Comments on: How I Found A Better Life Without The Witnesses http://comingoutgodless.com/2009/09/02/how-i-found-a-better-life-without-the-witnesses/ Share Your Story. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:49:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ron http://comingoutgodless.com/2009/09/02/how-i-found-a-better-life-without-the-witnesses/#comment-177 Ron Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:09:46 +0000 http://comingoutgodless.com/?p=431#comment-177 It's not horrible for everyone. there are millions of grown-up JWs and many of them spent their younger years serving Jehovah already. They're still joyful now. They may have not celebrated birthdays but their Bible-trained conscience comprehend why they ought not to. And that should not cause any trauma unless the kids know why. They're still happy and if not, why are they still JWs? if it's too restrictive, why so many members still? The door is wide open if anyone wants to come out. The sad truth, many of those who were formerly Jehovah's Witnesses become so bitter about it. If they have really moved on, why still linger and keep count and malign this religion? Another sad truth, it's easy to get out of that religion, but you'd have to crawl to come back in and prove your integrity to Jehovah... Jehovah couldn't be mocked. Jehovah is a God of justice. It's not horrible for everyone. there are millions of grown-up JWs and many of them spent their younger years serving Jehovah already. They're still joyful now. They may have not celebrated birthdays but their Bible-trained conscience comprehend why they ought not to. And that should not cause any trauma unless the kids know why. They're still happy and if not, why are they still JWs? if it's too restrictive, why so many members still? The door is wide open if anyone wants to come out. The sad truth, many of those who were formerly Jehovah's Witnesses become so bitter about it. If they have really moved on, why still linger and keep count and malign this religion? Another sad truth, it's easy to get out of that religion, but you'd have to crawl to come back in and prove your integrity to Jehovah… Jehovah couldn't be mocked. Jehovah is a God of justice.

]]> By: Ron http://comingoutgodless.com/2009/09/02/how-i-found-a-better-life-without-the-witnesses/#comment-176 Ron Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:58:09 +0000 http://comingoutgodless.com/?p=431#comment-176 "its the fear of doing anything wrong or the invisible man in the sky will smite you... that fear which is present on different levels in all religions..." Do you think this "fear of doing anything wrong" is that bad? Last i check it's a PROTECTION since we know that bad things have bad consequences and ruin our lives. "its the fear of doing anything wrong or the invisible man in the sky will smite you… that fear which is present on different levels in all religions…"

Do you think this "fear of doing anything wrong" is that bad? Last i check it's a PROTECTION since we know that bad things have bad consequences and ruin our lives.

]]> By: Ron http://comingoutgodless.com/2009/09/02/how-i-found-a-better-life-without-the-witnesses/#comment-175 Ron Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:55:37 +0000 http://comingoutgodless.com/?p=431#comment-175 I don't believe an elder would say such a thing. Please don't exagerate. "You know what you're doing by leaving? You might as well take a gun to your daughters' heads because it's the same thing." I don't believe an elder would say such a thing. Please don't exagerate. "You know what you're doing by leaving? You might as well take a gun to your daughters' heads because it's the same thing."

]]> By: Jeff http://comingoutgodless.com/2009/09/02/how-i-found-a-better-life-without-the-witnesses/#comment-174 Jeff Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:18:31 +0000 http://comingoutgodless.com/?p=431#comment-174 I spent 14 years growing up as a Jehovah's Witness... really the lack of birthdays/holidays is hardly the worst of the situation. its the fear of doing anything wrong or the invisible man in the sky will smite you... that fear which is present on different levels in all religions... Also, this whole Faith business is bad for the human race... I spent 14 years growing up as a Jehovah's Witness… really the lack of birthdays/holidays is hardly the worst of the situation.

its the fear of doing anything wrong or the invisible man in the sky will smite you… that fear which is present on different levels in all religions…

Also, this whole Faith business is bad for the human race…

]]> By: Katie http://comingoutgodless.com/2009/09/02/how-i-found-a-better-life-without-the-witnesses/#comment-173 Katie Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:56:25 +0000 http://comingoutgodless.com/?p=431#comment-173 I could relate to everything you said in your entry. My mom was a Jehovah's Witness for about 6 years, when I was in elementary school, and I remember going to school with notes pinned on my jacket about not participating in holiday celebrations and not saying the Pledge of Allegiance. I also remember the insatiable desire to be good all the time so I wouldn't be so afraid of the consequences if I screwed up...I started heading off my mom's punishments when I was 9, thinking that if I was repentant enough, maybe it would show and she wouldn't need to punish me. I remember the day she told an elder she was leaving for good. His parting words were, "You know what you're doing by leaving? You might as well take a gun to your daughters' heads because it's the same thing." I was 11 and my sister was 9. So glad we left. I could relate to everything you said in your entry. My mom was a Jehovah's Witness for about 6 years, when I was in elementary school, and I remember going to school with notes pinned on my jacket about not participating in holiday celebrations and not saying the Pledge of Allegiance. I also remember the insatiable desire to be good all the time so I wouldn't be so afraid of the consequences if I screwed up…I started heading off my mom's punishments when I was 9, thinking that if I was repentant enough, maybe it would show and she wouldn't need to punish me.
I remember the day she told an elder she was leaving for good. His parting words were, "You know what you're doing by leaving? You might as well take a gun to your daughters' heads because it's the same thing." I was 11 and my sister was 9. So glad we left.

]]> By: Robert Holland http://comingoutgodless.com/2009/09/02/how-i-found-a-better-life-without-the-witnesses/#comment-172 Robert Holland Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:02:35 +0000 http://comingoutgodless.com/?p=431#comment-172 It's equally difficult for kids and adults alike! I am now almost 32 years old, remarried with 3 beautiful, funny, and smart kids. My former life as a Jehovah Witness still haunts me... it has been 5 years, 3 months, 11 days, and 4 hours (Stuttgart, Germany CEST) since I submitted my dissasociation letter to the last elders that came to my home. It's equally difficult for kids and adults alike! I am now almost 32 years old, remarried with 3 beautiful, funny, and smart kids. My former life as a Jehovah Witness still haunts me… it has been 5 years, 3 months, 11 days, and 4 hours (Stuttgart, Germany CEST) since I submitted my dissasociation letter to the last elders that came to my home.

]]> By: Sarah Trachtenbeg http://comingoutgodless.com/2009/09/02/how-i-found-a-better-life-without-the-witnesses/#comment-171 Sarah Trachtenbeg Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:04:46 +0000 http://comingoutgodless.com/?p=431#comment-171 It's so horrible for anyone, particularly a kid, to go through this. Besides, birthdays and holiday celebrations are important to kids in America. JW sucks the fun right out of life! It's like a sci fi story... It's so horrible for anyone, particularly a kid, to go through this. Besides, birthdays and holiday celebrations are important to kids in America. JW sucks the fun right out of life! It's like a sci fi story…

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