About 3mths after my adult baptism when the congregation was redrawn and i was seperated from the pioneer who studied with me. She said I would not manage without her. I was a 28yrs old professional, ran my own home and business and had 'managed' so far without her. Then a year later when i asked a couple of elders for clarification of something minor that i had come across in my personal study and they said I 'studied too much' and had an 'attitude'. Then when I assisted a visitor with poor mental health and was told i was 'bringing demons into the congregation' by encouraging him to continue studying. I was accused of 'dragging in a goat when i should be bringing in the sheep'. Then being harassed and labelled an apostate when i stood as a witness against an elder accused of slander and lying. He continues to abuse, lie and slander to this day and gets away with it.......the lights just continually flickered throughout my time as a jw.
lockwood
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When did a lightbulb first go off in your head that something didn't seem right???
by cognac ini was about 4 or 5 years old.
they must of been talking about prejudice in the meeting or something.
that's when i first learned about it.
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What happens after you get out.
by wanderlustguy indave used to tell me that there were more stages to recovery than anyone can really explain... or however he said it that was always so cool.
maybe it's because we never really recover.
i hear from old friends every now and then and think of many more who i met since i started this trip almost 7 years ago.. sometimes an old family member has a reason to call you and you go through a lot of emotions that are part of why you choose to leave.
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Then finally the WT are as interesting as all other religions - and become just another 'theatrical spectical' and irrelevant to your life. Though i don't have family in it and so it's been easier for me after 20yrs to extricate myself. My heart goes out to those who do, it must be excruciatingly confusing.
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Scripturally, Is There Any Precedent For "Fading" & Still Not Being Totally Shunned?
by minimus init appears the organization is poised to treat "faders" like disassociated or disfellowshipped ones.. can we use the bible to prove to a potential shunner that this action is wrong?.
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Love throws fear outside. How much does it really matter what WT does or does not do? Fear gives them power. What they fear most is Love. Love will be their undoing.