I didn't expect to read what I did, infact I thought most of you would say you don't believe in any of it anymore.
I will let you know why I did this poll. Today at the store a lady was shopping with her husband, they kept looking at the WT Mag my sister drops off every so often, they assumed I was a jw (not surprisingly)we talked for a few minutes, and she began telling me a story about how an elder she rented an apt from got her fired because he decided to check and see if she really had a job, the employer let her go thinking she was trouble because of the phone call. She ended up looking everywhere for another job but she couldn't find one in time to pay the rent. The Elder started making all kinds of trouble for her, even going as far as to take other people in her apt while she was asleep showing off the apt incase she didn't come up with the rent in two weeks. She decided she was going to move out of his apt, he became angry with her starts trouble at the meetings. She curses him out at the meeting saying it was his fault in the first place that she lost her job, another elder and his wife talks with her saying she should have "never" rented an apt from this man he gives all the members trouble when they rent from him, this was something she didn't know. She decided to leave from the congregation, the elder continued to make himself appear to be righteous in his actions, from that day foward she had trouble from his supporters in the congregation. She didn't know what to do , so she spoke with a catholic preist (she said she didn't know he was a preist),the catholic church steps in pays her rent and finds a job for her, the brothers were pissed about the whole affiar but the elder didn't have a problem when the preist gave him the back rent she owed.The other members began gossiping about her. She couldn't take the bull anymore she decides to leave the religion for good. But, she still believes in what the witnesses teach. She says she has a whole book case of their literature and she still prays to Jehovah believing one day he's going to set matters straight and make a way for her to come back.
She got me to thinking , how many of you sitll believe in what you were taught, I know most of you had bad experiences with jw. Thanks for your honest answers.
BTW I am doing fine Derrick thanks for asking.. You made some very good points.
Now your answers brings me to another question: So I am assuming from what most of you said, that you would be willing to return if they changed some attitudes in their ways of thinking?...
hmmmm I wonder if I can start two threads in one..
Peace James