Well this is about as real as it gets. In about an hour my son will be appearing before a Judicial Committee for the second time in as many weeks. Unfortunately I just happen to be about 3000 miles away right now (business trip) so I can’t be there for support and I can’t get the ancillary information that I would normally get just by being present. My wife tells me she has a really bad feeling about how things may go; she is very concerned. And I agree, I believe she is concerned for good reason. I know my son, he does have a breaking point, if they push my son too far, he may just tell them to take the kingdom melodies, the time slips, the book bags, the magazines, etc. and shove them. And in that state of mind, he just may deck an elder or two on the way out.
At one level that would delight me to no end, however unfortunately he is still very much a true believer and thus he believes with all his heart all the bullshit they feed him, including the distorted view that if he left the dark tower, he would be condemned by God. This could be a devastating blow, as his support system would be ripped away from him, he would lose virtually all his friends in an instant. As it is he suffers from depression, like so many witnesses do, and I don’t see this additional strain on his psyche as necessarily helpful to his condition.
My wife informed me that she would be there with my son in the Star Chamber during the Inquisitors examination. Is this normal? My son is now some 20 years old. I would think that he would not need parental supervision during the grilling.
I was almost tempted to ask my wife just what part of the Bible talked about Judicial Committees but I resisted as I could hear in her voice the maternal feelings and concerns for my son well up. Now would not be the time to illustrate the unscriptural practices of the dark tower, I’m sure there will be many future opportunities to do so, particularly if things don’t go well.
a nervous Freeman