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  cigarettes, alcohol and drugs

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  hi, but i'm wondering whether the use of cigarettes, alcohol and recreational drugs would be considered sinful under the jw faith.

  i've heard conflicting things on this and would appreciate it if someone could clear this up for me... thanks.

  i apologize if this has been discussed here before, i tried to use the search engine first but it appears to not be working at the moment.

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  I did find it helpful and am checking out a lot of the links right now - thanks.
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  cigarettes, alcohol and drugs

  by rye in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi, but i'm wondering whether the use of cigarettes, alcohol and recreational drugs would be considered sinful under the jw faith.

  i've heard conflicting things on this and would appreciate it if someone could clear this up for me... thanks.

  i apologize if this has been discussed here before, i tried to use the search engine first but it appears to not be working at the moment.

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  "YES. And if the child is baptized, and judged unrepentant, they may be 'disfellowshipped' by the 'elders'. This means they are dead to the congregation, and will be shunned.

  By law, the parents must keep them home until they are legal (usually 18), but on that day, are expected to kick the child out and shun them until they return to the JoHos.

  Harsh is one word for it ... there are others ... "

  Wow. I can see that they might advocate this sort of attitude towards teenage drug users and alcoholics (not that I agree with them - I don't), but that something as minor as being a teen smoker would qualify as a reason to get kicked out of the house pretty much boggles my mind.

  If you are a child of a JW and you "dead" to the congregation, does that mean you're not allowed to attend the Kingdom Hall anymore?

  I looked around the board a bit, and it doesn't seem like there are a whole lot of JW's on this site.
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  cigarettes, alcohol and drugs

  by rye in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi, but i'm wondering whether the use of cigarettes, alcohol and recreational drugs would be considered sinful under the jw faith.

  i've heard conflicting things on this and would appreciate it if someone could clear this up for me... thanks.

  i apologize if this has been discussed here before, i tried to use the search engine first but it appears to not be working at the moment.

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  Once again thanks for all the comments - they've been very interesting and informative.

  If you are a JW and you know that another JW (acquaintance/friend/family etc) is an alcoholic, are you expected to report this information to the Kingdom Hall so that they can instill punishment? I am also interested in knowing whether these sorts of punishments are reserved for adults, or whether JW children are also "publically reproved" or given forms of punishments. For example, if you are a JW parent whose 13-14 year old child smokes cigarettes or comes home on drugs/drunk one day, is the parent supposed to report this to the Kingdom Hall so that the child can be "publically reproved?" That seems a little harsh....
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  cigarettes, alcohol and drugs

  by rye in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi, but i'm wondering whether the use of cigarettes, alcohol and recreational drugs would be considered sinful under the jw faith.

  i've heard conflicting things on this and would appreciate it if someone could clear this up for me... thanks.

  i apologize if this has been discussed here before, i tried to use the search engine first but it appears to not be working at the moment.

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  rye

  What would a typical punishment be for one or more of these three things, if you are a regular person with no high position?
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  cigarettes, alcohol and drugs

  by rye in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi, but i'm wondering whether the use of cigarettes, alcohol and recreational drugs would be considered sinful under the jw faith.

  i've heard conflicting things on this and would appreciate it if someone could clear this up for me... thanks.

  i apologize if this has been discussed here before, i tried to use the search engine first but it appears to not be working at the moment.

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  rye

  Hi, thanks for the quick responses :) Based on the responses I've gotten, I have another related question. Is alcohol acceptable only in moderation (that is, is a JW allowed to drink alcohol to excess?)
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  cigarettes, alcohol and drugs

  by rye in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi, but i'm wondering whether the use of cigarettes, alcohol and recreational drugs would be considered sinful under the jw faith.

  i've heard conflicting things on this and would appreciate it if someone could clear this up for me... thanks.

  i apologize if this has been discussed here before, i tried to use the search engine first but it appears to not be working at the moment.

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  rye

  Hi, but I'm wondering whether the use of cigarettes, alcohol and recreational drugs would be considered sinful under the JW faith. I've heard conflicting things on this and would appreciate it if someone could clear this up for me... thanks. I apologize if this has been discussed here before, I tried to use the search engine first but it appears to not be working at the moment.