What’s New?
Experiences, Strategies, Beliefs, and everything in between.
Emotional Assistance
Articles for those stuck in the organisation, currently leaving, or even looking for understanding years after having left. Look here for help dealing with depression, trauma, and links to support groups.
Drug Addiction
Use of illegal drugs is common. For instance, in 2016, 3.1 million Australians reported using an illegal drug during that year alone, and over 40% of Australian’s have used drugs at some time in their life.(1) Whilst some people use drugs occasionally without it...
Coping with Fear of Armageddon
From childhood, Jehovah’s Witnesses are subjected to graphic imagery of humans dying at Armageddon. This terrifying image of death is presented as about to occur at any moment. Image courtesy of Watchtower publication Enjoy life on Earth Forever p.28 These images...
Strategy
Articles to assist and develop strategies for dealing with parents. Get help planning for the future outside of the religion as well as advice on building a new community.
Are Jehovah’s Witnesses A Cult?
It is counter-productive to tell anyone they are in a cult and Jehovah's Witnesses reject such a notion. “Cult 1: a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious … 3: a system of religious beliefs” merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cult (20 Aug 2018) The...
Meeting With Elders
It is never a good thing to receive a request to meet with Elders. The best that can happen is the status quo; that is, things just stay the same as they are. All other outcomes will be worse, ranging from being marked to being disfellowshipped. The advice in this...
Experiences
Articles and videos of teens going through the same issues, and older people that were in the same situation as teens, recounting how they coped, eventually left and have moved on to happy lives.
Some experiences can recount the difficulties and maybe tragedies that occur based on leaving without the right support.
Art from former Jehovah’s Witnesses
The traumatic experience of leaving the Watchtower Organization has resulted in powerful art. Here are examples of poetry, visual arts and music from talented individuals that may resonate with your personal journey.PoetryEpitome of Love - Daniella RochfordMother -...
Jenna on the consequences of being raised Jehovah’s Witness
37 minute video. Jenna discusses the heartbreaking experiences, guilt, relationships, consequences and multiple disfellowshippings she endured as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. https://youtu.be/SnIDoTKYl6o
Beliefs
Find articles that detail the flaws in Watchtower doctrine, exposing chequered history; encouraging you to be confident that Watchtower does not teach “the Truth”.
Jehovah’s Witnesses and Higher Education
Jehovah’s Witnesses are advised against pursuing a higher education, with Watchtower providing regular warnings that attending university is an improper use of time in these last days. This topic deserves careful consideration, as higher education is important for many fulfilling careers.
Is a Religious Organization neccesary?
The word “organization” never appears in the Bible, yet over 20,000 times in Watchtower publications, where the claim is made that Jehovah has always used an organization to direct his followers and belonging to the Watchtower organization is vital for salvation.