jst2:
by far these have got to be the most "sincere" and truthful comments i have ever heard leave an elders mouth:
"We though stand out as having one of the most arrogant and controlling leaderships you will ever find.
"will find some negative comment about Jehovah's Witnesses and many disserved.
"You will hear of corrupt leadership, tolerance of child molestation, needless deaths due to refusal of blood transfusions, lost opportunities due to a strange attitude toward higher education, marriage, childbearing and a host of subjects in which I regret to admit we should never have got involved"
at first read, i really believed it was genuine, but as usual this compassion was directed to an outsider not an insider. for a second i thought the organizaton was truly concerned with the spiritual well being of the flock. so i went back and re-read just to make sure i had the meaning of what you were saying:
"I regret this yet we still have a body of basic beliefs that is hard to find anywhere
"you may hear so much of this about JW's it is easy to forget that the Catholics, Baptist and all other denominations have similar if not worse histories"
at second read though, i sit here and shake my head, for two reasons:
1. because of how typical it is for you to point the finger and say how much better the witnesses are than everyone else.
2. because its easy to alleviate your own guilt by pointing at others and taking the focus away from you.
i honestly feel that, you may actually be sincere and are finally realizing that the borg is wrong. why else would you say you regret? are you beginning to realize the truth?
perhaps this is only my optimistic outlook that eventually the WT will be discovered for the fraud that it is and the fact that it is only out for its own fullfilment.
why else would you be posting here unless your conscience has already begun tugging at you. why else would you be reading such posts you know who we are here. doesnt this jeopardize your standing?
how much longer will you continue to justify and play the charade
jst2?
perhaps it is "you who has the bigger issues with which to concern yourself with"
simply obseving
CHUCK
one more thing:
"and this loving God does not torture people in eternal torment for disappointing him."
try being raised with the idea that the world is coming to an end at any given second. who needs eternity? when it is a very real fear to endure growing up. perhaps you are right and it is not god, but i learned that reading my watchtowers!
may YOUR CONSCIENCE be your guide