OneEyed-I don't think it was me who changed his mind, so I won't take credit for it. He became a JW after he was a practicing doctor. When he said he had only been a JW for about 5 years, I couldn't believe it, it seemed so at odds with intelligence. Your are right, when one can no longer tolerate being force fed, it can be an expolsive force to be reckoned with.
joe134cd-This doctor does have at least one daughter. I don't know his ethnic background, other than to say American. He doesn't sound like he has a German accent.
theopug-It doesn't seem like it can be the same person, this guy wasn't in long enought to be a Presiding/COBE elder. I don't believe he ever was an elder.
Lisa-It wasn't a conflict of interest for the doctor at the time, as my hubby was the actual patient-not me. It was in his queries as to my hubby's mental state that the comment was made because of upsetting the status quo. It was hurtful and demeaning and left me angry.
Reopened-That is horrible! One really good reason to NEVER see a JW secularly for a personal problem. There was an article years ago in the Borg literature that JW's in the medical field should divulge personal details of private, protected conversations as a sign of loyalty to God. That is why I mentioned the HIPAA regulations to him before I started talking.
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