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  Interview with an Apostate - Passwordprotected

  by passwordprotected in

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  father was raised catholic and converted to the jws in the late '60s.

  my dad's side of the family are still catholics and are very nice to me.

  my mum's side are all jws and they shun me (boo hoo).. were you a born in or a convert?.

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  Dagney

  humbled: I wish you would just go back to being a Catholic so you could do anything you wanted to.”

  LOL, that made me laugh. I had someone tell me "why couldn't you be Methodist..." Yeah, thanks mom.

  passwordprotected: Thank you so much for sharing.
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  Interview with an Apostate - Wozza

  by wozza in

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  born in the early 50’s in london england to non jw parents and when i was young we moved to adelaide south australia and there my brother was born .

  i contracted tb on the ship over and was treated in hospital for months with a antibiotic which is banned for humans here now .

  my father would tell me tearfully over the years how horrible it was for me and them .even then ,dad was told by doctors i may have nerve and brain damage from the treatment and an unstable temperament.. .

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  Dagney

  Wow what a story! Glad there is some peace in your life now. Thank you so much for taking the time to write your story.
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  Fresh Air podcast: Bart Ehrman's new book "Triumph of Christianity"

  by Dagney in

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  i found the interview interesting as i've always been interested in this subject.

  understanding always it's his opinion as a historian, which influences his observations perhaps to his own desired outcome.. https://www.npr.org/2018/03/20/595161200/author-traces-christianitys-path-from-forbidden-religion-to-a-triumph.

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  Dagney

  I found the interview interesting as I've always been interested in this subject. Understanding always it's his opinion as a historian, which influences his observations perhaps to his own desired outcome.

  https://www.npr.org/2018/03/20/595161200/author-traces-christianitys-path-from-forbidden-religion-to-a-triumph
  
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  Interview with Dagney

  by Dagney in

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  tell us a little about yourself and your family.. i was born and raised in southern california, with a brief stint with parents as need-greaters in central america.

  my parents accepted a study in the d2d work, i believe my father was interested in the revolutionary aspect of the religion, and my mom said she wanted to learn the bible.

  they were baptized in 1937 i think, and attended the one and only los angeles kh at the time.

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  Dagney

  I think there was drama with some of the friends. This process of leaving can leave you exasperated and open to whatever comes your way.

  Yes Uzzah and Bumblebee, Yellowfatcat (I think the name was), the Bianchis, someone that used to host a document site. I think there were about 50-60 people. It was wild!

  It's NOTHING like Tahoe, lol. Tahoe is very relaxing with sharing or not sharing if you want. Just lovely, interesting people that share your journey.

  
  
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  An Interview with an Apostate - Truth B Known

  by truth_b_known in

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  tell us a little about yourself and your family.. i was born in the mid-1970s in the midwest part of the u.s. my parents were about to enter gilead when i arrived.

  my father converted to jw in his late 20s/early 30s.

  he was raised a catholic, but became an atheist/agnostic.

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  Dagney

  Wow! What a great story! Thank you for sharing, and that you for your service. What a feather to capture a fugitive JW!!

  Great read. Congratulations on your life post JW!
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  Atheists - How Did You Become An Atheist After Waking Up?

  by pale.emperor in

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  i consider myself an atheist.

  and right now i'm reading a lot on atheism in general (books written to answer creationists).. i'd be interested in knowing how you became an atheist after leaving the jws and how long did it take?

  was it instant or did your belief in a deity gradually decline?.

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  Dagney

  • After decades spent as a JW, and being able to make sense of a sky-daddy that was both loving and murderous (as I always said...it sucked to be a Canaanite), I finally got mad at god.
  • Read Hitchins, saw Dawkins speak at JPL, read some suggested books on the weird things in the bible that never made sense.
  • Had great convos with exJW's, besty comes to mind.
  • Stopped believing and it had no impact on my life.
  • Had a profound moment at a science museum that had Sue the T-Rex on tour. The guide let me hold a fossilized dinosaur egg, and I started to cry. Years of crap avoidance of science just fell at my feet. I was done.
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  Interview with Giordano an Apostate

  by Giordano in

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  tell us a little about yourself and your family.

  my mother introduced me to her jw world when i was 12. i had to attend the weekly book study....boring!!!!

  plus the disney tv show was on tuesday eve 8 to 9 and once a month they did a space show......no matter how hard i tried couldn’t get out of that bk study.

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  Dagney

  Great story! Thank you for sharing.
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  Motherly Love, that "Unbreakable Bond"

  by Simon in

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  my father died a couple of months ago.

  he'd been ill for some time and had many health scares and heart troubles over the years but always managed to keep on going.

  then one time he didn't.. i'm glad i got to know him again and spend some more time with him after so many years missed because of the wts but those years will always be lost forever.

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  Dagney

  Thank you sharing this story.

  I was telling this new family we found about the JW shunning. I said I know it's all about punishing us, just like the god they worship...he's a BIG punisher. But how do you not "feel" anymore about a person? I guess they just can.

  I really hate this religion.
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  Interview with an Apostate: punkofnice (all about that funny Brit, Unky Punky)

  by punkofnice in

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  tell us a little about yourself and your family.. racially a very mixed family.

  we just looked like average white, working class brits.

  dad was in the marine commandos in ww2.

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  Dagney

  Nice to read your story punky. Thank you for sharing.

  I hate this corporation/religion too. I just hate it.
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  Interview with Dagney

  by Dagney in

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  tell us a little about yourself and your family.. i was born and raised in southern california, with a brief stint with parents as need-greaters in central america.

  my parents accepted a study in the d2d work, i believe my father was interested in the revolutionary aspect of the religion, and my mom said she wanted to learn the bible.

  they were baptized in 1937 i think, and attended the one and only los angeles kh at the time.

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  Dagney

  Yes we did Snakes! We went for Indian food for dinner didn't we? Yeah the fest was at a brewery. I think our group was there about 14-16 hours. I think I left at 2am. I think the taxi that took me there was worried about me and waited for me because he was there when I left and we arranged for the trip to the airport the next morning. I'll never forget that guy. He was a former mercenary...lol.

  Maybe 2007?? I have pictures but they are probably on a dead camera. I really need to sort that, just no time.

  Oh please please come to Tahoe! You will not regret it! I'm happy for your life, I see you on FB. Boy...we made it didn't we!