How many got the 'cold shoulder' from JW family that attended the 'special' talk?

by undercover 10 Replies latest jw friends

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  undercover

  Well, the Memorial and Special talk was a one-two punch at trying to guilt inactive ones back to the fold. While it doesn't affect those of us with clarity, it can impact those who may have been influenced by us undercover apostates, but yet haven't reached a critical crisis of conscious moment of their own. The 'special' talk especially was aimed at guilting those people back with a good guilt inducing section toward the end of the talk (saw the outline on another thread).

  I noticed a marked diffence in attitude in family members who attended the meeting while I stayed home and watched The Masters. After seeing the outline today, I figured it out.

  Anyone else with the same reaction from JW family that attended?
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  00DAD

  Warm and Loving vs. Cold Shoulder .... hmmmm, which one is more likely to be encouraging? Which one do JWs most often use?

  Why is there a discrepancy? I think we all know the answer: It's a cult!
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  Morbidzbaby

  I haven't heard from my JW family since Friday, so I can't say what the reaction will be. I plan on calling my mother on Thursday to give her an update on the baby... We'll see what happens.
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  cedars

  Yep! As I mentioned on another thread, Mrs Cedars and I experienced the backlash too.

  Apparently the hand of mercy and restitution was extended to the inactive by the oh-so-merciful Governing Body, but if you weren't there to receive it you're an ungrateful sod.

  Cedars
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  wha happened?

  WAS That their test of heart condition?
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  skeeter1

  I found out that a JW relative is coming to visit me! So, no "avoiding" dear old Skeeter!

  Skeeter
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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  I didn't get the cold shoulder. Mom called me later that day to chat. She didn't seem surprised that I already knew about the website and magazines. I didn't try to dwell on that, but she mentioned that she had no inclination to figure out how to look them up on the web. We talked more about what's going on with family and friends.

  It's a weird relationship where the parents can be rather hard on us kids, but they also know that without us their lives would be dull and friendless. So they don't rock the boat much. And I keep my siblings coached on some things to say. We never get pestered with "the end is near" crap, because we start asking questions that unravel JW prophecies like, "so who's the King of the North now?", "what indications are there that religion will somehow disappear?", etc.
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  00DAD

  Billy: Mom called ... she mentioned that she had no inclination to figure out how to look them up on the web.

  So I guess anyone technologically challenged--the elderly, the poor, the inept--are all going to die at Armageddon because they aren't keeping up with their WT reading!!!

  That's going to work out real well in Third World countries with limited internet access.
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  Joliette

  Did the special talk already happen?
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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Yep, last Sunday unless it was the CA or SAD locally.