Yesterday I decided to get in touch with an ex-elder, ex-bethelite who woke up and left a few months after me. I hadn’t spoken to him in over a year. The last time we spoke he was a happy, well adjusted atheist. He used to tell me stories about Bethel, the alcohol culture, the gay brothers who’d try their best to conceal it and we shared stories about our JW days.
I asked how he is and how things are. The last time we spoke he was making new friends in the real world and had debunked 1914 on his own research (this is actually what started his wake up). He replied that things are good, asked how I am and then said he couldn’t talk as he was busy.
Later in the day, I was telling my brother about me talking to him and he said that this guy was reinstated a few months ago.
I initially suspected (and hoped) that he’s playing the game seeing as his wife left him when he woke up and im told they’re back together now and have a baby (which is nice). But his WhatsApp tag line is Psalm 83:18 (WTF?).
Don’t get me wrong, if he thinks he’d be happier back in then good luck to him. But isn’t apostacy supposed to be the unforgiveable sin?
And wouldn’t you know, all those JWs who were digging up dirt about him and talking about him behind his back are suddenly inviting him to things and hanging out with him.