Tuesday, you have a PM.
Finished Ex-Jehovah's Witness Survey (Please fill out for help with project)...
by Tuesday 79 Replies latest jw friends
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Kahlua
Tuesday, sent you mine in a PM
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tmj4477
Will we be able to see the results of your survey? If so when?
A.) Name: Michelle
B.) female
C.) Age:
31-35
1.) How were you introduced to Jehovah's Witnesses:
Parents/Grandparents/Relatives converted when you were young and taught you
2.) How did you leave the religion:
Stopped attending all at once
3.) What Age did you leave?
10-18
4.) Were you Baptized
No
5.) What General reason did you leave the religion:
Wanted more Freedom (play school sports, date who you wanted, listen to music, etc.)
Didn’t believe the teachings, not allowed to question the teachings, disagreed with stance on social issues, didn’t agree with things said in the magazines or on the platform.
Depressed, Didn’t feel like doing all the things required of you, felt oppressed by the rules.
Other: I wanted to go to college and not live a life of poverty
6.) How did you feel about the doctrine before leaving:
Believed there we more things wrong than right
7.) Did your feelings about the doctrine effect the way you left?
Yes
8.) If you were disfellowshipped for sin, did your feelings on the doctrine effect you sinning in the first place?
N/A
9.) Did you feel the religion was a cult before leaving?:
I saw many similarities between the religion and a cult
10.) Did you research the religion's teachings after leaving?
Yes
11.) What are your feelings on the doctrine of the religion since leaving?
The religion is like any other religion out there it has right and wrong in it
12.) How do you feel about the organization since leaving?:
They are no different than any other religion they have good and bad
13.) How do you feel about the people since leaving?:
They have more good people than bad people
They are no different than any other religion, they have good and bad
They are misguided people and I feel sorry for them
14.) Do you feel the religion is a cult now after leaving?:
They have most of the qualities of a cult
15.) What is your opinion on the intelligence of those still in the Organization? :
They're intelligent but purposely deny facts for their religion
16.) Are you happier now that you’re gone?
I think I’m much happier now that I’m gone
17.) Do you feel that other than the fact you left the Jehovah’s Witnesses that they would agree with how you live your life?
I do a few things they would not agree with
18.) If a Jehovah’s Witness approaches you to discuss their religion you’re more than likely do the following:
Tell them I was raised a Jehovah’s Witness and feel they’re wrong
19.) Would you consider returning?
When hell freezes over
20.) How do you feel about discussing your time as a Jehovah's Witness?:
I’ll only talk about it with certain people who understand the circumstances
Questions:
General
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Tuesday
Will we be able to see the results of your survey? If so when?
I will definitely be putting the results of my survey up. I'm probably going to try to put some charts and stuff together for everyone to see the data.
I think it's been far too long for an actual statistical survey with verifiable data could be collected.
The sooner I get a large number of people to send me their answers to the survey the sooner I'll be able to collect data.
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undercover
Ex-Jehovah’s Witness Survey
A.) Name:
under (friends call me UC)
B.) Gender
Male
C.) Age:
45-50
Questions:
1.) How were you introduced to Jehovah's Witnesses:
Parents/Grandparents/Relatives were in before you were born and taught you
2.) How did you leave the religion:
Faded Away (slowly missed more and more meetings until you stopped going completely)
3.) What Age did you leave?
41-45
4.) Were you Baptized
Yes
5.) What General reason did you leave the religion:
A combination of all below:
Wanted more Freedom
Didn’t believe the teachings, not allowed to question the teachings, disagreed with stance on social issues, didn’t agree with things said in the magazines or on the platform.
Felt the elders or organization abused their power
saw too much hypocracy
Didn’t feel like doing all the things required of you, felt oppressed by the rules.
6.) How did you feel about the doctrine before leaving:
Believed everything said was correct
but didn't really Didn’t think about the doctrine
7.) Did your feelings about the doctrine effect the way you left?
Yes - once I actually put some thought into it
8.) If you were disfellowshipped for sin, did your feelings on the doctrine effect you sinning in the first place?
N/A
9.) Did you feel the religion was a cult before leaving?:
I saw a few similarities between the religion and a cult
10.) Did you research the religion's teachings after leaving?
Yes
11.) What are your feelings on the doctrine of the religion since leaving?
They are totally wrong
12.) How do you feel about the organization since leaving?:
They are no different than any other religion they have good and bad but they are still totally wrong...just like all other religions
13.) How do you feel about the people since leaving?:
They are no different than any other religion, they have good and bad
They are misguided people and I feel sorry for them
14.) Do you feel the religion is a cult now after leaving?:
Yes they are definitely a cult
All religions are cults but some are worse than others...the JWs can be dangerous to a degree
15.) What is your opinion on the intelligence of those still in the Organization? :
They're somewhat intelligent
They're intelligent but purposely deny facts for their religion
16.) Are you happier now that you’re gone?
I think I’m much happier now that I’m gone
17.) Do you feel that other than the fact you left the Jehovah’s Witnesses that they would agree with how you live your life?
I do quite a few things they would not agree with
18.) If a Jehovah’s Witness approaches you to discuss their religion you’re more than likely do the following:
Tell them I was raised a Jehovah’s Witness and Give them a simple Not Interested
19.) Would you consider returning?
When (the Baptist eternal burning torment - not the literal JW) hell freezes over
20.) How do you feel about discussing your time as a Jehovah's Witness?:
I dislike talking about my upbringing but will if prompted enough...outside of JWD, that is
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SuspiciousMinds
Ex-Jehovah’s Witness Survey
A.) Name: (First name only please)
Suspicious
B.) Gender
Male
C.) Age:
25-30
1.) How were you introduced to Jehovah's Witnesses:
Parents/Grandparents/Relatives were in before you were born and taught you
2.) How did you leave the religion:
Faded Away (slowly missed more and more meetings until you stopped going completely)
3.) What Age did you leave?
25-30
4.) Were you Baptized
Yes
5.) What General reason did you leave the religion:
Didn’t believe the teachings, not allowed to question the teachings, disagreed with stance on social issues, didn’t agree with things said in the magazines or on the platform.
6.) How did you feel about the doctrine before leaving:
Believed everything was wrong
7.) Did your feelings about the doctrine effect the way you left?
Yes
8.) If you were disfellowshipped for sin, did your feelings on the doctrine effect you sinning in the first place?
N/A
9.) Did you feel the religion was a cult before leaving?:
I felt the religion was definitely a cult
10.) Did you research the religion's teachings after leaving?
Yes
11.) What are your feelings on the doctrine of the religion since leaving?
They are totally wrong
12.) How do you feel about the organization since leaving?:
They are evil
13.) How do you feel about the people since leaving?:
They are misguided people and I feel sorry for them
14.) Do you feel the religion is a cult now after leaving?:
Yes they are definitely a cult
15.) What is your opinion on the intelligence of those still in the Organization? :
They're intelligent but purposely deny facts for their religion
16.) Are you happier now that you’re gone?
I think every day about how happy I am to have left
17.) Do you feel that other than the fact you left the Jehovah’s Witnesses that they would agree with how you live your life?
I do a few things they would not agree with
18.) If a Jehovah’s Witness approaches you to discuss their religion you’re more than likely do the following:
Shatter their faith, what else would I do?
19.) Would you consider returning?
If I ever see another Kingdom Hall it would be too soon
20.) How do you feel about discussing your time as a Jehovah's Witness?:
I bring it up occasionally
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Michelle365
Ex-Jehovah’s Witness Survey
A.) Name: (First name only please)
Michelle
B.) Gender
Female
C.) Age:
25-30
Questions:
1.) How were you introduced to Jehovah's Witnesses:
Parents/Grandparents/Relatives were in before you were born and taught you
2.) How did you leave the religion:
Faded Away (slowly missed more and more meetings until you stopped going completely)
(was Disassociated without my consent after 3 years)
3.) What Age did you leave?
25-30
4.) Were you Baptized
Yes
5.) What General reason did you leave the religion:
Left for a boyfriend/girlfriend in the world, Fornicated with man/woman, General Fornication
Wanted more Freedom (play school sports, date who you wanted, listen to music, etc.)
Didn’t believe the teachings, not allowed to question the teachings, disagreed with stance on social issues, didn’t agree with things said in the magazines or on the platform.
Felt the elders or organization abused their power, felt they took presidence over God, Problem with the way they organized the religion
Left because of the people (saw too much hypocracy, too much gossip, passed over for some leadership role, was treated badly by those in the hall.)
Depressed, Didn’t feel like doing all the things required of you, felt oppressed by the rules.
Combo of all these. If I have to pick only one I'd say "Depressed, Didn’t feel like doing all the things required of you, felt oppressed by the rules."
6.) How did you feel about the doctrine before leaving:
Believed there we more things wrong than right
7.) Did your feelings about the doctrine effect the way you left?
Yes
8.) If you were disfellowshipped for sin, did your feelings on the doctrine effect you sinning in the first place?
N/A
9.) Did you feel the religion was a cult before leaving?:
I did not think they were a cult at all
10.) Did you research the religion's teachings after leaving?
Yes
11.) What are your feelings on the doctrine of the religion since leaving?
They are totally wrong
12.) How do you feel about the organization since leaving?:
They are evil
13.) How do you feel about the people since leaving?:
They are misguided people and I feel sorry for them
14.) Do you feel the religion is a cult now after leaving?:
Yes they are definitely a cult
15.) What is your opinion on the intelligence of those still in the Organization? :
They're somewhat intelligent
16.) Are you happier now that you’re gone?
I think every day about how happy I am to have left
17.) Do you feel that other than the fact you left the Jehovah’s Witnesses that they would agree with how you live your life?
I do a few things they would not agree with
18.) If a Jehovah’s Witness approaches you to discuss their religion you’re more than likely do the following:
Tell them I was raised a Jehovah’s Witness and feel they’re wrong
19.) Would you consider returning?
When hell freezes over
20.) How do you feel about discussing your time as a Jehovah's Witness?:
I dislike talking about my upbringing but will if prompted enough
General
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Olin Moyles Ghost
Tuesday, you have a PM. Thanks.
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Tuesday
Thanks so much guys, closing in on 100 pages of data. Given the surveys are taking up like 3 pages a piece though :)
I figured I'd post the video I made and put on youtube so if you want to send it out to people you know so they can get in on the survey that would be fantastic. (I realize youtube is probably better to send people than to a message board or facebook LOL)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBmiGLcosNY
Thank you so much again, keep the responses coming. I really want to reach the goal of a thousand people filling out the survey to make sure I have a very wide assortment of answers. However if everything slows down and I stop getting responses but still have a rather large sample I'll publish the data. If there's a small number I'll still make them available but with the caution that due to the small number the percentages might not be accurate.
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Mad Sweeney
Eagerly looking forward to the day I will qualify for the privilege of filling out this survey.
Keep up the great work, Tuesday!