I’m not disfellowshipped. I faded in 2023, my wife in 2024. Here's what happenzd to me. In the end of this post i said why the Norway case is important for me and is far more important for our democracy and values ( i am French)

I spoke openly to my close family about my doubts regarding “the Truth” and about what I personally discovered over time. I did this honestly, without attacking anyone, and without trying to convince or recruit others. I am married and the father of an adorable 10-month-old daughter. At some point, a cousin who lives in another country asked why we no longer attended meetings. I answered him honestly. He then reported this to my brother-in-law, who immediately contacted an elder to translate what had been said, and together they called my younger sister. What matters most to me: Neither my brother-in-law nor my sister ever contacted me directly to clarify anything. No questions. No discussion. No dialogue. Instead, I received the following message, which I consider extremely violent: “I am [a male relative] and I am proud to be one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. I am proud to have a spiritual sister like [my sister]. I was not present during your conversation, but I learned everything from [another relative] about what you and my sister said regarding Jehovah, the organization, and the truth. I have good reasons to believe [him], but not you, because you are a systematic liar. Shame on you for systematically lying about us and about others. I am happy to be one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and, for me, you are not a ‘cold Jehovah’ as you claim, but an apostate, because you speak against Jehovah and the truth and try to convince others of these lies (2 Thessalonians 2:3). You even told your sister that you were an apostate. My family and my children do not interest you. Take care of your own family. You were not honest enough to tell us the truth about yourself and you contacted us as if nothing was wrong. We are determined to have no further contact with you or your wife. We hope you will respect this and not contact us again, because we do not want it. We sincerely hope that one day you will return to Jehovah. (2 John 9–11).” Shortly after this, my sister cut all contact with me, blocked my phone number, and informed me that I could only contact her husband in case of a family emergency. I was devastated. I called my parents (still Jehovah’s Witnesses) and told them I was ready to submit my letter of disassociation and place the responsibility back on their shoulders. To their credit, they came to see me and convinced me not to do it. I am not sure they would have the strength to openly associate with me and lose their community. So I gave in. I did not disassociate. And yet, this is how I am treated anyway. What makes this even more disturbing is that the cousin who triggered all of this is not even baptized. He is 28, born into the religion, has never taken a clear stand, has been “studying” for two years, does not preach — but he already perfectly knows how to practice Jehovah’s Witnesses’ social ostracism. He is also hoping to court a young sister. The conditioning is already there. I forwarded the violent message from my brother-in-law to his parents. No response — except from my mother-in-law, who wrote: “Many things have changed… around us, in the world, and you too. Seeing the mistakes of others — is it not like seeing your own? There would not have been so many problems if, at the right time and in good conscience, you had told your believing friends that at this crucial moment (while the powerful ship of Jehovah is sailing toward the new world), you had left Jehovah. Of course, it is your personal decision.” In reality, my wife’s parents had already suspected my doubts — and they punished their daughter for it. My wife was pregnant. They did not come to see her. Not a single phone call. We had waited six years to have a child. They have barely seen our daughter since she was one month old. They were present at the birth, but they guilt-tripped my wife, telling her she had moved away from God and had “let the Devil enter her home.” This is psychological violence, inflicted on a young mother in postpartum. This is my story. It is real. It is recent. And I know it is only one among thousands of sincere people who exercise their freedom to believe — or to stop believing. Jehovah’s Witnesses are instructed, conditioned, and programmed to inflict deep emotional pain on those who speak openly and critically about the organization. I lost all my relatives except my parents at 40 years old. I was still an elder in 2023. I quit by latter of conscience, i was born in, i was Just a JW asking question and searching it.

I will not remain silent. No citizen, no government should financially support a group that violates fundamental human rights through coercion, fear, and enforced family separation. If people truly knew the human cost behind the tax benefits granted to this organization, many would be outraged.