rocketman~ That was funny and sad! I've often wondered that very thing. My family didn't even know I'd moved states till months later. I could have been rotting in a basement somewhere while they were merrily singing "We must have the Faith"
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What did I miss? New twist on a very old song, SHUNNING?
by freeflyingfaerie inis there new info coming out in june watchtower about how to treat families?.
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What did I miss? New twist on a very old song, SHUNNING?
by freeflyingfaerie inis there new info coming out in june watchtower about how to treat families?.
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nonjwspouse~ they need some new material, right?
Steve C~ Same here. The shunning aspect is only the tip of the iceberg.
If there is something new regarding how to treat us vile creatures, I can't imagine what it could be...how much more severe it could possibly get than it already is.
If they already wont' talk to us, be there for us in an hour of need, remove us from their wills...what's left?
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What did I miss? New twist on a very old song, SHUNNING?
by freeflyingfaerie inis there new info coming out in june watchtower about how to treat families?.
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17 Disfellowshipping is another type of discipline from Jehovah. It protects the congregation from a bad influence and can play a role in the sinner’s recovery. (1 Cor. 5:6, 7, 11) Robert was disfellowshipped for nearly 16 years, during which time his parents and siblings firmly and loyally applied the direction in God’s Word to quit mixing in company with wrongdoers, not even greeting such ones. Robert has been reinstated for some years now and is progressing well spiritually. When asked what moved him to return to Jehovah and His people after such a long time, he replied that the stand that his family took affected him. “Had my family associated with me even a little, say to check up on me, that small dose of association would have satisfied me and likely not allowed my desire for association to be a motivating factor to return to God.” ~~~~w13 6/15 pp.24-28 (Bold, mine)
Thanks a lot "Robert"...for basically saying 'thank you guys for shunning me those 16 years, your abusive treatment of me is what made me want to come back..and I'm so grateful. What a horrible wrongdoer/sinner/bad influlence I was...but now I have returned to God all because I was treated as a leper.' What a bunch of malarkey!
About my original post~ I saw a mention on a thread of new treatment of df'd family members....I don't think this is it...if there is something I missed, please share, I'm curious...
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What did I miss? New twist on a very old song, SHUNNING?
by freeflyingfaerie inis there new info coming out in june watchtower about how to treat families?.
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Is there new info coming out in June Watchtower about how to treat families?
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LV101 and I had lunch today . . .
by Mum inwhen i first started posting again, i got a pm from lv101.
she and i both live in las vegas.
we have talked on the 'phone a few times, but today, we finally met for lunch.
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Thank you neverscreamagain (happy trees). I'm in El Paso, so I'm practically in New Mexico~
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Part 2 of the 2013 Conti and Simons interview now on YouTube (questions posed by JWN members)
by cedars inpart 2 of the interview series has now been uploaded to youtube.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmewxug3kck.
for those who are unfamiliar, this is the second part of a series of videos covering an interview with candace conti and rick simons where the questions were posed by members of this forum.. questions answered in this video are.... .
(to rick, asked by hoffnung) why was watch tower bible & tract society of pennsylvania, together with more watchtower corporations, not sued as well?.
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Thank you for sharing this
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LV101 and I had lunch today . . .
by Mum inwhen i first started posting again, i got a pm from lv101.
she and i both live in las vegas.
we have talked on the 'phone a few times, but today, we finally met for lunch.
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I'm in the country state of Texas now...bit of a hop, skip, and a jump..
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LV101 and I had lunch today . . .
by Mum inwhen i first started posting again, i got a pm from lv101.
she and i both live in las vegas.
we have talked on the 'phone a few times, but today, we finally met for lunch.
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Bummer!! I just moved from Vegas...would have loved to have met you all at the fest!
Have a great time!!
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Congregation had to relocate Memorial...thanks to me
by Shepherd Book inso, the two local congregations were planning to hold their memorial together at 7:30 at the local community center, but they had to make a last-minute change to their own hall, and i'm pretty sure it was because of me.. let me explain.... at work on monday afternoon, a co-worker returned from her lunchbreak and showed me the memorial invitation that was waiitng in her door when she went home for lunch.
i noticed the sticker on the back indicated the memorial was being held, not at the local hall, but at the community center.
from a past (non-jw) event i attended there, i knew they didn't allow alcohol (unless you pay for security guards), so i wrote to the center's coordinator:.
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maybe there was a bad holy spirit connection when jehovah gave the elders the specifics...I hate when that happens
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The music that moves you....
by FlyingHighNow inonce when i was profoundly sad for too many days, my brother in law sent us a mix tape.
he named each song after a person in our family.
this is the one he named heather.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liViDk5ejEE&feature=player_detailpage
~Cranberries, I Will Always~