Did anyone resist getting baptized (page 2)

darkuncle29

My younger brother. This was right after my dad moved out but before the divorce. My dad knew that my mom was hot to get the elders to set up someone to study with my younger brother. So dad spoke with him on one of his weekends and told him that he could do what he wanted to, but that if he didn't want to speak with anybody, he didn't have to. He also told him that if they came over to talk, and wouldn't leave then to call the police. So, one day after this -abot a week or two- two elders come over to the house to talk with my brother, he doesn't let them in the house -he was home alone- one of the elders got mouthy and my brother told him to leave or he'd call the police. I wish that I'd known about this at the time, it might have helped me get out sooner even though I was already baptized. I was working every day after school so that's how I missed this.

jaguarbass

I think the guys that refused to study and get baptised are over on the Harley Davidson Board.

Open mind

Hey Andre,

Would you mind hangin' around my non-baptized kids for a while? I think you'd be "good association".

Just a heads up to anyone who might still attend the occasional meeting, there's gonna be a major GUILT TALK on the Service Meeting during the week of April 7-12. It's entitled "Why Put Off Baptism?" (Kinda weirdly worded title if you ask me. Sounds like it would be a list of good reasons to put it off.) Anyway, it's supposed to based on a Watchtower article from mid-2006 and is to include a couple of interviews with JWs who got baptized young and are glad they did.

I think I'll start a new thread just to get the word out.

OM

Wordly Andre

Looking back I am really glad I didn't do it, it kind of now puts me in a weird but often funny place in my family. Those who can't outright shun me in family weddings or anniversary parties, will only invite me and my wife because they do not have a good reason not to, oh but I've been told, oh we're so sorry there just isn't enough room to invite everyone I hope you understand. Mostly I do get invited, I think because they don't want to offend my mom, still most know how I feel about the ORG and its funny to sit back and watch them uncomfortably walk near me and smile. If I had taken the dip in the pool I would miss all this action.

XOCO

there's gonna be a major GUILT TALK on the Service Meeting during the week of April 7-12. It's entitled "Why Put Off Baptism?" (Kinda weirdly worded title if you ask me. Sounds like it would be a list of good reasons to put it off.) Anyway, it's supposed to based on a Watchtower article from mid-2006 and is to include a couple of interviews with JWs who got baptized young and are glad they did.

Uh Oh! Now the hounding is going to get on XOCO pretty soon *gasps in fear* i better think of some tricks to pull out of my arse. i bet u ten dollars that they are going to talk about how bloodguilty you are if you don't get dunked...as if i am responsible if i did not convert on person into the troof lol.

XOCO

Samuel Thorsen

I restisted until age 20. Didn't dare pushing it any longer. The end was sooo close...

Mr. Majestic

Apart from the beatings, that was a great story. Love the way that you got beat because you didn’t wish to study when forced to. Just the way that Jesus dealt with things, if you believe in the bible.

You showed great strength of character. I think you made the right choice……

Personally, I did get baptised but wish that I hadn’t. It was my choice though. But I hate the fact that I did because really I was not ready, being I had so many questions that still needed to be answered. But I had been studying for some time before and I felt the pressure to and also fell for the line "don’t worry about the questions you have. They will continue after you are dedicated"…….

What I didn’t realise is that they would continue but not be answered. To ask these questions then would be APOSTACY…….WHA HA HA HAA………….

Oh well. If the cap fits…………..

Wordly Andre

I remember my family also tried to talk me into it with the promise of presents, each time one of my cousins, or when my sister got baptized, they were given tons of gifts from the entire family, I remember them telling me don't you want gifts and a party. humm lets see guilt, scare, beat, or bribe

joannadandy

I never got baptized but was never out and out pressured either. Which is not to say there is no pressure, the whole culture and especially the special talks directed toward "young ones" is all about pressure to get baptized early before the world could get it's grubby little mitts on us.

I felt weird when I was the only one left of my friends not baptized, and my parents definately "encouraged" me to get baptized, but ultimately -- I think I always knew I didn't believe it 100%. At first I felt terriable about - there must be something wrong with me. Why didn't I get it, and why didn't I just "know" it was the "truth"...eventually I just never did it -- and I'm glad I didn't. I'm also in that weird gray area.

No one in my family shuns me, and I don't get hardcore shunned from anyone either - but you can see them stammer and stutter as they try to process exactly how to deal with me. I am definately "bad association" and thus have no contact with anyone in the congregations anymore.

It used to bug me - but not so much anymore. I've been out so long now, and my personality is night and day different. I get a little nostalgic sometimes and wonder how some people are -- but I don't really miss them. Mostly I think about how if they did decide to talk to me, we'd have nothing to talk about anyway.

R.Crusoe

I resisted the dove from above because I was too worried all the women would be looking for some definition around the wet shorts groin section.

I was breathing in to make it more prominent but that kinda thing doesnt work on men!

I definitely had that 'birds flown the nest' look on my face

And only left a small worm for lunch!

Did anyone resist getting baptized

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