I was indoctrinated at 3 years of age. Spent 49 years slaving for the corporation. I did not have critical thinking skills. I served as an elder and pioneer for many years. I gave my life, energy, finances, youth, mental health to this ugly grift. Only to be spit out because I was no longer useful. Asked to many questions. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Colorado. 🙋

Ya, because when we were young, Watchtower said “If you’re a young person, you will have to face the fact that you will never grow old in this system of things.” What a lie.

❤ woke survivor here, having been born into both the abusive cult & and abusive practicing family, my heart aches from all the painful memories, yet i thank God for surviving & for the strength to escape both, as soon as i came of age to do so; soon thereafter, my father began questioning “the organization,” too much, on various topics & ultimately stepped down as an elder, so much damage done

Thank you for sharing your experience and thoughts. I am a former JW, I left the cult 20 years ago. It takes time, but you will find your place and a worldview you are at peace with. Best regards.

I have been feeling just what you said. It is tiring to figure it all out. It saddens me that religion has destroyed the faith of many, or maybe they never had faith? All I know is this life is way too short to waste time on pointless debates! Very profound thoughts and good luck trying to help the younger generations get it!

I appreciate a real man, masculine, like you speaking your heart. It’s a misogynistic raping by weak men… how apathetic it is is the hardest part. Thanks for those shoulders we didn’t have.

Consider that atheists are people of faith. Christians are people of belief and hope. So much more conversation is needed to find out more than we really know.

I was raised in and left the WT in 1999 at the age of 38, in order to escape my abusive JW husband. I married him at the age of 17. It took many years of counseling to get past his abuse and the fear of the dying at the hands of a loving God! I have never looked back. We are each accountable by our own lives and acts toward others, not by the discretion of JW’s. They say they were doing Jehovah’s work, yet not inspired by his Holy Spirit. I look forward to seeing the local body who professed to know things that I was doing, that even I did not know! They judged me apparently with the knowledge of things that I did not do. I look forward to asking what was the source of such knowledge…

Hello from Arizona

The day your baptized is the beginning of the end ......they watch you like an ex con on parole ......

I'm in my late 60s and totally agree, blink and you missed it. Brought up as a JW, been fully out 25 years, and know I wasted the best younger years in a cult. Fortunately I was successful in business so now have a very comfortable retirement, but acknowledge I'm one of the exceptions amongst xjws or JWs, so many waste their best years and now struggle.

As an Atheist, I fully agree with you. I'm not sure why you think your argument is compelling. It may feel more comfortable to convince yourself that you get two lives, but that isn't a persuasive argument. If you dedicate this life to the promise of a second, well, at least you will be spared the disappointment.

It was a difficult day when I came to the conclusion I was going to die even though I was DF'd at the time. I was out for many years and still believed they had the truth until I started to research the child abuse claims. The 2 major things that made me realize they are just a con game were in court under oath a heavy said 1. "the only thing JW's offer is a spiritual protection" 2. G Jacksons ARC response to question "are the GB the only path to salvation"? and he said with his creepy smirk "that would be presumptuous". It was a gut punch. I'm embarrassed I supported these clowns.

Lovely hair ❤

Hello Marty., I just watched your video as well as a few other channels, and I’m amazed that anyone could go for this nonsense ! It’s absolutely bananas ! I have a question for you, Why in the world would anyone want to be a Jehovah witness ?

Ex JW and atheist here. On your discussion of the atheist having nothing but the tangible and the person of faith having "the sure expectation of things although not yet beheld" I'd have to make a polite rebuttal. The moments I have with my wife, my family, the good and bad moments with people I care for (whether personally or professionally) I know are temporary and will never come again and therein lies the beauty, the wonder and the awe. To borrow from your present biblical perception of things a little more while faith may be likened to expectation, "expectation postponed makes the heart grow sick". The weight of expectation, the weight of longing for some indistinct future time is like being soaked to the bone in heavy clothes and waiting to dry off while standing in perpetual torrential rain. The answer isn't coming from the sky above I'd suggest the answer is going to come when you get somewhere warm and weather proof and take off the damp garb and appreciate being in the warmth with something meaningful to you. If some sort of religiosity gives you meaning then by all means, you do you. I honestly just felt better when I cast off the chains of superstition. As I've tried to get at, not trying to convert you to my way of thinking (I've done far to much of that when I was a JW) just trying to offer an alternative perspective for your consideration. All the best!

ASK the Atheist if he can see gravity, or energy, NO. But it exists.

Good point!!

Mark Twain 1835 to 1910 ,,I,m not afraid of being dead I was dead for billions upon billions of years before I was born and I never suffered the slightest inconvenience from it,, Justin Porter ex jw

My english is not so good but i'll try to explain what I think: the matter is as simple as what Paul said about a haus being built by someone and not being randomly brought to existence by caos. We are able to recognise that most of the existing things have a function. Logic sais that if a thing has a function, most likely, has to be a part of a larger design. Thus there must be an intelligent mind behind that. Thus faith is something tangible Next step:why the bible and not any other text. The book of Genesis for example offers the pattern to understand human history. Archeology prooved that everything started in the middle east: diffusion of man, agricolture, farming, fruit plants, first citys, schools and so on. No other text reporter that. The major reported events like the flood are impressed in the memory of almost every people around the world. The first discovered cultures around the world were peaceful and egualitarian as the faithfull people after the flood should have been. (War is supposed to start whit Nimrod).The pantheon of most indoeuropean religions match the fallen angels and the nephilim. Most of colture and religions of the world retain the serpent figure as either evil or wisdom related. And so on. There are endless evidences to sostein the faith. Next step: why the theology of Jehova's witnesses. Genesis talks about a tree of life. Jehova created spiritual being to live in heaven and fleashy beings to live on hearth. Thus no need for an immortal soul that lives independently of the body. Thus no need for an "hell"(what loving person would condemn someone to be burn forever ). Long story short: I think Jehova used this bunch of unperfect people to spread his "Word" across the earth.The main doctrines are correct. The slave is probably saing "The lord is being late" and started sharing whit the drunkhards.

I must say this is your perspective about the religion if everyone on the planet was a JWS then everyone will be at peace. If jws do not have the truth there is NO truth IT DOES NOT EXIST 😂😂 This is coming from someone who was disfellowshipped as a teen.

The Great Famine of 1315 to 1317 ; (1315 + 1317) divided by 2 1316 . Genesis 47 : 28 (death in Egypt) . What was the reason for being in Egypt ? 47 x 28 .

Come out, Virginia, don't let me wait You Catholic girls start much too late Aw, but sooner or later it comes down to fate I might as well will be the one Well, they showed you a statue, told you to pray They built you a temple and locked you away Aw, but they never told you the price that you pay For things that you might have done Well, only the good die young That's what I said Only the good die young Only the good die young You mighta heard I run with a dangerous crowd We ain't too pretty, we ain't too proud We might be laughing a bit too loud Aw, but that never hurt no one So come on, Virginia, show me a sign Send up a signal, I'll throw you the line The stained-glass curtain you're hiding behind Never let's in the sun Darlin', only the good die young Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa I tell ya only the good die young Only the good die young You got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmation You got a brand new soul Mmm, and a cross of gold But, Virginia, they didn't give you quite enough information You didn't count on me When you were counting on your rosary Oh-whoa-whoa And they say there's a heaven for those who will wait Some say it's better, but I say it ain't I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints The sinners are much more fun You know that only the good die young, oh, baby I tell ya only the good die young Only the good die young Said your mother told you all that I could give you was a reputation Aw, she never cared for me But did she ever say a prayer for me? Oh-whoa-whoa Come out, come out, come out, Virginia, don't let me wait You Catholic girls start much too late Sooner or later it comes down to fate I might as well will be the one You know that only the good die young Tell you, baby You know that only the good die young Only the good die young Only the good Only the good die young Ooh-ooh, ooh-hoo Ooh-ooh-hoo-hoo Ooh-ooh, ooh-hoo Ooh-ooh-hoo-hoo Ooh-ooh, ooh-hoo Ooh-ooh-hoo-hoo Only the good die young Only the good die young

How Old Is Your Church? If you are a Lutheran, your religion was founded by Martin Luther, an ex- monk of the Catholic Church, in the year 1517. If you belong to the Church of England, your religion was founded by King Henry VIII in the year 1534 because the Pope would not grant him a divorce with the right to remarry. If you are a Presbyterian, your religion was founded by John Knox in Scotland in the year 1560. If you are a Protestant Episcopalian, your religion was an offshoot of the Church of England founded by Samuel Seabury in the American colonies in the 17th century. If you are a Congregationalist, your religion was originated by Robert Brown in Holland in 1582. If you are a Methodist, your religion was launched by John and Charles Wesley in England in 1744. If you are a Unitarian, Theophilus Lindley founded your church in London in 1774. If you are a Mormon (Latter Day Saints), Joseph Smith started your religion in Palmyra, N.Y., in 1829. If you are a Baptist, you owe the tenets of your religion to John Smyth, who launched it in Amsterdam in 1605. If you are of the Dutch Reformed church, you recognize Michaelis Jones as founder, because he originated your religion in New York in 1628. If you worship with the Salvation Army, your sect began with William Booth in London in 1865. If you are a Christian Scientist, you look to 1879 as the year in which your religion was born and to Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy as its founder. If you belong to one of the religious organizations known as 'Church of the Nazarene," "Pentecostal Gospel." "Holiness Church," "Pilgrim Holiness Church," "Jehovah's Witnesses," your religion is one of the hundreds of new sects founded by men within the past century. If you are Catholic, you know that your religion was founded in the year 33 by Jesus Christ the Son of God, and it is still the same Church.

As an atheist I believe in a sort of eternal life through our genes. I carry my ancestors within me and my children carry me and them as well. This can be observed in all animals. There are a lot of misconceptions about not believing in religions, but we are all atheists in some sense. A Christian is an Atheist when it comes to Islam for example. Originally the word atheist refers to people who didn’t believe in the ancient Roman gods, so Christians where considered atheists by the Romans.

Great title for a fear laden tube ......never blink is the solution 😂😂😂

If you are not a JW's you were never here.

Isn’t it ironic how some families particular brothers can be so different, like my dad who’s generally a man of peace but his brother my uncle is a cage fighter and wrestling 🤼 champion

Is this a no to pagan ritual? Jeremiah 10:2-5