Doubting JWs ever approached you?

greendawn

While you still were JWs did any doubting JW ever try to talk to you about the flaws of the org and instil in you some doubt?

Someone had told me that he didn't believe the GB members were straight and honest people that many of their ideas were wrong and that they had a secret agenda to pursue beyond the one they publicly proclaimed.

At the time I thought he may be right since they seemed to control everything and didn't allow anyone to contribute even the (so called) anointed. I later found out he was right.

dedpoet

No one ever approached me with doubts, but when I
satrted my research I expressed a few of my own to
another jw, and he is now an ex jw as well.

I think a lot of jws would probably be a bit fearful of
doing that in case the one they were confiding in
turned them in to the elders.

Mariusuk.

yeah almost all of my age group when I was 16

I shopped them all to the elders

joking actually though, a group of us did come to the realisation that it was a load of crap at the same time

monophonic

the anointed brother that gave me the love study when i came back for a few years after i was 22 said to me, 'in the end, if it isn't the truth, it's a decent life to live'. he gave the indication that there was a little doubt in his mind, making me think he was sane. i wonder where he is now and if he's still a jw and anointed.

i didn't agree with his, at least it's a decent life and let's enjoy service attitude....i didn't agree w/ a few things he said.

emptywords

I have heard that said by a few people that if it isn't the truth it is a good life to live and protects you from all the vanerial and drugs, alcohol and the last broken marraiges, forget unhappy ones, this was said nearly thirty years ago, since then three have left, and one other was disfellowshipped.

I think the worst part is the fact that we are keeping fat cats in a powerful position whilst they make up another crazy devilish doctrine that could cost the lives of others, not to mention preaching it. I feel sick when I think of all the bull crap I really believed in and was ready to die for including any children I a may have had, wouldn't do it to my cat.

Nellie

I guess it's all perspective - I DO think it was a good life, especially when I compare it to the lives of many in my family who were not witnesses. But I must look at it a little differently than others - I've got a great husband, great kids, a nice life and I KNOW that in the difficult years it was the training that we received that made us stick it out together. Now while I can credit the principles that we learned with helping us get through that patch, I also know that the demands put on us as witnesses led to some of our stress as a couple. Having survived all that though, I still believe we are where we are today - because of where we were yesterday.

Mrs Smith

Having survived all that though, I still believe we are where we are today - because of where we were yesterday.

I agree with you Nellie, I too believe that who I am today is a direct result of my past experience good and bad. I must say I like who I am right now and I feel comfortable in my skin most of the time!

I have been approached by JW with doubt but at the time I still really believed so I just told them to pray more or somethin like that! I know the one guy is out but his life took a turn for the worst, he's on drugs and has been in jail a few times. Has kids he never sees and in general is struggling to keep it together.

Mulan

I had one show up at the door, after we had been gone for a few years. She started by saying "I want to know what you know. I know you wouldn't have left if you didn't know something". I was cautious but told her a few things anyway. She left, and is now a Mormon. Who can figure?

sspo

Never, usually no one would approach an elder with any doubts.

Even though in my own mind and heart i was questioning many of the claims

of the GB.

It took 32 years to figure out the lies, thanks to the internet.

nvrgnbk

One approached me, knowing of my doubts.

He thought he could tear me to pieces, thus confirming for himself that his own doubts were unfounded.

Now, he's out and free!

Doubting JWs ever approached you?

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