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Originally Posted by zing
A tremendous amount of what you have said about JWs is totally opposite to my experiences of it from various congregations.
For some reason the congregation around you does not follow the path as laid out by Watchtower. They simply are not doing it right it does not matter if you are athiest or whatever
My Dad is an Atheist and a Scientist and I always kept a good relationship with him while I was active and was never encouraged not to
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You were lucky then, their mother was put under a lot of pressure to try and convert her husband and it led to many arguments and nearly divorce on several occasions.
The first time I went along to the Kingdom hall (I used to give them lifts to and from it) and went inside, one of the Elders gave a talk, mostly aimed at the youngsters telling them they shouldn't be afraid to say no to anything their friends might try and get them to do which is agaist their religion, all well and good I thought, until he said "So remember children, beware atheists they
will lead you astray"
I nearly choked when I heard that.
Most of the girls were not encouraged to go onto college and make something of themselves, instead they were encouraged to marry and go pioneering.