I dont often post on here but lurk everday. I was an elder for 11 years, raised as a Witness from birth and eventually left in 2002 aged 42.
My dad died on Friday aged 87. He was a Witness baptized in 1940. He was congregation servant and then elder in Hull, England.
We were arranging his funeral tonight with my 2 brothers who are still Witness elders. All they were interested in was what he had done in the "truth". No mention of his work, family life etc. He was honestly a leader in 1/2 congregations in our area and now there are 7.
The funeral is on Friday. I left 5 years ago after doing all the usual research and confirming what I had alway secretly thought.
When I left in 2002 as an ex elder and person who was often on the Circuit Assemblies, nobody actually asked why I had left
I in the next 2 years wrote my life story of of about 70 pages which was very helpful to me to get the reason off my chest.
I have often said when my father passes away I would send all my ex-close Witness friends my life story which goes into absolutely everything! Ray Franz, Carl Olof Johnsonn etc, everything!
This has now happened, and I am keen to do it, but my kids dont agree.
My explanation is "Nobody Asked Why" if it was the truth it would stand up to any critisism.
They all came up withj there own theores as to why I left, which were wrong such as Materialism, to save his marriage etc, but they
were wrong
I always said when my dad passed away I would send them my story as to why I left. The story is exceedingly detailed about 1914/607 etc and all the other false teachings.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK SHOULD I SEND MY 6 OR 7 CLOSES WITNESS FRIENDS MY STORY
CONSEQUENCES!
1.My 2 brothers wont talk to me
2. Be disfellowshipped
But everyone will know the TRUTH.
Opinoin please
Mike