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Former JW
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RE: Former JW
(June 15, 2019 at 4:16 pm)Athena Wrote:
(June 15, 2019 at 3:41 pm)Abaddon_ire Wrote: Welcome. You can be certain that it is never too late.

Might I enquire how you got into and out of JW?

My parents were inactive JWs. I was heavily indoctrinated by my mother, even listening to the tapes of the horrid bible story book. When I was 13, I saw someone die. He was cute, nice, and I had had a crush on him from the second I saw him. It was devastating. I started praying. Then, my JW grandparents found someone to study with me. I should mention I was also homeschooled. So, JWs were my only community.

I got out just by letting myself think critically for the first time in 25 years.

Well OK. I applaud you for that and everyone else here should do likewise. It is hard to reason ones way out of it.

FWIW I was born and raised RCC yet here I am as an atheist.

That being all said, be aware the various god botherers sneak in on the claim that they have lost their faith. Dishonest? sure. But they still do it
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Messages In This Thread
Former JW - by Athena - June 15, 2019 at 2:17 pm
RE: Former JW - by chimp3 - June 15, 2019 at 2:29 pm
RE: Former JW - by Athena - June 15, 2019 at 2:52 pm
RE: Former JW - by The Grand Nudger - June 15, 2019 at 2:43 pm
RE: Former JW - by arewethereyet - June 15, 2019 at 3:14 pm
RE: Former JW - by vulcanlogician - June 15, 2019 at 3:24 pm
RE: Former JW - by Athena - June 15, 2019 at 4:43 pm
RE: Former JW - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 15, 2019 at 3:28 pm
RE: Former JW - by Abaddon_ire - June 15, 2019 at 3:41 pm
RE: Former JW - by Athena - June 15, 2019 at 4:16 pm
RE: Former JW - by Abaddon_ire - June 15, 2019 at 5:18 pm
RE: Former JW - by Athena - June 15, 2019 at 5:28 pm
RE: Former JW - by Abaddon_ire - June 15, 2019 at 5:39 pm
RE: Former JW - by brewer - June 15, 2019 at 4:24 pm
RE: Former JW - by Peebo-Thuhlu - June 15, 2019 at 5:28 pm
RE: Former JW - by Brian37 - June 15, 2019 at 5:33 pm
RE: Former JW - by Gwaithmir - June 15, 2019 at 9:25 pm
RE: Former JW - by brewer - June 15, 2019 at 10:24 pm
RE: Former JW - by Athena - June 16, 2019 at 12:46 am
RE: Former JW - by Nay_Sayer - June 16, 2019 at 1:01 am
RE: Former JW - by The Valkyrie - June 16, 2019 at 12:49 pm
RE: Former JW - by Shell B - June 16, 2019 at 1:20 pm
RE: Former JW - by EgoDeath - June 16, 2019 at 11:27 pm
RE: Former JW - by Athena - June 17, 2019 at 10:18 am
RE: Former JW - by EgoDeath - June 18, 2019 at 8:11 pm
RE: Former JW - by Athena - June 18, 2019 at 8:30 pm
RE: Former JW - by brewer - June 17, 2019 at 11:07 am
RE: Former JW - by Athena - June 17, 2019 at 2:49 pm
RE: Former JW - by Figbash - June 17, 2019 at 12:23 pm
RE: Former JW - by brewer - June 17, 2019 at 8:20 pm
RE: Former JW - by Athena - June 18, 2019 at 8:24 am
RE: Former JW - by brewer - June 18, 2019 at 9:47 am
RE: Former JW - by Athena - June 18, 2019 at 9:56 am
RE: Former JW - by vulcanlogician - June 18, 2019 at 10:45 am
RE: Former JW - by LastPoet - June 18, 2019 at 12:18 pm
RE: Former JW - by Pat Mustard - June 18, 2019 at 5:19 pm
RE: Former JW - by The Grand Nudger - June 19, 2019 at 10:21 am
RE: Former JW - by Athena - June 19, 2019 at 11:53 am
RE: Former JW - by The Grand Nudger - June 19, 2019 at 12:46 pm
RE: Former JW - by Athena - June 20, 2019 at 3:44 pm
RE: Former JW - by Angrboda - June 21, 2019 at 3:39 pm
RE: Former JW - by veoli - July 7, 2019 at 5:17 am

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