well, this is my first post here, and i'm kind of doing it in secret, cause i know if my parents knew of my "poisoning myself with apostates" they would not be happy at all. anyways, my story is; i'm 17, i've been brought up "in the truth" my whole life, and now i'm starting to question the WT and christianity in general, and i have nobody to talk to about it. i feel awkward about talking to my witness friends about it, cause i worry that if i speak out against the organazition and the wrong people (i.e; young ones around here that would never THINK of questioning the society) hear about it, it might result in my punishment (reproof or DFing). i've let my parents know about my doubts and they are reasonable about my having doubts, but they don't support me researching jehovah's witnesses outside of JW literature, thus explaining why i have to be secretive about this. i was baptized when i was 11 (like i knew what i wanted to do with my life then...) and was pretty zealous up until the past few years. i've pretty much just been coasting along, giving thecratic ministy school talks every now and then, reluctantly going to meetings and out in service and the like. i've been trying to avoid attending meetings lately cause of my growing distrust of the organization due to the information i've learned about the UN involvement and the backpedalling on many issues etc..., but my parents (especially my father who's an elder in the local hall) are pretty strict on enforcing a policy of me not being allowed to go out of the house unless i go to the meeting that day. which is really difficult, because i have trouble with depression and sometimes getting out is the only way i can at least temporarily relieve that. but i digress...
anyway, i just wanted to say hi to everyone on the board and introduce myself. hopefully we'll have much to talk about!......andrew