I have no problem with you shunning a JW. More power to you.
But, do you know what the word "twat" means in the US? What does it mean in the UK?
sacrebleu
Shunning a Jehovah's Witness - They don't like it!
by jambon1 31 Replies latest jw friends
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jambon1
Cheers for the comments. Play the twat means, basically he is playing the idiot, being a jerk to me (I think a twat in the UK = Vagina). Also, take a pop at me = have a go at me, try to start a wee fight. At the end of the day, the guy is a fanny (vagina). I hope he realises just how out of order he is. I'm not even d/f'd!!
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R.Crusoe
This is a big undiscussed problem with the whole JW philosophy - the fact that those in power have attitude! The fact that it is run at grass roots level by men and their wives who are as human as anyone and some of whom are as controlling as any Jerry Springer candidate but under the guise of the faithful and discreet slaves fancy dress. They enjoy their status and the repeated respect they get showered with they could get nowhere else and I've even seen some aged recruits who I'm damn sure played the JW game coz it was their last chance saloon of getting a gorgeous young and unsuspecting sister - I saw one guy work this to perfection. I'm tempted for a second myself I can tell you! Some people no matter where you go are out for NUMERO 1 as their alpha and omega and everything else fits that jigsaw puzzle. Those who give of their soul I see all to often weak and dying having been slaughtered at the altar of the self righteous!
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justhuman
I don't shunn anyone
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WTWizard
If there is nothing to gain but harassment and being hounded from associating with those people, then there is no reason not to shun them. Whether or not they like it is beside the point. I bet there are a lot of families that do not like being shunned by parents or siblings because one is disfellowshipped and the other is not, but they do it anyways.
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freeme
the only problem is how it looks to jw when you shun them back.
THEY obey "gods law" and what to save you from death @armageddon. what noble deeds!
YOU are a weirdo full of hate and the way you treat true christians testifies that you're controlled by satan.sounds stupid, but thats just the way it is.
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bluesbreaker59
I like to stare them straight in the eye, and not say a word. Tends to freak out the locals.
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Sunspot
After four years of putting up with nasty accusations and untrue comments made by our oldest superfine pioneer married to an elder daughter.....the final straw was when my son had left a message at her home the day I had my first massive stroke and a heart attack....I was in the ICU and I was not expected to live. She never called back sent a card or came up to visit. Three and a half months LATER she was "on business" in our area and called after her plane landed---to see if she could come and visit me.
My hubby asked her what FOR.....it was not as if she had ANY respect (or love) for me and he didn't think we would "pencil her in" for a visit. She was not WELCOME in our home any longer, and he told her all we had heard that she had "secretly" said about us. She asked who told us THAT and he told her it came from her siblings. She hung up in a huff---went home and changed her number to unlisted and has not had ANY contact with anyone else in our family since that date.
You are right.
The haughty and uppity JWs do not LIKE the reverse shunning and react very badly. (Insert a mental image of Outlaw's snickering Dog here ________!)
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sass_my_frass
How unfortunate that you have to have such regular contact with a guy like that. I must know thousands of witnesses and I've only had a run-in with two of them in three years.
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Sunspot
Now that I have gotten a bit more courage under my belt and I can FACE UP to a JW when I see one out in public (it's BEEN eight years now) I have decided to look them right in the eye with a big friendly smile and say hello...how ya doing? If they ignore me or say something snotty----I had planned to make it clear to ALL within earshot that THIS is how a JW acts when you leave their religion!
Ever since I had made up my mind to DO this....every time I have seen a JW in the store---they have smiled and acted as if there was nothing wrong!! It has blown my mind because I sure was tired of being made to feel like pondscum! Each time this has happened....there was not enough time to stop and actually ASK them anything...but each one has been friendly acting and smiling. QUITE a change!
I wonder whassup?