This gave me the rage (page 2)

Lozhasleft

Its a shame any WTBS elder was invited to be included in this at all.

Loz x

Mad Sweeney

I hope this sister learned a valuable lesson:

Itsacult

It makes me so mad that this goes on! The elders can do the talk if they are invited to but what happens afterwards is nothing to do with them. Who do these morons think they are. This is more proof that the jw's are free loaders after a free lunch.

We had the same situation last year and because my brother is df none of the jw family members went to a family meal payed for by my uncle from America. Needless to say the uncle was asking where the other family members were. I just told him we aint good enough to be in their company and they won't even speak to us let alone have a meal with us! He was gob smacked and said they will never get any money from him again. I felt sad for my uncle because we only see him every couple of years and the jw family snubbed him just because of what the WT tells them to do

HHG

jamiebowers

Three true stories about shunning:

My non-jw uncle was mentally handicapped from a very young age due to brain damage sustained in an accident. As a result, he lived with his jw sister for many years while she was raising her children, so they knew him pretty well. He died years later after the kids were grown. His jw sister, who is also my jw mom's sister, had a dinner at her house after the funeral, and her df'd kids attended. My mom went to the elders and complained, and the jw sister was counseled about it. So much for the "necessary family business" allowance.

A very nice jw lady's husband divorced her when their only child, a son, was very young, so she was a single mom. The son was never baptized and left the Watchtower cult when he left home. Later when he became engaged he insisted that the wedding NOT take place in a church and the ceremony be done by a judge instead of a minister, all so his jw mom could attend the wedding. His fiance kindly agreed. The elders counseled that poor jw lady to NOT attend the wedding, because it was "worldly" association.

Last fall I was informed by non-jw aunt that my jw mom was in the hospital with symptoms that sounded like a minor stroke. I called her, and she was very irate that I, a df'd person called to inquire about her well being and that I'd have to learn her diagnosis "through the grapevine"...again so much for the "necessary family business" allowance. A few weeks later I hear from my non-jw aunt that my mom refused to tell a jw cousin-in-law her diagnosis for fear she would tell us, me a df'd person and my brother who has faded. I haven't spoken to that poor woman in more than 25 years, and she has no way of contacting my brother! I have no idea why my mom thought the jw cousin-in-law told or woul tell us anything, and to this day, my brother and I have no clue why she was in the hospital n the first place.

Desert Rat

I think it comes down to the indivual's involved. Not that it's the same situation, but this last year I lost my Mother, who had walked away and never looked back. Then there was myself and my family, who walked away a few years later. At her funeral, her brother, who has been in for 60 plus years and also claims to be of 'the annointed', not only attended the funeral, but also the gathering afterwards. He was very caring and helpful during that time, not once did I hear JW's mentioned.

misanthropic

Wow! Who cares if the JW's can't go because a DF'd person would be there. Family is family, it never fails to surprise me how warped the witnesses make things. I sure wouldn't pay and then accommodate them. What a terrible situation to be put in. I'd be fuming too.

darth frosty

Good for the son! Rotten sob's

Botzwana

Same thing happened to me! I am STILL pissed about it. Got married to a worldly who was studying with another sister. 6 months LATER we decide to visit my witness father. He decides that since we didn't have a proper wedding that by God he was going to have a proper reception. So he tells everyone in the congregation about it. 2 weeks in advance. He buys shrimp, bread, 20 bottles of champagne. 2 days before the event the Elders announce they won't be coming and persuaded others not to show up. We have the event because all the money had been spent. We were expecting 150 people and 20 showed up. I hate "Jehovah's" organization.

palmtree67

Jamie:

Last fall I was informed by non-jw aunt that my jw mom was in the hospital with symptoms that sounded like a minor stroke. I called her, and she was very irate that I, a df'd person called to inquire about her well being and that I'd have to learn her diagnosis "through the grapevine"...again so much for the "necessary family business" allowance.

A hug to you, sweet lady.

(((( Jamie ))))

therevealer

The elder should never have agreed to do this in the first place. But by doing so he thought he might have a free forum to turn someone to Jah. I know, kinda stupid. But I didn't say it makes sense. They do everything in a selfish way. If they think there is a possibility of some small benefit for them, they do it. But some kindness and consideration for others - nada

This gave me the rage