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  Disfellowshipping resended? Anybody ever heard of it?

  by zugzwang in

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  sometime last year, around september or october, i was apparently disfellowshipped.

  i say "apparently" because i never heard the announcement.

  i faded years ago and haven't been to a meeting in years.

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  penny2

  I'd say there was a DF-happy group of elders who decided to disfellowship anyone who hadn't been to meetings for a while (and maybe you were on the radar because your mum still goes). Along comes the CO and says you can't do that. So it got rescinded or cancelled. They are supposed to meet with you and extract the info from you that you no longer believe the F&DS (ie governing body) is god's representative. Then they can DF with full approval.

  Actually they no longer announce that you are disfellowshipped. They announce that "........ is no longer a JW." But it means the same thing.
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  Death of a JW Relative

  by awaken2004 in

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  a jw relative of mine died last month.

  i believe he was 80 years old.

  he knew he was going to die and said all his goodbye to family and friends.

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  penny2

  Funny though, his sister who was disfellowshipped years ago in now born again christian and he still talks with her and didn't ask her to leave.

  That's inconsistent! I guess you'll never know the reasoning unless you ask him direct. Then again, it's usually best not to have those sort of conversations as they almost always result in worse treatment for someone.
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  Death of a JW Relative

  by awaken2004 in

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  a jw relative of mine died last month.

  i believe he was 80 years old.

  he knew he was going to die and said all his goodbye to family and friends.

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  penny2

  That's appalling! Unfortunately, I think this would happen in most JW familes. Especially where there are elders in the family.
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  another newbie

  by Adrianoblue in

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  i`ve been "hanging around" on this jw.net for a while, so this is my very first posting.

  i`m a former jw from germany, learnt the truth at the age of 20, got babtized 3 years later, and left the wt (for various reasons) about 4 years ago.

  so i just like to say a warm friendly "hello" to everyone.

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  penny2

  Hi Adrian, welcome to jwn!

  penny
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  G'day All...

  by tympan in

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  just thought i would introduce myself, as it seems a bit rude not to.

  this, in a nut shell, is my story.. i was a third generation witness and i did all the normal stuff we were expected to do.

  left school early, pioneered, went to bethel, ms and all that palava.

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  penny2

  Welcome tympan! Thank you for telling your story.

  penny (from Adelaide)
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  The Witnesses - a Poem by Martin Harrison

  by unclebruce in

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  the witnesses.

  the blond woman and her fair-haired daughter .

  its the car probably, a station wagon.

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  penny2

  That's a beautiful poem. Well - it speaks to me, remembering my days of rural witnessing. I thought this bit was interesting:

  and me absorbed not in what they say but in the fact they’re there.

  I wonder how many people saw through me when I was standing - in all sincerity - at their door.
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  Witness 007 Seperates from mentally ill wife due to restraining order!!

  by Witness 007 in

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  hows that for a scandal post!.

  the story so far...wife hurt her back a year ago and since has suffered depression sleeplessness and "mental problems" like incredible agression, she refused help and i was un-able to force her even when the police followed her home after she threw tablets in a chemists face {long story} they refused to take her to hospital on psyciatric grounds....and left me to handle it????

  most folks don't relize my hands are tied.

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  It's hard making new friends when you leave the JWs. OK, it's easy to make casual acquaintances, but friends who care about you and will help in a dire situation - that's something else.
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  Witness 007 Seperates from mentally ill wife due to restraining order!!

  by Witness 007 in

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  hows that for a scandal post!.

  the story so far...wife hurt her back a year ago and since has suffered depression sleeplessness and "mental problems" like incredible agression, she refused help and i was un-able to force her even when the police followed her home after she threw tablets in a chemists face {long story} they refused to take her to hospital on psyciatric grounds....and left me to handle it????

  most folks don't relize my hands are tied.

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  007, I'm sorry this is how it has turned out.

  Hope you're OK.

  penny
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  For those that are still attending meetings and pretending to be JW

  by BonaFide in

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  a brother asked me last week about the un situation.

  he said he had seen an email and he asked if the society had been a member of the u.n. before i used to hint that it was wrong, but it never got me anywhere, whoever i said that to would clam up or get angry with me.. so now i pretend to support the society.

  when that brother asked me i replied, "well, it doesnt matter though.

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  penny2

  BonaFide, that's very smart! And it's good to see you here too.

  penny
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  how did we cope as kids?....to feel less freakish?....i think i...

  by oompa in

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  decided humor was the answer........i am not a looker and have been described by one here as lookin very "normal".....and i took that as a huge compliment......but i learned early on.....at least by third grade.......that those around me liked to laugh, and that if i made them do it.......it made me feel good..."normal" maybe.......anyhoo........i have done some stand-up comedy and had fun with it (as in i did not bomb)........and written more material than i have ever used..........i think if i could have any job it would be letterman's........but would be happy just to write for him, conan, or snl..........so what did you do or not do to feel more normal as a jw kid?........i also made valentine cards and did the pledge!

  !.....serious double lifer here...........soory................oompa.

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  penny2

  A Dress to my knees, flat shoes and part of religious nut group.

  Ditto, restrangled, we could have been sisters (although I don't have the full lips - wish I did).

  I was a "full on" JW - did projects on it, gave talks about my beliefs. The pre-1975 madness was in full swing and I was totally sucked in.