waiting	Re: They Stone You When You Try to Figure Out....
	Howdy 6, First of all - like your red striped tie. Second, the WTBTS was putting the "humane" spine on the death penalty style of the OT, imho. I don't think the Israelites were trying to be humane - just kill the sinner. The WTBTS was just trying to justify the terror imposed on persons back then - so modern people wouldn't be offended so much, imho. Not to say we're much better in many cases. Hey Billygoat One thing you might not of thought about when you were df'd - not all jw's like the shunning aspect of df'ing. Perhaps those who knew what was going to happen, and made sure to hug you....were trying to say they liked you & hoped you'd come back to them soon. Because as soon as the df'ing was official, they'd follow the party line and shun you - many jw's think of df'ing as a form of discipline. It doesn't necessarily mean that they stopped their good emotions towards you - they just stopped showing their emotions. Sounds convoluted, and it is ...... but I remember talking about such things with sisters. Brothers didn't seem to get involved that much. It is a strange way to live - but necessary when one is a jw. How much nicer to just show our true friendliness, eh? waiting
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