I'm studying with Jehovah's Witnesses!! (page 4)

UFCFan

I highly recommend you don't join or study with them. It's a cult and if you try and act like a normal human being you'll get kicked out.

Viviane

He told us this knowing that in future generations others would claim that they alone had the truth. The truth isn't in a location. The Truth is a person.

Ironically, you are saying that those who claim to preach the truth were predicted to wrong while claiming you are preaching the truth.

Thanks everyone for all the replys. The interesting thing is that I've told the elder and his wife who are the study conductors that I'm a gay man right at the start, I thought that would difenatly end it before it even started. But, they continue to text me about meeting for the next study and inviting me to the meetings at the Kingdom Hall. Some of those those talks and watchtower studies are pretty good even though I dont believe a lot the main doctrines. I have plenty of prestudy about JWs, I know about the child abuse cases, the money scams and fales predictions, but for some reason im just drawn to this perticular sect. Maybe because it's different. Some of you may think I'm crazy, oh well, that's me! 😊

cappytan

...But for some reason I'm drawn to this particular sect.

"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink."

quest81

Kulotti79: I don't want to come off as cynical but have you considered that they might be using you to simply add to their stats? You know, the return visits, hours and whatever else they collect to submit for their very warped stats for yearbooks, conventions etc?

Village Idiot

Kulotti, while those conducting your study may accept you as you are for now you will definitely have to 'quit' being gay at some time in the future for them to consider maintaining the study.

I also highly recommend reading Ray Franz's book Crisis of Conscience to see how the Watchtower treats people for the pettiest of reasons. Be sure of this, the Watchtower is a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Billy the Ex-Bethelite

The interesting thing is that I've told the elder and his wife who are the study conductors that I'm a gay man right at the start, I thought that would difenatly end it before it even started. But, they continue to text me about meeting for the next study and inviting me to the meetings at the Kingdom Hall.

Of course they haven't dropped you.They WON'T drop you because they ~~probably~~ really believe they can fix you from being gay. They may have some sisters in mind to get you married to after your sunk into the cult. I've known the type of JWs that would already be bragging about how they've gotten you straightened out by "the truth".

This elder and his wife WILL drop you if you start asking the wrong questions. If you're gay, they think they can fix you. If you have a brain that thinks critically, they can't fix that.

for some reason im just drawn to this perticular sect. Maybe because it's different. Some of you may think I'm crazy, oh well, that's me! 😊

WT has well over a hundred years of experience in finding ways to appeal to people and lure them in:

The love-bombing where you first visit the hall and seem to have all these new friends will later turn into people who find reasons to pick you apart for not dressing just right, underlining your WT, etc.
You've probably been given lots of commendation on how smart you are, such a good student. The stuff you find interesting now? Very soon you'll find the material tiresomely repetitive because most of the material has a recycle time of 6 mo. to 2 yrs. The message that you're so smart and making such great progress will be replaced with the message that you aren't doing enough.
And now they probably seem very tolerant and accepting, but since you've already outed yourself as being gay, you will always be "suspect". You won't be able to be alone with a guy because you are/were gay. You won't be able to be alone with a woman (other than your wife) because you're a guy that had lived an immoral lifestyle. You will hear lots and lots of bashing.

And WELCOME!

sparrowdown

Billy is right, they will try and "fix" you!

Ask them directly, point blank if you will have to give up your gayness to become one of them.

FayeDunaway

They may say that no, he doesn't have to stop being gay, he just has to not act on it for his whole life. This will entail never having a relationship with anyone. You will be lonely forever. So go ahead and continue to be drawn to this sect if you are into that sort of thing.

Kulotti79

Quest81: Oh of course I know they are using me for their stats. That orginazation is a lot about the numbers. I do think that I'm studying with them in part to help them with their numbers which makes them happy. This pioneer couple have really been nice to me offering to do things and get me groceries when I was pretty sick, so I guess I kind of feel obligated to continue my studies. Lame excesses but Its "the truth!"

Billy the Ex-Bethelite: Actually, I have spent time with a couple of guys around my age one on one from the congragation who I'm sure know that I'm gay and they confessed some their chunk to me and how coming back to "the truth" has made them so much happier and all that BS.

I'm studying with Jehovah's Witnesses!!

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