The Reluctant Apostate · Leaving Jehovah's Witnesses Comes at a Price

Imagine a violent, global apocalypse in which billions die as the planet is cleansed of all who are deemed wicked. Then, once the dust has settled on the unfathomable death and destruction, envision a paradise earth slowly rising from the ashes--a new world filled with exotic animals and happy, peaceful people. Humanity basks in a utopia in which nobody ever dies. Dead loved ones are resurrected. Suffering becomes a thing of the past.

As fanciful as this future vision may seem, it encapsulates the firm hope of millions of Jehovah's Witnesses worldwide. But what happens when you stop believing these incredible promises? What fate awaits those who turn a critical eye to their beloved leaders? Allow former Jehovah's Witness Lloyd Evans to guide you through the beliefs, practices, and history of one of the least understood but most successful evangelical movements of the modern age.