JWS I didn't Sign up for that!
Apr 26, 2024 9:44:54 GMT -5
Post by Radrook Admin on Apr 26, 2024 9:44:54 GMT -5
JWS I didn't Sign up for that!
What am I referring to? I am referring to the veritable hell that descended upon me once I became a member of the cult under the guidance of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, or better known as Jehovah's Witnesses. Yes, I did want to do God's will because I needed his help in resisting demonic attack that had been going on since age eight.
Yes, I trusted that becoming a JWS was the solution because of previous experience's in attending their meetings where I seemed to be informed by God himself that joining that organization was the solution. Yes, I was willing to become Christ like and abide by all the moral stipulations that legitimately apply to all Christians. I had absolutely no problems with that. However, the veritable infernal suffering that descended on me as as consequence of the unbiblical man-made extra rules of this cult, was not why I signed up.
For example, I knew absolutely NOTHING about their shunning and disfellowshipping stipulations when I was baptized. I only learned about them three weeks after baptism from former Bible Study fellow named Samuel Coleman, who had abandoned me halfway through the personal Bible study while making absolutely no arrangements to have someone else take over. He was clearly angry, and for some reason, seemed as if he wanted to throw hands.
Well, three weeks after my baptism, he very smugly informed me about their nasty shunning and disfellowshipping rules. Now, of course I should have immediately asked for a nullification of my status as a member due to being deprived of my informed consent right. But since my desire was to have God on my side, and honestly believed that leaving would displease him, I said nothing.
I had also wrongfully assumed that their shunning and disfellowshipping behaviors were only deployed against those who had been formerly charged and tagged as deserving it, as this fellow had explained
But I never imagined that they could suddenly decide to shift to an informal shunning mode at the drop of the hat, or at the slightest provocation for whatever reasons they deemed personally justified. So when I refused to marry this extremely obese sister, and found myself being shunned by people whom I had considered to have been my spiritual brethren, I was shocked.
There I was at age 21, a member of this organization presumably still officially in good standing, and even being seriously considered being assigned as a Ministry School Servant, while inexplicably being treated as an enemy by the vast majority of the brothers at the Forster Congregation in New York City.
Yes, this is indeed a big deal. You see, such shunning very effectively placed me in a veritable isolated cell, since as a JWS, I could not have wordily friends. So I was literally suddenly submerged into a profound social silence or a limbo of sorts where I was neither in the world, nor considered real JWS.
The cold- shouldering they administered was extremely well coordinated. The sudden absence of the former extremely effusive smiles and greetings, shocked me. The sudden inexplicable refusal to include me in any of their conversations, and refusal to acknowledge my presence, severely battered me.
No, I had definitely NOT signed up to place myself in such a torture chamber surrounded by veritable imps, and I should have left. Unfortunately, I was so thoroughly convinced that JWS were the only ones who were understanding the Bible properly, that I stupidly attempted to remain associated and ultimately paid the full price of squandering precious time, resulting ultimately in having lived a very difficult existence plagued at its end by constant regrets over a squandered youth.
Yes, I trusted that becoming a JWS was the solution because of previous experience's in attending their meetings where I seemed to be informed by God himself that joining that organization was the solution. Yes, I was willing to become Christ like and abide by all the moral stipulations that legitimately apply to all Christians. I had absolutely no problems with that. However, the veritable infernal suffering that descended on me as as consequence of the unbiblical man-made extra rules of this cult, was not why I signed up.
For example, I knew absolutely NOTHING about their shunning and disfellowshipping stipulations when I was baptized. I only learned about them three weeks after baptism from former Bible Study fellow named Samuel Coleman, who had abandoned me halfway through the personal Bible study while making absolutely no arrangements to have someone else take over. He was clearly angry, and for some reason, seemed as if he wanted to throw hands.
Well, three weeks after my baptism, he very smugly informed me about their nasty shunning and disfellowshipping rules. Now, of course I should have immediately asked for a nullification of my status as a member due to being deprived of my informed consent right. But since my desire was to have God on my side, and honestly believed that leaving would displease him, I said nothing.
I had also wrongfully assumed that their shunning and disfellowshipping behaviors were only deployed against those who had been formerly charged and tagged as deserving it, as this fellow had explained
But I never imagined that they could suddenly decide to shift to an informal shunning mode at the drop of the hat, or at the slightest provocation for whatever reasons they deemed personally justified. So when I refused to marry this extremely obese sister, and found myself being shunned by people whom I had considered to have been my spiritual brethren, I was shocked.
There I was at age 21, a member of this organization presumably still officially in good standing, and even being seriously considered being assigned as a Ministry School Servant, while inexplicably being treated as an enemy by the vast majority of the brothers at the Forster Congregation in New York City.
Yes, this is indeed a big deal. You see, such shunning very effectively placed me in a veritable isolated cell, since as a JWS, I could not have wordily friends. So I was literally suddenly submerged into a profound social silence or a limbo of sorts where I was neither in the world, nor considered real JWS.
The cold- shouldering they administered was extremely well coordinated. The sudden absence of the former extremely effusive smiles and greetings, shocked me. The sudden inexplicable refusal to include me in any of their conversations, and refusal to acknowledge my presence, severely battered me.
No, I had definitely NOT signed up to place myself in such a torture chamber surrounded by veritable imps, and I should have left. Unfortunately, I was so thoroughly convinced that JWS were the only ones who were understanding the Bible properly, that I stupidly attempted to remain associated and ultimately paid the full price of squandering precious time, resulting ultimately in having lived a very difficult existence plagued at its end by constant regrets over a squandered youth.