I took a quick trip to the store and I happened to see a young man (About 26-28 years old) who got baptized about the same time I was leaving- about 2 years ago. A couple of pioneer sisters found him in the door to door work. One of them, a very attractive girl.
This young man’s girlfriend has just broke up with him and he was devastated. The man had just finished his business degree and was going back for hospital administration schooling. When I recognized him I approached him to say hi and he sticks out his hand and tells me, “Woa, sorry, I really don’t want to talk to you”
I was taken back, and felt it was because of my beard or probably negative talk about me. So I asked him, “May I ask why? He tells me,"I not a Jehovah Witness anymore and I really don’t want anything to do with you people.” I told him, “Well I’m not either.” So he looked shocked and then relaxed and we started talking. I asked him what cause him to leave, “Was it the internet? “No,”
Then he continued, “After about a year I started noticing things, like the elders of the congregation. I mean these are the leaders, the examples, and they are the stupidest people I have ever met. Have you ever heard their talks? I mean it’s crazy. People praise them after a talk and all they do is read an outline and spit out a couple of stupid jokes that make no sense. That’s what I’m supposed to strive to be like? Like these nincompoops?”
“Have you met the pioneers? All these people want to do is work part-time meager jobs, and go door to door peddling their magazines. Oh, have you seen their magazines? They are like 1st grade reading material.”
And the Jehovah witness girls, do you know what they are like? That pioneer sister that found me, I invited her to go dancing and she said no because it was worldly. I invited her to fly with me to NY for a weekend to see some theater plays, and I would pay for everything and she said it was wrong to do that. I invited her to go to the San Diego zoo in California for a weekend, and she said that was not wise. Can you imagine me marrying a Jehovah Witness girl? It would be a nightmare marriage.”
Then they found out I had a degree and was still going to school. They would make these remarks that vilified education. That education was from the devil. I was like, “What's wrong with these people”
Then what finally did it, was when we had the Circuit Overseer visit the hall and he gave a talk. He said from the platform that a person that pursues Higher Education is showing his true colors spiritually. And that such a person would not make a very good husband or wife. A person like that longs for the things of the world just like Lot’s wife, and we know what happened to her don’t we friends? She became a pillar of salt. How would you like to marry someone who at the very end becomes a pillar of salt?
After he said that, I got up during his talk, left my book bag, Bible, magazines there on the chair and walked out, got in my car and left. I changed my phone number right away and never looked back. Those people are crazy. I’m just upset I wasted a year of my life.
Now I have a job that pays over 100k and hopefully with just a little more experience and more schooling I can get my own hospital to run and make real good money. I want nothing to do with those people.
I asked him if they contacted him and he said, “Not that I know of, but then again I’m either at school or studying on weekends and work during the week. I said, “you know, they might disfellowship you.” He said, “I don’t give a Fu** what they do."
