The apostates over at E-Watchman's forum are dillusional . . . first class spiritual nutjobs, if you will. We know they do not consider themselves to be apostate, but they believe they will do the most good by staying in the organization so that when the foundations of the Society are shaken, and they believe it will happen soon, they will be there to aid and comfort the JW's who don't know what to do or where to go. They are New Wave JW's now.
"how could one hope to be in a better position to assist other bewildered sheeplike ones when the foretold "collapse" begins? "
That may very well be one of the best reasons to stay - for some perhaps the only reason. Who will they most quickly listen to in that day...the elders desperately clinging to the shreds of what may be left of the WTs interpretations, desperately telling the sheep to "have faith in the organisation", or someone who they long since came to view as an opposer and an apostate who abanded the 'truth' (in their eyes)? It would make it that much harder for them to listen to us if they viewed us like that. I am not saying it's wrong to leave now. Some clearly feel that they have to. Others are given no choice by the brothers because of their beliefs (DFd). But it is perhaps more loving to stay and prepare for the future, if we can. IMO.
"I classify myself as a new-wave of Jehovah's Witness. One who still holds to all the core basic tenets of our faith
I consider myself to be a "new wave Jehovahs Witness" too. I just got baptised two weeks ago. Ther's another sister who is in my congregation who is of the "new wave" generation also. Its pretty cool having someone to discuss these things with. I think over time there will be many of us especially as things get worse in the world and peace within the congregations begins to dwindle more rapidly. Or I should say the the congregations which have any peace. Many people are doing reasearch and when you type in "Jehovahs witness" on yahoo this site comes up first.
I always sit in the back of the hall to keep an eye on those who might be slipping and then I discreetly notify them with a letter showing them where to come and heal. I think it may be working.
I will just say that if I were still a JW in good standing and found E-Watchman's board and read what these chicken-shit apostates are doing secretly within the congregation, I would leave in a New York Minute. Cheeses, you simply don't know which elder or PO or brother or sister is really a New-wave JW kook pretending to go along with everything just waiting in the wings to take over the flock as soon as the members start falling to peices. That is creepy.
Oh, I almost forgot. This is funny too; the df'd and da'd apostates over there at the E-watchman's forum are now calling themselves "discredited" instead of DF'd or DA'd. The ones who are "discredited" are also waiting in the wings to come back and help the sheeplike ones when the WTBTS goes under.
Sadly, some of us are discredited and can't be of much help to anyone just now ... but I am convinced it frees us to spend more time in study and understanding and refining ... and we will be fully used later ... I use ?dis?ed? to cover the lot ? DF?ed, DA?ed, marked, ignored, excluded, whatever, ? actually I am in ?good standing? ? just dis?edCorvin