This is a good thread, because JW's that are still active, cannot conceive of someone simply deciding for themselves that they no longer believe the doctrines, etc. In their eyes its all about the devil and sin, and wanting to pursue bad, and this is what they convince themselves. Therefore, we are evil and doomed to destruction...and they are fearful of "touching the unclean thing". It simply doesn't matter if we are thinking for ourselves and have made an informed decision, because that isn't allowed. This is why the JW's are more like a cult than your average religion.
While it may be true, that growing and expanding our knowledge will help us to "live this life we have honestly", we may have experiences that we decide later were not good choices. This is being human. For the most part, the chasm is so great between being a JW, and simply being a citizen human being, that one is either "in" or "out". One is either weak and prone to doing "unacceptable worldly things", or one is outright sinning, by simply "not believing the JW rules and regulations".
So if we don't attend meetings and the word is we are now disassociated purposely, then obviously, we must just want to go forth and "sin". We are born imperfect and we should each decide for ourselves and be true to our own heart. They say that "Jehovah can read the heart", yet the lives they lead are so full of hypocrisy and deception. They have lost "self", so how can they listen to their heart? They are obeying rules and regulations of a group who falsely claim to have a direct connection to THE GOD. Who are they fooling? They are so busy judging other people and being the conscience of everyone else, that they miss the point of their birth into this life in the first place.
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