Which Way Did You Choose To Leave The Organization?

by minimus 53 Replies latest jw friends

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  shamus

  Maya,

  Interesting point. I was too scared and faded. If they ever come around again I will be completely truthful to them and tell them that I faded and I think that the religion is bullshit. If they want to know who I am to disfellowship me I would tell them to ef-off. Let them ask around the neighbourhood, LOLOL!

  They never did bother me, though. No calls, no drop-by's, nothin! I just quit going for about 2 months or so... I can't remember how long now, but then we moved and told absolutley nobody. Never have had a problem.
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  CeriseRose

  I spent about 2 years erratic with meetings, but always managed some field service each month.

  When I got tired of dealing with the judgement constant concern of my activities, I wrote a letter.
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  myauntfanny

  I ran away from home two days before an assembly. It was very cruel to my parents but I didn't think about that at 14, and it did seem to get the message across.
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  caspian

  Maya and Min. I understand both of your sentiments because of where you come from

  You try things a certain way, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

  Maya you have a very simplistic view of leaving the borg....what you say may work for a majority, but as I am sure you can understand everyones situation is different

  Min. I suspect you are just spoiling for a fight on this one........... a pointless exercise.
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  scotsman

  Minimus & Caspian

  Go on girls, scratch each other's eyes out!
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  caspian

  More like handbags at 10 paces
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  shamus

  LOL at scotsman.

  Fight! Fight! Fight!!
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  five_crew

  Had sex, left with boyfriend in the middle of the night to move in together. When elders showed up at my door (after finally finding me), introduced them and said I would never be sorry for what I did. DF'd following week. What a scandal!!!
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  GentlyFeral

  In 1994-95, I was doing a "half-assed fade" - that is, following the "approved method" without knowing that there was such a thing or even deliberately trying to exit. All I knew was that the latest "spiritual slump" was the longest I'd ever had and I didn't care if I ever "recovered".

  Then I realized I had to actually stop being a Jehovah's Witness, but still made no effort to officially DA. Began attending another church.

  Then I ran into a dearly beloved sister from another congregation who urged me to call her. I was still jaydub enough to understand how horrified and embarrassed she'd be if she knew she was fellowshiping with an apostate.

  So I went home and wrote an extremely terse DA letter -- to save her embarrassment. I've never regretted it.

  GentlyFeral
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  Maya

  you know, caspian, PROBLEMS are always complex.............

  But the solutions are always simple..........

  You KNOW what you have to do......and yet seem too afraid to do it............

  Ergo........the solutions are NOT the problem........

  It is having enough COURAGE to carry out the solution, that so many have a problem with..........

  It really is that simple........but too many CHOOSE to make it complicated............