Clearly there is a lot of hate still lingering among many exjw's. My coming to these boards about a year ago was an intersting and a growing experience. I have learned a lot and it has helped me to feel even better about my decision to leave the WT. I do remain baffled as to why some do indeed seem intent to destroy- the WT and others. I have stated that I support the aid of abuse victims and the criticisms I have given were in support of laws being changed and positive being done in this cause.
As I have stated in other posts- maybe I do see things different than many. My dad would say over and over "Two wrongs do not make a right". Is the WT wrong? In my opinion. I will not be going back. Are most religions wrong? Again, in my opinion. However, after all the anguish most endured in the WT I am not interested in following that program. It has never been my intent to deliver anguish to the WT or any others.
I am no longer a JW in great part due to my inability not to speak my mind against what I felt was wrong.
As for me I choose to move on beyond the WT experience. I do not want it to control my life or consume me any further. Many here still seem consumed by the WT. Child abuse is child abuse- whether in the WT or in the Catholic church. From what I have learned many churches have chosen different ways to cover up this sort of activity.
Due to the false allegations lodged against myself and a later admission by the party that lodged the allegations the fact has been stated that the falsehoods came from Mr Bowen.
As others have suggested here such conduct only strengthens what the WT promotes about ex jw's and apostates.
The allegations have gotton so rediculess that continually defending oneself against them only lowers oneself to standards and qualities that I stand against.
As another poster commented "truth will stand on it's on merits". One would hope that silent lambs will expend their energies going farward in accomplishing thier stated goals. The efforts of discrediting others again only takes away from thier credibility and hurts the victims cause. Posting negative comments about Ray Franz- who is well known- or against myself- who few know- only serves to reinforce what I already believed to be the true motivation of Mr Bowen. For the sake of the abuse victims that he claims to have compassion for I hope that such personal attacks stop. I personally have nothing to loose or gain in continuing to post here. The abuse victims have much at stake and will be affected by the conduct of silent lambs and silent lambs supporters.
For the record: I am not a JW- have not been to a KH meeting in over a decade.
My son suffered bacterial menegitis and both of his feet were amputated from the ankle down earlier this year at Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, FL. He is awaiting new feet as I type. He almost died and has endured many painful operations since.
For anyone, including Mr Bowen, to infer that such a thing is not traumatic or did not happen is an act of pure evil. When a parent stands in the face of seeing his child laying in a hospital bed near death with purple and black spots all over his body, a ventalator down his throat and a doctor telling you to make funeral arrangements- I cannot express the horror of this event. Though Jon has survived the loss of his feet has been equally horrifying. I have laid in my bed night after night imaganing my own feet being gone. I am proud of the way Jon has dealt with this and kept his positive outlook on life. I am baffled how anyone could belittle such an event- especially those that claim they care so much about others that they start organizations to help abuse victims and support such organizations.
Best wishes to all of you and I hope that your hate for the WT no longer consumes you at some point. Wind is right- why would I want to stay in such an arena where a personal trauma is dealt with as mine has here.
Shame on you Mr Bowen. Shame on you.