hmmmm I wonder

BlackSwan of Memphis

I wonder if It’s possible to formally disfellowship schizm, scholar and the other dub apologists?

What if we unanimously decided that it was time to shun them and not respond to one word they have to say?

meagan

Gretchen956

nah, here's why:

It gives them more credibility (in their eyes)
It makes us no better than they are
There is always the hope no matter how small that they will actually listen to something that someone has to say or that something will sink in to their conscience
Someone SOMEONE needs to show them what true unconditional love is.

Just my opinion for what its worth.

Sherry

willowmoon

BlackSwan:
Would that mean you agree with the practices of DISFELLOWSHPPING and SHUNNING?

willow

Lilycurly

Their comments and our answers are also very useful to lurkers, they can experiment JW logic first hand....Also, it's quite entertaining, you have to admit.

IMustBreakAway

A better idea would be to find out who they are and turn them in. That way they can experince the WTBS love firsthand.

BlackSwan of Memphis

Sherry and Willow:

Ok, great points from both of you and you're right.

I guess what I am thinking is:

There is a time and a place to take certain people out of your life. If Schizm, Scholar and the rest would be a bit more respectful, taking into consideration they're human and would slip up, if they would show a bit of respect to us, as long we try to respect them, I would not have as much of a problem with them.

Seems like they show up out of the woodwork with something nasty to say.

But you guys are right. It brings us down to their level.

Guess after dealing with that kind of stuff most of my life, I just want it out.

meagan

AlmostAtheist

There is a time and a place to take certain people out of your life.

There's the key. YOUR life. If you personally make the decision that your life isn't worth spending on the schizm's and scholar's, that's your call. As it should be. I personally feel that's what the DF'ing scriptures are advising -- make a personal decision to cut certain people out of your life. If those people change their behavior, you might choose to bring them back. (SwordOfJah comes to mind)

But it's a personal decision.

The apologist's do a great job of showing what a lousy view of life JW's have. Any lurkers, any current JW's, anybody currently studying, can't help but get a great education in what being a JW makes out of person by reading their posts. I recall reading one post by a bible study, in response to PMJ, along the lines of, "thank you for helping me decide to NEVER be a JW."

I think we need all the apologist's we can get!

Dave

BlackSwan of Memphis

Hm, Dave, I think you really have hit the nail on the head. That is what the scriptures were referring to, sometimes I suppose they just get to me and for all the disfellowshipping that the witnesses do, the not so nice side of me, every once in a while, would like to see them get treated that way.

yes, I know it's Not Christ like, I know it's not nice, I know it sounds completely rude, I know that it makes me just like them... just every so often, it bothers me to no end.

In my every day life, I can't do what I suggested. When I really sit back and think about it, if I knew Scholar on a personal level and he was behaving in just the same manner, for as angry and hurt as I could possibly feel... seriously, I am just not the kind of person who could push them away.

Maybe it's possible, that Scholar has a heart. That Schizm is in reality the kind of guy that if I didn't know who he was here, I could sit back and have a cup of coffee and shoot the breeze with.

So, I concede, I concede.

Whenever they start to get to me, I'll just poke my scholar and schizm dolls with pins and....

(oops) I mean I'll pray for them.

meagan

greendawn

It's better to follow the civilised formula and try to persuade them about the mistaken nature of their opinions by enlightening them through the use of rational and truthful arguments.

daystar

It would be the wrong thing to do. A bird needs two wings to fly.

hmmmm I wonder

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