Thylacine
Joined...what to tell about myself? I was born in to the religion. My grandparents, parents, and most of my family are all still in. It is kind of ironic, really, that it was some of the society's own publications that led me out the door. Such as the "Life, How Did it Get Here, By Evolution or by Creation" book got me interested in evolution(it made sense to me)...amongst their other books I found little fragments of the outside world and was intrigued by it. I would spend my lunches at school in the library reading all the books about different cultures and beliefs I could find. Books on archeology, anthropology, anything that I knew I wasn't allowed to read. My eyes were opened to a world outside the microcosm of the WTBS. Towards the end of my time with the jw's, I was spending time in bookstores and libraries reading things like the gnostic texts and others. I learned to think for myself. I am my own person. Though I have lost family and friends, I have found a new family and new friends, who are truly that. All of whom I love unconditionally.