by booker-t 46 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
From "the other side" I have only had 3 people cry when I announced they were being DF'd - needless to say they wer all female
So you're saying that men wouldn't cry at a JC meeting after being DF'd? I disagree. I've known grown, tough guy he-men break down and cry when they learned they were being DFd. I've known some tough women that have never broken down in front of elders. They might later in private, but in front of others, they were a rock.
I was wrongfully Dfed from the abusive Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses Rockland Massachusetts on January 5 1992 on trumped up charges
I did protest but i did not cry
Later that week i walked into Jacks gun shop in Quincy Mass and bought an AK similiar to below with 2 40 rd and 4 30 rd and one 75 round drum mag and 400 rounds of soft point ammo.
I had prior experience with firearms,and i would lounge in front of the television and practice feeding the magazines as fast as possible.
I gave them my letter of disassociation and left and I was very pleased that I had done so.
I took my fiance to the JC with me. They said to me right in front of him that the only way to NOT get df'ed was to give him up, now. I stood up and said, "That is not going to happen. I have lived for 14 years in an abusive marriage, it was hell to leave it, I received no support from my congregation to leave, only to stay, I got divorced, I am going to marry this man and he is a gift I give myself for surviving all of it."
We got up, he kissed me, we turned and walked out holding hands. I had tears streaming down my face as we walked out. My tears were a combination of sadness at leaving those I loved, excitement for my future, the joy of freedom, and pride in myself.
Jez
While I was very calm during the meetings with the elders -- neither arrogant nor fearful imo -- I did cry many times before and after. As I had never done since I was a kid. I think it helped me to really accept what would happen -- and then what had happened.
Very few of my former JW acquaintances, and certainly not the JC members, would have imagined me crying. When you sit on the judging side you may have no clue what df'ng really means, emotionally, to the other person.
Later that week i walked into Jacks gun shop in Quincy Mass and bought an AK similiar to below with 2 40 rd and 4 30 rd and one 75 round drum mag and 400 rounds of soft point ammo. I had prior experience with firearms,and i would lounge in front of the television and practice feeding the magazines as fast as possible. Not certain of your point,but im glad you dont live near me
Yup, i cried like a baby. I really was sorry though, but i don't think they cared either way.
And as aweful as that was, when i wrote my letter for reinstatement, the treatment i got was even worse.
If i could only do it all over again knowing what i know now.
MP
Not certain of your point,
The pen (keystroke) is mightier than the sword i now have nearly 45,000 pages up on the information superhighway and that wicked congregation is nearly defunct.
Gee, Danny, we all have our weak moments but you have implied that you thought seriously about going out in a blaze of gunfire, taking a bunch of stupid, asshole, JW's with you??? And you have written 45,000 pages to try and get justice dalt to this cong.?
That's interesting. But sad too. Sounds like they've still got you.
of course we cried. but i personally didn't give them the satisfaction of seeing me. i tried ti kill myself aftrward. your niece is incredibly young. cut her some slack.
