I once had a young man explain how both murder and suicide can become logical consequences of JWs ¨bible based teachings .
This boy had gone to the kingdom hall since he was three years old. After puberty in his early teens he began to hear voices. His father was an elder so to avoid consequences to others, this boy said absolutely nothing to anyone.
He logically concluded that he had demons - a lifetime of bible stories and cult literature served to confirm that fear.
After school years of alcohol and drugs finally a psychiatric assessment shone light where the bible never will - on depression and schizophrenia.
The wasted years made it too late for this wonderful kid to be helped - each successive psychotic episode washed away more of his sanity and will to live.
He confided that he had long contemplated killing his parents and his siblings and then himself as a way to assure his family would qualify for resurrections even though he would not.
He loved his family despite the damages it inflicted by religion. He died intentionally at 32 years of age. You don´t need to become a JW to have them ruin your life.
