1. Diary of a Deserter

Comment #50380 by deserter_brian on June 17, 2007 at 2:13 pm

Hi everyone. I just wanted to let you all know that I'm still here. The big, bad Watchtower didn't carry me off into the night or anything like that. I had a long discussion with my parents (actually, they did most of the talking). I agreed to do more research before making a decision and pray. So far, my prayers (as I suspected) have not been answered. I put down the God Delusion for a bit but picked it back up again a few days ago. I'm nearly finished.

Several of Mr. Dawkins' charges against the Bible are answered by Watchtower literature. Unfortunately, these answers are not satisfying. They are all made from the standpoint that Biblical infallibility is already an established fact, a "given." In a nutshell, they're using the Bible to prove the BIble, although not as directly as other sects.

Anyway. I deleted my blog because for a new nights I had a change of heart. I think it was a defense mechanism. The pain of losing everything is too much for me. I've decided to adopt a slower approach at breaking away. I'm going to first build friendships and relationships outside the organization, then I will have more support and something to fill the void immediately when I cut ties for good.

As always, thanks for everything and your support. If I start blogging again, I'll post the URL here.

2. Diary of a Deserter

Comment #46598 by deserter_brian on May 31, 2007 at 6:50 pm

@ricey

What a wonderful idea. It's funny you bring that up. A few years ago my mother (who has voiced her own doubts to me) had a discussion with me about why the Watchtower Society asks others to put their own religion under a critical light, but forbids its own members to do the same? Surely the true religion would be above criticism.

3. Diary of a Deserter

Comment #46499 by deserter_brian on May 31, 2007 at 1:31 pm

Oh, by the way. I've enabled public comments. Now you no longer need to have a blogger account to post a reply.

4. Diary of a Deserter

Comment #46498 by deserter_brian on May 31, 2007 at 1:30 pm

I saw the comments on my blog, and then the posting here. All I can say is...wow. Just, wow. I never expected more than 2 or 3 people to ever find this blog. I want to sincerely thank you all for your love and support. I'm going to try to update every week day unless I just have nothing to talk about. If you didn't already catch it there is an RSS link at the bottom of my page if you want to keep up with my posts.

Again, thank you all so much.