, revere Albert Einstein, who, in his adolesence was an atheist, but was forced, through the course of his scientific investigations, to conclude the existence of a creator. Who among you, who are so sure of your atheistic stance, have done as much research into scientific fields as Einstein has? How can you say this man was brilliant because he revolutionized science with his theories, and at the same time say that the conclusions he had reached with respect to something as fundamental as creation were effectually garbage? You people must all be smarter than Einstein. You must all have done more research than him to be making these statements, right?
Now, I have no special affinity for Einstein. I just used him to make a point. It is irresponsible for anyone to conclude the non-existence of a God based on the teachings of people who claimed to be of God who just didn't explain things properly.
I would suggest that before you continue on your path, do more research. After all, how much real research have any of you done to refute the existence of God, or to prove the theories of evolution. I doubt that any of you have done much, if any. Be honest with yourselves. You are all just bitter over your experiences with an organisation made of fallible men and women.
For starters, I would suggest that you all visit the site "answersingenesis.com." I have recently found it to be a useful tool to find objective scientific information with relation to God and creation/evolution.
God Bless