Has there been a shift in how JWs deal with disfellowshipped ones?

by LouBelle 5 Replies latest jw friends

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  LouBelle

  I ask this simply because two JWs happend to be passing by me on two different occassions and both times I was greeted ""Hello Louise"" -- Now these witnesses were in my congregation sooo I'm wonderfing if perhaps they've been told it's "okay to now greet those that have been disfellowshipped. Jehovahs' light is getting ever brighter in this time of the end and the direction, we do not need to be afraid of them, perhaps by your greeting them, they will realise they are still loved and want to come back to the truth. We'll be here to welcome them back with open arms"

  ( I have a mental picture, one outstretched arm, the other behind the back with huge lock and chain )

  Does anyone know if there's been a shift?
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  penny2

  As far as I know, there hasn't been a shift. Maybe these two are just thinking for themselves!

  penny
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  blondie

  Actually, I think it has been official not to even greet df'd jws for some time. They may have lessened their personal application of that and recent articles reminded them it had not changed.
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  Amha·’aret

  No, its still a hard and fast rule. The only contact allowed is family business that's unavoidable (wills, etc).

  The new book released at the summer convention has an appendix that stipulates their rules about this. Pretty hard-nosed and definate sadly.
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  Homerovah the Almighty

  In my neck of the woods its been OK to only greet DF people with a hello or something similar for sometime, but not to have a long drawn out conversation.
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  Room 215

  The rules haven't changed, but in my experience, many, if not most ,JWs faced with a one-on-one with no one else around, will return a greeting,