just going to give a little background about myself and then bring anyone who is reading this up to speed with where i am today:.
growing up in a family that was not aware of jehovah's witnesses at all, as none of my family members have had a run-in with them other than my parents, my entire life has been a mess ever since we met them.
the witnesses first came to my door when i was 12 and my dad started bringing me to meetings and we even lived with a witness family for a month when we were both homeless due to my parent's divorce.
Your teacher did a good thing telling you to get professional help, it is unusual for that to come from an elder. You need to accept the help from the doctors and I would recommend looking for some support groups that have meetups. There are a lot of people who are not associated with the witnesses who would understand what you are going through.You have been through a lot and are still surviving, well done.
Wishing you all the best.
tl;dr: if you live either in scotland or in other parts of uk and you don't mind traveling, you might be able to help a fellow ex-jw by being present during a courtcase where she alone has to face more than two dozens of jws who have ruined their business.
please contact me directly for details on when and where the court case will be held (i will know these details in few days probably).
ps.
There's few exJWs here in Scotland but not that many activist type, most leave and turn their back on it altogether. I'm in Glasgow if it helps.
hello i am john a student of naperville north high school.
in a comparative religion project we have to research a branch of christianity mine being jehovah's witness and do an interview so this is out to all jehovah's witnesses or former jehovah's witnesses.. what do you enjoy about being jehovah's witness and what do you enjoy the least?.
what is communion like for jehovah's witnesses?.
Most JWs would not be able to answer these questions honestly for you, I am trying to think what a more liberal JW would say, it's a few years since I've been one but here goes:
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What do you enjoy about being Jehovah's witness and what do you enjoy the least?
Being a part of an international brotherhood / going door to door
What is communion like for Jehovah's witnesses?
We do not have communion
What is your important belief as a Jehovah's witness?
The good news of god's kingdom
How has being a Jehovah's witness affected your life?
It has protected me from satan's world
What are your stances on homosexuality, abortion, and divorce?
We do not agree with any of the above, only divorce where adultery has been commited.
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Hope this helps, I can't believe how blind these people are despite having been one
i joined the forum yesterday and made 2 angry posts which received encouraging replies.
i spent a good chunk of time today browsing various posts, and i can't get enough!
i'm doing things backwards now and taking a moment to introduce myself.
i was invited to a small get-together by a long time friend.
we both served as elders for years.
he is in his late 70s.
after listening to the hearings of the australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, i am no longer content to have simply walked away from the organization.
as a matter of conscience, i do not want my name linked with the organization in any way.
i know this letter has been posted previously, and i thank the author.
I DA'd on principal also a few years ago, it certainly opens your eyes to the shunning! I think though if people choose to shun me I don't want to know them as they can't act as decent humans.
It feels so much better not having anyone hoping I will return or calling me up, having to look over my shoulder etc..
after gradually waking up to ttatt im finding myself with this question:.
since it is so easy to be indoctrinated with jw beliefs, are there other areas in my life where i'm also under influance of other false beliefs?
from the culture i've grown up with, school etc?.
dear friends,.
i would like to hear your comments or suggestions on the following:.
a little background info.. i managed to fade completely.
..that the governing body are only in it for money and power?.
how many of you think the gb are all/some are sincere?.
okay, i know this has been asked before but i can't find the thread and there are newbies here.....and i like the sound of my own voice.
for those of you who left family and friends and had to start over from scratch just to get out of the organization, was it worth it?.
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What are you defining as 'it'?
Leaving something that had total control over me, not allowing me to think for myself or be the real me and causing me to have a nervous breakdown, I'd say yes. I just wished I had left earlier and my kids had not been subjected to such evil.
Being shunned by 99% of my friends and family was a sacrifice I had to make for getting my own life back.
