Did anyone resist getting baptized

by Wordly Andre 23 Replies latest jw friends

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  Wordly Andre

  Did anyone resist getting baptized?

  Starting at the age of 12 my parents were pressuring me to get dunked, it started when I came home from school one day and there was a young Dub waiting to study with me, he tried for a few months till it became obvious he was more interested in my sister than getting me in that pool.

  Another attempt was made when I was in the 8 th grade, I was walking home from school and a pick up truck pulled over right in front of me and there was another young jehovie, he told me to get in the car, I told him no, and he said that if I didn’t get in I would be in big trouble with my parents, reluctantly I got in, he proceeded to take me around town to a few of my friends(worldly) homes and started telling me that these people were all going to die, and that if I wanted to die with them.

  I was freaked out!! How did he know where my friends lived? When he finally dropped me off at home and asked me what my choice was, I told him to fuck off, and that to leave me and my friends alone. He then told my parents that I cussed him out and was under demon influence and suggested that my parents call the school and make sure I don’t hang out with worldly friends. My dad beat the shit out of me, I remember it was a friday night, and I was sore all weekend, plus he made me do work around the house all weekend long to teach me a lesson.

  My parents attempted one last time when I was 14, I met with the brothers one last time, the guys tried to be all nice and talk about cars and airplanes, with me turns out they not only got information about me but also where my dad worked and disfellowshipped him because he worked for a company that also made military parts. On their last visit with me they asked if I wanted to study and work towards baptism, I told them no, they said “don’t you want to live forever?” I said not with you people, I’d rather die.

  Did anyone else refuse to study and get baptized?
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  R.F.

  Interesting experience Andre.

  The idea of pressuring one to get baptized is something i've never understood. If a person just doesn't have faith that the religion is true then how could baptism save them?

  Fortunately I was never forced to get baptized. In fact, it seemed almost as if dad tried to talk me out of it when we were on our way to the assembly that morning.
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  Wordly Andre

  Yes, well I know my parents were asking those guys to "help" me make up my mind about getting baptized, I can't pinpoint one real reason why I didn't want it at first, mostly because I thought I was too young, I didn't feel it, also I took to heart that whole thing of living a double life, I didn't want to lie and be all like if I was into the ORG. because I wasn't, I didn't see myself as a JW I was more interested in all the worldly things, I started messing around with smoking, girlfriends, music, etc. I didn't want to get Disfellowshipped the week after baptism. In the end they just pissed me off more and more because questions were never answered and they kept demonizing every aspect of my life.
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  Hope4Others

  He must of been an over zealous guy.

  He then told my parents that I cussed him out and was under demon influence and suggested that my parents

  Unfortunately your parents listened to his advise, I feel bad for what you had to endure.

  hope4others
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  momzcrazy

  My brother was successful in that. Now he is Mom's golden child and she doesn't speak to me or my sister.

  momz
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  troubled mind

  My husband's 16 yr.old sister had gone through all the questions for baptism and was good to go .....Until the day they were ready to leave for the assembly, and she told her parents she was not going to be able to go through with it ...seeing that she was pregnant ! That's going to the extreme to resist baptism .
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  Wordly Andre

  or could that be a 2 for 1 deal, ha ha ha OMG that is too funny
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  spanteach

  Did anyone resist getting baptized?

  Nope, just wish I had. I allowed my father to pressure me into getting baptized when I was 14, nearly 15. That began a cycle of years of doing things, I realized later, to please my parents, including serving as a pioneer directly out of high school.
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  Homerovah the Almighty

  I didn't when I was a youngster because I didn't know if I could hold my breath that long..........bet I could do it now !
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  Tired of the Hypocrisy

  My dad beat the shit out of me

  My dad beat the shit outta me too. That shit used to hurt. I used to cuss then like I do now, and always have actually. I cussed out one of the po's kids because ratted me out on my porn collection. First he tells me all about the issue of playboy and the layout and asks if I saw it yet. When I said ya and showed him the one I had shoplifted he told his folks I was demonized and used porn. What a stinky turd he was.....So I cussed him out in front of the kh the next Sunday. And my dad beat my ass.