Candles, you have come to the right place for support and insight. You may find some answers neither of you ever considered.
by boyfriend has been one for most of his life. He is now kicked out of the Church. I have to deal with his pain over the experiences he tells me about in regard to his association with this Church and I don't know how to help him.
I was expelled from the religion 14 years ago, and all that time, I struggled with everything and while I was no longer a member, I always had the notion that I could bring my life into harmony with the organization and once again return. During that time, I even rationalized and defended the organization and held to so many of their policies. Those policies far over-reached into every aspect of my life. What insanity!
The guilt and shame, oh my god; the pain is so great that you can never grieve it to a completion and move on without some real answers.
Once I learned the truth about the organization of Jehovah's Witnesses, I was suddenly let off the hook. I was truly free. Stick around and learn the truth about what they Jehovah's Witnesses call "the truth". You can help your bf off the hook too. I ran into a long lost love who I had not seen since we were teens. She too had been expelled and had so many reservations about returning. We stood talking for hours in the parking lot of a Radio Shack and when some simple things were explained to her, she too suddenly felt liberated and off the hook, as it were, for the first time in many years.
Thanks for stopping by, and let us be of help to you and your bf.
Kind Regards,
Corvin