When would a non -baptized person be DA'ed?? ( Blondie or others)

by Poztate 31 Replies latest jw friends

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  Poztate

  On Ozzie post I noticed this statement from Blondie

  Does anyone remember the days when an unbaptized person was "disassociated"

  I was of the impression that kids who were brought up in the "truth" but had not been baptized would still be DA'ed if they were caught doing something against any of the many rules.Has this changed???

  Could a local congo still practice DA'ing even if head office had changed their policy?? I have to admit since getting out over 20 years ago but still having a dub wife that I have not been taking in the "refreshing waters of life" from the WT as much as before so I could have missed a big change.
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  Elsewhere

  A closed social club can do whatever the hell it wants with people who hang around... formally dunked members or not.

  It's not like they are holding a gun to the head of the kids to make them stay and follow the rules... of course they are threatening to take their families away.
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  sens

  I remember a few unbaptized publishers being announced as losing that 'title' lol...but DA' not sure...

  but the ones I heard at the hall all had to do with immoral behaviour etc...
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  avishai

  I was dubbed an "unnaproved associate, no longer a publisher, because they lied about me turning in my time. I called it in because I was sick, the asshoe who announced it knew, because he was the one I called.
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  Euphemism

  Poztate... no, an unbaptized publisher cannot be DA'd. They could be informally shunned, but the only official action against them would be the removal of their appointment as publishers, which would mean that they would be officially viewed by the congregation as non-Witnesses. That's been the policy for the last 15 years, since the Nov 15 '88 WT.
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  Elsewhere

  Same result... different words.

  They are making a distinction where there is no difference.
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  simplesally

  Euph is correct. Prior to that they were announced as Disapproved Associates.
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  Euphemism

  They are making a distinction where there is no difference.

  Actually, Elsewhere, I've got to disagree with that... in all the cases I've known of, an unbaptized publisher who got removed was not shunned. So that's very different from the treatment of a DA'd person.
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  Poztate

  A closed social club can do whatever the hell it wants with people who hang around

  This is what I am afraid of.I have a situation in my life where my kid has confided to me that they want out.We are talking an unbaptized publisher who wants to put all the crap behind,move out and start to live a normal life.In other words do WHATEVER without looking it in a WT mag first.

  I urged caution and to keep a low profile (fading slowly ) as many relatives are in and I believe it it in my kids best interest at this time to keep as many bridges unburnt as possible.

  Thanks for ALL the responses so far.This board has been a great help to me in sorting out and talking about some of these personal issues.

  A special thank you also to SIMON and all the MODS who make it possible.
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  Phantom Stranger

  The term I remember from the platform was "Bad Association".