There were a handful of youths in my congregation. All were vibrant and zealous members. Some conducted Bible studies, some were dedicated and quite enthusiastic in the "truth".
After a decade, none of these original youths and young adults are present in my congregation.
I don't know the real reason why they left, but I suspect some factors would be the following:
- disfellowshipping of some adult members
- they were shunned for questioning their beliefs
- they were pressured to serve Watchtower, instead of choosing college and a better life
Did you have similar experiences on this subject?
Youths and Young Adults Missing in my Congregation
by ruruj 28 Replies latest jw experiences
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ruruj
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Nathan Natas
For one thing, after a decade, youths are no longer as young.
Or did you bury them under your front porch?
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DaCheech
it's an epidemic, and the WT is gonna get hit hard by it
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NiceDream
Of the 15 youth in my hall growing up, 5 are left. Most left after they graduated, and me and another left before we were almost 30.
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flipper
Good thread. Of my 8 nieces and nephews( including my young adult children) all aged 22 to 36 - only 4 are still attending meetings. The other 4 have been inactive and stopped being witnesses for quite some time now. They say that 66 % or two-thirds of people aged 18-35 who were raised witnesses end up leaving. Just too rigid of a way of life and too unjust
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SacrificialLoon
Youths..... it's almost like one of those special language words. I rarely if ever hear that to refer to children outside of the organization.
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loosie
the 16 yr old jw kid I work with is on his way out. He plans on getting baptized this november so everyone will get off his back. but he drinks and sells pot and I suspect some other kinds of drugs. He is dating a girl in another cong. I asked him how long is she goign to be a jw now that you are dating her... he just laughed and said be nice.
He is on the way out he just doesn't know it yet.
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geevee
In your teens you question and challenge the "boundries". They chose not to live that way. Cheers to them I say. I wish that I had challenged and questioned way more in my youth then got the f#@* out of there instead of wasting my "youth" on them!
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fieldgoal
I am happy to report that when I go to a meeting there are no youths to carry the mics and usually the elders split mic duty. They can't do a whole meeting.
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