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#21
RE: Former JW
June 16, 2019 at 12:49 pm
Welcome.

A good number of my family across NZ and Oz belong to the JW cult.
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#22
RE: Former JW
June 16, 2019 at 1:20 pm
Hi! Sorry you wasted your time as a witness, but I'm glad you got your life back.
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#23
RE: Former JW
June 16, 2019 at 11:27 pm
(June 15, 2019 at 2:17 pm)Athena Wrote: I left the cult way too late in life. But here I am. I'm done with the first phases of becoming an atheist and settled in. Just want to find like-minded people. Nice to meet you.
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.
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#24
RE: Former JW
June 17, 2019 at 10:18 am
(June 16, 2019 at 11:27 pm)EgoDeath Wrote:
(June 15, 2019 at 2:17 pm)Athena Wrote: I left the cult way too late in life. But here I am. I'm done with the first phases of becoming an atheist and settled in. Just want to find like-minded people. Nice to meet you.
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.
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#25
RE: Former JW
June 17, 2019 at 11:07 am
@Athena What's the best thing that you've experienced since your departure?
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#26
RE: Former JW
June 17, 2019 at 12:23 pm
Hi there!

Do you have a good support system? It can't be easy to transition out of a cult Sad
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#27
RE: Former JW
June 17, 2019 at 2:49 pm (This post was last modified: June 17, 2019 at 2:51 pm by Athena.)
(June 17, 2019 at 11:07 am)wyzas Wrote: @Athena What's the best thing that you've experienced since your departure?


I can write now. I always wanted to be a writer, but I never wanted to have to write according to my religious code. Now, I can write fun stories with sex, cursing, and violence. It's awesome. 

Also, Witcher 3. Not the kind of game I'd be allowed to play while in.
(June 17, 2019 at 12:23 pm)Figbash Wrote: Hi there!

Do you have a good support system? It can't be easy to transition out of a cult Sad

Yeah, I made a new friend right after quitting. Now my family goes to her house for most holidays. And, I'm getting to know my non-JW family members better.
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RE: Former JW
June 17, 2019 at 8:20 pm
OK, we heard the best, how about the worst?
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RE: Former JW
June 18, 2019 at 8:24 am
(June 17, 2019 at 8:20 pm)wyzas Wrote: OK, we heard the best, how about the worst?

I've been married for 21 years to a man with whom I only had one thing in common: religion. Now that we don't practice, we struggle to even like each other.
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#30
RE: Former JW
June 18, 2019 at 9:47 am
(June 18, 2019 at 8:24 am)Athena Wrote:
(June 17, 2019 at 8:20 pm)wyzas Wrote: OK, we heard the best, how about the worst?

I've been married for 21 years to a man with whom I only had one thing in common: religion. Now that we don't practice, we struggle to even like each other.

So he left also? I hadn't picked up on that until now. Sounds like things are going to be tough for awhile.
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