(June 17, 2019 at 10:18 am)Athena Wrote:(June 16, 2019 at 11:27 pm)EgoDeath Wrote: My first instinct is to mention that most Jehova's Witnesses seem like very dedicated believers, but I suppose as with any other denomination, there are degrees of loyalty to the cult. Were you pretty deep in, like knocking on people's doors and stuff or just a moderate believer?
Either way, welcome to the forum and to the world of being an atheist. It's not always as comfortable, but it's, in my opinion, a much more honest way to live in concern to the question of god's existence.
With JWs, you're not even counted as a member unless you go door to door. But yeah, I was in deep. My husband was an elder, which is the highest rank in a local congregation. I started learning a foreign language to preach to refugees.
Wow, that's intense! What started turning you the other way?
If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the Earth.
