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The next 2 years of college and the witnesses laid down many patterns which i have seen repeated repeatedly across forums and other members' stories. It's usual for kids to rebel - it's a natural activity of testing their limits and becoming adults. In a standard situation this phase eventually gives way to rounded youngsters who had their fun and are prepared to slot into society. With the Jehovah's Witnesses this phase is longer, and in some cases leads to lasting damage - as the teenager adopts a character which always attempts to find limits and push beyond them.

At this time each single 'young one' in the congregation had either been smoking, drinking, getting involved in immoral behavior, and in certain cases taking 'soft' drugs. Not a single person between 14-18 was free from this behaviour. I know because I was right there concerned with them. We had a status quo - you do not tell on me - I will not tell on you. This situation was end as I turned 16.

The seeds for this shattering of the establishment started much earlier with the son of Elder-Evil, himself a pretentious twit, often reporting minor infractions to the Elders. I recall being in difficulty for 'violent' video games - this was back in the days of sprites on the screen, vs today's GTA and other genuinely violent games.

I do not recall precisely what started the subsequent two years fight, but I can recollect this five foot hobbit and his dad, deciding that my music tastes were anti-Jehovah - and pushing for a full censure. Since I had some 'dirt' on him, I made sure this was also brought to the elders' attention. And so we started a tit for tat war that at last involved the whole congregation.

I didn't help the situation by growing a goatee beard and showing up to witness barbeques with Metallica t-shirts. The key difference was that while I was brazenly rebellious, the youngsters of this Elder were very religious in the congregation but away from their dads eyes - they were just as non Christian as I.

by the point my 16th birthday arrived five kids had already left and one was seriously ill with anorexia. I was now this Elders primary target, and the accusations had increased to immorality, mysticism, alcoholism, and nearly everything else they could think about. I at last admitted to some immorality with his child - which further enraged this elder, although that is what I wanted!

The congregation of 35-40 members was smashed right down the centre with certain families ignoring one another. There was no 'Christian-love' and the atmosphere in the meetings was acidic. Elders would 'stare down' other elders during talks and these talks would be used as attack platforms with entire diatribes focussed on how terrible an individual member was.

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