Hotspur, OMG, I was about to start a similar thread! Hubby and i are not Dfed or DAed nor have we ever said a word about disblief to ANY fam member. Yet, I have had 2 uncles (Both JW) die without anyone telling me. I can accept that my family doesn't want us at their reunions, campouts.,weddings etc. but not tell me about DEATHS???? One of these uncles was in my parents will to be my guardian should they both die. I dearly loved him so to find out via the "grapevine" months after the fact really hurt. The thing I try to remember is that I was spared suffering through 2 Witness memorials/informercials. You were too.
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23Fed up with the way JWs treat those who can no longer believe
by hotspur inmy favourite uncle died about two years ago (non-witness) and my mother couldn't tell me .
earlier today i went round to the cathedral square of the city where i work for some lunch and i had the misfortune to sit near to an ol'boy witnessing to some people who were too polite to respond.
he kept going on about truth.
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I don't know whether to be happy or insulted?
by 3rdgen ini was just remembering some jw's i was especially fond of who left the borg when i was active.
in my sincere dubbiness, i called or went to see them to beg them to reconsider because i loved them so much.
(i didn't want them to become bird food) i literally cried for them.
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Vidiot and caliber, you are both right
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I don't know whether to be happy or insulted?
by 3rdgen ini was just remembering some jw's i was especially fond of who left the borg when i was active.
in my sincere dubbiness, i called or went to see them to beg them to reconsider because i loved them so much.
(i didn't want them to become bird food) i literally cried for them.
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cultclassic, I can relate. So much for the parable about the shepard leaving the 99 to search out and find the 1 lost sheep.
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I don't know whether to be happy or insulted?
by 3rdgen ini was just remembering some jw's i was especially fond of who left the borg when i was active.
in my sincere dubbiness, i called or went to see them to beg them to reconsider because i loved them so much.
(i didn't want them to become bird food) i literally cried for them.
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Adventurousone, Hi to you and hubby too! you are too kind. On another thread i said that my opinion is that if a persons nature is to be caring and kind they will tend be that way regardless /in spite of their religion. OTOH, if a person is an ass %^ by nature he will be even worse with authority or in a religion/cult.
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I don't know whether to be happy or insulted?
by 3rdgen ini was just remembering some jw's i was especially fond of who left the borg when i was active.
in my sincere dubbiness, i called or went to see them to beg them to reconsider because i loved them so much.
(i didn't want them to become bird food) i literally cried for them.
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caliber, funny you should mention your experience about your brief work at a church. I remember the days when you were NOT to do any work whatsoever for a religious org. In fact, a dub was not to even shop at a Salvation Army store etc. Yet some years later our cong rented the Catholic Social services building for their memorial. (I kid you not!) The catholic sign is promanant on the building. Hubby and I were horrified when we(active JWs at the time) drove into the parking lot and saw it. How's THAT for hypocracy? Excuse me for going off topic but after all, it's MY thread.
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Policing the Flock: Does it vary from country to country?
by Londo111 inso many stories ive read on jwn shows that the policing the flock is alive and well.
elders come after faders, especially if they are suspected of the dreaded a-word, the jw scarlet letter, a for apostasy.
if elders are gunning for a person, they will do whatever it takes.. .
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IMO, Not only does it vary country to country, cong to cong, elder to elder but accused to accused. by this i mean my former FIL performed numerous steakouts and gleefully recounted the stories in full detail. (so much for confidentiality) OTOH, when the accused were his sons....................The whole thing was swept under the carpet and the persons who made the accusations suddenly found themselves in comittee meetings on the hotseat.
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I don't know whether to be happy or insulted?
by 3rdgen ini was just remembering some jw's i was especially fond of who left the borg when i was active.
in my sincere dubbiness, i called or went to see them to beg them to reconsider because i loved them so much.
(i didn't want them to become bird food) i literally cried for them.
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Gopher, I like your third reaction. Actually, indifference is mostly what I feel until family situations arise that severly impact us. Then all bets are off!
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I don't know whether to be happy or insulted?
by 3rdgen ini was just remembering some jw's i was especially fond of who left the borg when i was active.
in my sincere dubbiness, i called or went to see them to beg them to reconsider because i loved them so much.
(i didn't want them to become bird food) i literally cried for them.
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Caliber, I see. If the world (TM) leaves you broken and bleeding and you decide to grovel enough, you might be extended a welcomeback at the KH. however, If the carnage is caused by THEM too bad . You must "not have been of our sort". Hey, they might actually be right about that!
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I don't know whether to be happy or insulted?
by 3rdgen ini was just remembering some jw's i was especially fond of who left the borg when i was active.
in my sincere dubbiness, i called or went to see them to beg them to reconsider because i loved them so much.
(i didn't want them to become bird food) i literally cried for them.
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loosingit, You said "during your absence" Does that mean you are attending again? Or do you mean since you have left no one has tried to drag you back?
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I don't know whether to be happy or insulted?
by 3rdgen ini was just remembering some jw's i was especially fond of who left the borg when i was active.
in my sincere dubbiness, i called or went to see them to beg them to reconsider because i loved them so much.
(i didn't want them to become bird food) i literally cried for them.
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Ohhhh Billy! So glad you care Seriously, I left the board for awhile and found out a number of posters inquired about me. Go figure, you mentally diseased apostates have more heart than the holy JW's.