"Church officials said they never advocate their followers violate court orders or state laws. But they acknowledged their doctrine of shunning former members leaves little room for non-Witness parents in the lives of children who are active in the church.
Jehovah's Witnesses tell children they can associate with their non-Witness parents until they are adults, said Campbell. But once they become adults, they must choose between continuing that association or remaining part of the church."
When I read this, it made be feel sick. This sort of thing is barbaric and inhumane. I would never stop associating with anyone just because they stopped being a JW, more so if they were a family member. To make someone choose between a religion and their loved ones is ludicrous. Can't they see what they are doing. Don't they know what this sort of thing does to families and communities. Look at Northern Ireland, where marriage between Protestant and Catholic is taboo - it has caused so much grief - these people in Brooklyn are advocating the same thing.
I really am finding it difficult to be a member of this organisation any longer.
Terri