RedhorseWoman	Re: Why DO they stay?
	Being brought up as a JW, I knew nothing else. In trying to be a "good" JW, I scrupulously avoided any literature that might "poison" my thinking. When I grew older and began to see inconsistencies and hypocrisy, I (again the good JW) blamed myself for "looking at the imperfections of men" and for not "waiting on Jehovah". These mantras were simplistic, but effective in stopping any sort of critical thinking. When the evidence became overwhelming, and I found I could no longer remain active, the fear of being human and having a "bad attitude" that "clouded my thinking" was very close to the surface for a very long time. Of course, my departure was prior to the Internet, and I had no effective means of researching and comparing the inconsistencies of WT dogma over the years. The Society doesn't want its members to have too much information available to them. The above-mentioned thought patterns are still effective today, especially when they are ingrained from a young age. IMO, even when a JW becomes aware of how wrong the WTBTS has been and continues to be, it is still difficult to get past these mental blocks.
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