The reason that I ask this question is for two reasons mainly.
Firstly, my experience as a JW and within the various congregations I was part of, was that they were a very mixed bag. There were those who were very devout, studious and appeared to be very humble and placid in nature. There were those that were very judgemental of others. And there were those that seemed to sail very close to the line, who lived on the edge and as such could be considered not serious JWs. Since I was d/fed I have been blatantly ignored, lost regular contact with one of my flesh and blood brothers who serves as an elder, and yet other witnesses quite happily talk to me, have even visited me (I am not talking about the Elders visiting me) and I even had one elder tell me that he thought the society had not got the disfellowshipping thing right yet. What I am saying is that my experience of the JWs as individuals was that they are a dont all approach life in the same way and all have different ways of viewing things.
Secondly, my short experience of this forum has led me to have the opinion that we also are a right mixed bag. There appears to be those that are very studious, those that are very kind in their manner of approach, those that are very hard and judgemental and those that are just plain up for a party.
I have always been quite laid back in my approach to people and life, both as a JW and as a non JW. I always had worldly friends. I hate judging people to a large extent but like things to be fair. Sometimes I find that posters are very hard on JWs and their beliefs and it strikes me that they have forgotten what it is like being part of that religion and how your thinking and life is manipulated by the teachings.
What I am asking is this - Do you feel you have changed, grown as a person, become more understanding and forgiving since your departure from the JWs or are you the same personality type as you were before, but just on the other side of the fence?
Fi