@ Millie210:
"I read about one young man left to struggle alone at the hospital while his parent died over the blood issue and the elders didnt want to bother to come even though they were called."
Not to derail this thread, but I believe you are referring to me. My mother had a liver transplant in another state, at a University known for doing "bloodless" transplants (or as close to bloodless as you can when dealing with organs), and while she got the transplant, she died 3 months later. Towards the end, I had called our COBE (PO, back then) and asked for some spiritual support for my mother. The man was half pissed that I had called and interrupted his supper! He then informed me that I should contact the LOCAL Congregation and have Elders that I didn't even know visit my dying mother. He then promptly hung up on me, leaving me alone in my car with my cell phone and my jaw on the floor. I never felt so alone in my life....abandoned! I was 27, my mother was 54, and this was my last living parent. It was a slap to the face. We had known this many for 15 years, and he couldn't be bothered.....was angered that I dared to call him during dinner. He didn't attend my mother's funeral either. That's ok......I attended HIS about 2 years later. Guess Karma caught up to him? Guess he didn't have Jah's spirit watching over him as a beam fell on him and killed him instantly, and from what I later heard ...... at an Assembly Hall building project!!!!!!!! (media said it was a construction site, how convenient!)
The lack of Christian Love from these self-righteous poseurs is an astounding site to behold or be on the receiving end of. It's like, I can't believe I put up with this much emotional and spiritual abuse for as long as I did. The above is just one of MANY incidents I personally experienced from these toxic a-holes over my lifetime "associating" with them. To Alive!: You say that it hurt to no longer be invited to social gatherings or get togethers after some missed meeting attendance? Imagine how my family felt at NEVER being invited to ANY congregation social gathering, party, wedding, picnic, youth activity, etc........in 25 years !!! NOTHING! You must have been wealthy or well-off, or benefited them somehow I imagine to be so well thought of to be invited to everything before? We got ZILCH from these people. My father was good enough to help do maintenance on the KH, and my mom & I were good enough to help clean the KH though!! Yep! Good enough to do that crap, yet those same people were no where to be found while my parents were dying.
I, and many others could go on and on, but I'm sure you're getting the idea. If this type of treatment, this behavior, is all that the Kingdom Halls of JW's have to offer, then please count me out - forever! I decided already at about age 10 that I didn't like or want to be around such fake individuals, and I am forever grateful for the internet and sites like these for helping to answer my questions, share experiences, and show that I am not the only one fed up with their phony "Christian Love."
"Get out of her my people," - Indeed.