Can you be reinstated from da'ing yourself?
I was just wondering that same thing the other day.
by bigbear 32 Replies latest jw friends
I have never heard of MJ being either df'd or da'd. He simply vanished from the JW radar screen.
I guess that's how rich people fade.
~~~Second, I don't ever remember hearing that he even was baptized.
http://www.beliefnet.org/story/56/story_5697_3.html
In this article, MJ says that he pioneered. Logically, one wouldn't qualify for this if he wasn't baptized. He was also constantly pressured by the elders in his KH about his Thriller album and questionable dance movements. He ended up making the choice to persue his career rather than persue trying to please the WTS.
I just posted this on another thread, and I apologize for breaking the rules here, but it fits right into this discussion:
I personally feel that if MJ had been reinstated at some point, that someone would have mentioned it, through a congregation etc. What with the downhill slide since he DAed, it would be highly doubtful that he would have met with the elder's criteria for "displaying repentance and fruits of the spirit" in order to be known as a JW. I also figure that the WTS is cringing at every media announcement connecting MJ as being a JW (again) and that the "world" is collectively rolling their eyes at that same connection to "God's chosen people".
I wonder whatever became of Firpo Carr as being the "media consultant" for MJ? Ole "Rev" Jesse has had enough of his own bad press and would hardly be one to lean on for spiritual encouragement! It just gets more and more bizarre!
Annie