not any more.
i resigned from the cult in 1971--aged 23. i attended a meeting every few weeks to keep the nag sweet. no one shunned me---i think most accepted i was no longer a jw--but had done nothing "wrong"--which i hadnt.
then in 81 i had an affaire with a married dub--she was d/f, but it was announced--in my absense--that i couldnt be d/f--because i wasnt a witness! proof positive! but--i was an apostate--so should be shunned by all.
i really couldnt care less.
my wife divorced me--but i kept joint custody of my kids. a few years later--i remarried--and life became very difficult in maintaining contact with my kids. i realised they were being turned against me--to the point they refused to meet with me any more. they wwre shunning me!
things went from bad to worse--solicitors letters back and forth..until in the end i was advised to back off and leave them alone. at this stage--about 1988 i became very bitter towards the cult--i knew they were being brainwashed into it. luckily--my own jw parents never shunned me--and i think this resulted in my father ceasing to be an elder.
after this i lost all connection to the jw cult---it was years later my father let slip my son had been d/f--but didnt know any details..
it was around 2009 i discovered this crazy online worldwide gang of ex-jw.s. i had no idea the cult had grown so big! i thought it had all but died out.
now-- i spend far too much time on ex jw internet sites like this..ive seen quite a few come and go
i'm not angry towards the individual dubs--just because friends from 40 years ago have shunned me doesnt mean ive shunned them! any would be more than welcome to look me up--if they have seen the light and quit.
i like to read anything that paints the watchtower in a bad light. its nothing more than a business--selling god. i think the kingdom hall cash grab will be the undoing of it all, i know back in the 60's it was the dream of most dubs to have their own hall. to have to move out--sell up and hand over their cash must cause a lot of deep rooted anger--even though most wont admit it.
from time to time i come across pro-dub comments on some facebook sites--and i usually try to provoke a debate or argument. it passes the time--but accomplishes nothing.