Husband puts off wifes funeral for Elders meeting

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  Soledad

  Here is an interesting story:

  In 1991 while I was an active witness there was a wedding, where the bride was the only JW in her family. The same week she got married, her aunt died (father's sister). He decided to go attend to the funeral matters rather than attend his daughter's wedding--they were pretty distanced from each other anyway, especially since the daughter became a JW. I was shocked at the way the witnesses were talking about the bride's father--"he should have been here, the aunt is dead there is nothing he could do, etc." Like he would really enjoy a JW wedding?? Im pretty sure he wouldn't have even been allowed to walk his daughter down the isle.
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  Soledad

  I can't imagine a father being so insensitive as to not walking his daughter down the aisle if he were invited to do so. He deserved to be talked about. I am a non JW and walked all of my JW daughters down the aisle. I did decline to attend one daughter's reception in protest against her df'd sister being "uninvited" to the wedding.

  As If

  Yes, I have noticed an unusual incidence of fibromyalgia among my wife's witness friends. Is it more prevalent among witness women? Have any studies been done?
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  patio34

  In a way it makes sense, these people putting the organization (group) ahead of family or family tragedies. It's seen as admirable by the rest of the group that they put the group first.

  This is the objective in all high mind-control groups is to put the state first and family loyalty second. It's hard to do because biologically we are wired to put kin first. A mind-control group must try to undermine that in order to gain control. The JWs endeavor to do that too. Even at work, a person is allowed three days' grievance time off for any death in the family, even if they didn't live with you.

  The WTBS and other like-groups intrude into family life, seeking to control it. Family time is greatly encroached on with the thrice meetings, Bible study, prep for meetings, service on weekends. This gives the group greater power. Hence, you have the robotron reaction to such a severe occurrence and it's applauded by the other Stepford Wives (and husbands). Poor ignorant sheep.

  Pat
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  OUTLAW

  This guy dosen`t bury his wife for two weeks due to a meeting he had to go to?.. What did he do,prop her up on a seat at the kingdom hall?..I`ll bet she looked bored to death ..What a horrible,but funny story,LOL!...OUTLAW
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  Castaway

  I find these stories disgraceful and very sad. Its just a shame there are genuine good people in this organisation, why can't they see it for what it really is?
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  Xander

  [quote]# of cases of fibromyalsia especially among the women?[/quote]

  I think this is a case of a 'disease of the weak' syndrome - chronic among JWs, women in particular (as that is really the only way they can get attention in the congregation).

  Fibromyalsia now. Was TMJ before. And 'chronic fatigue' before that. Etc. etc.

  Ever since the 'Asleep!' started publishing headline articles on diseases it doesn't hurt a JW's reputation to have (like AIDS or an STD would), JWs have been continually coming down with one or another of them.
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  TheOldHippie

  A young female pioneer, extremely nice one, who had travelled to a small congregation in a rural area to help, was killed in a train crash and burned to death together with 15 or so other passengers. It was front story of all newspapers, and some had main stories about this pioneer who, as they said, never returned from the Bible study she had conducted. The parents were interviewed etc.

  On the circuit convention a few weeks later, her pioneer partner was interviewed on the work in small rural areas. Not a word was said about the pioneer who had been killed and had been front page news. Just one sentence at the end, that "I lost my pioneer partner" and nothing said about how.

  The whole country grieved, her closest did not .......................
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  Tatiana

  Well, you know what they probably said....

  "She must have been doing something wrong and Jehovah's protection was lifted."

  I used to hate it when my mom would say that about someone in the cong who got hurt or worse. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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  gumby

  I was shocked at the way the witnesses were talking about the bride's father--"he should have been here, the aunt is dead there is nothing he could do, etc." Like he would really enjoy a JW wedding?? Im pretty sure he wouldn't have even been allowed to walk his daughter down the isle.

  Well for once I agree with the dubs. I too would have chosen my daughters wedding over a funeral of an aunt. I hate funerals and would attend only to not look heartless to others.

  And yes....the father could have walked her down the isle even if he were not a dub. My non-witness father-in-law, walked my wife down the isle at the hall as do many "worldly" fathers walk their daughters.

  Gumby
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  crinklestein

  God's protection was lifted huh? Well, I seem to remember reading in the bible how God will not favor one person over another. He doesn't play favorites like that. And that even Job, who was the most faithful person in the world, succomed to lifes problems. Saying that God lifted his protection from you is unscriptural and very very wrong. God says that ALL should be saved. So all should be under his protection. But one person will die and another will not. Does God have a hand in this? NO! And he doesn't have an umbrela of protection over anybody. To do this would be countering the whole reason he allows bad things to happen...to prove Satan wrong.