Since you drifted or fell away from the "truth", what do you now know that you never realized before? Was there anything that shocked or surprised you about the Witness religion that you didn't know about til you left???
What DO You Know Now That You Didn't Before?
by minimus 30 Replies latest jw friends
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pettygrudger
ALL OF IT!!! I spent so many years still believing although I didn't participate because I was sure that I wasn't worthy. When I finally thought that might not be quite right (you know forgiveness and all) I chose to take another look at this religion, from "new eyes". From everything I've learned of this religion, I cannot believe I never saw ANY of it before. How can you so blindly follow something? That's what I'll never understand.
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gsx1138
After I got the boot I went to many, many different christian churches only to find out that any religion based on the Bible is exactly the same at it core. So much for JW's being unique.
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Introspection
That it's all a bunch of thoughts in your head - and some feelings in the body. The content is just details.
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Aztec
That apostates are the ones with "the truth"!
~Aztec
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shera
Everything shocked me..I always had doubts about the org,but I had lingering thoughts..well mabey ,just mabey it is the truth.I thought it was a good religion,regardless of how I felt about it.I am grateful for this site and other ones that helped me too see,I was right to doubt.
My feelings at first were angry! I was oOoOOOoooOO!!!! I couldn't believe they had me for 5 yrs!
Edited by - shera on 30 December 2002 23:45:47
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SheilaM
I know many, many things some of them not pretty. But the one thing that shocked me to my core was the pedophile issue. I trusted them with my babies and they betrayed me and those they were supposed to watch!
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Blueblades
The Society's history and the many changes that it has made over the years. Blueblades
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animal
Looking back... it was the fact that the world hadnt ended..... now, mind you, it took me a few years to figure out that I was safe... like 1978?
Animal
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siegswife
I wasn't wrong to leave. Thank God for apostates!