Thank you all for your responses. What little I've read of the book so far has been fascinating. CofC helped me tremendously when I first was leaving, but recent longings for the simplicity of cult life have me feeling like I need to reload on some 'solid food' regarding JWism.Lady Lee,
We are faced suddenly with a plethora of choices and decisions that before had been made for us - tidy little formulas for us to get through the day. Rules upon rules (but not rule - just "principles")
Yes, JWism made things pretty simple, they reduced our fantastically complex and sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes joyful world into a neat little formula based on a few scriptures that they build mountains of doctrine and speculation on.Pat,But this past year, I think I reached my limits of curiousity. Then the Iraq war and subsequent politics moved into the #1 spot of my curiousity.
Politics, wars, etc. are exactly what I'm talking about when I refer to our fantastically complex world. There's so much to know, it seems like you would have to read and watch the news 24/7 to keep up with it all. I'm such a babe in the woods when it comes to those areas that I don't know where to start.Sentinel,I don't want to pull the rug from under her
I don't want to pull the rug out from under any JW's either. I don't think most could deal with it. I just want to get it 100% absolutely clear in my own mind that it ain't "The Truth", and I don't feel like I'm there yet.Shotgun, I've read far more in the 2 years since I left the cult than in the 10 years I spent in it. But damn, the more you learn the more you realize how much there is you don't know. I want to know everything dammit!Emma, I felt very validated by this board also, but I wonder when enough will be enough. I wish I had more of a real life, not just the internet. Ah, such is our modern age I guess.