They ambushed me! (page 2)

perfect1

moshe I have come to appreciate your hardline style.

punkofnice

It sounds like another 'release the hounds, Smithers!' job to me.

The f0ckers hounded me when I told them to leave me well alone. In the end they sent me 2 letters that I ignored (There's a thread about it), then they DA'd me for 'apostacy(TM)' which I am hugely proud of because I now no longer need to listen to their innane crappola.

Just be ready in case it's one of the ever increasing witch hunts that's going on.

Oubliette

Sorry that happened to you Anony Mous.

You could have asked, "Why is that you haven't come by in two years because you missed ME or were concerned about ME, but now that YOU 'heard some 'worrying"' gossip you come running?"

Go look up the meaning of the word, "Shepherd."

Lied2NoMore

Put them on the defensive right from the start if they say they "heard something" and ask who said it, because spreading around false information could lead to defamation lawsuits for the WT and them personally. They will never reveal a source of information for this reason so tell them if they insist on taking here say as gospel truth, then there would be no reason to meet with you to confirm it. Then walk away and say, "see you in court"..

cobaltcupcake

How on earth did they ambush you? Were they on a stakeout?

Would you believe I actually did that with my elder husband once? He asked me to come with him early one morning, but he couldn't tell me why. He just wanted my observations. We parked in a residential area and just sat there. I asked him what I was looking for, but he said he couldn't tell me. After a while we left. Years later told me that the elders suspected one of the publishers of fornication and he was trying to catch them coming out of a particular house.

Anony Mous

@cobaltcupcake: Yes, they were indeed on a stakeout. They sat by my ex'es house while I brought my child back and then they walked up to me as I was about to leave.

I am thinking of sending them a letter like this (taking your comments into account):

Mr. Lynch & Mr. Taylor,

I found it very weak and low of you to ambush me while I was bringing my daughter back from my custody to my wife's in order to 'talk' to me, I was simply not prepared nor in the right mood to talk to anyone about religious things after I had just seen my wife who has dealt so harshly with me and accused me falsely in a public court of law in the name of your gods and religion. Next time I will call the police for continuous harassment and causing emotional distress.

I have not seen either of you in nearly 2 years and none of you 'shepherds' had any interest in talking to me either because you "missed me" or "were concerned". Now that you "heard" some worrying gossip about me, you are interested in "clearing things up". Any gossip you heard about me is probably untrue or half-truths as were the accusations my wife made in a court of law. You may also be aware that spreading or affirming such false information by certain actions you may announce publically can be construed as defamation and if that occurs, I will be bringing lawsuits against you personally.

If you do have anything that you can prove to be true, I would like to know, in writing, the accusers and their accusations as well as their sources of information. If they aren't impartial (such as family and friends of my wife), can be proven false or my actions are considered lawful in a court of law, I will then take my action against those persons (1 Peter 3:16). If you have any correspondence that may have an impact on my ongoing divorce proceedings or the custody of my child, please send such correspondence to my attorney.

As I said, I'm not interested in talking to you about religious things and that will be until the things we talked about 2 years ago which bothered me about the congregation and it's constituents are cleared up. I would though like to clear my name and if necessary, do this through legal means.

dreamgolfer

Please dont waste your precious time, listen - anything your WRITE will come back and bite you in the (u know what)

Be patient, be careful, be smart and leave it be.

Be BIGGER than they are - ignore them

DesirousOfChange

Put them on the defensive right from the start if they say they "heard something" and ask who said it,

Yes, that turns the table to an area that they will not want to talk about.

Also, if you want to continue in the FADE mode, say your problem is with some PEOPLE and NOT with the ORGANIZATION.

Tell them it is PRIVATE (so you are NOT going to gossip about it with them) and you are following the direction of the F&DS and WAITING ON JEHOVAH to correct the problem.

Doc

ruderedhead

I think you handled the situation beautifully, Anon! Hopefully they got the message, and will leave you alone now.

If it happens again, perhaps you could simply remind them that there are laws against stalking, and let them know that if they show up again, you will look into a restraining order. Other than that , I hope you will just let it go and live a happy life. They are just not worth wasting your time and energy on. Don't give them the satisfaction of thinking they can get to you, or that you even think about them. Happy Life!

Bobcat

Slim:

Where does bethel teach that? Is it in writing?

I have no idea if it is in writing. I doubt it would be. I've seen it happen enough to know that someone higher up is suggesting this to COs. I believe the idea originates from 2 Kings 8:11.

IMO, give them the same medicine.

And never repeat yourself to them. (As Earnest T. Bass would say: "I don't chew my greens twice.") You could tell them ten times that you don't have time, but if the eleventh time you agree to meet, they will hold you to that word. It is because they have no respect for others.

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