by Randall Watters On July 21, 1991 we held a semi-annual Ex-Jehovah's Witness Potluck, with 90 in attendance. About 60 of these were former JWs, and I decided to capitalize on the opportunity and took a written survey of those in attendance. These are the results! Do you have any relatives in the Watchtower? [43] yes [5] no Did any of your relatives get out of the WT before you did? [13] yes [32] no Did any of your relatives get out AFTER you did? [19] yes [23] no Were you cut off by your close friends in the WT when you left the Witnesses? [32] all of them [9] some of them [6] n/a Would you characterize your circumstances in leaving the WT as: [5] easy [29] mixed blessings and pain [9] painful [4] horrible How would you characterize your first year after leaving the WT? [8] easy [23] mixed blessings and pain [4] painful [4] horrible [7] n/a You may choose more than one answer on the following question. After leaving did you: [24] attend a church within three months? [ 7] struggle with unbelief in God? [11] want to drop religion altogether? [15] soon see Evangelical Christianity as the answer? What percentage of churchgoing Christians do you feel are able to EFFECTIVELY offer help to the Witness who is leaving the organization? [34] less than 5% [9] about 25% [2] about 50% What percentage of churchgoing Christians do you feel can effectively dialogue with active Jehovah's Witnesses? [36] less than 5% [9] about 25% [0] 50% |
Survey of Former Jehovah's Witnesses
