A man has several sons and daughters who are active Jehovah's Witnesses. So was his wife, who died two years ago. He has since lapsed into apostasy and has been openly critical of the Governing Body. Naturally he is disfellowshiped and his JW friends no longer speak to him.
Now this man is loaded...money up the gazoo. And he has a will. His family is supposed to give him "the treatment," but there's the matter of the money, and Armageddon just hasn't been around the last few corners.
QUESTION: Does this man's financial position affect the extent to which he is not shunned by his family, some of whom expect to inherit comfortable nest eggs? They also know the old man has a will and that he's used to being listened to and obeyed. Does anyone know of anything similarly happening in the Society? Are people more apt to be more chatty with disfellowshiped wealthy parents, or parent, than they would be if said parents or parent were dirt poor?
I don't know how many wealthy people there are in the Society, nor how much influence they wield in their respective Kingdom Halls. When wealthy members insist on sending their children to pursue higher educations, do they escape the criticisms often experienced by the lone student struggling to secure an education?
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