I would say there is no easy answer. Something I did was have an unbaptism ceremony. Mine was private but included ritual and the burning of Watchtower materials. Fire being opposite from water. Yours could be completely different, but consider it. It will address only really your reason #1 for wanting to DA. If it isn't enough, then you are no worse off.
OnTheWayOut
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Having One Of Those "Pondering Disassociation" Days :(
by freemindfade inthere are a lot of things that make me have days like this, the utter embarrassment of being are part of a cult that protects child abusers, that enforces emotional brutality through shunning, and that lies constantly.
the lying i can tolerate, the world is built on bullshit, i have a high lie tolerance.
i can ignore it if it has no effect on me etc.
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Starting to get grilled by parents
by Anonymous17 inso my parents had a meeting with me to talk about me not progressing spiritualy as i should be.
i felt like i was being interrogated in a nice way.
they want to know who i talk to and if my association at work good.
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OnTheWayOut
You are in a tough place, but it is good to remember that your parents are trying to do the right thing. They just happen to be wrong. As Daniel said already, "....they want you to be saved. They are indoctrinated in this belief."
If you can remain such a kind person to them, they should probably keep contact with you as you leave that religion as your own adult. Consider reading Steve Hassan's books to know how to deal with them better. COMBATTING CULT MIND CONTROL has been re-released.
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On the Lighter Side...
by apostrate inwhy are there no jehovah's witnesses in heaven?.
because god and saint peter are behind the gates saying, "sssshhhhhh!
pretend we are not in!!
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OnTheWayOut
There are Jehovah's Witnesses in Heaven. God doesn't even care what religion you are, he just rewards good people with everlasting bliss. He keeps them in private sections of Heaven with no more than 144,000 people in each section, unaware of the other sections, because they are not ready to handle the real truth and their bliss depends on their thinking they were right to waste their lives in that cult. -
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New picture...about time...sorry for bat gravatar
by blondie inif only it was so easy to change our looks in real life........
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We're All Going To Die
by Garrett inlife has been busy, but i am now on 2 weeks vacation which allowed me some thinking room.
and here's what's been on my mind.. we're all going to die.
no matter what we do, our fate is sealed.
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OnTheWayOut
You are on the right track with this thinking Punk. Surrender and become victorious.
Perry, I know you mean well. But you have to be careful when you are preaching. Just like your Bible can be made to say anything at all, your words can be taken more than one way. It's a dangerous thing.
In case you didn't notice, your words would most commonly be understood to say that Punk should commit suicide and then he would be victorious.
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John Oliver starts a new church ...
by EdenOne inhere's john oliver's take on how easy it is for religions to fleece vulnerable people in the us.
i had a few good laughs, but it's seriously disturbing at the same time.
read the article, but don't miss the video, it's hilarious.. john oliver sets up his new church.
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OnTheWayOut
I had just seen this video earlier today and wondered if I might post it here. John Oliver is awesome at comically just saying what we all want to say about things,.....well, what us liberals want to say anyway.
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New picture...about time...sorry for bat gravatar
by blondie inif only it was so easy to change our looks in real life........
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OnTheWayOut
I definitely did not care for the bat. I have thought of going more anonymous:
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Fading and finding our REAL beliefs
by BeautifulMind inhey all.
i hope you are all having a good day.
just a quick update on our fade.
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OnTheWayOut
For some reason, I can't post on your thread. By clicking on the quote symbol, I got around that. I assume most people will have the same problem, and won't be able to quote. Anyway, you sound like wonderful people and that's a great update.
If I can make one suggestion, Try to enjoy life and consider fading fast in your situation. If you are not well-known, you only increase the chances that elders will get involved the longer you are popping up at meetings. -
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If you were undeniably anointed with holy spirit what would you do?
by Splash inso you have had some kind of supernatural revelation, a personal message from god and some miraculous sign that you have been personally chosen by the almighty, what would you do?.
would you be the same as every other wt'ite, dragging yourself to the meetings, getting your 10 hours in each month, maybe pioneering?.
listen!
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OnTheWayOut
If I have been UNDENIABLY chosen, then I should have audience with that Almighty.
So I would ask him WTF he is doing? The 2004 tsunami, the 2010 Haiti earthquake, cancer, all birth defects, and most of all- "Why don't you just show people who you are and tell them what you expect of them?"
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I believe that the greater percentage of JWs-You Will Not Be Able to Help, no Matter What Facts You Show Them.
by John Aquila inso i ran into this brother whom ive known for a while and the conversation led into me being invited to come back to the kingdom hall.
we talked for about an hour during which time i explained to him 607 being the wrong date and a lot of other stuff including the child abuse cases in australia.
but what i wanted to relate was the last few minutes of our conversation.
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OnTheWayOut
So everything that Watchtower says that can be proven wrong has been proven wrong, but everything that has no absolute proof that would be acceptable to this guy, like how man is only 6065 years old and Armageddon has been right around the next corner since 1914, is still right.
And regardless of how it isn't just a few bad men in the organization, but it is the Governing Body's policies and contributions to coverups that caused the pedophile problem, he will just say there's bad people everywhere.
