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Originally posted by newmanator
I'm 25 and was a JW from birth until 16, when I made it clear to my mother that I wanted out, and subsequently got out. I'm still struggling to deprogram myself to this day, and the emotional, social and psychological tolls have been heavy.
I have no problem with the notion of others being unpleasant or aggressive with JW's because the religion ruined my family and other families in my congregation. It attracts the weak, the gullible and the underachievers, ultimately leaving most of them broken and disillusioned at best. It is very sad.
JW's, although primarily good-intentioned, do far more observable harm than good when they "spread the good news." Everlasting life on a paradise earth? Not if I have to spend it with these people.
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I know I've already commented on this one.....but the newmanator is right. I have the exact same situation as he/she does....born and raised as one, told my mom to stick it around 14, and have been trying to cope with the leftovers of my mind ever since. I've since turned to pure logic to try and make some sense of it all. (I'm now a computer programmer.) He also makes an excellent point that it ruins families. I am barely on speaking terms with my mother, and I have one brother who I have not spoken to or seen in 10 years.
And the newmanator is also right, it's a religion that prays on the weak minded, the under achievers, and those who tend to believe anything you tell them.
Get into a serious analitical, or philsophical discussion with almost any one of them and you'll see them fold like a cheap card table.