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  Scriptures they use to justify disfellowshipping

  by Lynnie in

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  does someone have a list of the scriptures the jw's use to justify shunning and disfellowshipping?

  i know there are only a few..

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  Lynnie

  As I thought there's basically only one that they base their favorite doctrine on. My cousin can't remember the slogan of "stay alive till 75" but will never let me forget that I'm disfellowshipped

  Not feeling the love!
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  Scriptures they use to justify disfellowshipping

  by Lynnie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does someone have a list of the scriptures the jw's use to justify shunning and disfellowshipping?

  i know there are only a few..

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  Lynnie

  Does someone have a list of the scriptures the JW's use to justify shunning and disfellowshipping? I know there are only a few.
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  Email from JW relative/elder

  by Lynnie in

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  as much as i enjoy you and pete's company, you also know our understanding of how much we want you to be reunited with jehovah and his people.. .

  we did not set the standards for what jehovah says about our associations with those who choose to not serve him.

  so we will always be there for you and pete, but it is in your hands as to how we can enjoy your friendship.. .

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  Lynnie

  Thanks so much for all your support on this. I know I'm not crazy and these people drive me crazy. And thanks for the ideas on the email I will be sending my cousin. I'm sure I won't hear from him again since he won't want to answer me about how he justifies his relationship with his sister my cousin.
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  Email from JW relative/elder

  by Lynnie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as much as i enjoy you and pete's company, you also know our understanding of how much we want you to be reunited with jehovah and his people.. .

  we did not set the standards for what jehovah says about our associations with those who choose to not serve him.

  so we will always be there for you and pete, but it is in your hands as to how we can enjoy your friendship.. .

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  Lynnie

  Yeah the double speak is just amazing! And the fact that he says that "shunning" isn't their word is really something too. So that means the word doesn't exist? These are people that just spent a month in Israel preaching to who? I don't know. Where the great are needed so they go.
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  Email from JW relative/elder

  by Lynnie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as much as i enjoy you and pete's company, you also know our understanding of how much we want you to be reunited with jehovah and his people.. .

  we did not set the standards for what jehovah says about our associations with those who choose to not serve him.

  so we will always be there for you and pete, but it is in your hands as to how we can enjoy your friendship.. .

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  Lynnie

  As much as I enjoy you and Pete's company, you also know our understanding of how much we want you to be reunited with Jehovah and his people.

  
  

  We did not set the standards for what Jehovah says about our associations with those who choose to not serve him. So we will always be there for you and Pete, but it is in your hands as to how we can enjoy your friendship.

  
  

  I know the word on the street is that we are "shunning" - that is not our term, nor is it kind.

  We don't take our relationship with you as our cousin lightly. We care about you. But you are the one who can open that door of association by returning to Jehovah. It's our prayer that you do this Lynn. You are a very dear relation of ours.

  
  

  Your cousin,

  
  

  WOW the double speak is strong with one. I love the fact that "shunning" is not their word so they don't do it. Nice to rewrite the dictionary and everything else. This cousin however has a normal relationship with his sister who was a JW but has been "inactive" for 50 years, celebrates all the worldly holidays etc. but somehow it's totally okay for him to have association with her. Hmmmm
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  Annual Meeting

  by Lynnie in

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  2. beliefs

  my uber cousin and wife are going back to wallkill this weekend for the annual meeting since they have a daughter and son in law in the inner sanctum so they are always invited.

  cousin said it was going to be broadcast from patterson to wallkill.

  anyone hear anything else about subject matter etc?.

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  Lynnie

  No they are not. And yes I'm sure they will just say they are vacationing there or some shit. I can't imagine spending a month there being a JW. They have applied to go to Israel many times before for international conventions but didn't get chosen but I guess this time they got approved.
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  Annual Meeting

  by Lynnie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my uber cousin and wife are going back to wallkill this weekend for the annual meeting since they have a daughter and son in law in the inner sanctum so they are always invited.

  cousin said it was going to be broadcast from patterson to wallkill.

  anyone hear anything else about subject matter etc?.

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  Lynnie

  Ahh I think you are correct! Gilead Graduation now rings a bell. After that my cousins are going to Israel for a month to do missionary work. Wonder how that will all go? I can just see them walking around in their suits and dresses not fitting in at all.
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  Annual Meeting

  by Lynnie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my uber cousin and wife are going back to wallkill this weekend for the annual meeting since they have a daughter and son in law in the inner sanctum so they are always invited.

  cousin said it was going to be broadcast from patterson to wallkill.

  anyone hear anything else about subject matter etc?.

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  Lynnie

  Oh yes that's my cousin and his wife for sure! Soooo important and their daughter and son in law get to travel all over supervising building projects and stuff like that from the inner circle. Mostly in Africa but they haven't been there lately. I saw them briefly last weekend at a non witness family event and said they weren't traveling as much which made me wonder too.
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  Annual Meeting

  by Lynnie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my uber cousin and wife are going back to wallkill this weekend for the annual meeting since they have a daughter and son in law in the inner sanctum so they are always invited.

  cousin said it was going to be broadcast from patterson to wallkill.

  anyone hear anything else about subject matter etc?.

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  Lynnie

  My uber cousin and wife are going back to Wallkill this weekend for the annual meeting since they have a daughter and son in law in the inner sanctum so they are always invited. Cousin said it was going to be broadcast from Patterson to Wallkill. Anyone hear anything else about subject matter etc?
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  Window Washers

  by Nikki collins in

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  2. humour

  i know @hiddenpimo is going to laugh at me for this because we had several in our old congregation, but what is with all the window washing businesses owned/managed by jws???

  they are everywhere!

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  Lynnie

  Anyone know anyone in Seattle that are window washers?