Richard - Looks like I'm not the only one that has a great story to illustrate the cruelness of the christian god.
Julien - Anything else I forgot? Please do feel free to add more as you're right on track. You're great! (I'm being totally honest and not at all sarcastic here even though it may sound like it. I truly did like your post and whole heartedly welcome anything else that you would like to add.)
To everyone who said we need suffering to know how great we've got it - What a load of crap. I don't need to be gang raped analy by a bunch of hairy midgets to know how great making love to my wife is. I suffered for years a JW and while true, I do have some insights and strengths that I wouldn't have been able to get otherwise, I'd gladly give it all up to just have a normal, not so remarkable, life. You know what, I may not realize how truly wonderful some things are without pain but you know what else, I wouldn't know pain either. Think about it, when you finally make it up to heaven and everything is perfect for millions and millions of years you won't have any pain or anything up there either. Using your own logic won't that get boring and won't you eventually lose your wonder with all things holy up there?
I don't need to fight
To prove I'm right
I don't need to be forgiven.