Do You Think Your Family & Friends Will Ever Get Out Of The Religion?? (page 2)

DevonMcBride

I don't know. I think my friend may get out when the time is right.

Devon

undercover

Ya know, with some of the older ones, sometimes I think it's best to not bust their bubble.

Say they're seventy or eighty and been a JW for all or most of their lives. Somebody comes along and pulls the rug out from underneath them. What do they have left? Their life is almost over and they have spent it supporting an organiztion that isn't what it says. It might be enough to have them give up on life. It might be in their best interest to let em be.

I'm thinking of several older ones that I remember from the halls that I attended who are considered pillars of the congregation, mostly sisters. They are sweet, decent, kindly old folks who nobody would want to see hurt. To destroy their belief system would destroy them. The WTS is evil and bastards for taking advantage of such people but these old folks weren't out to hurt anyone.

It's a conundrum.

myauntfanny

I'd be amazed if mine did. They've been in so long. I always hope though, especially after seeing people on here who left after decades.

Emma

I try to never say "never" but I truly can't ever see mine leaving. The WTS could change every doctrine from blood to armagedon and mine would see the "new light." They are of the Faithful, damn everything - else - including - family class. They are overly rightesous and happy to be so.

Emma

Undaunted Danny

My family goes back 3 generations just from me.Four gens now.The ones who are out are still dead.

Sassy

I wish.. but to be honest, I doubt it..

robmoore88

My soon-to-be-ex wife has been fooling with those folks for 2+ years- was baptised last summer after she got "pure" enough by quitting smoking. So far, she hasn't shown any signs that she might be comming out from the ether. I think she'd shave her head and drink their cool-aid if they told her to.

Special K

I guess it's the saying "never say never"..

I'd never thought I'd get my brother shotgun back into my life. Cut off from each other for 11 years.. That's a hell of a long time since we were truly kindred sibblings before I was D'fd.

I have one girlfriend who left them (the JWs) about 3 years ago. That was really something to behold as it was me who studied with her and lead her to baptism. It is a relief to me that she is out now although not d'fd yet.

I would dearly love for my mom to get out of it but feel much like the poster who said

"I think it's best to not bust their bubble."

My mom is in her golden years now..and as the poster said

If " Somebody comes along and pulls the rug out from underneath them. What do they have left? Their life is almost over and they have spent it supporting an organiztion that isn't what it says. It might be enough to have them give up on life. It might be in their best interest to let em be."

I have another brother who I miss that I wish would come out from the borg. Time will tell.

i guess my comfort is in that "he thinks he is happy" and most of the JWs do. They think they are happy as Jehovah's Witnesses and alot of them are, in their own way. Ignorance is bliss.

sincerely

Special K

bull01lay

I think Special K hit on something there - re people in twilight years may be better left in...

As much as I'd love my Mum to leave (as would the rest of our entire family!) she has made this her life's work.She often gets lightly teased and called 'Sister Elder'. Her appetite for any scraps she's handed from the WTS is voracious, and her defence of the organisation incredibly fierce!

I think if she left, it would be the end of her!

On a lighter note, it's a good job she doesn't know I've categorised her as being in Golden Years... my life would be in jeopardy right about now if she did know!

Mulan

Almost all of our family are out now anyway. For the rest of them I hold out very little hope. My husband's brother is a possibility, but not anytime soon. We are the incarnation of the Devil to him at the moment.

One of my cousins married a missionary from Chile, and they have three grown sons. The wife and all three boys are inactive, and "enlightened" but he is a true believer. I see him possibly being swayed one day.

My mother, my aunt, and the wives of my cousin's sons, I would say NEVER for them. But you never know.

Do You Think Your Family & Friends Will Ever Get Out Of The Religion??

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