Glad to see more responses from people.
Really appreciate the feed back .
I'm definitely going to put some thought into starting a Youtube channel just to put a face to my own personal story.
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Any ExJw Millenials here? If not which Gen do you fall under?
by Hidethevelociraptors inif anyone had to guess, what do you think the average age of the community actually is?.
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Any ExJw Millenials here? If not which Gen do you fall under?
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Hey Freddo, thanks for commenting, another from the Armaggdeon is literally ringing our bell Generation lol
agreed Macys- nepotism is definitely strong, had a cousin (elders son) who called me from his gfs drunk as hell and nearly unconscious and had been there all night. My family knew, his family obviously knew and yet nothing happened to him. walked away free as a bird. Of course I'm not a snitch and I didn't want my cousin to get in trouble but hell, what made him any better than the rest of us who had to tread carefully??
I would always say I guess holy spirit saw he didn't REALLY mean to engage in that serious of a turn up.
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Any ExJw Millenials here? If not which Gen do you fall under?
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agreed FreeMindFade, definitely a shell of its former self
what's crazy to me is that people are seriously buying the whole " the light gets brighter" or " the organization is run by imperfect men"
I feel ( and I may be wrong) that it takes a strong person to see something obviously wrong and decided to question it and seek an answer that makes sense.
"the light gets brighter" might as well be " god moves in mysterious ways"
I've seen pictures from the most recent international conventions. The huge JW.ORG cube just seemed like a quirky commercial prop to push a brand.
and definitely true about social importance, DF & DA are social suicide for a those fully indoctrinated or physically stuck in.
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Any ExJw Millenials here? If not which Gen do you fall under?
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Exactly Macys, once I realized that holy spirit was just a bunch of old guys unanimously making a decision I was over it lol. I remember telling my family that I wasn't going to do anything JW related when I was dissed just to see if holy spirit was going to let me back in. Sure enough they let me back in and the scales fell from my eyes.Link +2 / -0 -
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Any ExJw Millenials here? If not which Gen do you fall under?
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@ Macys, lets see if holy spirit will weed you out, I hear its a great judge of character and can help elders know if you're truly repentant and ready to come back to Jehovah. Lmao.Link +1 / -0 -
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Any ExJw Millenials here? If not which Gen do you fall under?
by Hidethevelociraptors inif anyone had to guess, what do you think the average age of the community actually is?.
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FreeMindFade- I agree, my generation definitely values their social circle way more and even though most of them secretly do things their told they aren't supposed to do, they still believe and fear being dissed ( disfellowshipped). Some one said this on reddit, but the orginization's whole ideology and its delivery is so different now. When I was younger it did seem more serious, I think someone even used the term dignified. Despite being a cult the Gen X witnesses always seemed like real bible scholars. As a young child I remember reading some of the older books and thinking " this is some deep stuff" as I looked at the illustration of a 7 headed dragon being hurled down to the earth. But then I would think, Why hurl him down to EARTH??
OneEyedJoe- "The obsessive disproving of doctrine and unraveling of all the deceptions and history of the cult may, in some ways, be somewhat specific to the older crowd that took things more seriously while they were in the cult. "
This is so true, I mean aside from cognitive dissonance MOST people don't even care about the Orgs history. As much as emphasis that's put on origins of holidays why wouldn't the very origin of the organization be just as important?
I had always assumed something was fishy about the religion but once I found Russell's grave I went on a research binge that had me sick for a good couple weeks.
My family encouraged me to research and do what I needed to strengthen my faith but refused to acknowledge or give a second thought to what I had found. It was so frustrating. Only later did I realize that wasn't the best way to share what I had found.
I don't know though, I actually think finding the various ex forums is useful. Once you know its a cult in your own mind your set, but once you see that others are asking the same questions and going through similar stuff its somewhat comforting.
you exhale and can say "okay I'm not going crazy" lol
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Any ExJw Millenials here? If not which Gen do you fall under?
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@FreeMindFade- I see what you mean and agree with everything you've said. I've noticed way more Gen Xer's and that's what prompted my topic in the first place. I would assume my generation (millennials) would be more prone to waking up but sadly I don't see many or they rather lurk at the moment.
I'm assuming most millennials are just beginning to stand on their own, become self sufficient from parents and their able to part ways completely with the cult. I hope that as times goes on more people can put fear aside and become more vocal like Generation X.
I wanted to actually start a youtube channel just to tell my own story and show people that they can do this and be successful. Maybe my enthusiasm is a tad misplaced but I honestly feel the need to at least let people know that hey look people in your generation are doing this and so can you. Things can get better even If you lose family, which I have
@QMI- the reddit page is pretty good as well, check it out
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Any ExJw Millenials here? If not which Gen do you fall under?
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okay, so I see what gen dominates this site
Thanks for commenting & keep them coming
FreeMindFade, I'm curious as to what qualities you dislike with millennial ex jw ?
what are the signs?
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Via Wikipedia: most researchers and commentators use birth years ranging from the early 1980s to the early 2000s. regarding Millennials
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If anyone had to guess, what do you think the average age of the community actually is?
Are more millennials actually waking up or is it pretty even amongst previous generations as well?