Podobear- I like your comments " This is not the Way of Life I knew...It wasn't a Religion then" and
"The old Truth is now a lie!"
That is how I feel. I did not consider it as a religion, I did not (and do not) want a religion. Now it is a religion (cult actually) and nothing more.
The truth I was taught from the Truth book is no longer taught- it is no longer true!
So it always comes down to the same thing that my jw brother and other witnesses just can't seem to see:
Truth remains true-it does not change. Interpretations change. JWs cannot see the difference.
If the society was really teaching the truth it would never have needed to be changed.
Have any congregations received copies of the new Bible yet?