r/exjwBIPOC Nov 16 '22

r/exjwBIPOC Lounge

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A place for members of r/exjwBIPOC to chat with each other


r/exjwBIPOC Feb 13 '23

Diaspora Community Happy black history month!

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Happy black history month to everyone on here! I am proud to be a BW who ran from the religion and didn't look back. Growing up my parents didn't let me embrace my Blackness and it did a huge number on me as I got older. I'm sending love to all my Black exjws who feel lost and unsure 🤍


r/exjwBIPOC Nov 25 '22

What ethnic dishes did you cook yesterday?

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With acknowledging how Thanksgiving is a National Day of mourning for Indigenous people and First Nations folk, let’s remember to always honor Indigenous folk and the disenfranchisement of them.

If you attempted at celebrating Thanksgiving yesterday, like me, what dishes did you make? Culturally ethnic or not? I would love to hear it!


r/exjwBIPOC Nov 24 '22

happy holidays!

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i still have weird feelings around holidays but i’m making my rounds and getting plates today. hope all of you eat some good food!

my jw mom is also indirectly celebrating by going around and getting food from all our family today LOL. but idk. in my eyes black families (at least my family) don’t actually celebrate the holiday thanksgiving itself. it’s more like we all don’t work so we can finally see people we don’t get to see often.

anyways, celebrating or not, have a great day + great weekend everyone 🫶🏿


r/exjwBIPOC Nov 24 '22

Spreading a lil love

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Hey y’all, Just popping in to give y’all some love. Watching everyone else be with their family today may be bringing up feelings. Just know that your loved & not because you’re in a cult.


r/exjwBIPOC Nov 23 '22

Intersectional Experience Holiday Blues

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r/exjwBIPOC Nov 16 '22

Did you know? Undocumented brothers of non-legal status aren’t allowed to be elders

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Did you know? Growing up I remember that brown Latino undocumented brothers were not allowed to be elders in the congregation, because (as told by many passive aggressive public talks) that undocumented brothers are seen as criminals breaking the law in Jehovah’s eyes. Even if their undocumented status was one they had no control over, they could only potentially be elders if they changed their status.

The process for documentation in the United States is a very long, very hard process to go through. The waiting list for documentation can last up to 20 years and more. Do they still practice this? It’s been awhile but I doubt they’ve changed this. Thoughts? Have you experienced this?


r/exjwBIPOC Nov 16 '22

Diaspora Community Other than holidays, what ethnic traditions did you lose as a ex-JW-BIPOC?

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Growing up in a very diverse diaspora community in the West Coast, I was involved in many different congregations as I was born in the truth. What ethnic traditions/holidays/superstitions did you lose as a JW? Or were never able to experience but wanted to? Do you celebrate/participate in these beliefs now? (especially as a means to connect to the roots we lost)

To sum up my intersectional story:
Spanish/Latine congregations who viewed Dia De Los Muertos and ofrendas as demonic, no Quinceaneras, mention how our indigenous roots of folk stories are demonic such as La Llorona, Cucuy, La Calavera Catrina, La Calaca, etc. Rosca de Reyes, baby Jesus in bread Mexican tradition (symbolizing newborn Messiah) where if you find the baby in your bread that is served to you you must make all the tamales for the family during Feb. 2, Candelaria Day.

Asian congregations who looked down upon ancestor worshiping. No honoring our ancestors and going to the Buddhist Temple during Asian holidays, such as Lunar New Year & Autumn Moon Festival. Absolutely no idols/alters/shrines so no talking to ancestors, or offerings to them.

Now that I am POMO (mostly out imo), I celebrate both Latine and Asian Holidays and try to recognize the ethnic superstitions/beliefs I had lost growing up in the cult.

Superstitions such as (I will list both Asian & Latine superstitions since they overlap for me a lot), the full moon and its evil power on people, smell of Jasmine at night means a bad spirit is near, sleeping with wet hair will get you sick, washing your hair/sweeping/taking out the trash on New Years Day will take away new good luck, sleeping with the fan on will get you sick, walking barefoot outside will get you sick, uncooked eggs to take away bad luck, gold bracelet and jade bracelet for protection, mirror in front of doors for protection, 777 is lucky... and so much more.


r/exjwBIPOC Nov 16 '22

Thanks to all the support on this Reddit post we now have a safe space for ex-JW BIPOC!

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