Meeting 2, December 07, 2009: Rough Transcript (Note:  Everything in block quotes are quotes either from the Watchtower Publication "What Does the Bible Really Teach", or quotes from the bible text used in my copy of Accordance Bible Software.  Additionally, I ask that when you read the exchange from Frank and Dank (names changed to protect the innocent) don't prejudge them as representing

The way I will try to present this material is to provide an overview post and later provide the actual quick transcript of the meeting, as I made sure I recorded all of the subsequent sessions with my iPhone. After our last meeting, although I can genuinely appreciate the fact that JW's go door to door on a regular basis spreading (what I thought was the gospel), I was troubled that it wasn't the

Initial Knock at the door, November 30, 2009:I was working from home and had been at home all day while my wife, Tracey, had just gotten home from work.  As per our routine, we settled into the bedroom and closed the door while we watched TV and contemplated the daily question, "What's for dinner?".  Our daughter, Naomi, was still living with us and had not left to go to school in Delaware

It has been long held by religious people that God hates divorce based on an inaccurate interpretation of Malachi 2:16, as well as verses in Matthew and Mark. So in this article, we'd like to take a real hard look at this question. When I first heard this, I was married and I was in a pretty bad marriage, but in my mind, divorce wasn’t an option. So I wanted to find this notorious piece of scripture