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| Falling In Truth |
| The Education of a Jehovah's Witness |
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A journey into & out of the Watchtower.
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| An Open Letter |
| To Jehovah's Witness From "The World" |
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| Truth Challenge |
| Dare to question & examine your beliefs |
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It's time to burn those "No Blood" cards when King David appears at Beth-Sarim and challenges the Governing Body with the most comprehensive argument in favor of blood transfusions ever given in this intricate murder mystery!
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I was a Jehovah's Witness and Bethelite nearly half a century ago.
When I was at Bethel I began reading the older literature in the Bethel library.
I discovered that the 1975 Yearbook (which gave a history of the Watchtower)
was lying about the past, and that the Society had engaged in false prophesy.
At about this same time my sister was unjustly disfellowshipped.
It drove home the point that there were good people outside of the
organization whom I could no longer believe God was about to destroy.
I sat down and wrote a letter to the Governing Body
stating my concerns. I hoped they would either set me or the record straight.
Instead of answering my questions and concerns they told me I was evil for bringing up such things, and
I was asked to leave Bethel.
From that time to this I have not set foot in a Kingdom Hall. I went on to read
widely in philosophy, psychology, folklore, mythology, anthropology, science, poetry, and
the world's great literature. I also read the Bible for myself cover-to-cover.
It was a mind-expanding time for me. I emerged from my studies a little wiser
and with a healthy skepticism. I largely forgot about the Watchtower religion
until the advent of the Internet, when I realized that others could benefit
from my experience. So, here I share some facts about the Watchtower.
I no longer have any personal bitterness towards the Governing Body, but I do
feel that they are a danger to society due to their authoritarian rule over their
members' minds and due to their ban on blood transfusions. I also feel that they
are guilty of taking good people and turning them into Watchtower puppets:
derailing their lives in the service of an illusion. I see millions of loving,
honest people turned into hateful narrow-minded reality-denying automatons. The Watchtower Society
is largely responsible for ruining these people's lives and stealing them from
the real world which desperately needs them.
In my book,
Falling in Truth, I have novelized my experiences and demonstrated that
there is more than one way of looking at the world (and that the Watchtower way is
not necessarily the best way.)
Witnesses often have a skewed view of the way outsiders perceive them. In my
Open Letter
to them I frankly state how "the world"
generally feels about them.
The Truth Challenge invites Witnesses to challenge their
core beliefs by honestly answering some questions. If you have family members or loved ones
who are stuck in the Watchtower religion, this is a great place to send them for some basic
"self deprogramming".
In Watchtower Doctrine I have visually depicted the plight of Witnesses who have been
tossed to and fro by the whims of the Governing Body and their frequent doctinal
reversals.
In Why not be a Jehovah's Witness I give several compelling answers to that question.
Questions to ask if you're thinking of joining consists of twenty questions every
prospective Witness should ask.
The Truth in Action is a gentle parody in one act. It takes the reasons why
Witnesses don't celebrate birthdays and applies them to the taking of siestas. Although it's
mostly in fun, it does point out some of the problems with typical Watchtower "reasoning".
Finally, I present my
personal experiences as a Witness, and my
letter to the Governing Body.
New! Our "sister site": The Watchtower Help Club. That is where newer articles, videos, etc., will appear.
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