Some JWs Are "In The Closet" (page 4)

prophecor

I am not out as an apostate though

When is one not considered an apostate?, if you post here, would that not necessarilly brand one an apostate?

Honesty

Do the Witnesses still think you're a "brother"?

I'm not sure after I talked with J. Pellechia in Bethel (look that up in the Bible....how appropriate, the center of false religion in Israel) and told him the WTBTS is an apostate tool of Satan the B.O.E. made some kind of annoucement at the next meeting and all the JWs except 3 or 4 in my congregation run hard the other way when they see me at WallyWorld.

Sunspot

Min,

All the print size looks the same on this computer---I never knew that my posts were coming out small.

I just changed it on here to Tahoma # 2, it looks exactly the same on my monitor. I honestly don't know what to do!

Annie

Beck_Melbourne

"In-ees" and "Out-ees".

1.Still a believer, and In - a true In-ee

2.Still believe, but Out - (DF or faded away) - an In-ee wannabe but really an Out-ee

3.Don't believe, but In - an Out-ee wannabe but really an In-ee

4.Don't believe, and Out - a true Out-ee

Did I miss any?

~Beck~ *who is a true Out-ee*

the_classicist

100%... I know this to be irrefutably true because I joined another religion. After that, most JWs don't consider you a person.

Poztate

Do the Witnesses still think you're a "brother"? If so, you're not "out".

Gee...No wonder you have so many posts. It took you 5 tries just to ask ONE question. And picking on poor JH just because he was kind enough to point it out to you Having said that....I am still in the closet (in a way) and for the most common of reasons...Family I am married to a "good jw" and have large extended family that I do not wish to give up. They do not however regard me as a "brother" cause they only time I set foot in the hall is the memorial. I do this as a slight solace to my wife....AND also if they ever want to start DA'ing the dropouts(they can make up new rules) I can honestly say I didn't quit,just slowed down a lot. I am just a poor weak lost sheep.

there are some really smart people out there like Blondie and Neo who say it all very succinctly, and much better than I could.

Bluegrass Tom, My motto is never put yourself down.There are enough people out there that will do the job for you. Welcome...POZ

Jaypeeto

I remember a few years ago, I ran into a JW who knew me, whom I hadn't seen since being DFd in 1983, and he asked me if I was associating again. I told him "no" that I was not a Jehovah's Witness anymore. Taken aback, he asked me what I was "into now", and I told him "Roman Catholic," and he looked at me with a look just as if he had run into an alien being...

Jaypeeto

Country Girl

These kinds of dilemmas just really eat at me to the core.

The thought that someone, as a human being with the full rights granted us to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, should fall prey to the regimental dictatorship of the Society through their brainwashing techniques, forever, just chaps my hide.

We all fell prey to it, and there are many of us still stuck under the same regimented thinking: that we *owed*, or owe, something to this Beast that took our childhoods, subverted our families, and now denies us the right to pursue our happiness because of our blood ties to it. Even when we're out, we're not really *out* because we still have to try to deal with our broken family ties, friendships, etc. that are ruined because of this religion.

Lucky are those of us that can forget about biology, or even better, bring our biology with us out of the mouth of this Beast. Some can only dream of the day, some just buck the tide and go full force out of the Closet of Possession and live happy, open lives.

I wish we could all just get out of the reach of the Beast forever... Those that are still within its' clutches, may you find the fortitude and strength to pursue your happiness forever.

CG

BrendaCloutier

I used to sit in my closet, in the dark, when I was little. It was nice and quiet in there and I could daydream all I wanted, until my mom pulled me out! So, I'm out of the closet because of my mom!

steve2

I used to sit in my closet, in the dark, when I was little. It was nice and quiet in there and I could daydream all I wanted

Hey Brenda: Nicely expressed! Closets have their beneficial uses - especially when the individual is just wanting to have the time and space to work out how they want to live their life. Closets can be welcome retreats from a harsh world lacking in empathy!

Some JWs Are "In The Closet"

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