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  Interview With an Apostate: Snugglebunny

  by snugglebunny in

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  i told my entire witnessy life story a few months ago here: snugglebunny's witnessy story.

  it's split into several sections with comments in between..

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  humbled

  Definitely a story that bursts the boundaries of the interview format! Great read.
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  Interview With an Apostate: Charonsdog

  by charonsdog in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  they raised my two younger brothers and me in the “truth”, and convinced some of their own siblings to join as well.

  i married pretty early, raised two of my own in the “truth”, sad to say.

  my parents are still in.

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  humbled

  I discovered that people are generally good, regardless of whether or not they belong to the cult I was a part of before.

  Great point.

  The annihilation of “those people” at Armageddon never stuck with me. I am really glad you mention this—a simple thought but gently subversive.

  You certainly cut free! Thanks for your story.
  
  
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  On the Subject of Demons, I Have a Story to Tell.

  by snugglebunny in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have posted the full story on a fb site.

  so my apologies to anyone who's already read it.

  some of what i've written is what was told to me by my father.

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  humbled

  Glad l caught this. Great story. Terrific that you had an immunity to the religion.
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  Interview with an Apostate: punkofnice (all about that funny Brit, Unky Punky)

  by punkofnice in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  tell us a little about yourself and your family.. racially a very mixed family.

  we just looked like average white, working class brits.

  dad was in the marine commandos in ww2.

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  humbled

  Glad to read your story, Paul.

  I can identify with your revulsion at seeing the Corporation’s “love” take over when the elders deal with a publisher in troubles. If there was anything that initially attracted me it was their emphasis on the “identifying mark” : ..by this all will know you are my disciples, by the love you have among one another.

  It ain’t over til it’s over...l hope you outlast your losses and out-love the hate.
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  EXJW Fifth Interviews Jason Wynne - Founder of AvoidJW.org

  by Wakanda in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bahseeaoof8.

  simply fabulous.

  ps.

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  humbled

  This is transparency. What a great service to post the policy documents from the WTCorp that trickle down to screw with the r&f.

  I love how he felt the outrage when he learned of the Elders Manual . He knows why you get that WTFfeeling when your elders are dealing with you: they are remotely controlled by a legalistic Corporation and not motivated by love and mercy from within themselves.

  I love this guy. Great interview.
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  Interview with Dagney

  by Dagney in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  tell us a little about yourself and your family.. i was born and raised in southern california, with a brief stint with parents as need-greaters in central america.

  my parents accepted a study in the d2d work, i believe my father was interested in the revolutionary aspect of the religion, and my mom said she wanted to learn the bible.

  they were baptized in 1937 i think, and attended the one and only los angeles kh at the time.

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  humbled

  (What a post script!)

  Hello, Dagney. Glad to find your story. Maybe some day l will find everyone at Tahoe.
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  Interview With An Apostate: LoveUniHateExams

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  me too, i had to have a study with a jw.

  then, a month or two later, another one of my ‘worldly’ mates (dan) asked me “are you going out with emma?” i told him no.

  dan had also asked rob himself and rob had said that he wasn’t involved with emma.

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  humbled

  Glad you went through with the whole interview, Good for you going to university!
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  Interview with an Apostate: Nic-MightyV8

  by MightyV8 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  tell us a little about yourself and your family.. male, single, 62 yrs old.

  adult adhd.

  married in victoria moved back to western australia to start our lives far away from her parents as possible.. two kids, son 37 yrs old, daughter 34. both are married and still jws.

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  humbled

  On the very last time, I visited about two weeks before he died dad said to me
  “ Nic religion should never come before family”
  We hugged and cried.

  Glad for this, Nic. Thanks for your story.
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  Interview With An Apostate: Pale.Emperor

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  tell us a little about yourself and your family.. 33yp guy from liverpool, england.

  2nd generation, born in.

  baptized at 19, left age 31. divorced with a 4yo daughter.

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  humbled

  Good interview, PE. The video was well done. Good to open as a proud apostate. No shame.
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  interview with an apostate- morpheus

  by _Morpheus in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  when i saw simons thread and the "interview" series of threads that came from it i really enjoyed reading the life stories of those that shared.

  a bump for newer people seems like a good idea and i figured i would add mine as well.

  again, thanks to simon for the concept of a guided interview thread and the template.. tell us a little about yourself and your family.. hmmm... easy question, hard answer.

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  humbled

  Morpheus-

  Not only good for us to hear your backstory but for any lurkers to know why you eventually left the Organization having been a true believer -you left because you won’t support a lie. It is discovering ttatt that changes us.

  We aren’t monsters but people who try to live honestly. Thanks for being open.