Did You Exit the Witnesses Due to Injustices / Difference with Doctrine-Both?

flipper

Many of us leave due to injustices committed inside the organization. I did initially. I had doubts about some doctrines for years - but not until AFTER leaving the witnesses was I free to be able to confirm my suspicions and see that yes, I DID have valid reasons to have doubts all those years . So it became BOTH reasons for me as time went by. But initially it was being treated unjustly and seeing OTHERS being treated this way also. As always - I look forward to your observations ! Happy New Year ! and a big peace out to all ! MR. Flipper

asilentone

for me it was all about injustices.

sherah

I'm exiting for both reasons. The lingering doubts were always there but i pushed them back. But I faced those doubts head-on and started researching AFTER i saw firsthand injustice among the BOE and lack of love in the congregation.

Satanus

Doctrine, afterwards. The first thing was seeing that god wasn't directing the gb. I could see that through reading r franz' book, where he described how the gb meetings went.

S

frankiespeakin

I was getting really bored with the meetings listening to dull crap week in week out. My work slowed down and I had Internet access and so i would do Internet searches and read stuff from apostates but thought they were just mad at the WT so i didn't take them seriously at first but gradually I found myself agreeing with them and it just happen one day that it hit me like a bolt of lightening that I was in a mind control cult and the rest is history.

I was very heavily indoctrinated so it took awhile before I got really deprogrammed even after the initial recognition that it was a cult.

flipper

ASILENTONE- I hear you. I was the same. And there are LOTS of injustices for sure.

SHERAH- Welcome to the board ! Nice to hear from you ! I think a lot of people do exit for both reasons. Like you stated - A person suffers the extreme lack of love shown and it makes us really question WHAT we are being taught ! Especially when we see the inconsistencies of the elders NOT APPLYING what they are supposed to from the scriptures ! I'm glad you faced it head on my friend and have gained your freedom. Nice to have you here on the board. Look forward to your takes ! Peace out, Mr. Flipper

villabolo

I got officially disfellowshipped for apostacy because I told the elders that it was inappropriate to use the phrase "the Truth" to refer to themselves. This may not qualify as "exiting" voluntarily, or for doctrinal reasons but I was so disgusted with their pathological self worshipping behavior that I know I would have inevitably disasociated myself. Especially after analyzing their literature like, for example, The Finished Mystery.