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  As a Matter of Conscience, I Am Resigning from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Sail Away in

  1. watchtower
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  after listening to the hearings of the australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, i am no longer content to have simply walked away from the organization.

  as a matter of conscience, i do not want my name linked with the organization in any way.

  i know this letter has been posted previously, and i thank the author.

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  Sail Away

  the girl next door
  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/49816/if-you-ever-wondered-why-hard-sue-wt-being-dfed-read-this

  Thanks for this link. I scanned it briefly and will read it more carefully this evening.
  SailAway
  
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  As a Matter of Conscience, I Am Resigning from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Sail Away in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after listening to the hearings of the australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, i am no longer content to have simply walked away from the organization.

  as a matter of conscience, i do not want my name linked with the organization in any way.

  i know this letter has been posted previously, and i thank the author.

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  Sail Away

  stan livedeath
  

  My local elders know that I initially walked away due to my decision to not shun my son,

  well done you. my jw father never shunned me--he accepted i simply left the religion as i simply didnt believe in a god. hes paid the price for it though--hes in a care home--age 94---i'm his only visitor----no elders--no jw family-----even though they live half a mile away.

  How sad stan livedeath. Hugs to you and yours.

  SailAway
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  As a Matter of Conscience, I Am Resigning from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Sail Away in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after listening to the hearings of the australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, i am no longer content to have simply walked away from the organization.

  as a matter of conscience, i do not want my name linked with the organization in any way.

  i know this letter has been posted previously, and i thank the author.

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  Sail Away

  Nicely done, Sailaway.
  Maybe you will no longer be counted in those "20 million associated JWs" that Jackson bragged about at the Royal Commission.

  A fringe benefit, OrphanCrow!
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  As a Matter of Conscience, I Am Resigning from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Sail Away in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after listening to the hearings of the australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, i am no longer content to have simply walked away from the organization.

  as a matter of conscience, i do not want my name linked with the organization in any way.

  i know this letter has been posted previously, and i thank the author.

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  Sail Away

  cantleave
  Well done, for for making the break. Welcome to the world of unconditional friendships and real humanity. Sadly you will lose the friendship of brainwashed cult members including family members and those you thought would stick by you. Don't let the bastards grind you down!

  Can't leave, they have already done their damage. My JW in-laws have shunned my husband since he was a young adult. They now shun me, our children and their great grandchild. They have no definitive proof that I am nothing more than inactive. I have already lost the one JW "friend" who I still love as much or more than any family member.

  
  

  SailAway
  
  
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  As a Matter of Conscience, I Am Resigning from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Sail Away in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after listening to the hearings of the australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, i am no longer content to have simply walked away from the organization.

  as a matter of conscience, i do not want my name linked with the organization in any way.

  i know this letter has been posted previously, and i thank the author.

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  Sail Away

  Well thought out letter, but has anyone ever challenged/tested the Org's practice of announcing that "so-and-so is no longer one of Jehovah's Witnesses" via International Human Rights Law. That announcement effectively denies people their human rights to a family life.
  

  
  The Searcher, thank you. It is my hope that if more of us take this step, such a challenge will be the outcome. There is strength in numbers.
  SailAway
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  As a Matter of Conscience, I Am Resigning from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Sail Away in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after listening to the hearings of the australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, i am no longer content to have simply walked away from the organization.

  as a matter of conscience, i do not want my name linked with the organization in any way.

  i know this letter has been posted previously, and i thank the author.

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  Sail Away

  Marvin Shilmer
  

  The OP letter is well put together and hits hard.

  Thank you, Marvin Shilmer. Your letter from a current JW conveys the spirit of my intent. I wish to be left in peace and show love to any of my former associates who may wish to greet me.

  SailAway
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  As a Matter of Conscience, I Am Resigning from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Sail Away in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after listening to the hearings of the australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, i am no longer content to have simply walked away from the organization.

  as a matter of conscience, i do not want my name linked with the organization in any way.

  i know this letter has been posted previously, and i thank the author.

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  Sail Away

  sir82
  

  your legal jargon and threats will be empty to them.

  Nope, elders are instructed to "call the branch" (Bethel) if any sort of legal action is threatened. In most cases, the threat of legal action defers or even indefinitely postpones any "no longer a JW" announcement.

  It has worked many many times before.

  ^^^This
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  As a Matter of Conscience, I Am Resigning from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Sail Away in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after listening to the hearings of the australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, i am no longer content to have simply walked away from the organization.

  as a matter of conscience, i do not want my name linked with the organization in any way.

  i know this letter has been posted previously, and i thank the author.

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  Sail Away

  notsurewheretogo
  So basically you are disassociating yourself and will be shunned and it will be announced, your legal jargon and threats will be empty to them.

  I hereby declare myself no longer a member.

  notsurewheretogo, of course, the elders are free to do as they wish and to suffer the potential consequences. That is their call. This ultimately has nothing to do with them or what they may think or do. It is about my freedom and my ability to hold my head high. As I stated, I have nothing to lose.
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  As a Matter of Conscience, I Am Resigning from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Sail Away in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after listening to the hearings of the australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, i am no longer content to have simply walked away from the organization.

  as a matter of conscience, i do not want my name linked with the organization in any way.

  i know this letter has been posted previously, and i thank the author.

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  Sail Away

  sir82
  

  Nice. It would be even scarier if you got a legal firm to write it on their letterhead.

  
  

  That is a possibility!

  
  

  SailAway
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  As a Matter of Conscience, I Am Resigning from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Sail Away in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after listening to the hearings of the australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, i am no longer content to have simply walked away from the organization.

  as a matter of conscience, i do not want my name linked with the organization in any way.

  i know this letter has been posted previously, and i thank the author.

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  Sail Away

  never a jw
  

  Are you planning to write in the letter that child abuse in the JW's congregations around the world and the RC hearings have prompted you to make this decision? It may start a slow process of waking up for the reader.

  
  

  Thanks for the support all!

  
  

  never a jw, I have given a lot of thought to that question. My local elders know that I initially walked away due to my decision to not shun my son, so they may think I am referring to shunning. If I do make a reference to the Royal Commission and child sexual abuse, I would want it to be clear and succinct. I do not want the letter to give any fuel to the fire.

  
  

  SailAway, a former JW "Sister"