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HELLO AND THANKS FOR reading this (very) short book. I have written it for one reason and one reason alone, to help people leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses to do so as easily as possible and move into normal life as quickly and successfully as they can. Much of this advice can also be used (with some tweaking) to help you get out of any cult and if it helps you to do that I couldn’t be happier! With that in mind I have divided the book in three parts,
1 How to leave the Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Tips, tricks and strategies to get away from the scrutiny of friends, family and Elders. In this section I’ll break down what you might be able to do no matter what situation you currently find yourself in. Whether you are young or old, a “Bethelite” or just “Rank and File” there are lots of things you can do to help make your experience far better than the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses want it to be.
2 What to do now you’re free!
How to stay out, enjoy life and thrive outside in the “World”. What will you do now? What type of work will you get? Where will you meet new friends and how will you stay away from the prying eyes of Nosey Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world?
3 What to believe now?
Will I celebrate Christmas and Birthdays? Will I go to another church or avoid religion completely? What can the “Worldly Reasoning Of Men” do to make your life happier, healthier and more fulfilled? I’ll try to answer these questions for you and maybe a few I haven’t thought of yet!
Before we begin this book I want to make it clear that I’m assuming you are, or have recently been, a Jehovah’s Witness, though some of the information I have provided can no doubt be used to help leave any cult. I won’t be trying to explain the mindset of a Jehovah’s Witness, the whys and hows of what they believe, I won’t be trying to justify the strange and cruel teachings and how they so badly affected us all.
Instead I will assume you know why the Jehovah’s Witnesses are wrong and you want out. I will take it for granted that you no longer agree with the teachings you were raised to think were the teachings of Jehovah God. I won’t even ask you why you want out as it’s not my business, I will work on the one thing I DO believe, that a life lived outside the confines of a cult is better and more honest and so long as you avoid the pitfalls waiting for you, it will be better and honest for you too!
GO NO FURTHER if you are not serious about escaping the clutches of the Jehovah’s Witnesses because what I’m about to teach you is not for the faint hearted! I plan to help you learn to lead a double life! To obfuscate and ignore, to fib and finagle your way to a future where the Elders have no power over you but most of all I will teach you who DOES have power over you, it’s you!
I hope this book gives you some useful ideas to help free you from the Jehovah’s Witnesses and if you aren’t able to leave yet you can still use some of these tricks to begin having a better life today!
Thanks.
Neil Gardner