I like what witchywoman said - "you can never have a meaningful relationship with a robot". I guess I have to be a dissenter - because my parents still speak to me. Never say never and knock on wood. I feel for you all. I left the 'troof' a long time ago and the wounds have healed, but the scars are still there.
milka
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How Many Here Have Been Shunned?
by Reborn2002 inas most of you already know, the jehovah's witnesses are covering an article in their august kingdom ministry to be discussed the weeks of 8/19 and 8/26 which details how they are to shun and avoid those who are no longer members of their organization, even immediate family members.. .
undoubtedly this article has been written to reinforce to the rank&file jehovah's witnesses the shunning policy, so as to tighten the ranks and prevent members from having the opportunity to learn the abundant contradictions and hypocrisies found within watchtower doctrine and practice from any who may have left.. this policy also serves to divide families and attempt to shame or abuse those whom have chosen to no longer be jehovah's witnesses, for whatever reason.. that much is obvious.
in recent days this topic has been discussed in detail in various threads.
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devastated youth...my sister was sucked in
by notawitness inmy sister married into a family of witnesses.
her husband isn't a witness though, he never believed, but was forced to attend meetings untill he turned 18. when he married my sister she got sucked in to his family's beliefs.
now she won't spend time with us, says she was born into worldly things and she doesn't think it would be good of her to come back.
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It's really sad when religion breaks up families like yours, notawitness. Be assured that she and the JW's are the ones who are in the wrong. Family and love are the most important connections we have in the world, and any religion that tries to break that up is totally wrong - and on top of that, there is so much more that they have to answer for. Unfortunately, like many other members here have pointed out, you may not be able to do anything about it - and that is hard. Giving her lots of space and love, like others here suggest is good. Once you learn more about the negative aspects of the religion and how to attack it, choose your moments and start bringing them out. She won't get any of the negative feedback from the JW's. They guard and hide their hypocrisy like a mother protects her son, and most witnesses are totally ignorant of the organization's lies. As to how to bring them to her attention, I really don't know. The book by David Reed sounds good. The witnesses have such strong indoctrination techniques, that even I wouldn't attempt it until I had read something like that.
Best wishes and Happy Birthday!
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Sent my DA letters out
by Cicatrix infinally got up the nerve to send my da letters out yesterday.i sent them in lovely scarlet envelopes(in homage to nathaniel hawthorne's "the scarlet letter")with american flag stamps hehe.i wrote the letters on my hound dog stationary.thought it was fitting, having heard the old "dog returning to its vomit" speech a few gazillion times(hey, my lab and dal eat lots of vomit and they love horse manure-vet says they're the healthiest doggies around:)).. then i went out and bought a little christmas tree and some teeny tiny ornaments.yeah, i know, i'm rushing it a bit.but i really really missed celebrating christmas, and i didn't even admit that to myself until just recently.my kids were absolutely thrilled!
!this year will be their first everything.i'm going to buy them all "my first christmas" ornaments.. but first we have halloween and a few birthdays to do.my sons already got their first invitations to a birthday party.
my kids want me to go trick-or-treating with them.maybe i'll dress up as cruella deville and take my dalmatian puppy,sidhe, with me.. my,my, i'm running on and on like a kid at christmas...and halloween...and ..... it's good to be free.i don't care what the org boogeymen try now.i've said my piece to them,now i'm done with them.i don't have to sneak around and worry about whose seeing me do this or that.i'm the one who has chosen to leave-and you bet your boots i will hold certain ones to their own rules about not speaking to me lol.in this case, what comes around, goes around.i'm just glad to be off the org carousel.i'm a little dizzy yet, but still standing.. hehe-i'm getting punchy.i'm going to go to bed and sleep in on a sunday morning!!!
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Congrat's Cicatrix!
Ahem ... (my first post) ... and hello all you wonderful, kind ex's (been reading your posts).
I remember my first Christmas. It was amazing. I was born into a strong JW family and had never celebrated Xmas until I left the truth. I was 20something at the time (and that was about 20 yrs. ago) and it was the best day of my life (really). You go girl! It's going to be great!
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