New day.
We are close in experience, age baptism etc.
I was questioning the org as I prep'd to get baptised. No sooner dunked than I wrote bethel questions about contradictions.
Still, I hung in, met my wife and had offspring. But the questions continued. I voiced these questions to my mummy, rest her soul, while I visited one occasion and she said 'there's a book by a GB who wrote about everything'. She knew this from a long-time friend.
I sought out the book at the library. Interesting story there for another time.
Anyway, I contacted Ray Franz and got books. Crisis of Conscience was powerful. In Search Of Christian Freedom more so.
I developed an ongoing relationship with Ray through letters and phone calls.
The big problem I had was my wife. I loved her much. Still do. And we are still together.!!!
My wife asked me a question about the UN affair one night, finally, after much working on her. I told her about Ray Franz, and in 10 minutes I handed her my phone and she spoke to him also for awhile.
She was out.
I was never under the illusion that the majority are/were. It was much easier for me to question. But I see the difficulty.
I am working on a few brothers. It is getting easier, the stupid GB keep giving us material to work with.
Hopefully, some of them will be posting here one day.
Oh... yes, still loosely associated. It's amazing how little you need to do especially with ZOOM. Let's face it, nobody want's to go to those stupid meetings. It's easy to sideline. But, with the older's getting old, even the little I do to show the face will soon be too much.
I just hope to free a few more before I terminate.