Becoming the Cycle-Breaker with Jehovah’s Witnesses
Breaking the Toxic bonds with the Jehovah’s Witness Organization.
The Journal of a U.S Bethelite – Part 2
This article is Part 2 of a series of articles published once every two weeks. This series is based on the a series of Reddit posts originally posted on the subreddit r/exjw. Introduction and Comments by Lester Somrah. Published on August 17, 2023 Introduction If you are reading this article for the first time and/or not […]
The Journal of a U.S Bethelite – Part 1
This article will be one of a series of articles published once every two weeks. This series is based on the a series of Reddit posts originally posted on the subreddit r/exjw. Introduction and Comments by Lester Somrah. Published on July 23, 2023 Introduction The following introduction have been written for readers who are not […]
Dropouts from Jehovah’s Witnesses:”Didn’t want to live like that anymore”
Members of the religious community ‘Jehovah’s Witnesses’ stand at the Viktualienmarkt in Munich, Germany, 27 July 2015. Image rights: picture alliance / dpa | Matthew Balk Dropouts from Jehovah’s Witnesses: “Didn’t want to live like that anymore” Originally published in German by Bayerischer Rundfunk on July 14 2022 and written by Barbara Weiss They were […]
Jenny Küttim was brainwashed by Jehovah’s Witnesses – She managed to leave the sect
At just six years old, Jenny Küttim was so radicalized in Jehovah’s Witnesses that she knocked on doors to recruit new members. After being hospitalized, her path out of the sect began in her early teens – and now the digging journalist is releasing a book about her upbringing and the secrets that Jehovah’s Witnesses […]
When My Parents Won’t Answer My Calls: Shunning and Coronavirus
I’ve tried to call my mother twice since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. The first time was about a week ago, and it was late. I knew there was a chance she wouldn’t answer because of the hour alone, about a minute till eleven, and I think that was part of the reason why I […]
“You’ve already disassociated yourself from Jehovah’s Witnesses”
A female Jehovah’s Witness was asked to attend a judicial committee meeting with four (4) elders. They arranged the meeting with Alexandra Bautista for July 30th 2019 at 6:00 pm. The meeting was arranged by text message. Upon arriving at her judicial meeting, the elders inform Alexandra that it is not a judicial meeting. Instead […]
Denmark: Abandoned by Her Children
They believe God will kill her in a great war Originally published on Danish Media, TV2 by Jonas HR Moestrup She raised her children to reject apostates. Now she herself is an apostate and struggles for the children to accept her choice. Maria Alexander sat opposite her two youngest children at the dining table and was […]
20 Years in the World
I recently found the sub-Reddit EXJW and noticed that most people are dealing with a relatively recent change. I haven’t yet seen someone give a perspective from a couple of decades out, so I put together my no-holds-barred 20+ year retrospective as an adult out in the world. Maybe you’ll find something useful here. Maybe […]