Death of a child

wtphobic

What kind of person tells his non JW granddaughter that the death of her infant son is a "sign of the times"? I don't know his staus in the org, but I know that "the pressure" is now on to convince her of the error of her ways- Even been suggested that had she been a JW- this might not happen....Unbelieveable- Please- help me understand the twisted JW stand on death and dying and grieving

avishai

What kind of person tells his non JW granddaughter that the death of her infant son is a "sign of the times"?

An a$$hole

Valis

evil form of manipulation and totally not Christian like. Any dub should have been on w/the comfort of ressurection instead of saying something so ugly to a grieving woman. I concur w/avi...a$$hole!

Sincerely,

District Overbeer

xjw_b12

wtphobic. Welcome to JWD

Are you personally invovled in this situation?

What was uttered was one of the cruelest things imagineable. But it is not surprising, considering the source.

What kind of person tells his non JW granddaughter that the death of her infant son is a "sign of the times"?

A person who is "Under the Influence" If you haven't checked out Winston's thread yet, please do so.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/69373/1089190/post.ashx#1089190

pudd

I am so sorry to hear of this.

regardless of how wrong the organization may be, I think it was a particularly insensitive stupid person that would say such a thing. I know rather too many of that kind myself but I still like to believe that most witnesses would be a little more caring.

very sorry to hear about the loss of the child

Lady Lee

sorry about the loss of a child

JWs do not know how to deal with death. To them people are just sleeping until the resurrection or are gone for good. They don't grieve the loss of those who die.

really is no excuse for their insensitivity though

Sabine

Hi wtphobic,

I too am so sorry to hear of this gross behavior, unfortunately, it isn't uncommon from my personal experiences. My inactive JW sister-in-law was told after the death of her mom that she should come back to the JWs so she could see her mother again in the resurrection.

When my 21 year old daughter died (she was a regular pioneer of four years), we got no comfort, and a week later they were telling me to go back out in service...get back to the important things. I was also very angry after her death, and they all said they couldn't understand the anger. I read several books on grieving and anger is a classic response. They even have a booklet on how to speak to grieving ones, it specifically stated people are in shock, angry, etc. after the death of a loved one, and to be loving towards them. I guess many just don't even read their own liturature.

I found a good counselor to talk to that specialized in this area and it was extremely helpful, I would highly recommend it for your friend. Take care,

Sabine

SadElder

What kind of person

an idiot!

Mulan

A young woman we know had to have hysterectomy before she had had any children. She was grieving over this and her father, an elder, told her in the hospital, that she didn't need to be sad because these are no times to be having children. This from a man with 5 children...........or was it six. Jimbob? Help me out here.

That still makes me feel so bad for her.

alamb

My mom sent me a Watchtower about repentence. No phone call or card...just a WT.

Please pass along my sympathy and best wishes.

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