I was raised in it from birth.
Baptized at 17 or 18 (cant remember)
Became inactive and irregular around 23.
Left at 25 (attended assemblies, memorials, c o visits).
Went back at 27 for a new start.
df'd at 27.
found out the 'truth' at 29.
Average age of apostates survey.
by sleepy 118 Replies latest jw friends
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skeeter1
Cedars, you able to update this? Or start an Internet survey?
Born in.
Faded at 17
Woke up completely at 33
Age 44
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Witness 007
Baptized 1990 age 18.
Pioneered 1991 -2001
Servant 1991 -2001
Had doubts 1998 got the internet same time which comletely killed it for me by 2001, but kept attending being a publisher until 2006 when I just could not pretend anymore. Nice to have Sundays off!!!
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cantleave
Is it me or has the demographic changed?
Many more leaving now are in there 30's and 40's and 50's.
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skeeter1
We need to update this survey - where is Cedar when we need her/him?
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wobble
I hope you are right Cantleave, I was 58 when I finally walked away, born in, baptised at twelve , walked away 2008.
If the age group you mention are leaving in sufficient numbers it will make the hangers on think, and there will be real problems in running the whole shebang, the older ones can only do so much and don't have the ability with technology to make any job easy,(my 70 year old B.I.L is Service Overseer and has to bring in help on the computer all the time LOL) the young ones don't want to know anyway as a rule, so suckers to do the many jobs will be harder to find.
Good.
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skeeter1
10 years ago, younger people were more likely to be on the Internet. Today, the demographics has changed?
(Mouthy is the exception to the rule. She's always been internet savvy lady)
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Tempered
A thread from 9 years ago? Are you kidding? Who reguritates this crap?
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DaCheech
I wasn't born in this religion.............. unfortunately my mom questioned the catholic church.
but I hit 40 a couple of years ago :-)