The first thing I noticed when I considered resigning as an elder was that I wasn't
so judgemental of others. After resigning and continuing my learning, that judging
of others was almost completely gone. There are people who live in loveless
marriages- so who am I to judge the adulterer. I had a warped set of morals based
on WTS thinking- so who am I to judge people who drink to excess sometimes or
use a recreational drug to escape reality. I was escaping reality in a different way.
I read some fascinating materials about the NWT and about the development of the
Bible. I have strong opinions about what the actual "truth" is, but I was deceived before
so who am I to be so sure that others are wrong and I am right. Maybe the fundamental
Christians are right or maybe the Hindus or the Atheists, I don't know for sure. At least
I am allowed to ask questions.
Even JW's remaining under the spell- I assume they are good intelligent people. I am
able to understand that they just need the same freedoms I have found.
About the only thing I am not open-minded about is the debate about whether Jehovah's
Witnesses are free to believe as they want without interference or whether they are in
a mind-control cult, and people should interfere through interventions, legal actions,
even treachery to help them. I clearly believe that the WTS is a mind-control cult and
whatever is effective to help members, children, or literature students to get out is fair.
