As some of you might have seen in my community post, I am currently going through a very difficult time in my life after the sudden death of my father, which is why I haven't uploaded in a while. This video was recorded and edited a while before his death, and I intend to continue my break from TH-cam to heal. If you want to support me, my work and my family during these hard times, go to patreon.com/azealvr to become a Patron for as little as $1/month.
@@ToastEr-f3b what in the actual fuck is wrong with you? this mans dad just killed himself and you lack even the smallest amount of sympathy or remorse' why? Just because hes over the internet you don't see them as a real person that has emotions but as someone who is just there so you can say whatever you want without repercussions?
I had a close friend turned boyfriend who was a Jehovah witness. He was closeted for a while and he realized he was gay after a while of talking to me. We were dating for a solid 2 weeks before his parents found out, and basically kicked him out. The last I saw him, he was on the street as an addict
@@MangoMagica the last I saw of him was in the city I live near when I was working a few months. It was a year or two before I last saw him is what happened
Don't forget the "Declaration of Facts" ya know the letter the grade of the Witnesses sent to H*tler in the late 1930s where he cheered on many of the atrocities he committed.
@@mj91212uhhh wha? You don't know that they didn't help or didn't try. And from the wording sounds like at the time both were likely a minor so there's not much you can do at that time. They might've wanted to help them but just COULDN'T. You shouldn't be so rude unless you know for sure they didn't try to help at all
I renovated what used to be a Jehovah’s Witness “church” a few years back, it had one of the strangest things I’ve ever seen in a building to date. There was an office in the basement with absolutely no windows, and only one door into it that had a door handle with a keypad in the handle where the keyhole usually is. Here’s the kicker: The door automatically locked up upon closing, and you could only open it from the outside. Like there was absolutely no way to open the door from the inside of the room. The best part is is that the keypad didn’t lock the room from the outside, we ended up finding out it DISABLED THE LOCK ON THE INSIDE. I don’t even want to think about what that room was used for.
That was for sure where the elders took certain people in order to interrogate…I mean…”talk” to them about practices that are “unfavored” such as having critical thinking skills, befriending to anyone who is in a Jehovah’s Witness, or saying hi to a disfellowshipped person.
Hi Azeal. I want to thank you for doing what you do. I understand that you just went through a very impactful event with your father's death and i fully support you and want to let you know that you can take the time you need to heal. The people you have given a platform and a voice to have inspired me a lot and I love that their experiences have reached so many people through you and your channel. Not only that, but I have noticed that you have been through a fair deal of hardships, not only your father's passing, but also Tryn's death and that whole ordeal with your channel and the US military, and to see you power through that and continue with your online activity is very admirable. Please, know that you are very appreciated and admired, if not your other viewers, at least by me. I obviously don't want to just ignore the content of this specific video, though, so also gonna say that its very relieving to see this topic tackled by you. That's all i wanted to say. If you read this, thank you.
On the topic of the US Military ordeal, I am in a military auxiliary organization which I won't name. I interviewed on vrchat with a smaller channel. I was intentionally ambiguous with a lot of things. Due to it being a tiny, close-knit organization, somebody found out who I was. They reported me to my chain of command. I am still dealing with the utter storm of doodoo that created.
That is completely on brand. Affiliating yourself as a JW to "worldly" people is usually ill advised. I'm surprised she even dated outside the congregation.
I met a Jehovah's Witness girl at an after school daycare I went to when I was younger. She seemed really nice, but after like 2 days of getting to know her, she just stopped talking to me and told me that her parents told her not to talk to me. After learning about Jehovah's Witness practices a few years ago, that experience came back to memory and I realized, "Ohhh, she shunned me because I drew a comic involving a dog holding a gun!" I wonder how she's doing now
Caleb and Sophia is the JW cartoon that was mentioned. Looks like a sweet kids cartoon. But it teaches alot about isolation from what ive seen. Quite a few people have covered full episodes and look into the messaging.
I happen to be an ExJW. It's so refreshing to see many people wake up and run away from the cult and talk about their experiences, but it's sad to know about the torture that people go through in such an organization. I live with my grandma who is a Jehovah's Witness. But she didn't shun me due to me having the privilege of being the favorite grandchild. But I wish for the best for every Ex JW out there and hope that they start anew and live lives where they don't suffer under the hands of a cult and that they're free, able to do anything they wish that makes them happy. If anyone that's reading this that's just recently woken up but isn't physically out yet, do know that you will one day be free from those chains. Do not give up hope, do not give in to the cult. You will find yourself a house, maybe even own a pet and work a proper job. You will get through this. You will be free.
Yeah thanks it’s nice to hear that especially after all the bs o heard growing up of ur not gonna make it if you leave but ik for a fact as soon as I leave it’s fuk every one and every single family member in this shit I’m gone bitches😝😝
As a Christian, I am very interested in knowing what others believe, and this video definitely does that! I saw you are in a bit of a tough spot. I'm praying for you and everyone else telling their terrifying stories, even if that doesn't really mean anything to you or them.
Thank you so much for covering this. I was also in the Jehovah's Witnesses cult and it's amazing to see this topic covered by someone who can get many eyes on how deceiving this cult actually is.
I have a close friend, he is basically my brother. His actual biological brother is a US Sniper and they all used to be Jehovah witnesses. They all left it after his brother was kicked out of the witnesses. Due to well "Snipers may wear diapers but they get all the ladies." The guy has slept with as many women as the number of bodies he’s dropped. Great guy, they told him there was no way to repent for him sleeping around. So, the family as a whole said, “were out.” They are of a different denomination. He’s told me he lost a huge amount of community and friends for it, but they couldn’t be happier.
this religion never sat well with me, my uncles mother n father were heavy into this. disowned him for a period of time until i think they realized they were getting older and going to die soon. made it so my cousin couldn't have birthdays, watch harry potter, etc. im happy they got away from it. thanks for sharing your story its always a blessing to learn more.
Or, worked for me, I said come on in I was getting ready to take a bath, would you like to join? They don’t come back. Works on most peddlers of grift.
I remember too much from my time in foster care, but lacked understanding. This? The mention of the glass windows, the treatment of being less than a person? You have given me so much understanding and closer on what happened to me as a kid. And I really appreciate that so much. You have no idea how much this means to me
Exjw here, I think it should be mentrioned that when armagedon comes people will try to kill all witnesses before the main event and you're supposted to have enough faith to get killed when it comes. I remember learning this when I was like 4.
I heard it had something to do with the belief that the UN and every nation in the world suddenly decided to eradicate all religions. The reality is that everyone else is just asking JWs to stop treating their followers like crap. 😅
Great video as always! Always love to listen to people talking about their different religious backgrounds and have some insight on how they work. Also, welcome back. Hope you’re doing well.
Hello azeal, I am so sorry to hear about your father. I usually do not comment and I find it hard to connect my feelings to words, but I find it necessary to say that I feel for you and I am sorry to hear about that. You have been a very big inspiration to me and many others Im sure- and I wish you the best with whatever you may be going through.
azeal, i know u probably wont read this but i wanted to write my wholehearted support for you and your loved ones and i wish you only the best in these times. you and the people you talk to in vr show your stories from such emotional angles which are so unique. much love to you and your channel
Some jw members came up to me one day while I was fixing my bike, they opened with a question about if I thought world peace was possible. It was surreal to meet some in person and hard to imagine these two perfectly normal seeming people had been sucked into it.
I might be able to shed some light on what Catholics believe about God and the Trinity, being a Catholic myself. We believe that there is one God in three persons, being the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. They are distinct persons that are all equally God. They aren't entirely separate beings, but they also aren't one being with different "faces" for lack of a better term. Just here to clear up any possible misconceptions, not to start a war on who's right about what.
What exactly is the holy Spirit? I tried looking it up, but it doesn't seem to make any coherent sense... Then again, God compartmentalizing himself into three distinct entities doesn't really make sense either.
As someone who grew up very catholic, i believe its because they came up with the idea and subscribed to it, but then later on sorta leaned the other way but couldn’t retcon it. Could be why its such grey area, and they think they kinda are but kinda aren’t the same
Yeah, I mean, there's a ton of stories out there for the Elders of Jehovah's Witnesses communities basically living it up while everyone else had starvation wages in a poor area of the country. This, this is more the intro to the reality of being part of the witnesses, and that's a bit more interesting. So, awesome interview, and sorry for the Loss Azeal, take your time coming back, TH-cam has been a hellscape lately.
Had two of Jehovah's Witnesses come a-knockin', they haven't come back since they got me while I was heading out to work. These guys don't want you working full time, having friends outside their circle, or pretty much anything most people do.
Interesting timing for this vid since people from Jehovah's Witness have shown up to my family's house twice in the last two weeks bc my mother was nice but still declined listening since she's too busy Edit: 20:07, wasn't expecting to find someone who also yells at flickering lights
in my community they call Jehovah's witnesses "sesat" which in Indonesian literally means lost or in this case it means just wrong/will lead you to the wrong way. I never knew why, but now do
Here in montréal I see some at bonaventure metro station daily, really friendly and respectful, but recently, there was a incident where members were at a station named Berri-Uqam (It's basically where 3 of the 4 lines in the montreal metro meet) and police had to be called because of their agressive behavior to those who ignored them.
This is terrifying when you actually know someone personally who has also gotten out of it. My friend, and her mother luckily both got out of it. she used to tell me how cult like they were, but I had no idea it was on this scale. Also, once some of those people came to my door one day when I was home alone once... wouldn't leave for a bit so I hid in my room away from the windows... I was not going to open the door anyways...they left, but it was very scary because it was like they knew someone was home...eugh...
This reminds me of people going insane when I was around 5 years old in the year 2000, on the news and just, everywhere people held signs that said stuff like, "repent now" " the second coming is now". People are nuts.
Every decade has someone kind of moral panic or dooms day cult. Even Christianity started out as a dooms day cult. Jesus was an apocalyptic Jew who said that the end times were coming within his lifetime.
Most of my mother's side grew up and were jehovah's witnesses, But a lot of them like myself have left. I was the unbaptized version of disfellowshiped at 16 and I never went back. My grandmother died a jehovah witness, but due to her dementia and alzheimer's, I don't even know she remembered most of it. My grandfather was disfellowshiped many years ago and he never went back. He just formed his own belief alongside my mom and my uncles.
@@mr_noobert You know why. If someone leaves they'll lose everything, their friends, their family, maybe even their home. People's lives completely fall apart when they leave. The organization will force you to stay by insulating you from everyone outside the religion, and weaponize your relationships within the congregation. People have literally been driven to drugs or un-alived themselves because of the loneliness and alienation felt after they were shunned for leaving. If it's so easy, why don't you leave?
@@SleepyMatt-zzz Losing your home, not likely. If that is the case then that's the parents' fault. I don't leave because I actually feel welcomed in my Kingdom Hall.
How to (comically) deal with Jehovah's Witnesses, as described by Jeff Foxworthy: (Best done the night before they appear, as JW's typically appear on Saturdays) 1) Draw a chalk outline of a body on your porch, in front of your door (may require a friend to pose for the body). 2) Scatter some religious type pamphlets around the outline. 3) Sleep as long as you like the next morning, till noon if you want to even
I am absolutely loving your content (I just subscribed and found this channel through a friend). Keep up the good work, you doing great service and journalism on some superb topics.
21:26 One of Caleb and Sophia's episodes, the mom kept saying stuff like "You have to drop some things to go to a plane, so you have to drop marriage not between a man and a woman to go to heaven"
I was Roman Catholic, now part of the Satanic Temple. The version of repentance for us is Confession. And if I remember there’s “hell” then going up there’s “limbo” which is kind of like hell lite? Then heaven. As far as I know though there wasn’t a definitive hell or limbo until “Dante’s Inferno”. Very interesting to hear about how Witnesses think about the afterlife and stuff.
I had a close friend who was JW. She didnt like talking about her faith but i tried to be supportive and told her about services for mental health she could go to and some places she could call. ( she had alot of pressure to do well in school). She decided to break it off after struggling with her faith (im Roman Catholic and i didn't try to talk her out of her faith, just find people her age she could hang with beyond schoolwork with random questions of the faith born out of genuine confusion due to differences)
A childhood friend of mine told me about how her family didn’t go to hospital and they were jehovas witnesses. I have a very faint memory of her and truly I never saw her again, forgotten her name, but I always think about her and I wondered about her life.
As a Christian, I do here about other Christians that have actually cussed out gay/transe people, and just to say don't lump all of us into that. We don't necessarily support them, but we wont go out of our way to get mad at them. At the end of the day god gave us free will and its up to you what you do with said free will. What you do doesn't bother me to be honest. Would I rather you not do it? Sure, but am I going to hate you for it? No. You do you, just don't do something that you may want to change but not be able to later. Love these stories and I hope you keep them up!
Dont play dumb. It's not like those people came up with it all on their own. You're the one who opted in to this tradition with its known history, so how about you talk to those people and explain this to them?
@@esbenm6544Okay first of all who do you think you are coming up in here and saying something like that. Sure I did op in to being saved and living my life with Christ, and I will stand by that. You are imagining Christianity as the crusades when that wasn’t it. It’s not about the things that people used Christianity to cover up. Even jesus said that there will be people that do that, and when he meets them he will say, “I never knew you”. I understand why you would think that, most people do because of what humans have done in the name of god. And they were incorrect. They weren’t doing it in the name of god, they were doing it in the name of themselves. I will be honest lots of Christians aren’t true Christian’s. They don’t do things in the name in god, they instead do things in the names of themselves. To be a Christian you need to be able to metaphorically sacrifice your life to Christ, and not to earth and its things. Still most Christian’s don’t live for Christ, they live for drugs, for clubs, for parties, and stuff like that. Though that’s not what Christ tells us to do. Although Christ knows that we will do this at some point, he stated that if you are truly trying to stop, that you can make it to be with him at his side in the eternal greatness of heaven. And honestly I can’t say that I deserve to make this spot, no human does, because we will always fall short of the commandments, though Christ tells us he can forgive us, as long as we try. So to answer your question, they need to look at Christ, and truly figure it out for themselves, I can try to help them, but I can’t just spell it out to them.
@@esbenm6544Sorry how am I supposed to go and reverse the crusades which were not anything like how Jesus wanted to happen? I’m someone that knows I’m not god, and knows that I will stand with Christ and try my best to be a good person and make it to heaven, and leave a mark in this world hopefully. I’m sorry but why are you so disrespectful?
You're not bothered by gay people doing gay things, but would you prefer them not to do gay things? That is a contradictory statement. How about just not having an opinion of what two consenting people do? You weirdo.
Okay, I'm not a Jehovah's Witness but I am a Catholic trying to learn more about my brother religions like Protestant, Orthodox and Christianity. I asked my teacher about this religion too, since I saw somewhere that these four religions (Protestant, Orthodox, Christianity and Catholic) do not acknowledge this religion as an actual one. So when I explained to him about my question, he stated that the Jehovah Witnesses, is considered as a sub religion to the Protestant. I found it strange that they do these practices (Knocking on door) it feels like a cult trying to recruit those who are feeling lost. And actually there is kind of a difference in the way they treat people compared to Catholics and our brothers/sisters. From what the squirrel? guy? said, the turn to the other side if they had done wrong, in my religion we forgive them, guide them, or at least try to help acknowledge their wrong doings and bring them back to God. I kind of don't like the idea of shunning someone just because of their religion. Oh and by some experiences online of some people I met trying to convert me to this religion without my knowledge, they state verses in the bible and explain it to me... I read the bible and as they are explaining I read the full context of the verses, and they are by then misinterpreting the verses. As someone who is quite devoted, I do find this offensive, but I understand, it is their religion and they can do whatever they have to do since it is their law. I just don't like the mentality of "Oh my goodness, they bullied this person online" or "They did an unforgivable sin". Their teachings contradict what the bible that they follow states and it kind of obvious when I debated with one that they don't have full interest(I think) or understanding of what they read. I understand that it is their religion, and I respect that. But it feels like a cult, it doesn't seem healthy to be in this religion. (P.S if anyone wants to ask me stuff from this comment, feel free I like speaking with people and have a wonderful day!!)
I’m glad you’re managing to get some sponsors, the work you do has a positive impact and it would be a shame if you were forced to stop do to financial troubles.
i never realized the glass room was for disfellowshipped members trying to get reinstated. I always tried to sit in there bc i hated being around everyone else and no one ever gave me any grief over it lmao my mother also used that loophole. thank god i never got baptized bc im gay and trans, i stopped going when i was like 13 after telling my mom i thought her religion was bullshit lol
As someone who grew up with the Twitnesses (I have a myriad of nicknames for them), it always brings me joy to run into fellow Twitnesses survivors online bc we always seem to spot each other before inevitably talking smack about the group. But seriously, fuck the Witnesses.
This guy has a similar experience to me omg I never got baptized because I was always pretty skeptical of it growing up and I also had a parent disfellowshipped. One thing I think should be mentioned is that congregation members are encouraged to snitch on other members to that are believed to be doing wrong. So if someone suspects that you are doing wrong they will tell the elders 💀
I forget if it was the JWs or Mormons but they did what I grew up knowing as _"The Lord's Supper"_ and I took it but apparently, in this religion, I was declaring myself that I was a Christ. So... people went nuts when I did it. Literally, the whole room gasped in shock. I was taken aside by people from the church who paid for me to get some very expensive food and they listened to me because despite the fact I still have no idea what I did even decades later. I know I said I am one of the 144,000. Still have no idea what that is.
This video is such a memory refresh. I was born to two JW parents (only my parents were JW, the rest of my family just average christians), and I also had a disfellowshipped parent (mother in my case, and for a similar reason). Tbh I don't really know if I can truly call myself EX-Jw because I don't have the same experiences as most as I left VERY early at just 13, also I disobeyed not associating myself with "wordly people" and with my mother casually, the first one well because, I was a kid in school and I'm obviously going to make friends, and the second because my parents had divorced (related to that disfellowshipping) and I ended up with my mom. Still, despite me not ever being that much of a JW I can still relate to EX-Jws. And I remember that video about the girl with two mothers (plus other weird things like dramas done in the congregation or in a big event called "Asamblea" where we went like 3 days every year) Btw another silly belief: that thing about Jesus not really dying in a cross but something like, a big stick? (I don't know the translation, in spanish is "madero") Last thing, 1 month later but sorry about your father, hope you're doing ok
im so glad you're back azeal! i was starting to think that that US military hit squad got you! Thank you for your hard work sharing these stories with us.
that was the other channel i was trying to think of. I know telltale covers a ton but I liked Darth Magog's caleb and sophia videos where he brings the clone trooper in as well.
They often prey on people who are vulnerable, usually while experiencing life-changing events. College students, loved ones visiting hospitals and nursing homes, etc.
I used to know a kid from Texas who is, or was, in a Jehovah’s Witness family. At the beginning, we hit right off as good pals playing Halo 5 and other Halo titles. As trusts grew, he started to slowly open up about his experiences with the family and JW. He described how everytime he was disobedient, went out of line, or did anything negative in the parents eyes, the father would pull out the Bible (rather the JW version of the Bible) and quote fitting verses right in front of the kid. Worse thing the father, during the bad days, would do is either beat his own child up or his wife. Not to mention being forced to get a job or else he’d be kicked out. Really doesn’t help the kid is not even their own son, just some uncle’s. Thus, sometimes he be called a half-breed or the equivalent of saying, “You were lucky to be born” to the kid. Plus the usual of not celebrating your birthday, can’t celebrate any holidays whatsoever, etc. Although the abuse he talked to me about weren’t exactly from the JW influence, it doesn’t help that is sometimes the case in said religion. Nowadays, whenever I see a JW knocking at my door, either giving me a pamphlet for a Pentecost party, or wanting to join the denomination I try to calmly decline or let them give me the pamphlet and walk away. The last time the latter happened, the guy told us we’ll be in hell if we don’t join as we mentioned about being in the LDS church lmao. Think we immediately told him goodbye and shut the front door.
last " the world is gonna end" thing was when corona got bad ...my dad actually went back to become a JW and it was sad to watch... just the level of anxiety he had and befor that it was the maya calendar ending in 2012
0:46 If a jehovahs witness knocks on your door and you dont want them to continue doing that. Ask them to put you down as a "Do not call" they respect that and normally wont knock on your door unless they want to check on you and make sure that your "do not call" request has been respected. about disfelloshiping as well: disfellow shipping is when the person whos done wrong, clearly states that they are not sorry for their actions. Thats when the elders disscuss and disfellow ship them, the disfellow shipped person can still attend the meetings, but cannot asociate with the others exept maybe a little wave or a hello. The only time they can associate really during disfellow shipping is if they ask to discuss this with the elders about ways they can correct their wrong doings. while my family doesnt completely shun me or my siblings they check on us to make sure we're doing all right, they try not too assosiate too much. 26:49 its not just because of that. but also the Pagan origins that originate with birthdays as well which is why they dont celebrate that and alot of other holidays. The cartoon is called caleb and sophia fyi. :)
My mother is a witness but im glad that she isnt as strongly religious as my grandmother because at one point she stopped going to my sisters birthdays because of a rule or something
I had to deal with a Jehovahs witness one day when i was playing on my xbox in living room im alone brothers a sleep one came knocking on door and they tired to read me vers from bible i told them no im good but they were admit reading me i verse from bible they tried twice i denied them again then they left didn't speak to then with the door fully open throw slight crack in door and then i remember my old school teacher used to take me my siblings church and that was the most uncomfortable i felt in my life going to church i no longer believe a god i never really did kinnda felt it was bullshit now i think when we die its lights out nothing els happens thats it yet my moither back then got mad at me when ever i bring up there isnt a god
Hey so, My grandparents and aunts are apart of JW's... My father understood that it was a cult/ didnt believe in the faith when he was young and strayed away, i remember being forced to go at a young age up until i was 18. i always had a feeling back then of why do i need to listen to this, this would not ever be in anything i need in life. gave me weird vibes. turns out my family members are disobeying their faith by actively talking to us. i did have a good amount of friends due to my charismatic personality but anyways. turns out its a fuckin cult. also they hated the fact that my parents wanted me to be named Caine
"Hello during a random dessert, the month and day of which coincide numerically with your expulsion from a uterus." Is how I found out the JW's didn't celebrate birthdays. Love Community lol.
I also now have a transgender brother in law and gay sister in law and gay friends now and look back at how they discriminate people who don't follow their rules.
As somebody who's still a JW and getting baptized soon AND plan to marry outside of religion- they do not allow any "half-heartedness", and with my entire family also being Witnesses there is DEFINITELY still pressure no matter what they say. And even still recently my mother passed, and I'm almost being directly pressured into getting baptized and going on to be more faithful or else she'll be heartbroken in paradise. It is just unfair, and with so many other things too pressing on me it is NOT fun. Thank you sm for making a video on this too it super super helps.
JW here, I'm not gonna touch the marriage outside the religion part, because that's truly up for you to decide. But the being pressured into getting baptized, tell them that you're not ready and they'll most likely leave you alone. Because they're trying to be supportive to you, but they don't know that they're bugging you. So I guess kinda get that part squared away.
@@mr_noobert The pressure was unintentionally applied, from close family mostly, and they would repeatedly say essentially “But no pressure!” and then continue with lectures. I have gone through with it, I will not regret it no matter where I end up. And I appreciate your attention and understanding.
As some of you might have seen in my community post, I am currently going through a very difficult time in my life after the sudden death of my father, which is why I haven't uploaded in a while. This video was recorded and edited a while before his death, and I intend to continue my break from TH-cam to heal. If you want to support me, my work and my family during these hard times, go to patreon.com/azealvr to become a Patron for as little as $1/month.
Take all the time you need azeal I’m sorry to hear about you loss
I'm sorry for your loss, loss is hard on hearts and minds. Take a break for as long as you want, we wish the best for you!
We are all sorry for your loss take all the time you need man
Take all the time you need Azeal ❤
@@ToastEr-f3b what in the actual fuck is wrong with you? this mans dad just killed himself and you lack even the smallest amount of sympathy or remorse' why? Just because hes over the internet you don't see them as a real person that has emotions but as someone who is just there so you can say whatever you want without repercussions?
I had a close friend turned boyfriend who was a Jehovah witness. He was closeted for a while and he realized he was gay after a while of talking to me. We were dating for a solid 2 weeks before his parents found out, and basically kicked him out. The last I saw him, he was on the street as an addict
That's awful...I can't even imagine.
@@MangoMagica the last I saw of him was in the city I live near when I was working a few months. It was a year or two before I last saw him is what happened
@@badwolf2331try to find and help him Goodluck and I’m sorry
Don't forget the "Declaration of Facts" ya know the letter the grade of the Witnesses sent to H*tler in the late 1930s where he cheered on many of the atrocities he committed.
@@mj91212uhhh wha? You don't know that they didn't help or didn't try. And from the wording sounds like at the time both were likely a minor so there's not much you can do at that time. They might've wanted to help them but just COULDN'T. You shouldn't be so rude unless you know for sure they didn't try to help at all
I renovated what used to be a Jehovah’s Witness “church” a few years back, it had one of the strangest things I’ve ever seen in a building to date. There was an office in the basement with absolutely no windows, and only one door into it that had a door handle with a keypad in the handle where the keyhole usually is. Here’s the kicker: The door automatically locked up upon closing, and you could only open it from the outside. Like there was absolutely no way to open the door from the inside of the room. The best part is is that the keypad didn’t lock the room from the outside, we ended up finding out it DISABLED THE LOCK ON THE INSIDE. I don’t even want to think about what that room was used for.
O.o
That was for sure where the elders took certain people in order to interrogate…I mean…”talk” to them about practices that are “unfavored” such as having critical thinking skills, befriending to anyone who is in a Jehovah’s Witness, or saying hi to a disfellowshipped person.
I remember when I went in a church's basement at a young age and used to think that there were monsters, down there...
Child s*x ab*se is VERY common in the JW circles.
Dude… wtf i can’t even imagine the personal abuse going on in those rooms.
2:10 "now back to you regularly scheduled anime boy conversing with a ps2 game character" IM DIEING OF LAUGHTER
SAME!
I watched that scene like a million times
Hi Azeal. I want to thank you for doing what you do. I understand that you just went through a very impactful event with your father's death and i fully support you and want to let you know that you can take the time you need to heal. The people you have given a platform and a voice to have inspired me a lot and I love that their experiences have reached so many people through you and your channel. Not only that, but I have noticed that you have been through a fair deal of hardships, not only your father's passing, but also Tryn's death and that whole ordeal with your channel and the US military, and to see you power through that and continue with your online activity is very admirable. Please, know that you are very appreciated and admired, if not your other viewers, at least by me. I obviously don't want to just ignore the content of this specific video, though, so also gonna say that its very relieving to see this topic tackled by you. That's all i wanted to say. If you read this, thank you.
On the topic of the US Military ordeal, I am in a military auxiliary organization which I won't name. I interviewed on vrchat with a smaller channel. I was intentionally ambiguous with a lot of things. Due to it being a tiny, close-knit organization, somebody found out who I was. They reported me to my chain of command. I am still dealing with the utter storm of doodoo that created.
My dad once dated a Jehovah’s Witness but he called it off after she tried to convert him
Some people are crazy enough to be missionaries with that strategy. Date people to try to convert to a faith.
That is completely on brand.
Affiliating yourself as a JW to "worldly" people is usually ill advised. I'm surprised she even dated outside the congregation.
I met a Jehovah's Witness girl at an after school daycare I went to when I was younger. She seemed really nice, but after like 2 days of getting to know her, she just stopped talking to me and told me that her parents told her not to talk to me. After learning about Jehovah's Witness practices a few years ago, that experience came back to memory and I realized, "Ohhh, she shunned me because I drew a comic involving a dog holding a gun!" I wonder how she's doing now
About religious organizations not being allowed to retcon: the best part is that they say scientists aren't allowed to change their minds.
@@jackjames7283 Because being wrong is the only way you can *truly* be right.
Hope you’re doing alright Azeal.
I also really hope that Zemer knows how much we appreciate him.
Fellow exjw here glad to see this being covered on this channel
Caleb and Sophia is the JW cartoon that was mentioned. Looks like a sweet kids cartoon. But it teaches alot about isolation from what ive seen. Quite a few people have covered full episodes and look into the messaging.
i was also a witness a few years back, its insane to see other people tell their story and not different it is from mine. thank you Azeal
One of my friends in my warhammer club, had one physically block him from shutting his door he pushed them off his porch. And the cops sided with him.
I happen to be an ExJW. It's so refreshing to see many people wake up and run away from the cult and talk about their experiences, but it's sad to know about the torture that people go through in such an organization. I live with my grandma who is a Jehovah's Witness. But she didn't shun me due to me having the privilege of being the favorite grandchild. But I wish for the best for every Ex JW out there and hope that they start anew and live lives where they don't suffer under the hands of a cult and that they're free, able to do anything they wish that makes them happy. If anyone that's reading this that's just recently woken up but isn't physically out yet, do know that you will one day be free from those chains. Do not give up hope, do not give in to the cult. You will find yourself a house, maybe even own a pet and work a proper job. You will get through this. You will be free.
as a pimo (physically in, mentally out) teen, i just want to say thanks for writing that last part
Yeah thanks it’s nice to hear that especially after all the bs o heard growing up of ur not gonna make it if you leave but ik for a fact as soon as I leave it’s fuk every one and every single family member in this shit I’m gone bitches😝😝
As a Christian, I am very interested in knowing what others believe, and this video definitely does that! I saw you are in a bit of a tough spot. I'm praying for you and everyone else telling their terrifying stories, even if that doesn't really mean anything to you or them.
Thank you so much for covering this. I was also in the Jehovah's Witnesses cult and it's amazing to see this topic covered by someone who can get many eyes on how deceiving this cult actually is.
I have a close friend, he is basically my brother. His actual biological brother is a US Sniper and they all used to be Jehovah witnesses. They all left it after his brother was kicked out of the witnesses. Due to well "Snipers may wear diapers but they get all the ladies." The guy has slept with as many women as the number of bodies he’s dropped. Great guy, they told him there was no way to repent for him sleeping around. So, the family as a whole said, “were out.” They are of a different denomination. He’s told me he lost a huge amount of community and friends for it, but they couldn’t be happier.
I'm surprised the brother was a sniper considering JWs don't get involved with politics or the military.
this religion never sat well with me, my uncles mother n father were heavy into this. disowned him for a period of time until i think they realized they were getting older and going to die soon. made it so my cousin couldn't have birthdays, watch harry potter, etc. im happy they got away from it. thanks for sharing your story its always a blessing to learn more.
OMG AZEAL!!! I sincerely hope you’re okay bro.. happy to see you uploaded again just hope you’re doing okay again:D
Love your content sm!!
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Best way to make sure no Jehovah’s Witnesses ever come to your door again is just say I’m disfellowshipped. There you go problem solved
Or, worked for me, I said come on in I was getting ready to take a bath, would you like to join? They don’t come back. Works on most peddlers of grift.
@@deaconyates2671 if the way I do it stops working at some point then I’ll do it this way that you mentioned
I remember too much from my time in foster care, but lacked understanding. This? The mention of the glass windows, the treatment of being less than a person? You have given me so much understanding and closer on what happened to me as a kid. And I really appreciate that so much. You have no idea how much this means to me
Exjw here, I think it should be mentrioned that when armagedon comes people will try to kill all witnesses before the main event and you're supposted to have enough faith to get killed when it comes. I remember learning this when I was like 4.
I heard it had something to do with the belief that the UN and every nation in the world suddenly decided to eradicate all religions.
The reality is that everyone else is just asking JWs to stop treating their followers like crap. 😅
Stay strong azeal we’re All here for you
Great video as always! Always love to listen to people talking about their different religious backgrounds and have some insight on how they work.
Also, welcome back. Hope you’re doing well.
Hello azeal, I am so sorry to hear about your father. I usually do not comment and I find it hard to connect my feelings to words, but I find it necessary to say that I feel for you and I am sorry to hear about that. You have been a very big inspiration to me and many others Im sure- and I wish you the best with whatever you may be going through.
A new subscriber here, im so so so sorry for your loss my friend. I hope you heal, we love you. 🖤
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You're doing more than enogh Azeal. Thanks and great video as always! 👍🎉💯💯
Good to have you back, Azeal.
Love your content.
On the note of that sounding like the boss, their church called the “Kingdom Hall” sounds like a badass final area of a long jrpg game
My mom is an ex jw and my mom was disfellowshiped and they kicked her out to be homeless while being pregnant with me
oml… are u guyz ok now ???
azeal, i know u probably wont read this but i wanted to write my wholehearted support for you and your loved ones and i wish you only the best in these times. you and the people you talk to in vr show your stories from such emotional angles which are so unique. much love to you and your channel
Thank you so much 🧡
Some jw members came up to me one day while I was fixing my bike, they opened with a question about if I thought world peace was possible. It was surreal to meet some in person and hard to imagine these two perfectly normal seeming people had been sucked into it.
It's good to see you back Azeal, I hope you're doing as good as you can
I might be able to shed some light on what Catholics believe about God and the Trinity, being a Catholic myself. We believe that there is one God in three persons, being the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. They are distinct persons that are all equally God. They aren't entirely separate beings, but they also aren't one being with different "faces" for lack of a better term. Just here to clear up any possible misconceptions, not to start a war on who's right about what.
What exactly is the holy Spirit? I tried looking it up, but it doesn't seem to make any coherent sense...
Then again, God compartmentalizing himself into three distinct entities doesn't really make sense either.
As someone who grew up very catholic, i believe its because they came up with the idea and subscribed to it, but then later on sorta leaned the other way but couldn’t retcon it. Could be why its such grey area, and they think they kinda are but kinda aren’t the same
Hey yall if you see this i hope you have a lovely day for the rest of the month and no Jehovah's witness bother you
Its good to see you back, Azeal. I hope youre doing alright
Yeah, I mean, there's a ton of stories out there for the Elders of Jehovah's Witnesses communities basically living it up while everyone else had starvation wages in a poor area of the country. This, this is more the intro to the reality of being part of the witnesses, and that's a bit more interesting. So, awesome interview, and sorry for the Loss Azeal, take your time coming back, TH-cam has been a hellscape lately.
Had two of Jehovah's Witnesses come a-knockin', they haven't come back since they got me while I was heading out to work.
These guys don't want you working full time, having friends outside their circle, or pretty much anything most people do.
Interesting timing for this vid since people from Jehovah's Witness have shown up to my family's house twice in the last two weeks bc my mother was nice but still declined listening since she's too busy Edit: 20:07, wasn't expecting to find someone who also yells at flickering lights
in my community they call Jehovah's witnesses "sesat" which in Indonesian literally means lost or in this case it means just wrong/will lead you to the wrong way. I never knew why, but now do
I really like the thumbnail art
1:10 post-filming Azeal, congrats on the smooth segue, lol
Here in montréal I see some at bonaventure metro station daily, really friendly and respectful, but recently, there was a incident where members were at a station named Berri-Uqam (It's basically where 3 of the 4 lines in the montreal metro meet) and police had to be called because of their agressive behavior to those who ignored them.
This is terrifying when you actually know someone personally who has also gotten out of it. My friend, and her mother luckily both got out of it. she used to tell me how cult like they were, but I had no idea it was on this scale.
Also, once some of those people came to my door one day when I was home alone once... wouldn't leave for a bit so I hid in my room away from the windows... I was not going to open the door anyways...they left, but it was very scary because it was like they knew someone was home...eugh...
i love your transition into your sponsor, very good
This reminds me of people going insane when I was around 5 years old in the year 2000, on the news and just, everywhere people held signs that said stuff like, "repent now" " the second coming is now". People are nuts.
Every decade has someone kind of moral panic or dooms day cult. Even Christianity started out as a dooms day cult. Jesus was an apocalyptic Jew who said that the end times were coming within his lifetime.
Most of my mother's side grew up and were jehovah's witnesses, But a lot of them like myself have left. I was the unbaptized version of disfellowshiped at 16 and I never went back. My grandmother died a jehovah witness, but due to her dementia and alzheimer's, I don't even know she remembered most of it. My grandfather was disfellowshiped many years ago and he never went back. He just formed his own belief alongside my mom and my uncles.
Seems like there have been a lot more ex-JWs talking about their experiences since covid started. Keep it up 💪
The cartoon is called Caleb and Sophia btw
Telltale aka Owen Morgan has a series covering it.
Wait…
MY CHILDHOOD FRIENDS ARE IN A CULT!
He's talking about Caleb and Sophia
I always found it ironic they celebrate Jesus' death over his birth or general life. Lol I get why but the "memorial" was always a funny thing to me.
Was practically waiting for this episode as someone who is currently in this cult
Why don't you leave? We're not forcing you, it's your decision after all. (Or are your parents making you go? Because then I'd understand that)
@@mr_noobert You know why.
If someone leaves they'll lose everything, their friends, their family, maybe even their home. People's lives completely fall apart when they leave.
The organization will force you to stay by insulating you from everyone outside the religion, and weaponize your relationships within the congregation.
People have literally been driven to drugs or un-alived themselves because of the loneliness and alienation felt after they were shunned for leaving.
If it's so easy, why don't you leave?
@@SleepyMatt-zzz Losing your home, not likely. If that is the case then that's the parents' fault.
I don't leave because I actually feel welcomed in my Kingdom Hall.
How to (comically) deal with Jehovah's Witnesses, as described by Jeff Foxworthy:
(Best done the night before they appear, as JW's typically appear on Saturdays)
1) Draw a chalk outline of a body on your porch, in front of your door (may require a friend to pose for the body).
2) Scatter some religious type pamphlets around the outline.
3) Sleep as long as you like the next morning, till noon if you want to even
I am absolutely loving your content (I just subscribed and found this channel through a friend). Keep up the good work, you doing great service and journalism on some superb topics.
Thank you so much!!
21:26 One of Caleb and Sophia's episodes, the mom kept saying stuff like "You have to drop some things to go to a plane, so you have to drop marriage not between a man and a woman to go to heaven"
Who knew Daxter had to live through that.
D A X T E R!!!!
My Ottsel!!! I haven't seen you in years! You're awesome for that, my man!
your videos remind me of the midnight gospel. always nice to watch
I like how his avatar is Daxter and you're on a ratchet and clank world.
I was Roman Catholic, now part of the Satanic Temple. The version of repentance for us is Confession. And if I remember there’s “hell” then going up there’s “limbo” which is kind of like hell lite? Then heaven. As far as I know though there wasn’t a definitive hell or limbo until “Dante’s Inferno”. Very interesting to hear about how Witnesses think about the afterlife and stuff.
Dead babies definitely threw a monkey wrench into the debate of hell and limbo.
I had a close friend who was JW. She didnt like talking about her faith but i tried to be supportive and told her about services for mental health she could go to and some places she could call. ( she had alot of pressure to do well in school).
She decided to break it off after struggling with her faith (im Roman Catholic and i didn't try to talk her out of her faith, just find people her age she could hang with beyond schoolwork with random questions of the faith born out of genuine confusion due to differences)
"back to your regularly scheduled anime boy conversing with a ps2 character" got me
A childhood friend of mine told me about how her family didn’t go to hospital and they were jehovas witnesses. I have a very faint memory of her and truly I never saw her again, forgotten her name, but I always think about her and I wondered about her life.
amazing work as always
This was interesting to listen to
Thank you for telling us about youre experiences
As a Christian, I do here about other Christians that have actually cussed out gay/transe people, and just to say don't lump all of us into that. We don't necessarily support them, but we wont go out of our way to get mad at them. At the end of the day god gave us free will and its up to you what you do with said free will. What you do doesn't bother me to be honest. Would I rather you not do it? Sure, but am I going to hate you for it? No. You do you, just don't do something that you may want to change but not be able to later. Love these stories and I hope you keep them up!
Dont play dumb. It's not like those people came up with it all on their own. You're the one who opted in to this tradition with its known history, so how about you talk to those people and explain this to them?
@@esbenm6544Okay first of all who do you think you are coming up in here and saying something like that. Sure I did op in to being saved and living my life with Christ, and I will stand by that. You are imagining Christianity as the crusades when that wasn’t it. It’s not about the things that people used Christianity to cover up. Even jesus said that there will be people that do that, and when he meets them he will say, “I never knew you”. I understand why you would think that, most people do because of what humans have done in the name of god. And they were incorrect. They weren’t doing it in the name of god, they were doing it in the name of themselves. I will be honest lots of Christians aren’t true Christian’s. They don’t do things in the name in god, they instead do things in the names of themselves. To be a Christian you need to be able to metaphorically sacrifice your life to Christ, and not to earth and its things. Still most Christian’s don’t live for Christ, they live for drugs, for clubs, for parties, and stuff like that. Though that’s not what Christ tells us to do. Although Christ knows that we will do this at some point, he stated that if you are truly trying to stop, that you can make it to be with him at his side in the eternal greatness of heaven. And honestly I can’t say that I deserve to make this spot, no human does, because we will always fall short of the commandments, though Christ tells us he can forgive us, as long as we try. So to answer your question, they need to look at Christ, and truly figure it out for themselves, I can try to help them, but I can’t just spell it out to them.
@@xmatix_zypher9143 Oh please. I'm someone who's not impressed with you patting yourself on the back for doing less than the bare minimum.
@@esbenm6544Sorry how am I supposed to go and reverse the crusades which were not anything like how Jesus wanted to happen? I’m someone that knows I’m not god, and knows that I will stand with Christ and try my best to be a good person and make it to heaven, and leave a mark in this world hopefully. I’m sorry but why are you so disrespectful?
You're not bothered by gay people doing gay things, but would you prefer them not to do gay things?
That is a contradictory statement.
How about just not having an opinion of what two consenting people do? You weirdo.
My great aunt is one, so I know all about it. It sucks
Okay, I'm not a Jehovah's Witness but I am a Catholic trying to learn more about my brother religions like Protestant, Orthodox and Christianity. I asked my teacher about this religion too, since I saw somewhere that these four religions (Protestant, Orthodox, Christianity and Catholic) do not acknowledge this religion as an actual one. So when I explained to him about my question, he stated that the Jehovah Witnesses, is considered as a sub religion to the Protestant.
I found it strange that they do these practices (Knocking on door) it feels like a cult trying to recruit those who are feeling lost. And actually there is kind of a difference in the way they treat people compared to Catholics and our brothers/sisters. From what the squirrel? guy? said, the turn to the other side if they had done wrong, in my religion we forgive them, guide them, or at least try to help acknowledge their wrong doings and bring them back to God. I kind of don't like the idea of shunning someone just because of their religion.
Oh and by some experiences online of some people I met trying to convert me to this religion without my knowledge, they state verses in the bible and explain it to me... I read the bible and as they are explaining I read the full context of the verses, and they are by then misinterpreting the verses. As someone who is quite devoted, I do find this offensive, but I understand, it is their religion and they can do whatever they have to do since it is their law. I just don't like the mentality of "Oh my goodness, they bullied this person online" or "They did an unforgivable sin". Their teachings contradict what the bible that they follow states and it kind of obvious when I debated with one that they don't have full interest(I think) or understanding of what they read.
I understand that it is their religion, and I respect that. But it feels like a cult, it doesn't seem healthy to be in this religion.
(P.S if anyone wants to ask me stuff from this comment, feel free I like speaking with people and have a wonderful day!!)
This one hits close to home for me
if only I knew as much as he did about my own ex-religion
I’m glad you’re managing to get some sponsors, the work you do has a positive impact and it would be a shame if you were forced to stop do to financial troubles.
i never realized the glass room was for disfellowshipped members trying to get reinstated. I always tried to sit in there bc i hated being around everyone else and no one ever gave me any grief over it lmao my mother also used that loophole. thank god i never got baptized bc im gay and trans, i stopped going when i was like 13 after telling my mom i thought her religion was bullshit lol
As someone who grew up with the Twitnesses (I have a myriad of nicknames for them), it always brings me joy to run into fellow Twitnesses survivors online bc we always seem to spot each other before inevitably talking smack about the group. But seriously, fuck the Witnesses.
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Side note the 1912 date is 1914 but he was right on mostly all of it
“You corporeal beings” sounded loaded lol
I didn't notice this video existed but I'll watch it
Love the Daxter avatar and Ratchet and Clank world, very based
This guy has a similar experience to me omg
I never got baptized because I was always pretty skeptical of it growing up and I also had a parent disfellowshipped. One thing I think should be mentioned is that congregation members are encouraged to snitch on other members to that are believed to be doing wrong. So if someone suspects that you are doing wrong they will tell the elders 💀
I forget if it was the JWs or Mormons but they did what I grew up knowing as _"The Lord's Supper"_ and I took it but apparently, in this religion, I was declaring myself that I was a Christ. So... people went nuts when I did it. Literally, the whole room gasped in shock.
I was taken aside by people from the church who paid for me to get some very expensive food and they listened to me because despite the fact I still have no idea what I did even decades later. I know I said I am one of the 144,000. Still have no idea what that is.
This video is such a memory refresh. I was born to two JW parents (only my parents were JW, the rest of my family just average christians), and I also had a disfellowshipped parent (mother in my case, and for a similar reason).
Tbh I don't really know if I can truly call myself EX-Jw because I don't have the same experiences as most as I left VERY early at just 13, also I disobeyed not associating myself with "wordly people" and with my mother casually, the first one well because, I was a kid in school and I'm obviously going to make friends, and the second because my parents had divorced (related to that disfellowshipping) and I ended up with my mom.
Still, despite me not ever being that much of a JW I can still relate to EX-Jws. And I remember that video about the girl with two mothers (plus other weird things like dramas done in the congregation or in a big event called "Asamblea" where we went like 3 days every year)
Btw another silly belief: that thing about Jesus not really dying in a cross but something like, a big stick? (I don't know the translation, in spanish is "madero")
Last thing, 1 month later but sorry about your father, hope you're doing ok
im so glad you're back azeal! i was starting to think that that US military hit squad got you! Thank you for your hard work sharing these stories with us.
The guy should get his story to Darth Magog, whose channel is talking about the JW community as an exJW himself
that was the other channel i was trying to think of. I know telltale covers a ton but I liked Darth Magog's caleb and sophia videos where he brings the clone trooper in as well.
@@anubion42 He's helped me get around with someone I game with who was a former JW but wants to return (and i am confused as to why)
@@RoseTheWolf36 He probably enjoys it there.
Last time I was this early, covid was in full swing 🗿
I am an ex jehovah witness and they kinda destroyed my mother's metal health permanently
May I ask how?
Personally it concerns me that people often fall for JW and others like it
They often prey on people who are vulnerable, usually while experiencing life-changing events. College students, loved ones visiting hospitals and nursing homes, etc.
@@DuskboundNo, we do that to everyone.
It's peaceful and everyone's so loving over there. (If anything it helped me with my depression)
i hope you're still ok bro, death of a family fucks up everyone's mind
NO BIRTHAYS?!😢
This Video is gold
Glad you enjoyed!
I used the be in a class with a jehovahs witness. I hope he's alright wherever he is.
I used to know a kid from Texas who is, or was, in a Jehovah’s Witness family. At the beginning, we hit right off as good pals playing Halo 5 and other Halo titles. As trusts grew, he started to slowly open up about his experiences with the family and JW. He described how everytime he was disobedient, went out of line, or did anything negative in the parents eyes, the father would pull out the Bible (rather the JW version of the Bible) and quote fitting verses right in front of the kid. Worse thing the father, during the bad days, would do is either beat his own child up or his wife. Not to mention being forced to get a job or else he’d be kicked out. Really doesn’t help the kid is not even their own son, just some uncle’s. Thus, sometimes he be called a half-breed or the equivalent of saying, “You were lucky to be born” to the kid. Plus the usual of not celebrating your birthday, can’t celebrate any holidays whatsoever, etc. Although the abuse he talked to me about weren’t exactly from the JW influence, it doesn’t help that is sometimes the case in said religion. Nowadays, whenever I see a JW knocking at my door, either giving me a pamphlet for a Pentecost party, or wanting to join the denomination I try to calmly decline or let them give me the pamphlet and walk away. The last time the latter happened, the guy told us we’ll be in hell if we don’t join as we mentioned about being in the LDS church lmao. Think we immediately told him goodbye and shut the front door.
I don't think the last part was a JW; we don't believe in hell. But I'm sorry to hear that with your friend.
last " the world is gonna end" thing was when corona got bad ...my dad actually went back to become a JW and it was sad to watch... just the level of anxiety he had
and befor that it was the maya calendar ending in 2012
So, in Sweden, the Kingdom Hall is called 'Rikets Sal' this is an anagram for 'skit-arsel' which more or less means 'shit asshole'.
0:46 If a jehovahs witness knocks on your door and you dont want them to continue doing that. Ask them to put you down as a "Do not call" they respect that and normally wont knock on your door unless they want to check on you and make sure that your "do not call" request has been respected.
about disfelloshiping as well: disfellow shipping is when the person whos done wrong, clearly states that they are not sorry for their actions. Thats when the elders disscuss and disfellow ship them, the disfellow shipped person can still attend the meetings, but cannot asociate with the others exept maybe a little wave or a hello. The only time they can associate really during disfellow shipping is if they ask to discuss this with the elders about ways they can correct their wrong doings. while my family doesnt completely shun me or my siblings they check on us to make sure we're doing all right, they try not too assosiate too much.
26:49 its not just because of that. but also the Pagan origins that originate with birthdays as well which is why they dont celebrate that and alot of other holidays.
The cartoon is called caleb and sophia fyi. :)
Finally, you're the first person I've seen that actually knows this.
Do you happen to be a JW
My mother is a witness but im glad that she isnt as strongly religious as my grandmother because at one point she stopped going to my sisters birthdays because of a rule or something
They don't celebrate birthdays or holidays.
I had to deal with a Jehovahs witness one day when i was playing on my xbox in living room im alone brothers a sleep one came knocking on door and they tired to read me vers from bible i told them no im good but they were admit reading me i verse from bible they tried twice i denied them again then they left didn't speak to then with the door fully open throw slight crack in door and then i remember my old school teacher used to take me my siblings church and that was the most uncomfortable i felt in my life going to church i no longer believe a god i never really did kinnda felt it was bullshit now i think when we die its lights out nothing els happens thats it yet my moither back then got mad at me when ever i bring up there isnt a god
I too was a JW. Just starting the video as I write this.
Hey so, My grandparents and aunts are apart of JW's... My father understood that it was a cult/ didnt believe in the faith when he was young and strayed away, i remember being forced to go at a young age up until i was 18. i always had a feeling back then of why do i need to listen to this, this would not ever be in anything i need in life. gave me weird vibes. turns out my family members are disobeying their faith by actively talking to us. i did have a good amount of friends due to my charismatic personality but anyways. turns out its a fuckin cult. also they hated the fact that my parents wanted me to be named Caine
"Hello during a random dessert, the month and day of which coincide numerically with your expulsion from a uterus." Is how I found out the JW's didn't celebrate birthdays. Love Community lol.
I also now have a transgender brother in law and gay sister in law and gay friends now and look back at how they discriminate people who don't follow their rules.
As somebody who's still a JW and getting baptized soon AND plan to marry outside of religion- they do not allow any "half-heartedness", and with my entire family also being Witnesses there is DEFINITELY still pressure no matter what they say. And even still recently my mother passed, and I'm almost being directly pressured into getting baptized and going on to be more faithful or else she'll be heartbroken in paradise. It is just unfair, and with so many other things too pressing on me it is NOT fun. Thank you sm for making a video on this too it super super helps.
They don't lie to yourself and get baptized
Run. Run as fast as you can.
JW here, I'm not gonna touch the marriage outside the religion part, because that's truly up for you to decide. But the being pressured into getting baptized, tell them that you're not ready and they'll most likely leave you alone. Because they're trying to be supportive to you, but they don't know that they're bugging you. So I guess kinda get that part squared away.
@@mr_noobert The pressure was unintentionally applied, from close family mostly, and they would repeatedly say essentially “But no pressure!” and then continue with lectures. I have gone through with it, I will not regret it no matter where I end up. And I appreciate your attention and understanding.
@@trustystew No problem! I hope everything goes well for you!