I wish i could learn everything like this. I love that you pick topics to talk about and especially when theyre longer than 20 minutes to give me time to 💤
Would you consider doing one of these videos on mormonism? As its not overly common in europe so would be very interesting to know more about. These type of my videos are my favourite from you. I learn something while enjoying the tingles. Thank you for your hard work ❤
Hi! I grew up in the religion and was baptized at the age of 15. Jehovas witnesses dont get baptized like Catholics do where its usually babies or toddlers (at least this is my understanding, im not a Catholic myself). With JWs, you make that decision when you are “ready” which can be at any age. However, people are encouraged to get baptized very early on. I know of kids that were baptized as early as 9, which is pretty young. Once you are baptized that is when you are held accountable for your actions and can be excommunicated. If you are not baptized and you commit a “sin” you technically cannot be excommunicated because you havent made that vow with God and can’t technically be held accountable. I left the religion when i was 19. Like many ex-JWs, i left after i felt my family and i had been mistreated by the elders due to different “sins” we had committed. My parents were divorcing and i had gotten into trouble with the elders due to underage drinking. I wont go into my parents situation because that is their story to tell, but i can speak about mine. I was about 16 and i had 2 girl friends who were 17. During this time we were hanging out with a group of 3 fellow Jehovas witnesses who were all guys and over 21. They’d invite us to their house when their parents werent home and would buy us alcohol and we’d hang out. One of these guys eventually started feeling guilty i guess and he went to the elders of his congregation and confessed to what had been happening. We never were sexual with each other, we were just hanging out and having a good time. He was disfellowshipped due to this and so was 1 of the other guys. The 3rd was reprimanded im not sure what the exact wording would be in English because i went to a spanish speaking congregation, but to be reprimanded is a little less harsh than being disfellowshipped. Fellow members of the congregation can still speak to you but it has been announced to the congregation that you are reprimanded which lets people know they should be careful around you, you’re not good spiritual company. You basically get a slap on the wrist. Me and my 2 girlfriends were also reprimanded. People act really weird with you, its like you’re walking around wearing a scarlet letter. Your reputation really suffers. The elders also didnt want our parents to involve the authorities since what these guys had been doing wad illegal. They were all 21/22 buying alcohol for minors. JW’s dont want to bring negative attention to the religion. Even if it means silencing the victim(s). Ive now been out of the religion for 7 years and married a guy who is also an ex-JW. We have kids now and nobody in his family really talks to us because they are active Jehovas Witnesses and its looked down on to speak to people who are no longer active within the religion. It is what it is. I dont have any hatred towards the religion but ive learned im better off on my own. You dont need a religion in order to be a good person or have morals. Pretty much everything you said is spot on!
Wow thank you for sharing your experience! Even though what you went through sounds like such an uncomfortable situation with the elders and getting reprimanded, I like how you said you don't have hatred towards the religion it's just not for you. I totally relate in my own way as well. Thanks so much
I LOVE your ASMR videos I never finish them bc I end up being soothed by your relaxing and smooth voice. I love the pase you whisper. ❤ keep up the good work ❤
I’m binge watching your videos today, I’ve been a sub for a while but had to comment on how calming and relaxing your content is for me, so keep it up dear 😊❤
Bro wtf my mom and sister are still currently members I left when I was 16 when I refused to go buddy this info is very true I remember learning all this stuff for years makes my anxiety kinda spike bc of all weird ass things they gotta do. Great vid
some possible random topics to talk about! - the mysterious death of rebecca zahau - dreams, nightmares, meanings/interpretations of them, etc - spirituality - random facts about literally anything - technological advancements, things that we could see in the future - chernobyl disaster - movies that you like or dislike - unpopular opinions and if you agree or disagree with them - your goals for 2024
28:00 In my religion which is Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints also known as Mormonism even though we're taught that it's wrong to speak out against the church's doctrine, we are encouraged to ask questions. If we don't understand something, we are encouraged to explain why it does not make sense to us.
I went my JW cousin’s wedding and everyone there was JW and OVERLY / strangely nice 😆 one of my aunties (practically my second mum) has converted to JW and she feels so detached from us now, I feel like she’s trying her best to stay connected but her religion is always underlying :(
My grandparents were jw’s and the horror stories my mom has from growing up are awful. I truly believe it has ripped apart our family. Talk about the opposite of “saving” people
Donations from the members. In addition to individual members donating voluntarily if/when they choose, congregations are obligated to collectively "donate" a certain sum of money, monthly. Assemblies and conventions also have a system where individual attendees can voluntarily donate if/when they choose, but the convention committee is obligated to forward a certain sum of money to the organization based on the number of persons in attendance. So basically, to individual members it appears that the religion is run purely on voluntary contributions. But at the level of the congregation elders committee and the convention committees, the remittances they submit to the organization aren't very voluntary. They also do some real estate flipping. JWs are encouraged to get involved in volunteer work building and renovating Kingdom Halls and Assembly Halls. After a while the organization can sell these buildings and make a considerable profit given the low construction costs (free or mostly free volunteer labor and often donated or preferentially priced material). When they offer reconstruction help to members after a disaster, it's not uncommon for disaster victims to be guilted/pressured to "donate" their insurance payout to the organization. So even when they offer the members assistance after a disaster, they're looking to profit from it, or at least minimize the organization's own out of pocket expenses. They want the members to give, give, give to them. But they are very stingy when it comes to giving to the members. Some govts also give annual subsidies to charitable organizations and churches, recognized by the state. They get money this way too. Recently, Norway cut off their govt subsidy because they found the religion in violation of rights of members because of their practice of shunning former members.
I wish i could learn everything like this. I love that you pick topics to talk about and especially when theyre longer than 20 minutes to give me time to 💤
Would you consider doing one of these videos on mormonism? As its not overly common in europe so would be very interesting to know more about. These type of my videos are my favourite from you. I learn something while enjoying the tingles. Thank you for your hard work ❤
As a former jw and a avid asmr listener this gave me the craziest chills. Great vid keep up the good work!
Thanks!!
Hi! I grew up in the religion and was baptized at the age of 15. Jehovas witnesses dont get baptized like Catholics do where its usually babies or toddlers (at least this is my understanding, im not a Catholic myself). With JWs, you make that decision when you are “ready” which can be at any age. However, people are encouraged to get baptized very early on. I know of kids that were baptized as early as 9, which is pretty young. Once you are baptized that is when you are held accountable for your actions and can be excommunicated. If you are not baptized and you commit a “sin” you technically cannot be excommunicated because you havent made that vow with God and can’t technically be held accountable. I left the religion when i was 19. Like many ex-JWs, i left after i felt my family and i had been mistreated by the elders due to different “sins” we had committed. My parents were divorcing and i had gotten into trouble with the elders due to underage drinking. I wont go into my parents situation because that is their story to tell, but i can speak about mine. I was about 16 and i had 2 girl friends who were 17. During this time we were hanging out with a group of 3 fellow Jehovas witnesses who were all guys and over 21. They’d invite us to their house when their parents werent home and would buy us alcohol and we’d hang out. One of these guys eventually started feeling guilty i guess and he went to the elders of his congregation and confessed to what had been happening. We never were sexual with each other, we were just hanging out and having a good time. He was disfellowshipped due to this and so was 1 of the other guys. The 3rd was reprimanded im not sure what the exact wording would be in English because i went to a spanish speaking congregation, but to be reprimanded is a little less harsh than being disfellowshipped. Fellow members of the congregation can still speak to you but it has been announced to the congregation that you are reprimanded which lets people know they should be careful around you, you’re not good spiritual company. You basically get a slap on the wrist. Me and my 2 girlfriends were also reprimanded. People act really weird with you, its like you’re walking around wearing a scarlet letter. Your reputation really suffers. The elders also didnt want our parents to involve the authorities since what these guys had been doing wad illegal. They were all 21/22 buying alcohol for minors. JW’s dont want to bring negative attention to the religion. Even if it means silencing the victim(s). Ive now been out of the religion for 7 years and married a guy who is also an ex-JW. We have kids now and nobody in his family really talks to us because they are active Jehovas Witnesses and its looked down on to speak to people who are no longer active within the religion. It is what it is. I dont have any hatred towards the religion but ive learned im better off on my own. You dont need a religion in order to be a good person or have morals.
Pretty much everything you said is spot on!
Wow thank you for sharing your experience! Even though what you went through sounds like such an uncomfortable situation with the elders and getting reprimanded, I like how you said you don't have hatred towards the religion it's just not for you. I totally relate in my own way as well. Thanks so much
perfect timing! i’ve been sick for a week and i just can’t shake it. laying down for a nap now and got your notification ✨
Same as me. Hope you feel better soon ❤
I LOVE your ASMR videos I never finish them bc I end up being soothed by your relaxing and smooth voice. I love the pase you whisper. ❤ keep up the good work ❤
OMG!! this is the perfect video for me since i grew up in this cult. yes, it’s a cult. thank u for talking about this.
lol thanks!!
Hello! Are u a disfellowshipped one?
@@ASMR_Orangely no, i just stopped going to meetings and such. i’m still ignored by my family like any other excommunicated witness though lol
@@miyojames Didn’t you get a crush on some JW young brothers while you were in?
@@ASMR_Orangely i’m sorry. i don’t follow…
I’m binge watching your videos today, I’ve been a sub for a while but had to comment on how calming and relaxing your content is for me, so keep it up dear 😊❤
oh love it, thanks so much!!
Bro wtf my mom and sister are still currently members I left when I was 16 when I refused to go buddy this info is very true I remember learning all this stuff for years makes my anxiety kinda spike bc of all weird ass things they gotta do. Great vid
Interesting. Amazes me all the different religions and just how individual they are.
Finally! Thank you!
I know a few JW, some still try to convert my mom but she doesn’t give in🤣
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some possible random topics to talk about!
- the mysterious death of rebecca zahau
- dreams, nightmares, meanings/interpretations of them, etc
- spirituality
- random facts about literally anything
- technological advancements, things that we could see in the future
- chernobyl disaster
- movies that you like or dislike
- unpopular opinions and if you agree or disagree with them
- your goals for 2024
28:00 In my religion which is Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints also known as Mormonism even though we're taught that it's wrong to speak out against the church's doctrine, we are encouraged to ask questions. If we don't understand something, we are encouraged to explain why it does not make sense to us.
Joseph Smith is a false prophet and taught Jesus is one of many Gods and you can become a God to
How am I supposed to listen to this without falling asleep!? The ASMR is good! 🥱😴💤
didn't realize it was so restrictive
I went my JW cousin’s wedding and everyone there was JW and OVERLY / strangely nice 😆 one of my aunties (practically my second mum) has converted to JW and she feels so detached from us now, I feel like she’s trying her best to stay connected but her religion is always underlying :(
Thank you and you are lovely
Blessings to you!
My grandparents were jw’s and the horror stories my mom has from growing up are awful. I truly believe it has ripped apart our family. Talk about the opposite of “saving” people
Funny grew up SDA on my mom side and JW on my dads side
So how tf do they make money? 😂
I’m assuming what happens is that the members donate and then the churches aren’t taxed so they don’t rlly have to pay that
Donations from the members. In addition to individual members donating voluntarily if/when they choose, congregations are obligated to collectively "donate" a certain sum of money, monthly. Assemblies and conventions also have a system where individual attendees can voluntarily donate if/when they choose, but the convention committee is obligated to forward a certain sum of money to the organization based on the number of persons in attendance. So basically, to individual members it appears that the religion is run purely on voluntary contributions. But at the level of the congregation elders committee and the convention committees, the remittances they submit to the organization aren't very voluntary.
They also do some real estate flipping. JWs are encouraged to get involved in volunteer work building and renovating Kingdom Halls and Assembly Halls. After a while the organization can sell these buildings and make a considerable profit given the low construction costs (free or mostly free volunteer labor and often donated or preferentially priced material). When they offer reconstruction help to members after a disaster, it's not uncommon for disaster victims to be guilted/pressured to "donate" their insurance payout to the organization. So even when they offer the members assistance after a disaster, they're looking to profit from it, or at least minimize the organization's own out of pocket expenses. They want the members to give, give, give to them. But they are very stingy when it comes to giving to the members.
Some govts also give annual subsidies to charitable organizations and churches, recognized by the state. They get money this way too. Recently, Norway cut off their govt subsidy because they found the religion in violation of rights of members because of their practice of shunning former members.
Cult vibes
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so interesting! thanks 😍 a horrible way to live and treat people imo