Posts by KSevek

How many of you were baptised at a young age?

by lepermessiah in

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one thing this site has made me reflect on the baptism practice in jw land.. many of us were raised in the religion, thus you were given the pressure early on to shoot for baptism as a goal.. i remember feeling bad because i waited until the ripe old age of 14 to take the plunge.. looking back, i realize that when i was 14, i didnt even know what my favorite color was, let alone have enough knowledge to make a life altering decision.

yet, growing up in that climate, i would say anyone who waited past their early teens to get baptised was viewed with great suspicion and was likely to be viewed as "bad association".

kids who took the dip at 8-9 years of age were viewed as "wise beyond their years" and the like.. how old were some of you when you were baptised, and what are your feelings on the matter?.

KSevek

I was baptized when I was 13. Like you, I was raised a JW, I was under pressure. My Dad was Presiding Overseer (don't know if they still call them that) and my freinds who just became JW's were taking the plunge. I will not be out done... I'm doin' it!

Geez what a mistake that was! Now I go to my family reunions and my Mom, Dad, Brothers and sisters don't say a word to me. They will sit and laugh and have a good time with one of my cousins who got away from it all though. If you take the plunge and leave that religion, you are treated totally different than those who didn't take the plunge and left. Oh well... it turns out to be their loss, not mine.