Would You Stay As A Witness, Even Though You Knew It Wasn't "The Truth"?

by minimus 40 Replies latest jw friends

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  amen

  I would not have stayed as a JW even if i had familly in or wife or friends.

  It is personal, the organization is a fake one, it is has no value to me.

  the ORG lies to cover another lie without limits. They are cold busted due to the internet.

  I remember an elder giving a talk an he said: the internet was the instrument of Satan or the devil. What a revelation that must have been for him. By the way i showed him how to make research with the internet when he first connect to the internet .........

  amen
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  minimus

  Amen to that! The WT. lies and cover up.
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  HadEnuf

  No, and we bee-lined it outa there when we saw the organization for what it really was. It was at great personal cost for me as I lost my mom, sister & brother (well...my brother and I didn't like each other anyway); but not so much for my husband.

  Minimus...you're getting a little long-winded in your opening comments! I am still in a state of shock from so many words!

  Cathy L.
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  minimus

  I know. I'll work on my wordiness.
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  BluesBrother

  The sudden realisation is one thing , the new arrangements in life can take a little longer. I did not want to draw attention to the real reason for leaving, so I allowed a while of winding down and letting those around me know that I was "Struggling to keep my spirituality" , then when I stopped active service there were not too many questions.

  Now I put in an appearance to support my wife and to give us something to do together on a Sunday. She has changed congregations since then, they seem to view me as "one of those husbands" who attend. They never ask any questions or try to draw me out . Frankly they are not interested in me and hardly concerned for her, despite her active participation in the meetings
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  lilybird

  Once my husband and I decided it was a pack of lies and nonsense, the only family we risked losing was his parents. But we felt our kids quality of life was more important. We left behind a few close and dear friends, but we have found friends who are not JWS who are friends because of who you are, not because the society tells you who to be friends with. My husbands parents did not shun us after all. even though they were counseled many times by elders to not speak to us. But it wouldn't have mattered, we were leaving anyways. Our lives have been so much better for this decision. I look back at the years spent as a JW as lost years. At least my kids were free to make their own lives and decisions.Would I have left if my husband didn't want to? Not sure as I didn't have to face that issue.I was raised in a home with a believing mother and unbelieving father. It is not an ideal family life either.
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  Doubtfully Yours

  Yes. Many have. Just for social interaction.

  DY
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  Nancy Drake

  I wouldn't go back now, but there was a point when I almost went back just to have my mommy and daddy back. I still miss them.
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  Shania

  It is hard to stay a witness when the rosey colored glasses come off or should I say when the fog clears. But due to family that we love dearly we will occassionally go and we always go to the District Conventions to hook up with our family that live far away..................But when you are hearing clearly and you all know what I mean you hear all sorts of horrible things come out the mouths of these christians men..You can't believe you agreed with it and sad to say taught people who are in it today and can't understand why you have backed off. How I wish I could tell them but I can't blow our cover at the moment so we listen very very carefully when we are there and look at each other as if to say did you hear what I did............and everyone around us are in the trance not hearing and not noticing that they are in a movie called BODYSNATCHERS.............so we pretend so they won't know we are not like them.
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  seattleniceguy

  For me, the answer is an unequivical no. Absolutely impossible. When I realized that it was not the truth, staying in it was not even an option. It did not matter the consequences. I never went to another meeting again.

  SNG