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JW is, very obviously, wrong. It’s why we’re here.

But it does both confuse and frustrate me when another Christian tries to “comfort me that god cares” or whatever.

I once met a man who worked at a local church, about 2 months ago now.

He was interested in my former faith but asked if I still believed in god.

Maybe, I said, I’m not really sure.

Well, I’m sure we can still agree on the immense love and kindness of our creator, he said during our conversation.

What love and kindness, exactly?

You mean the psycho who committed a random genocide because a King counted some people? The guy who had children killed in all manner of horrific ways? Who made slavery and rape part of his rules instead of saying “don’t do that”?

That guy?

And this is what I really can’t stand about anyone who wants to talk about the love of Christ or God or whatever you want to call him.

In his own book, the one he supposedly gave you to learn about him, he openly admits to being an absolute piece of the most disgusting and evil shit you can ever imagine.

That is the god of the Bible, and anyone who claims otherwise has clearly not read the Bible.

Sorry.

Religion is a snare and a racket.

When people talk about their “religion”, what they’re actually talking about most of the time are their beliefs. The psychopaths of this world have convinced us that beliefs and religion are inseparable.

Everyone believes in something, be it a specific god, an impersonal entity, a higher power or the superiority of science, and everything in between.

People who share the same set of beliefs come together to make their lives better and create a community.

A religion is when one person or group decides that everyone else should give them money, power and influence as a way of proving that they believe.

No religion has no leaders, and none of those leaders live lives free of the power and control that comes with being the leader, and all of them abuse it in one way or another.

And it’s not just classic religions either.

In all areas there are psychopaths who have made themselves leaders of belief systems and abuse people.

Environmentalist leaders fly in private jets.

Socialist politicians profit from insider trading and accept gifts from corporations.

Humanitarian aid charities host champagne banquets for their directors.

On and on and on, no belief is safe from these evil scum.

And for some reason the rest of us all owe these people money, obedience and respect as a way of proving we believe in whatever it is they have made themselves the leader of.

Don’t let anyone convince you that you owe them anything because of your beliefs.

A common mistake when discussing the bad things about JW is to assume that their mindset only affects the things they talk about.

By insisting on unity and everyone agreeing all the time, that mindset doesn’t stop with things like praying before meals, or even views on politics, etc…

A JW will take that thought process into unrelated things.

My best personal example is that my JW family has a list of local roads that “WE don’t go on”.

The list is based mainly on local news or their own near misses, but they try to insist that I respect their list, even when I’m driving by myself, as a 30 year old man!

It’s labeled as being “the peace of mind of the family” but it amounts to coercive abuse based on what JW has trained them to do.

And yes it’s true all families have their quirks, but enforced conformity on all subjects is very scary to see playing out in real time, and they never question it because their religion teaches them that this mindset is a good thing!

I think one of the most stupid and redundant positions JW has is the one on LGBT.

The famous “we don’t hate the people, we hate their actions” is the dumbest thing ever because people are in part the things they do.

And it’s also unbelievably hypocritical because it still means you reject the people you say it about. Better to just be openly against it so people can avoid you if they don’t agree, instead of trying to trick people.

And funnily enough, if you use the same line on them, they understand this immediately!

Yesterday I was discussing religion with a JW coworker (who doesn’t know I’m exjw), and I told him that “I don’t hate JWs as people, I just hate their actions”.

And you should have seen his face!

That isn’t possible, he said, “because my actions as a JW reflect who I am”.

Ironic, isn’t it…