it took a few years but i finally decided to join yesterday.
my background, born-in, still go to meetings for family reasons, i am inactive however.
if you were to ask when i first woke up i would say 2010 with the overlapping generation garbage.
Welcome the comet, Thanks for your post...it's nice to see lurkers finally posting.
I see you're still in for family but you woke up five years ago. That is a long time to still go to meetings.
Are you struggling to keep sane at meetings? How do you cope? Do you want true freedom?
Take care
Kate xx
hey guys,.
so, since my leaving i have been doing so much research on so many topics that it's been extremely enlightening.
not only have i learned a lot about the organization and what motivates it, but i have also learned a lot about the bible, god and most importantly, myself.. currently, i'm not quite sure where i stand, but i'm having some real issues with the bible and god.
Garret, I don't really know what I became when I learned TTATT. I suppose it has been a process of learning and I am still learning.
At present I have enough evidence to suggest the process of evolution was guided by a higher power. But also that higher power is not benevolent in any way. If the processes I am talking about have more evidence that they are unguided I will change my view.
So I am probably deist at the moment.
Kate xx
only have a few minutes to spare so thought i would throw this together.. been in for about 30 years.
questions and doubts gathered over that time.
i have a keen interest in the legal and financial matters of the watchtower.. came across this site about 5 years ago.
Welcome Ozgirl....yes I did say the new tithing arrangement was like an everlasting loan lol...I was being facetious.
Your points are really good and your doubts are legitimate. Now is the time to decide what is next. Do you fade, exit dramatically, or stay put?
Keep us informed.
Kate xx
so, some of you may have seen my thread from yesterday about my wife waking up.. we had further discussion yesterday evening after i sent her the pbs video on the abuse scandals plaguing the watchtower.
she was so furious and pissed off at wt hq.
apparently a close relative of her's was abused by an elder and the only reason he was reproved and removed as an elder was because he confessed.
but gave her fair warning that after reading it I felt like my world was crumbling-Cappytan
Yeah you made a boo boo there. I was overwhelmed too when I read it. Tell her that if you send it to her....you will be there for her if she finds anything uncomfortable or stressful.
Kate xx
i've been lurking here for a while now, and i guess you could call me a fader.
i don't have hate in my heart for the organization that i spent most of my life in, but i have had an awakening.
luckily, so has my wife, and that way i don't feel so alone.
Hi Dubstepped, really loved your poem. Waking up is difficult but having your wife there is great. I woke up divorced df'd alone and isolated it was terrible.
Glad you have someone special.
Kate xx
i believe that the best way to inoculate any friend or relative of yours from becoming more deeply involved in the watchtower is exposure to recordings of the judicial process.. that goes for those already in the watchtower---if you can get them to listen.. what in your opinion are the best available online?.
i recommend several.
i am writing this off the cuff and do not have all the exact links, but you should find them easily.. anondud2 - on youtube.
I recorded my JC meeting. It's on YouTube and it has had a few comments. I think it's helping some leave.
Kate xx
well, this is a new development.
she broached the subject of ttatt tonight.
said i was right about the flood.
Great news Cappytan. It's much easier learning TTATT with your spouse. She is certainly waking up, even though she won't read CoC just yet.
You have a difficult road ahead, but if you plan your exit things will be on your terms.
Kate xx
i'm new here but not new to researching and questioning the jw beliefs.
i have quite a story.... one that's been haunting me for awhile... but first, i'd like to hear what people have to say about this topic question, please.. -gigi.
Set yourself achievable goals. This is something you can hope for. As for paradise I think it's a lie....we have paradise here and now. Save up and go visit paradise for two weeks.
These things will help you focus.
Kate xx
silenced for so long she has found her voice.. ladies and gentlemen meet my incredibly brave daughter.
http://jehovahswitnessreport.com/blog/courtney-parker-tells-her-story-of-8-years-of-child-sex-abuse-by-jw-elder-david-dennis.
Excellent well written article. Courtney is so brave to come forward now and have her abuser brought to justice.
I am so glad she was believed
Kate xx
so i actually came out to my mother a few days ago.
told her how i really felt about being a jw (jehovah's witness) and how i wasn't straight.
i wasn't surprised by the disapproving response i got because really, i wasn't expecting any more.
Welcome Jennyboo,
I am glad you have come out as gay and a non witness. Well done for being true to yourself. Keep in touch with your mum, she may become more accepting over time, these revelations sometimes wake up family members.
Take care
Kate xx
