Why My Reasons for Leaving Jehovah's Witnesses Don't Matter (I'm not superman)

[@EfrainRiveraJunior]

The moment you discover the first hidden string, the entire illusion is over.

[@nivlek3234]

🎯

[@misterdoctor9693]

Falls apart like a house of cards once you find that first thing you realize was nonsense.

[@brittanyismebb]

I love it when Elders wake up and leave. They have been trained, usually from their infancy, to construct concise presentations to iterate their knowledge. Powerful ally in the vast apostate army.

[@vusimngomezulu2500]

They leave to which way between this 2 ????? Matthew 7:13-14.

[@EXJW-ACTIVIST]

It's true what you say. But for me, for example, what has helped me to break down mind control is to go over and over the same false teachings that the organization has put on the table. It is something of a long process in my case, and of course it is not the same for everyone. Thanks again for your video, these are great to watch!

[@kenitabaum4843]

“Truth doesn’t mind being questioned. A lie does not like being challenged.” Nietzsche

[@ThisGirlSays90]

First off just want to say I really appreciate your videos and you sharing your story, it has been really helpful for me to hear. Would like to add though, that going through and working through and debunking each belief is a very important part of the deconstruction process which is really vital to healing and leaving the cult behind.

[@HaNguyen-dy6xq]

MUST BE VERY LIBERATING FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. CONGRATS WAKING UP WHILE YOU ARE STILL YOUNG.

[@jeffreygantner4948]

God bless you Caleb!! Keep speaking the experience you went through 🙏❤️

[@toriwolf5978]

Hi Caleb so nice to see you posting your experiences thank you so much for doing these videos ❤

[@davidheckman5796]

Very well said Caleb - I appreciate your illustration. Thank you

[@universeworld1782]

Please read the whole comment; Shunned podcast just put out an interview that was very eye 👁 opening. The man now 37 years old suffers from ADHD and is Bi-Polar. Prices Elder's are not qualified to give council, but especially in situations like this. What this Man of 37 years says towards the end of the Interview proves Elders are not educated enough to even diagnose a small problem, especially serious clinical mental disorders, and because of this, may very well have blood guilt at every level.

[@aaronhawkins1541]

Thanks for sharing Caleb. Im looking forward to your next videos. I really enjoy hearing everyone's reasons for leaving.

[@heathergriggs4463]

I agree with you 200%! As soon as I realized the org has been lying to us it was over. Unfortunately my spouse can't see it 😢

[@NisterPlatypus]

Same situation here 😢, eyes have been opened for 3 years and the response I get from my spouse is for me to go to therapy...

[@mamajan99]

@@NisterPlatypus Actually we found a PIMO therapist! Between him and the dozens of co-dependency books we got free physically, mentally and spiritually. With the help of our love for God, God's spirit (the helper) and finding fellow Christian believers online, we survived and are "Free at last" in Christ, not men and their "snare and racket." We enjoy Beorean Pickets zoom gatherings with fellow believers.

[@JwRetroverdad]

and JW will say...don't look at my cables that make me fly, trust that I'm Superman. I became inactive this year to find those cables myself. greetings friend! you are great!

[@brittanyismebb]

Oh my god. Superman was a GREAT illustration brother! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@1stPadawan]

Just want to say thank you for your Videos ❤

[@bonniezieman3424]

Uncovering errors and deceptions is needed at first to justify such a momentous life change. However, the longer you’ve been out, it all becomes so unimportant and irrelevant. Once you’ve proven their deceptions and delusions to yourself, let it go and embrace your freedom. Live fully. It’s wonderful!

[@mariflorent]

Excelente 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@heatherwillson4862]

Super illustration! The proof that its false is infinite.

[@josephnyirongo1990]

You must have been handling those bible talks in a juicy way. You are a good speaker.

[@normanaguia1502]

I come here from the exjw sub on reddit, very good video.

[@paulcarroll7054]

Well said 👏

[@vusimngomezulu2500]

Isaiah 8:10, 2thimoty 3:7-9, 2Peter 2:1-3.

[@tammyg8031]

Nobody has ALL the answers. Bottom line. Live your best life & continue to move forward with optimism, understanding that you will never really know until you cross over to the other side....or will you?...❤

[@ckelly5141]

Although so many believe that to be true, the scriptures reveal the truth. What is the truth? It’s not a what but a whom? It is Christ.(Joh.14:6, Joh.6:67,68)

[@Mahletgrim]

Bravo brother.waiting for the next video

[@giuseppepedrini8283]

ciao Caleb ottimo esempio quello di superman . a me personalmente mi e' venuto in mente l'esempio biblico dei bereani che sono lodati per la loro nobile attitudine,nessuno li critica perche vollero controllare se le cose stavano come gli erano state dette,fecero ricerche ,controllarono,questo e' l'esempio che ci tramanda la bibbia che allo stesso tempo li loda . ciao da giuseppe.

[@boymeetsdrake6438]

another very well put video

[@DY2784]

The Bible says whatever You want it to say...

[@misterdoctor9693]

That's exactly why I stopped caring about arguing over it and turned my skepticism towards god for not being able to write it down clearly.

[@Sportliveonline]

definitley we are all here we can all agree on that we can call that the truth @@ it turns out the Bible itself is ambiguous cannot always validate or verify~~~we end up arguing into a concept that often cannot be proved in the first place

[@jazzminejackson9181]

Did you have any issues with the shepherd the flock book when you read it? I think the publishers should be allowed to have a copy. thx

[@SherylSheryl-b3z]

Welcome to your freedom!

[@formerjw3874]

Why do we persist with this idea that truth must be found among a crowd? Do we assume that because a group agrees amongst themselves that they have the truth that surely all these different people can’t be wrong? Is it also perhaps due to our personal, and perfectly normal, longing to be a part of something bigger than ourselves? A child, under normal circumstances and regardless if they have siblings or not, has a personal and unique relationship with his or her father. Why should it be any different if we are a product of Divine will? I have come to believe that a far flung future awaits us all and the only way we can forfeit that opportunity is by deliberate, conscious and informed choice. Most of us know far too little in this life to be able to meet that bar and bow out. Just a thought.

[@catrionamcgee8685]

So grateful for your "refreshing" simplistic ,honesty !!! Did Jesus himself , on most occasions keep things "simple" and clear and easy to understand ??? He did not burden the people (who were already loaded down by imperfect men) with rules and regulations , but encouraged their hearts to think and reason on things !!!!! WITH LOVE BEING THE OVERIDING FACTOR in all issues !!! That was an absolute joy to listen to you Caleb. Thank You so very ,very much for your moral courage and the Agape Love that you are showing. Much Christian Love to you and your wonderful family 😘🤗🙏❤

[@simplifiedlife8607]

WT says Proverbs 4:18 teaches that spiritual light is a gradual one direction progression until the truth is completely illuminated. But some of their teachings have not always gone that way. For example, Russell taught that the superior authorities of Romans 13 were the governments. Then in the 20's, Rutherford switched it to Jehovah and Jesus. In 1961, the organization returned to Russell's teaching. So we are to believe that Jesus, who chose WT in 1919, could not prevent the erroneous change of Rutherford? There are several other examples, the most damaging one being the the teaching on blood fractions which resulted in many JW's dying.

[@joanferguson4194]

What’s completely mind boggling about those scriptures in Romans13:1-7 is that they explain themselves!! Why Rutherford chose to lie to the followers back then comes down to human mind control. One of the things that always bothered me about the religion was the fact that no one dares challenge what the leaders say! That’s what’s so wrong about Jehovah’s Witnesses as an organization. The GB deliberately lifts passages out of context and forces the rank and file to believe it or else! Then a numbskull like Jeffrey Winder actually gets away with telling the JW community “that’s how Jehovah does things.”

[@ramrod576]

Decade long Organ transplants ban killed a few no doubt

[@simplifiedlife8607]

@@joanferguson4194 Excellent points.

[@leeBoB4257]

Which of the 900 English Bible Translations are a word for word translation of the original writings none even the New World Trash-lation has changed the words to suit themselves and even added and taken away Scriptures to support there interpretation of the Scriptures.

[@lamardavidson6747]

Welcome to freedom.

[@serafin1352]

I told a woman at my door this morning that I’m an apostate and she about fell off my steps and literally ran away! She proved to me she is indoctrinated to believe I am the devil. I even smiled and was nice! Its so very sad. When I was a jdub I would ask people why they are a apostate and wanted to understand why and I was ridiculed for it.

[@LiKoumou]

Hi Caleb! By the way, where is Sophia?😂

[@Ballykeith]

Yup, this is JW Caleb now grown-up.

[@LiKoumou]

@@Ballykeith 😂

[@wintermoonomen]

This is one of the biggest reasons why I stopped believing that a loving god ever existed. How could a loving god give mankind a divine book called the bible that has caused so much division, hatred, genocides? Rather than bringing people together it has done more harm than good. Why is there so many different Christian denominations that can't agree on what the scriptures mean? It seems to be more of a cruel joke.

[@Scott_From_Maine]

Exactly!

[@simplifiedlife8607]

Just because the Bible is not what it claims to be doesn't mean there isn't a loving Creator. Keep an open mind.

[@wintermoonomen]

@@simplifiedlife8607 I have kept an open mind. That is what saved me from this cruelty. For decades I followed the dogma, worshiped a god that supported slavery, demanded flesh sacrifices (animals) , gave us free will only to be deemed unfavorable if you took him up on that free will. For a 'supreme being' who supposedly put all the laws of physics into place , created the violent universe along with angelic life and mankind couldn't get the bible written correctly without flaws or contradicting itself in many ways ( like how god separated the dark from light calling the light day and the dark night on creation day 1, yet hasn't made the sun moon or stars until creation day 4 so how can you have day and night prior to the sun being made?), murders people because they by no fault of their own were born into a different belief system only to have some chosen race other than yours saying bow down or die and gave the ok his chosen race to murder, take slaves and have their way with the women just because your parents gave birth to you into a unchosen race ? Something is wrong with a god like that.

[@simplifiedlife8607]

@@wintermoonomen I 100% agree with your view of the Biblical god, and I reject him as well. Open your mind more, don't limit yourself and you will find out who the true loving Source of all is and where you fit in. All the best.

[@misterdoctor9693]

@@simplifiedlife8607 But you ignored all the arguments for why a loving god would allow all that awful stuff to exist, or create a lot of it in the first place.

[@trinikenshin]

Nice try Superman. We’re on to you

[@mikekent1490]

Thanks for that Superman lol. For me now I am not convinced that God exists. I believe theres a cause and we and the universe are the effect. But what this God is I don't know anymore. If he/it exists then he/it has a lot to answer for. Is the Bible his/it's word? I don't know. As you say people argue that one thing is true and point to scriptures that seem to prove their point. Then someone else contradicts that and brings out even more scriptures that back up their beliefs. If this being exists and the Bible or any other holy book is his/it's communication to mankind, why write it in riddles that can be interpreted a million ways? The human tragedy is bad enough. Look at the thousands upon thousands of years of human misery on this planet. Then when people are looking for answers, those supposed answers are all riddles and contradictions. So not only is the human experince overall tragic, to find the True explanation of it all is an impossibilty. When I walked away and realised I had NEVER had the Truth I was angry. Now I am left feeling disappointed. That's my view.

[@Sportliveonline]

if you start asking to many questions you will become a marked man then disfellowshipped and shunned its a way of control and protection for the organisation ~~you need to read crisis of conscious by Fred Franz

[@Letts_prey]

“We have more to base our faith on that Armageddon will come in 1925, than Noah had that there no would be a flood” - Watchtower 4/1/1923. Yet everyone is supposed to be taken in by their claim that Jesus chose them in 1919. Invisibly, of course 😂

[@kalasatwater2224]

Good decision, the bible is full of contradictions

[@IvanRosaT]

Apostate is snot really a bad word, its just like saying one is from an opposete party, no different than saying I'm a fan of the Astros but someone else might say he is a fan of the Yankees, one mormon one mormon..., the Goverment body is the one that gives it the "Devil" factor ...

[@misterdoctor9693]

"Apostate" is a real word with a definition. It simply refers to one who has changed their belief. JWs vilified people with it by using classic high control religious tactics.

[@jefftyler9361]

Keep going and you will eventually realise the Bible is just a book full of contradictions and myths.

[@leeBoB4257]

@jefftyer9361 Can you prove the contradictions and Myths of the Bible. I look forward hearing from you soon.

[@ramrod576]

​@@leeBoB4257 the flood is Myth. A flood likely happened... Not the Noah one Contradictions, read different accounts of Jesus death and resurrection. If you believe in the Bible you can't see this. That's fine.

[@leeBoB4257]

​@ramrod576 Lame words without EVIDENCE of what you Belive is a Myth you have no grounds for saying that, so please support your beliefs with EVIDENCE. Iam guessing that you believe that the Dinosaurs were wiped out 65 million years ago, and there's no evidence to prove that to be a Myth. I look forward hearing from you with your EVIDENCE.

[@ramrod576]

@@leeBoB4257 huh? The evidence of contradiction is in the contradicting accounts in the gospels. Read it or don't I dont care. Yeah the flood is a myth. It's Sumerian in Origin and predates the bible story. I can't give you any more evidence than what Google will tell you. And I'm not doing your research for you. I believe what you may lack is humility. Most people who believe the Bible is true disregard facts and logic. So in the end nothing I will say wil satisfy you. The Bible is a magic story book that can make any one if the 40,000 denominations correct. Depending on how you cherry pick and interpret. We can talk again when You realize the bible is a man made book. You only like it because if when and where you were born. Until then. I won't be reiterating what you can easily research yourself. Obviously proof isn't what's missing.

[@SignalsInteL444]

Dude, so many JW’s talk with the same exact t tone of voice and inflection as you. It’s usually ones who have been or are elders. Both my brothers sound exactly like you. Voice, tone of voice, inflection, pitch. It’s like listening to a broadcast video.

[@kimberlyamely6792]

JWs spend a vast majority of their time in meetings practicing public speaking . It makes sense that a lot of witnesses will mimick the pitch and tone of the brothers they’ve grown up watching or that taught them to give presentations and talks . If anything I’ve always viewed it as one of the few pros .

[@SignalsInteL444]

@@kimberlyamely6792 I would agree. I took some food from it. I can speak well with anyone from my time at the doors and on stage. I didn’t mean it as an insult. :-) From birth if you’re raised in it and it’s all you hear you’re going to mimic it.

[@Ballykeith]

Lol, this has been remarked upon before. Since he still sounds like a J Dub speaker, my brain has to filter that affect out to discern that what he's saying is in fact logical.

[@valmegan7157]

@@Ballykeithtrue but think about the people who are questioning who might decide to watch this. He sounds familiar, safe. When I was questioning I was turned off by watching some channels because they used click bait and sounded unhinged (like Kim & Mikey lol) We have so many activists, but not enough like this guy who could reach the pimis.

[@Ballykeith]

@@valmegan7157 absolutely, he's Watchtower's worst nightmare.

[@tonijoncevski8607]

The Hebrew Scriptures and the Christian Scriptures are like a wax nose. I was a Christian for 33 years and a minister for 23 years and I learned all three biblical languages. It took me 33 years to apostatise from the nonsense. Arguing with any Christian is a waste of time. The only thing to do is to point them to do their own thinking and research.

[@Ballykeith]

All religion is smoke and mirrors.

[@Scott_From_Maine]

What if God kept parts of the bible vague on purpose to see who veers off into the weeds and who sticks to what is truly important?

[@BostonRubbell]

That is ‘technically not impossible’, but for many that bar is too low

[@reluctantheist5224]

Unfortunately it is hard to define what the deliberately vague things are and which aren't. With each denomination having a different idea on what is vague and what isn't. And.. We are back to the beginning again..

[@Scott_From_Maine]

@@reluctantheist5224 What? It's easy to list what's truly important: God is the Creator, Jesus' ransom sacrifice provides redemption from sin, that showing love is paramount. It's the legalisms and rule-making that are in the weeds.

[@reluctantheist5224]

@@Scott_From_Maine That is, of course, your list and every denomination can make their own list. Who, for example, is God... and there we go back to the beginning. What happened to "You must have no other God's but me" surely that is first. Oh and I noticed you mentioned Jesus's ransom sacrifice.. Just to let you know It is one of a number of historical theories, and was mostly popular between the 4th and 11th centuries, with little support in recent times. It originated in the early church, particularly in the work of Origen. Wikipedia. So while you say it is clear others would say not.

[@Scott_From_Maine]

@@reluctantheist5224 Mine and virtually every Christian religion.

[@jeffreygantner4948]

God bless you Caleb!! Keep speaking the experience you went through 🙏❤️