I would submit that this forum is not predicated on contempt at all, in any shape or form.
This forum, in my understanding, exists and was founded firstly as a vehicle for information and support, a meeting place for those wounded by the Watchtower organisation.
My understanding is that this forum was founded and is maintained for entirely positive reasons. Contempt is negative. I know very well that I am not the only Catholic here, nor even the only practising one. My own revulsion with the Watchtower stems from my observation that they turn people away from a true knowledge of a loving God, even though within the framework of a world damaged by all manner of terrible things.
My own horrible Watchtower experience, from which I still shudder at what nearly became of me, has allowed me to turn from that mistake back to God's love within a framework that reaches the depths of me. Your own path has led you to disbelief. I make no comment on that other than to remind you of it.
Yes, individuals within every organisation do evil things. That's the reality of the human condition and free will. But respect for the deeply-held beliefs of others need not be lost for the sake of free discussion. This forum has rules, and free speech has its bounds.
Otherwise, those so vocal and adamant in rejecting all religion as they reject the Watchtower run the risk of doing so in the same blanket manner, using the same thought processes as the Watchtower leaders they so loudly reject.
