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The train before you posted this...Not to derail but I grew up as a JW. Nothing subtle about the 'us vs. them.' I walked away from it over a decade ago when I started thinking about the nature of belief (from a human, anthropological perspective). It's not all bad and I won't disparage it (mom and much of that side of the family are devout JW's) but you miss out on a lot when you're taught that everyone and everything in the world belongs to Satan and wants to turn you away from God. Also, that everything you do is observed by God and, regardless of how good a person you are, it still may not be enough to make it into Paradise.
There's a difference between choosing a belief system vs. being indoctrinated into one.
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