Do you mind telling us what made you leave that group?
I suppose after already believing it wasn't all that Truth that they claim it to be .
Other things , that just did not add up , just resonated more clearly ,
During the 3 - 5 years in limbo , I wrote a Book , on the most heated topic , of all churches , this book having over 500 scriptures ; in support of the jW org Church . ? How is It , that I Could write a book of this magnitude , that is more supportive of their primary doctrine ( using primarily scripture ) , than what they had available to their people ? ? ? But my 2 nd Book exposes one of their doctrinal teachings , in a very serious way .
After the loss of my 2 children to a FORCED ILLEGAL ADOPTION , being prejudicial against for being one of jW s , and receiving so little help from jW s , in this battle of 2 and 1 / 2 years … I thought 2nd TIM. 3 very appropriate .
Still seriously depressed , and visiting a new congregation , I found myself crying when in the car , driving from one neighborhood to another to preach , knocking on doors .
ABSOLUTELY NO HELP FROM ANYBODY IN THE CONGREGATION .
AT 18 , I worked as an Architectural Draftsman , 19 Engineer Apprentice Draftsman , I gave up a lot to be a Christian under the counsel of Jhvah Witnesses .
I believe elders of the church were afraid of me ; hindsight … many quite likely Freemason . Something just wasn't right in this church .
When my wife left with the children ( she also jW ) ? ? ? , going back to Fort Wayne 1100 miles away , I went up there ( 1986 ) , to talk to her , but she would not talk to me , went to the jW Church up there , and the Elders told me they didn't care to talk to me about it , etc… etc…
Well it all takes a toll , i began to realize that it was just different in many ways than other churches , but really not that much different . When writing my 2 books , I realized they used the same teaching techniques as other churches , focusing on FAVORITE SCRIPTURES , and somehow making other scriptures disappear ; SLIGHT of HAND …. also distract by going into elaborate unnecessary detail . Just like about ALL churches , they don't really learn how to use the Bible as a WHOLE , because doing this makes teaching a lot more complicated and fouls up a few doctrines .
I might add more later ….