i've just signed up two days ago, but i've been lurking for about a year and a half.
here's my story if you're interested:.
my parents converted when they were in their first semester of college.
Welcome, your story really moved me.
The freedom to think and believe whatever I wish is very precious to me now.
I have been out for 9 years now, and I still cherish that freedom to think, to research, and to let facts speak for themselves, rather than force them into a belief system where they do not fit.
from that nutty red book of insanity, the grand climax at hand book, chapter 22, paragraphs 7 & 8. .
i had my doubts since childhood.
i went along with it to please people.
The Isaiah book was the last for me and going to the book study. I could not bear sitting through such repetitive, baseless garbage.
The final straw at the book study was after a news report about JWs and pedophilia in Australia. The study conductor said it is all lies made up against Jehovah's people.
I thought how can I sit here listening to this brain dead fantasy book whilst real things like child abuse get swept under the carpet.
i have been out of the religion since 1996. i used to come to former witness boards a lot in the distant past, and then i lost interest in the subject.
however, with a couple relatives still in and passing the 1914 one hundred year mark, i find myself looking to see what a modern jehovah's witness is believing.
could i get kind of an update on some things.
It is much the same at the core, but with plenty of minor adjustments. The Governing Body are pushing more than ever for total obedience.
I think the Watchtower's latest Generation teaching best highlights the plight of the religion. Since the generation is almost all dead, they now explain it as an overlapping generation. It is such a shallow concept, a grasping at straws, yet the older JWs lap it up, showing just how desperate they are for the end to come. I personally feel the younger ones are no longer as involved, and go along for the ride for family and friends.
as i write this,im aware of my heart hammering in my chest.ok where shall i start,ill try to keep this as short as possible.ive never been religious before in my life,the occasional wedding or funeral was the only time ive been in a church or viewed a bibles cover.in 2013 my step-dad was diagnosed with cancer and had to go for an operation to remove the tumor.i became close to his nephew and we communicated a lot and had a few strong feelings for each other,but neither of us told anyone,it was just harmless flirting and a few hugs that lasted a bit longer than normal.two days after my dads operation,he died through complications,and my path of self destruct was set.my boss had also been sexually harassing me at work and i was unfairly dismissed and was told by my landlord that i was to pay the rent or be evicted.then out of the blue my cousin tells me he was an unbaptised publisher (he was baptised at the aug convention last year)and to start having faith in god,that it would all work out.so i went to a kh and took up a study.that was a year ago and they now feel im ready to become a publisher.the thing is..i was made homless and am living with a jw of 50 years,a real spiritual person.these last two months ive been researching and i simply like you all disagree with so much of it.for the past twi weeks ive avoided meetings because of work,or pretended im at work and stayed away from the home i have with this witness.i cant afford to leave but at same time im being pushed to go into ministry and meetings.guys what the hell am i going to do?im so trapped scared and i cant believe i wanted to get baptised!
!my son lives with his dad and there trying to get a hold on him when he visits me!
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Welcome. You are aware enough to have worked out what is happening, so you will get through this. At the moment you just need to keep calm and trust in yourself.
There is no rush. Get on your feet financially and then you will have more options for how to move on. You are not baptised, which makes things easier. You may need to play the game a bit, so as not to lose where you live, but don't feel guilty, as it terrible that you should be in fear of being kicked out for not going along 100% with what the Watchtower teaches.
Careful with your child. It does not matter what they say to him, provided that you are able to later discuss what he is being told, and why it is not correct. However, they do a lot of love bombing, so try not to let him get involved socially, as he may learn to love that side and want to remain involved.
you know, i always maintained that during this fading process, and while learning ttatt, i would not let myself get "bitter twisted and angry".... but, in all honesty, if i examine myself, i have become quite bitter toward the org, toward the false friends and the gb.. i have become angry as i see the extent of damage i feel being raised in "the truth" has done.... i feel hurt towards the lost opportunities in life etc.... how do i not allow myself to get too swallowed up by such bitterness?.
i have always been a very happy, positive, selfless person.
i can put people at ease, i am someone people feel comfortable chatting to.
sorry, this question may have been asked, already.
page 6, paragraph 7 dishonestly makes the following 2 claims about jesus:.
"he never called undue attention to himself.
instead, he directed all glory to his father.".
http://jehovahswitnessreport.com/blog/jw-refusal-of-blood-transfusion-mother-and-baby-die#more-4001.
a 28-year-old woman and her unborn child have died because of the womans decision not to accept a lifesaving blood transfusion.. doctors at the royal hospital for women and prince of wales hospital in randwick, sydney, australia, have described the harrowing effect on hospital staff of two otherwise avoidable deaths.. the woman, a jehovahs witness, was seven months into her pregnancy when it was discovered she had leukaemia.. amy corderoy, health editor, reporting in the sydney morning herald states,.
more than 80% of pregnant women suffering from the cancer, called acute promyelocytic leukaemia, will go into remission with proper treatment, and the outlook for their babies is good.. .
'Most mothers would make decisions in favour of the unborn baby and this was a decision that was not in favour of the unborn baby.'It is a terrible witness, as the above comment shows. The sad thing is that under JW doctrine, the baby does not get a resurrection, as it died unborn. So the mother did not make decisions, possibly unknowingly, in favour of the child in either this life or the next according to her own resurrection belief.
http://www.balidiscovery.com/messages/message.asp?id=11719.
dismantling the watchtower .
five jehovah witnesses deported from bali for conducting door-to-door religious ministry .
This shows JWs disregard for the law when it suits them
Indonesia is the fourth largest country with 250 million people. This good news of the Watchtower will never be preached to significant portions of the world.
as someone brought up as a jw and been an elder and been disfellowshipped (twice!!!
) i find it difficult to understand why ex jws have to attack the religion, yes religion, not cult or sect.
i am no longer disfellowshipped just do not want to practice anymore.
"Live and let live."
Sounds spineless to me. The world is a far better place than 200 years ago because not everyone shares your lack of care for others. Some people stand up against injustice and get positive results
