{{{{{AhHah}}}}}
It's very good to see you once again-been a long time. That was a beautiful letter and I hope that your brother will one day be a part of your life again. My best to you and Pup.
Luv,
Seven
reponse letter to JW-fleshly-brother about my leaving the WT
by AhHah 35 Replies latest jw friends
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Gamaliel
AhHah,
That was the best letter I've seen. I hope it's appreciated for what it's worth.
Gamaliel
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dedalus
Excellent, excellent letter. Will you let the board know what, if anything, happens next?
Dedalus
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Robotnomore
Very thoughtful, well worded, and touching letter. If anything will touch him this letter should do it. Hang in there though, it may still take some time. Good Luck!
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blackout
Great Letter!
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Pathofthorns
I thought that was an absolutely outstanding letter AhHah... It's nice to see you are still hanging in... hope your wife is doing well also :)
Path
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myself
AhHah, that is a great letter, I especially enjoyed:
The Watchtower’s rules regarding association with unbelieving family members have been reversed at least twice in just our lifetime alone. When the Watchtower said that it was up to family members to determine how much contact that they would have even with disfellowshipped family members, our immediate family began to freely socialize with (DFd-Relative) and (DFd-Relative), just as though there had never been any rules to the contrary. When the Watchtower reversed its position again, our family promptly began shunning them again. So, was the supposed “light of truth” as revealed by the Watchtower organization getting brighter, then dimmer, then brighter again? Was Christ in heaven supposedly changing his mind about a matter so serious and with such devastating consequences to the families involved? Others of their rules and scriptural interpretations have similarly flip-flopped over the years.
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mustang
Most excellent letter and reasoning, AhHah!!!!
...The fact that many members immediately accept such reversals of interpretations and immediately change their behavior accordingly, is evidence that they are not following their own conscience, but rather simply conforming to new rules handed down. That is not surprising in view of the harsh reprisals and potential loss of family and friends if they dare voice disagreement. There is no freedom to disagree without devastating consequences – an essential characteristic of cults."
Interesting point, AhHah. This actually runs afoul of the old (and convoluted) argument that JW's have of the "vindication of Jehovah's name by ALLOWING CREATURES OF FREE MORAL AGENCY to choose their "course of conduct"* as they will".**
The "harsh reprisals and potential loss of family and friends if they dare voice disagreement" results in no freedom to lovingly praise Jehovah, as this "doctrine" requires.
The FREE MORAL AGENCY has been replaced and destroyed by coercion, extortion, fear of reprisal and Pavlovian conditioning (read that mind control or brainwashing).
Mustang
** JW DOCRINE in red
*["COURSE OF CONDUCT" coincidentally is technically a legal terminology in the State of California: California Penal Code 646.9f
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/appndxa/penalco/penco646_9.htm ]
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greven
Very well written!
If your brother replies please let us know!
Greven
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cornish
You have taken a lot of collective thoughts shared by so many of us and masterfully converted them into words,
I hope he reads it and something sinks in.