What a good video ! This man is open ,honest and what he says is truly heartfelt . That took courage to post and I hope others will find strength from watching what he has to say .
To those of you that question his statements about not finishing High School and young marriages . You have to realize your experience as a Witness differs from those of us raised in the 60's and 70's ! I always say my kids and husband have NO idea what it was like being a Witness when I was a young child . Finishing High School just was not that important in the early 70's when so many were sure the end was so close (1975) .It may not have been exactly promoted from the stage to do so ,however countless times experiences were given of ones putting spiritual goals first over education ,and people Never encouraged more education . Even now in the rural area I live in parents are pulling kids out of High School (because of the bad enviroment ) and so -called home schooling them . Home schooling however in my state is not regulated and many of these teens are instead working for their parents or pioneering instead of schooling ! As far as young marriages goes ,I was married in 1979 the day after I graduated High School ...it was not discouraged ,because most the adults knew the only relief for horny teenagers was to allow them to marry . In our circuit most girls were 17-18 when they wed . They are still continuing that practice today . It was only when I started working outside the home, and associating with non witnesses did I realize how terrible others thought young marriage really was .