I'm in the process of trying to get through to the members of my family who are still jw's, that they should research the history etc. of the organization to which they belong,i'm having to do this very subtley for fear they will cut me off altogether, i'm dis associated. My intention is to be as active as possible for this cause along with your good selves, it's surely not going to take long for me to be labelled "apostate". Thankyou again, i'm proud of you all and feel a stronger bond with you of whom i've never met, than i ever did with my former "brothers and sisters". Best regards Dave

Freeminds responds:

Thank you so very much for writing to us and sharing your story!  The wonderful book, "Crisis of Conscience" has helped thousands of people to see the Watchtower Society for what it really is.  Adjusting to a new way of life after leaving the Watchtower is not always an easy job for some.  Good friends, support, and talking with others who understand from their own experiences, will help greatly in being able to find  happiness in the real world we live in.

We hope that you will be able to assist your family members to freedom as well.  Take one problem at a time and one day at a time, be patient, and most of all, be as loving to them as you can be. You can count on us to be here to assist.

Here are some links that might help:

http://www.freeminds.org/doctrine/preaching/how-to-respond-to-a-jehovahs-witness.html

http://www.freeminds.org/support/restoring-family/how-i-helped-my-family-leave-jehovahs-witnesses.html

http://www.freeminds.org/support/restoring-family/case-example-of-talking-to-my-family.html

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written by Terry Walstrom , September 11, 2009

The Watchtower "left" me! But, It took me awhile to figure that was happening.
In the late 60's, the Organization veered off into La-la land. They went from a so-called educational door-to-door work into a Doomsday cry!
The focus of meetings became urgent and paranoid. Everybody was bristling with energy and excitement.
But--it just depressed me. I didn't know why....at first.
Gradually it became clear.
My rational side was reacting to the fantasy. On some (still)conscious level I just KNEW I was in with some "crazies".
I had becomes a Jehovah's Witness because it was all so (seemingly) rational, logical, provable and irrefutable.
Now, it wasn't lucid at all. It was shrill and desperate and mean-spirited.
I started to pull back little by little.
You know what my impression was?
It was like being at a party and everybody is having a good time until somebody's grandmother says something so startling and looney there is an embarrassed silence. The fun is gone and we all pretend the gaffe didn't happen. We go about our business. The party continues....but..without the fun anymore.
Who was the looney at the Watchtower party? It was Fred Franz! The resident guru, prophet and foundation of Faithful and Discreet Slave bulletins from Heaven!
He was able to sidetrack the seemingly rational Christianity of JW's and derail it altogether. He started barking "Armageddon" and "1975" like a junkyard dog and all the other dogs started barking and howling like mad in unison.
When the non-event of 1975 came and went there was an embarrassed silence.
What now?
For many of us it was the death knell of believability.
The end of the beginning and the beginning of the end.
I've been gone many, many years now.
I'm still embarassed I suddenly found myself in a CULT!
Yes. CULT.
My God! It is like waking up and discovering you've been telling people Elvis is still alive and living with the Abominable Snowman!
How could I have been so crazy???

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