i remember one individual specifically within our congregation getting special treatment,his father was an elder.not a very reputable one at that.in any case,there were several times he was called into the "backroom"but was never reproofed or disasosiated or disfellowshipped...... up until the time where he was at the age where he could no longer be protected by "dad" and held accountable for his actions.then there were the ones who made the money,it always seemed to me even at a young age that these people or group of people would "hang together".
i was always left and made fun of,particularly about my attire, my parents werent able to afford the expensive suits and "material things others could. the elders would smile in my fathers face and scoff behind his back. i dont know if he knew it or not.it was discomforting and quite honestly at my ageback then really hurt my feelings.the things i would like to say to those people now..... alot of them have fallen away from "truth", including myself.my reason for leaving was a lack of understanding and a whole lot of discouragement.im now struggling along in this screwed up world..............and i think that the reason someone has such a hard time when they fall away is because they have been brought up there whole life in an organization that teaches you that you should be going to bethel or become a pioneer or to get out of the house ( my case) and not taught to ready yourself for the world and start thinking about your financial future and a career or college you end up SOL and struggling to make things work. i am not saying what the witnesses teach is wrong or not true and have actually started talking to a couple, but im not sure anymore, i had some vey legitamate questions for these guys.like before the witnesses became an organization where and how biblicaly can they justify that what they preach is true?who said to them "hey this is the true religion.or did they just research information,biblical info etc. and come to there own conclusion.
anyways..........as Forrest Gump said "thats all i got to say about that" even better "Momma always said life is like a box of chocolates ,you never know what kind your gonna get.