Shawn has been baptized for six years, but is having issues with some of the teachings of the organization. In situations like this, are the elders interested in helping the sheep, or are they more interested in enforcing compliance?
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It’s about Time – Chet’s Experience
Recently, I was watching a video where a former Jehovah’s Witness mentioned that his viewpoint of time had changed since leaving the Witness faith. This struck a nerve because I have observed the same in myself. Being raised in “the Truth” from one’s earliest days has...
The Branch Response to the Letter from Felix’s Wife
This is my review of the letter from the Argentina Branch in response to the registered letters sent them by Felix and his wife.
My Awakening after 30 Years of Deception, Part 3: Achieving Freedom for Myself and My Wife
Introduction: Felix’s wife discovers for herself that the elders are not the “loving shepherds” that they and the organization proclaim them to be. She finds herself involved in a sexual abuse case in which the offender is appointed a ministerial servant despite the accusation, and it is discovered that he had abused more young girls.
The congregation receives the “preventive order” via text message to stay away from Felix and his wife just before the “The Love Never Fails” regional convention. All these situations lead to a fight that the branch office of Jehovah’s Witnesses ignores, presuming its power, but which serves for both Felix and his wife to achieve freedom of conscience.
My Awakening after 30 years of deception, Part 2: Awakening
[Translated from Spanish by Vivi] By Felix of South America. (Names are changed to avoid retaliation.) Introduction: In Part I of the series, Felix from South America told us about how his parents learned about the Jehovah's Witness movement and how his family...
My awakening after 30 years of deception, Part I: My childhood and adolescence.
[Translated from Spanish by Vivi] By Felix of South America. (Names are changed to avoid retaliation.) My family and the organization I grew up in what was known as "the truth" since my parents began studying with Jehovah's Witnesses when I was approximately 4 years...
Physically In, Mentally Out or Physically In, Scripturally Awake
Opinion by Beroeans Creed We all know by now the acronym PIMO[i] for those of us who are awake to the Organization’s malfeasance and eisegetical method of scripture interpretation, yet remain in the congregation for generally one reason—the fear of loss. We cannot...
Why I Left the Watchtower Organization After 61 Years of Devoted Service
By Sheryl Bogolin Email sbogolin@hotmail.com The first congregational meeting of Jehovah's Witnesses that I attended with my family was held in the basement of a home filled with many, many chairs. Although I was only 10 years old, I found it to be rather...
Cam’s Story
[This is a very tragic and touching experience which Cam has given me permission to share. It is from the text of an e-mail he sent me. - Meleti Vivlon] I left Jehovah's Witnesses just over a year ago, after I saw tragedy, and I just want to thank you for your...
Ina shares additional thoughts on the Organization
Ina discusses coping with her new life after Jehovah's Witnesses.
An Email from Raymond Franz
A local brother I just met at one of our Christian gatherings told me that he had exchanged emails with Raymond Franz before he died in 2010. I asked him if he would be so kind to share them with me and allow me to share them with all of you. This is the first one...
My Experience with Jehovah’s Witnesses
My name is Sean Heywood. I am 42 years old, gainfully employed, and happily married to my wife, Robin, for 18 years. I am a Christian. In short, I am just a regular Joe. Although I was never baptized into the Jehovah's Witness' organization, I have had a life-long...
Jim’s Story
A Elder of over 40 years in Britain relates his story of being found by Christ.
Beroean KeepTesting
[This is a contributed experience by an awakened Christian going under the alias "BEROEAN KeepTesting"] I believe we all (ex-Witnesses) share similar emotions, feelings, tears, confusion, and a broad spectrum of other feelings and emotions during our awakening...
Maria’s Experience
My experience of being an Active Jehovah’s Witness and leaving the Cult. By Maria (An alias as a protect against persecution.) I started studying with Jehovah’s Witnesses over 20 years ago after my first marriage was breaking up. My daughter was only a few months old,...
Alithia’s Experience
Hello all. After reading Ava’s experience and being encouraged, I thought I would do the same, in the hope that someone reading my experience may at least see some commonality. I am sure there are many out there who have asked themselves the question. “How could I...
Ava’s Experience
My name is Ava. I became a baptized Jehovah’s Witness in 1973, because I thought I had found the true religion that represents Almighty God. Unlike so many of you raised in the organization, I grew up in a home that had no spiritual direction whatsoever, except...
A New Feature: Personal Experiences
I would like to introduce a new feature to our web forum intended to help many of us as we deal with the strong, conflicting emotions of a traumatic awakening to the truth. It was back in 2010 that I began to awaken to the reality that is the Organization of Jehovah's...