Posts by friendaroonie

the quote from page 20, para 17. elders who are reading this article can draw some useful conclusions from the account we have just considered: (1) the most practical step that we can take to prepare for the coming attack of the assyrian is that of strengthening our faith in god and helping our brothers to do the same.

(2) when the assyrian attacks, the elders must be absolutely convinced that jehovah will deliver us.

friendaroonie

Data dog I hope you get away with your family still in tact . I wwill pray if it does any godd. That haviing been said no time like the present. There are multi faceted attack plans im sure you know about. But my personal favorite is becoming the worliest family inthe hall. Fullfill the worldy xreamz of yojr kids and as ife. Be the little tempti g devil evs r present satisfying their every desire. Ballet class soccer. Cfencing. Basket weaving. Golf. Long vacations. A surprise trip to work where the need is great that you turn knto an jltimate vacation stayi mnemonic g As ay for months where there are no halls andlearning a neww language which helped me leave. I hope it aorks out.

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has shunning been downplayed?

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several times over the course of a year or so, jws from the kh i attended have been downright chatty during happenstance crossing of paths... .

wth is up with that?

i have no grudges against any of them, but it is confusing as all get out to have left the cult as an ardent supporter of my out, open, front page headlining transgender son, becoming vocally and decidely apostate knowing i was dead to them... now after at least a half decade out, to have them chummy-ing up to me in a check-out line.... frankly, i would rather they look the other way, you know, if none of them would ever genuinely want to know how my son is doing.

friendaroonie

I think its just human inconsistancy. Nervousness in a confrontational situation might make them make the best of a situTion. Or maybe they Re ashamed of themselves deep down inside. If you are not officially disfellowshippdd or disassociated then that is the answer.p