Something missing from Aug KM

by CC Ryder 16 Replies latest jw friends

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  CC Ryder

  Hey "Somebody", Thanks for digging up that part of the article and posting it. I do not have any literature at all anymore so I have to rely on my memory...LOL. But something sounded strange when I read the KM Reborn posted. I really think it was deliberate. They just can't come right out and say, "It is no longer appropriate to even aid a Disfellowshipped or Disassociated one in times of dire need", but they are so coniving. They know too well the average Dub will react to the extreme and thats exactly why I think they conveiniently left that reference out.

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  TR

  This topic reminds me of an account that Ray Franz gave in his book CofC.

  Something about a df'd woman with a baby in a stroller, and an armload of baby bag and books struggling to figure out how to get up a flight of stairs to the meeting. Some "brothers" evidently had a struggle of their own. Wether or not to help the df'd woman get up the stairs. How utterly rediculous.

  TR
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  CC Ryder

  TR...The WTS is very Crafty indeed. The dubs that are under their control really believe they are justified in shunning even in situations of someone in dire need of help. I refer you to the idiot who insulted Tink. ( I resolved to not ever mention it's name again as long as it keeps posting here). I'm trying to get an apology. I know I won't. I'm being patient out of respect for Simon's rules. I will start an appeal to Simon soon to have it ousted off this forum soon.

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  minimus

  Since they're viewed as dead.....
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  Elsewhere

  Oh wow! I can't help but see the parallel between the Israelite vs Good Samaritan bible story and the "Spiritual Israel" (WTS) vs. Worldly Person.
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  blacksheep

  No great loss. Anyone who's had intimate experience with devout JW's should learn AVOID becoming indebted or dependent upon them. For any reason. Charity, goodness, and humanity for its own sake just isn't part of the JW beliefs. They'll always have a hidden agenda (not speaking of individuals here: some are actually humane).

  In my mind the LESS you expect of them, the better. Then they won't disappoint you. I've come to expect NOTHING of my JW family. Although I'm sure they'd revel in any misfortune I had. They'd love the chance to either condecend to help me. Or to shun me...futher evidence that "Jehovah's not blessing" me.
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  Tinkerbell4125

  I totally agree with what was said about not expecting anything from your JW family. I think it's a shame that it has to be that way. I used to get really angry at them but now I look at them with pity, the lesser of two evils. It's tough having brothers and sisters that you love, and the only time you get to talk to them is during a family emergency or death, and even during those occasions it is very limited. When the crisis is over it's back to the shunning. Recently I was at a pagent and ran into one of my j.w. nieces and we were so happy to see each other. We haven't had contact with each other in several years. We were very close when she was a little girl. It's tough watching her grow up and not being part of her life. She just hugged me and I know she misses me as much as I miss her.

  I bet'cha, once they finish going over the rest of the article next week, we'll begin to notice a more complete "dropping off" of all communications regardless of any family emergencies in the future.