Yes of course I'm putting the other side of the story. There are always two sides. The WT destroyed me and my friends lives at the time because we spoke out against org. corruption. But there were some very good people as well. Many of them, perhaps all of them have been expelled now. But I don't hypothesise, This society has changed dramatically for the worse as any decent person will agree. (UK). I have personally experienced wickedness & selfishness on a grand scale where I live, but that is not to say there are not also good people who are atheists or whatever, but I don't see how children can grow up with a compassion for a stranger as the New testament teaches if they have absolutely no moral teaching whatever. There is unbelievable hypocrisy amongst JW's and those at the top are the most wicked, destroying families without turning a hair purely because they do not accept the GB as infallible, but when I was in it you knew that on the whole people were clean living, you knew very few girls would have slept with several blokes for instance, I suppose a really genuine person is always difficult to find whether Christian or atheist, but I think learning the teachings of Jesus is better than having no moral teaching.
Frank Ward
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The really cool feeling of community within JWs
by Phaedra ini remember going out with other jws after the memorial.. small gatherings.. picnics at some local landmark.. the feeling of closeness, camaraderie, friendship with like minded people you could trust.. haven't experienced it since i left.. really miss that..
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The really cool feeling of community within JWs
by Phaedra ini remember going out with other jws after the memorial.. small gatherings.. picnics at some local landmark.. the feeling of closeness, camaraderie, friendship with like minded people you could trust.. haven't experienced it since i left.. really miss that..
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Frank Ward
I agree, I've been to all churches and other social groups, I think Mormons probably only ones with similar closeness, they, like JW's make visitors into friends. The churches have nothing comparable in spite of their claiming the JW's are not Christians. I think the main reason is churches don't teach the Bible, so they don't get the holy spirit which is the result of studying the scriptures. Of course there are many wicked things done by the org. and the elders. Another thing, there is nothing comparable to the big conventions of the JW's, the churches conventions are pathetic affairs, more for children than adults, and there is nothing comparable to the beautiful songs we sang at assemblies, church songs are also pathetic, again aimed at children or rock concert lovers. I think the explanation may be that Satan naturally has targeted those nearest to the truth. His purpose is to corrupt the truth, and turn JW's into atheists in which he has been successful, but a Christian cannot remain inside the org. if he is not allowed to speak freely. Atheists can't possibly offer the same closeness and trust which Christianity offers.