Were You Surprised That The "World" Was Not As Bad As The Watchtower Claimed? (page 3)

minimus

ah yes.....Unconditional friends....Something incompatiable with being a Jehovah's Witness.

LongHairGal

MINIMUS,

No, I was not surprised because I was not raised a JW. I came out of the so-called 'world'. What surprised me was how the JWs were NOT AS GOOD as they claimed they were.

While I have no illusions about 'worldly' people and know how bad they can be, I am cautious to some degree. But, with the JWs, your 'enemies' come well-dressed, with a smile on their faces.

SCULLY,

What a nightmarish story you tell. I know what you mean about them sending people who are pretending to be interested in your welfare, only to find out that they are on a fishing expedition to see what dirt they can find on you. I would never forgive such a betrayal, especially if it came at a critical time like what you mention. Wow, what a bunch of judases they are.

Hearing all this makes me wonder how, if they are this bloodthirsty now, how on earth are they are supposed to 'rise to the occasion' when 'persecution' starts???

keyser soze

No. This was one of the big issues for me when I was still a believing JW. My own experience in dealing with "worldly" people just didn't mesh with what I was being brainwashed into believing. It was one of the first things I started to legitimately question- would god really destroy all these people, who were basically good?

minimus

Most worldy people don't snub you because you do not accept their ideology. There are crackpots in this world, of course. But "in the Truth", they are the majority.

peaches

undercover--"i had to work to be "normal".....

i so UNDERSTAND THAT....and it is much worse if a person has a mental disability....i am ALIVE because worldly people cared enough to help me...the watchtowers reaction.....bad heart condition....worldly influence...."lets punish"....

i have met the kindest,,,most decent people you could ever find...and they were not in a kingdom hall...

been inactive for a few years,,,,and totally left 3 years ago....i am still struggling to be normal and "fit" in...i also cannot seem to get "away" from them...the reason--i loved jehovah and his organization SO MUCH...i felt his love and saw his "spirit" in the hall....SO...if it wasn't jehovah answering my prayers,,,and working in the hall....WHO WAS IT??? am i so awful that SATAN was working me??? so,,,,one minute i am "for" the society and the next minute i am scared to death of them....for equals-god.....against "sometimes" means= satan

because it had to be god,,,and not satan.....OH GOD,,,MINIMUS....i have a tendency to "take over" your threads...I AM REALLY SORRY...i am venting and rambling....i had to deal with "worldly" people today....and they made me feel good about my-self....it sure did not happen in the hall...again minimus,,,,sigh...i'm sorry...........peaches

Mad Sweeney

I can't give away where or why because that would give me up to the local SS but my experiences with the way "worldly" people respond to tragedy were a key element in realizing that the Borg has been lying to us about "the world" for my entire life.

jamiebowers

No, I was not surprised because I was not raised a JW. I came out of the so-called 'world'. What surprised me was how the JWs were NOT AS GOOD as they claimed they were.

My thoughts exactly.

flipper

I had non-witness friends as a JW teenager- who were more respectful to me than JW friends I had as a teenager. I have " re-connected " with these former teenage non-witness friends in the last year after not talking to them for years while a witness. They accepted me back unconditionally. You wouldn't get that acceptance in the JW's if you got reinstated.

It has definitely been an eye opener for me to see how many " authentic " and " unconditionally caring " people I've grown close to after exiting the witnesses in 2003 - 6 years ago. So, yes, I was surprised . And happily so. We were always told differently

cult classic

Until we reached our teen years, we were allowed worldly friends. So no I wasn't surprised that they weren't that bad. As witness kids you're taught "they may seem nice but they don't love Jehovah". So I just knew there were a lot of nice worldly people who didn't love Jehovah around me.

However:

Being a born-in I was surprised that the witnesses were worse than the Watchtower claimed. The longer I lived among these people the more I learned just how hateful, malicious, and ungodly they could be. Granted that goes for some in the world as well. But when you are taught to expect a certain standard among god's chosen people it can be quite shocking to watch them in action.

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Quillsky

My struggle is with being judgmental.

It's something I was taught growing up and I grapple with it every single day.

I judge you and I hate that I do it.

It's what I learned.

Sorry, and I'm trying to stop it.

Were You Surprised That The "World" Was Not As Bad As The Watchtower Claimed?

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