Holy Cow Beanz!
I hope your parents didn't go crawling back.
Thanks,
Bryan
Have You Seen My Mother
as you know i just returned from visiting my great-aunt whom i hadn't seen in 40 years (she's still a jw).
i asked her if she shunned my mother when she was disfellowshipped in 1964. she said they society did not promote shunning at this time.
is this true?
Holy Cow Beanz!
I hope your parents didn't go crawling back.
Thanks,
Bryan
Have You Seen My Mother
as you know i just returned from visiting my great-aunt whom i hadn't seen in 40 years (she's still a jw).
i asked her if she shunned my mother when she was disfellowshipped in 1964. she said they society did not promote shunning at this time.
is this true?
Yeah, not to date you Nina, but I was just born, and have no clue.
Hope you guys are well.
Bryan
Have You Seen My Mother
anybody from pikeville, prestonsburg, salyersville, painstville, inez, whitesburg, jenkins, harlan, or anywhere east of i-75 ?
just curious as there are so many people joining this forum everyday, i will eventually meet up with somebody from there.. .
dave
Hey Dave,
How go's it?
Hope you find a few people over there.
MissMelly,
Louisville is the first place my father took me after abducting me back in the 60's (edited) . No memories of the place though.
Bryan
Have You Seen My Mother
the only elder i have any respect for in the congregation came by tonight - haven't had a visit from any for two years or so.
i suspected that he was either a decoy - trying to get me to say something that would cook my goose - or he had good motives trying to invite me to memorial.
any other elder and i would have said get lost, but this guy and i have been friends since 1970. he is always welcome in my house and i just couldn't turn him away.
Jeff,
Glad you got to witness a little, but I imagine you can expect another knock in a day or two with two elders there to accuse you of appostacy.
He, of course, would take it lightly, he needed another elder present have the proof needed.
Hopefull your words will make him think.
Best regards,
Bryan
Have You Seen My Mother
as you know i just returned from visiting my great-aunt whom i hadn't seen in 40 years (she's still a jw).
i asked her if she shunned my mother when she was disfellowshipped in 1964. she said they society did not promote shunning at this time.
is this true?
As you know I just returned from visiting my great-aunt whom I hadn't seen in 40 years (she's still a jw). I asked her if she shunned my mother when she was disfellowshipped in 1964. She said they Society did not promote shunning at this time. Is this true?
Publication references would be appreciated.
Many Thanks,
Bryan
Have You Seen My Mother
yesterday,i get a buzz from the doorbell,well i wasn't expecting anyone,niether was my roomate.well geuss who,2 elders i don't even know.they tried to introduce themselves and act all friendly.i said"i don't want to talk to you abot anything,before i could finish my statement,he tried to butt in and say something,i cut him off and said"listen,i don't want to talk to you about anything at all",in a firm tone.and shut my door.. i believe they have gotten wind of my activities in giving my family the truth about the truth.i believe they wanted to draw me into a trap so they could df me,i gave them no satisfaction.i know for a fact other my younger sisters friends know i can't stand the religion,and it has gotten back to the big bad elders.i could give a shit!they can't fool me anymore.again,this site has been a godsent,no pun intended.thanks to all my friends out in cyberspace,youve all hel[ped me out.. i also unloaded on my older ,depressed sister about the truth about the truth,she was not sure how to react,but i had to speak my peace.i can no longer pretend to co0ndone or keep silent,she has a young daughter,i had to at least warn her.and when i say unload,i mean unlo(ad!!
!i got into the jdubs history,lies ,changing doctrine,mental abuse,beth sarim,thier monitary holdings,thier guilt and scare tactics,thier exploitation of children,and ovwerall craziness that is the wtbts.i also kept calling it "the publishing company from brooklyn.
"i topld her i have no belief in that religion,and that i'm here for her if she needs help dealing with this.i don't know if it did harm or good,but she i feel it needed to be done.. .
stopthepain,
Good going. I hope you reach your family members and not loose them.
Good Luck and keep the strength!
Bryan
Have You Seen My Mother
watchman, as many know from reformer websites such as (1) e-watchman.com and (2) e-jehovahs-witnesses.com discussion board, has been officially disfellowshipped from all congregations of jehovah's witnesses!.
here is the link to the sudden change in status for him: .
http://www.e-jehovahs-witnesses.com/viewtopic.php?p=41406&sid=196154f73a3336c977fb1315fb5183e4#41406.
Schizm:
It's now only a matter of time before all his supporters who post on his site will be found out and disfellowshipped,
Sounds like a lynchin' to me Schizm.
Bryan
Have You Seen My Mother
would someone who has the new od book explain any changes in "keeping the congregation clean"?
is it still the same policy or have they actually changed anything?
i'd especially like to know if they are changing their tune on the "inactive".
I, too, believe this is a very probable reason:
maybe they just don't want the congregation to know if a person is out by choice or force.
But couldn't they have simply sent a BOE letter instead of spending a few hundred thousand on book printing?
Bryan
Have You Seen My Mother
let's face it, it seems like a simplification of the df process as many of you have already mentioned.. within the 6 million or so jw worldwide, there has to be a good number of ppl that are on the fringes of being dfed.
in the past, it took time to technically df these ppl because of the no-shows at judicial hearings and appeals.
also dfing a person can be delayed when no actual proof can be provided of the sin committed.
Yeah, Purple had a good point as well as Gadget.
Bryan
Have You Seen My mother
let's face it, it seems like a simplification of the df process as many of you have already mentioned.. within the 6 million or so jw worldwide, there has to be a good number of ppl that are on the fringes of being dfed.
in the past, it took time to technically df these ppl because of the no-shows at judicial hearings and appeals.
also dfing a person can be delayed when no actual proof can be provided of the sin committed.
I realize no one's read through the entire book, but it sounds like its just the same old words. Why in the world would they create a special announcement/day for it?
Wouldn't they know it would just piss off the r&f?
Bryan
Have You Seen My mother