I've talked to my father (who is still a very active JW) about this a few weeks ago. He had commented that those coming into the organization just are not that interested in deep thoughts. Remember those books from the 60's and 70's? They may have been all bunk, but they were challenging bunk. He has commented that he really doesn't like the simple tone that the Watchtower has taken over the last few years.
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QUALITY OF NEW CONVERTS MAY BE GOING DOWN
by badboy inwhat with a recent post about jws picking up people from care homes etc and homeless people etc, i think quality of new converts is going down..
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cosmichippo
I know this is a very old post, however I am desperate to find ex-JW's in Reno.
Any response would be greatly apprecaited.
And could anyone fill me in on the Rayburns mentioned here? I know a JW named Rayburn and he is my sworn enemy!
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How many left - then went back?
by AK - Jeff ini became 'weak' in the early 80's after being treated badly by a body of elders.
i had not sinned.
quite the opposite.
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cosmichippo
Soon after I got married (1989) I got sick and eventually became inactive. From that point on, it was uphill. I became reactivated around 2001, but slipped back.
I remained inactive until just about a year ago. My wife left (because I was inactive) and I s tarted to take the "truth" seriously. I was doing well (about 19 hours a months and starting new bible studies), but I was also dealing with the fact that my wife refused to speak to me and the elders constantly took her side on the issues (even when I could prove that she was lying).
It was in late August/early September that I decided to read the Bible on my own. I was down spiritually and thought it would make me stronger. It was then that I started to realize that there's more in the Bible than I ever thought. Stephen prayed to Jesus, Thomas called Jesus "My God" and Jesus confirmed that statement. I realized that this made John 1:1 only mean one thing "the Word was God." Thomas' conclusion was the whole point of the book! Paul talks about Abraham, Isaac and other men of old awaiting their reward that will be shared with the Christians, heavenly Jerusalem and there were a lot of scriptures that spoke clearly of the holy spirit as a person, not an active force (Paul even tells us his name!).
So I did a little more research into the "lies" of Christendom and realized that most mainstream Christian beliefs are indeed based on the Bible.
Then I read Bart Ehrmans "Jesus Misquoted", which helped me to realize that the Greek Scriptures have the fingerprints of a human book.
Then I read Crisis of Conscience. Wow!
So, I'll officially be inactive after May. This time I'm not going back.
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What do you do when you exit and your wife stays in?
by Quirky1 ini have recently left the wts and almost have my da letter ready to send.
my wife is still in and is higly upset by my stand.
she is afraid she'll lose her parents because they are still jw's and refuses to leave the wts, she still beleives it.
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cosmichippo
In my case, I had become inactive. I never shared with her any of my doubts. She moved out and told the elders it was because I was inactive. They seemed perfectly okay with this as an excuse. After I became re-activated, she still refused to even speak to me for six months. I grew wearly of not seeing my children, so I filed divorce. Now the official story is that I'm the one that wrecked the marriage because I filed.