OMG! OTWO you had better believe your posts help.
There's always something to delay such a big decision- one more CO visit, one more scheduled public talk, a visit
with JW friends, etc. so I was going to stick by that date, and I did. That same summer, I decided to google Jehovah's
Witnesses and see what I could learn. Up to that point, I was faithful to the counsel to avoid apostacy, but I knew it
didn't matter anymore.Well, freeminds.org was fantastic. I learned about all these books I could read, some from a former Governing Body
member. I didn't know that. I never heard about the UN membership. I did know about pedophiles, as they taught
elders stuff about that. TALK SOUP was in the corner. It led me to JWD. I lurked. I learned.I submitted my elder resignation before ever joining JWD.
I could have written the above word-for-word of my own case and it would all be true. This makes me wonder how many more guys are out there going through exactly the same thing. The repeated counsel about apostates and doubters would suggest that this is a huge problem.
Glad you're finding your way through the maze,
Nvr
P.S.- Thanks for contributing to my exit.