#jehovahswitness #governingbody #disfellowshipping ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl3rYLlk484

Good morning! I hope everybody watching this is doing well. It's been a crazy week. Life is full of surprises. I went to the Kingdom Hall on Sunday for the #Watchtower study on child sex abuse policies and after the meeting I had a conversation with 2 elders. They "accused" me of sounding like a #Christian and told me where the door was. That's fine. On Thursday of this week I contacted those same elders to inform them that if they #Disfellowship me in absentia, I will be appealing. You may be wondering why I even care about this? Why don't I just move on and ENJOY my #freedom !! I care because I hate seeing injustice and I hate seeing bullies bully people unchecked. I know I'm just one drop in the bucket...but this little drop is going to make a splash...for all the other people who've had their mouths gagged and their feet bound with rocks so they feel like they have to just sink to the bottom in silence. I actually thought it was ok and normal to let these men bully me. It's theological abuse. We are living in unique times...people from many different subcultures, cults, tribes, and other groups of #dysfunction are #wakingup and realizing that #humanrights are being abused...because we used to allow these people to carry along unchecked. This is my platform for transparency and checks and balances. I'm truly not interested in shaming these men (although some of the things they said in this video are pretty shameful, in my opinion) I hope we all wake up and realize that we've been hurting each other and ourselves all along. Prayers for JWsuicides Healing prayers for Pro1Theologist High Five for Jonas of Goatlike Personality Thank you to the JW elders of a Latin American Country near and dear to my heart. (these men ARE rising above...they are walking their talk) Prayers and support for Eric Wilson...a very brave man who is facing the Goliath Watchtower with only one STONE in his waist belt: #Jesus #Christ There is HOPE. "There are more for us than against us" ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl4NSj_eLQg

#salvation #GoodNews #Testimony ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcLNKyJlbOg

Hello! I've received many emails, texts, and comments from people sharing their very sad stories of shunning, rejection, and abandonment from their #JehovahsWitness family. It is these testimonies and stories that continue to drive me to speak up and bring awareness to the abusive policies of my former religion. Notice I said POLICIES...I believe in religious freedom. If people want to be Jehovah's Witnesses and believe those doctrines, that is their choice. It is not my goal to convert anybody to my way of understanding reality. (If you've never been a Jehovahs witness...basically if you decide you no longer want to be a member of the organization, for whatever reason, and especially if you VOICE your doubts or questions, the organization has many articles and videos that instruct their members to SHUN (view as dead, no interaction, no communication). You can imagine the pain this causes...both to the shunned person AND the JW doing the shunning. (because it's unloving and unnatural!) I made this video to share a little bit of hope. Even if you think your JW family member has forgotten you or doesn't love you.....deep deep down...under the "group think identity" they probably do love you deeply. (unless they are a hopeless narcissist, which in that case...you are probably being done a favor by no longer having communication with that type of person.) So many families have been torn apart by the #Watchtower over the decades (of overlapping generations.) As we rebuild our lives, our communities, our beliefs, and even our worldviews...we learn how to be better people. We forgive ourselves and we forgive those who hurt us, because we once engaged in those same unloving behaviors. Never forget that we were once under the WT umbrella. I am no better than a JW...we are all just people. By showing the JW the same love, with prayer and patience, we can allow #LOVE to penetrate the force field WT tries to keep over their members. Please be loving and kind in the comment section...especially to my brother. You can attract more flies with honey than with vinegar. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIUHG1HdGMc