by AK - Jeff 33 Replies latest jw friends
I can see them bringing in a hard-line approach....
"Sister Smith, you missed 2 meetings this month and only did 6 hours in the ministry- you are the weakest link.... goodbye!"
The even if she is at THAT meeting she would have to either sit at the back or leave. Maybe the cong should hiss??
Any concerted campaign of tracking down and DFing inactive people will only be as good and consistant as the local representatives doing the work on the ground.
ROTFLMAO
Well, this would suck for people with effective, dilligent, energetic and vindictive Elders in their former COng. Fortunately the qualities aren't normally hand-in-hand.
perhaps they'll start doing that as the BIG A draws ever closer and closer.
Mecurious - your avatar scares me...looks kinda vampish
I think eventually they will take some sort of action against the inactive because as mentioned further up this thread they know (eg by monitoring posts on this forum) that many faders are secretly apostate and many of these hotly resent the WTS and its policies but don't d/a for the sake of family.
Being very resourceful though, they may find a way of isolating faders other than d/fing. Already they create a negative environment for faders by calling them weak, or not good brothers/sisters.
Refreshments in the back after the meeting for those wishing to celebrate!
LOL @ that and "you are the weakest link"!!!
I think they'd love to do something like mass DAing. I think they'd think twice when letters from attorneys started rolling in. The elders might rebel because they are caught between a rock and a hard place--disobey Crooklyn or face lawsuits.
I can see the elders dragging their feet like they do with many directives, oh suggestions from on high.
Correct again Blondie! Many elders do not want to bother. There is a reason other religions pay their clergy, most elders have families to take care of and full time jobs they cant be bothered. I know it must hurt some who really thought the elders were there to help but the reality nowdays is far from that. I can honestly say that many elders are worse off than the people they are supposedly trying to help. Sad but true I am afraid.
Personally I don't see them going after long-time faders/inactive ones. Unless the local elder body has an axe to grind.
But,,,,,,,, I definitely see them weeding out current faders or newly inactive ones. I could see them saying something along the lines of 'so and so, we've missed you at some of the meetings recently. We just want to make sure that everything is ok. You know this sytem is very tough. Satan has made everything so dificult and he targets us especially. Your service and meeting attendance has really slowed down. Is there something we can help you with? We're concerned because we would hate for you to become spiritually inactive. Armageddon is coming so soon."
At this point you either have to respond to their inquiries and admit that yes you are weak but want to get better. Which they will monitor. Or tell them to slag off. In which case they will announce you as no longer a JW. If you admit to wanting help but don't respond, there will be more visits, then eventually they will write you off as no longer a jw.
Some elders are pretty good at telling the difference between a stressed out inactive person and someone who is purposely fading. Their intent will be to get purposely fading people. Pressure on family members will assist them in figuring out who is who (fader vs. weak but believer).
Do you think the WTS will ever seriously start DA'ing faders?
LOLOLOL!! In fact, invite him aboard!
sKally, "very Apostate" klASS
Hey AFIN, why not be a dear and go ask your Presiding Overseer and report his reply back here?Now see, I knew somebody on this board would come through with a way to make a positive out of the above situation. Good going, SF
Sample:
AFIN: "Brother Elder, I read a thread on a mostly apostate forum I've been visiting now for some time, entitled: "Do you think the WTS will ever seriously start DA'ing faders?"
Brother Elder: "Sister AFIN, I will talk to the P.O. tonight and we shall see. We will get back to you shortly when we decide when to hold the JC to question your obvious apostate loving ways on the internet. Seems you have faded away yourself, by omission."
LOLOLOLOLOL A girl can dream, can't she?
sKally
