Comments on: There and Back Again

By: Jenn

Jenn — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:15:55 +0000

you are nothing but a liar, im not a jehovah witness but i have friends that are jw. and they are very decent remarkable people. i think you just didnt want to be good and do jehovah will and wanted to find millions of excuses to not be part of it. lie to every one but not to the one upthere. he can see you…
you were there to serve god not any one else,

By: tonya

tonya — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:17:21 +0000

hi moxie I would like to thank the ex-jw’s strength for sharing their story with you and you are able to share with others.(I was reading too fast and assumed it was your story)

By: tonya

tonya — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:04:50 +0000

Moxie such a touching story. You are so brave. I am also a ex-jw(unfortunately I was born into the cult) When you talked about your mother turning and walking away from you I understood your pain,my mother unfortunately is still in the cult. My mother has had 2 cancer operations and I stand by her side. Even though I don’t live near, every chance I get I see her and do what I can for her. So far our love is stronger than the cult. I refuse to let any JW drive a wedge between me and my mother. I am trying to stay on topic but I must mention this since your story brought out some memories. My mother’s first cancer operation a JW like a “watchdog”stayed all day at the hospital just to make sure my mother did not except a blood transfusion. I had to look at that person all day long in the family lounge at the hospital waiting for the doctor to come out and talk to me, I was so upset! Also the JW knew me and was trying to preach to me. I told them I wasn’t interested. I left a few times, came back and they were still there! I’ll leave it at that for now,but I just wanted to thankyou for sharing your story. Your strength has helped me fight for my mother and not let this cult take her.

By: Janet

Janet — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:29:18 +0000

Janet says:

I was saddened by the plight of this ex-witness. I am afraid that individuals and not the orgnaisation are responsible for this ‘attitude’ of families turning their backs on each other! I am still a witness and pioneered after overcoming cerebral palsy and deafness. My daughter is not a JW but I always put her first. I even successfully helped her in a court case when she got involved with a wrong crowd who drew her into an affray: she was not guilty in my opinion.

I made the ‘truth’ my own and would have been proud to be your mother even though you had left and joined the army! I think that it is individuals listening to what others say and nothing to do with Jesus and the Bible that causes the above sad situation. I will never leave the organisation because where else would I go to get my ’spiritual food’! Due to ill health I now have the meetings over the phone link system. This is kind of the brothers. Family is family and this bond should never be broken.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:49:10 +0000

I read that 30 percent of Children raised as Witnesses remain so as adults. The Governing body depends on these raised Witnesses. Without them, the J.W. future as a religion would be bleak. Outsiders coming in, without a J.W. family backgroud, seem to be very few, at least in English speaking lands; and I think these are the ones that leave the “truth” after a couple years. They’re just not deep rooted enough to remain after the original passion wears off, and they become disillusioned for one reason or another. It’s family ties that keep The children connected with the “truth” after they become adults, a fact the Governing Body has become more and more adept at exploiting.

The Governing Body knows all this and is scared. If you’ve looked at the Watchtower recently, you can see much of material is to win over teenage-early 20’s demographic. They know the future of the religion will ride with the young Witnesses coming of age. That’s where the battleground of their survival will be fought.

By: yutang

yutang — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:54:23 +0000

To the brave one who wrote this ;

Thank you for just writing your story - without cliches , easy answers and desperation - which you purposely must be avoiding. Aren’t these ‘ mini- escapes ‘ so tempting ? Avoidance is so easy - but you chose not to.

That is strength - just to put it out there - not having the answers but just saying it.

Thank you -

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:45:07 +0000

Excellent,

Moxie thank you for sharing this (and thanks to the person sharing)!