I found this description of "apostates" on a pro JW site to be interesting, to say the least. It's amazing how these people sound like they're reading straight from the Watchtower, or something.
. http://ofnet.homestead.com/apostate.html
Apostate quite literally means:One who has forsaken the faith, principles, or party, to which he before adhered; esp., one who has forsaken his religion for another; a pervert; a renegade.
(Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.)
The typical apostate does not start out being an apostate. They start out angry at having been removed from the congregation for breaking some bible priniple. Their pride takes them on an emotional journey of monumental proportions. They may question the rightness of their removal. Many times they question whether the people who made the judgement to remove them are following the scriptures themselves.
The loss of various aspects of being one of Jehovah's Witnesses causes a void in their lives. This only makes them angrier and they decry the organization for its teaching that they should focus their associations around fellow believers rather then family and people that are not of the same faith. They may search out others who were formerly Jehovah's Witnesses for suport. As they continue on a path of supporting their negative view they seek out other former members experiences.
Focusing on all the negativity blocks their view of any positive features of having been one of Jehovah's Witnesses. They turn the entire experience into a black time in their lives. They seldom take up another organized religion, favoring a "personal" relationship with God. Some may seek out small study groups. These study groups never seem to stay together long as their differing views divide them.
At the heart the issue is the lack of humility. Their pride moves them to go to great lengths to "prove" themselves right. This never ending battle consumes their lives.
The one thing that is very obvious about them is their anger. It springs to the surface when ever any prolonged activity brings the memories to mind. It is wise to avoid such ones as they only tear down others faith.
The not so funny thing is, the guy/girl who wrote this really believes it.