Farkel said:
Those, like the leaders of Jehovah's Witnesses who turn "spirituality" into a system of merit conveyed upon them based upon prescribed deeds and quotas are an outrage to the very notion of spirituality
Well put. My last few weeks/months as a JW were spent pondering Jesus' words about his yoke being kindly and his load being light. The scripture would pop into my head again and again. There is nothing kindly or light about the WT yoke, I concluded, that's when I started to look at stuff on the internet.
I'm still trying to find some spiritual footing. I'm going to the BRCI conference this weekend, I am looking forward to it with great anticipation. I still have some issues I need to have resolved. I'm reading a book titled "Making Sense of Suffering". It is a very challenging read. Kinda goes along with the WT views in some ways, but goes way deeper and draws from many sources.