Hi gang-
Interesting discussion...
I think the point that needs to be made is that JWs are humans just like everyone else. All of this propaganda that is published in the magazines about how the JWs are better than the world in general is just hog wash. They are just as bad or as good as anyone else. It is the denial that there are problems that makes things worse.
My sister who still associates with the JWs told me an interesting story. There was a man, we will call him Frank, in my mother's congregation who ran a painting business. Frank's father was an elder and Frank was a ministerial servant for a while. Anyway, Frank had a guy working for him who was the son of a sister that attended the same congregation. Frank would go up to this guy that worked for him and say, "I bet I can guess what you had for breakfast." and Frank would be correct.
It turns out that Frank would get his employee to go to a job site early and then Frank would show up at his employee's house and have sex with his employee's wife. He eventually got caught. He was never DFed. He was reproved if I am not mistaken.
My sister was disgusted because Frank was doing this while studying with my cousin.
Jeff S.