by RayPublisher 28 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
If you want to get technical, JWs have not "disfellowshipped" anyone publicly in several years. They stopped saying,
"Joe Blow has been disfellowshipped." years ago, and changed it to
"Joe Blow is no longer one of Jehovah's Witnesses."
So lucky Mr. Blow could actually walk up and say to a Dubb, "It was never announced that I was DFed, you can still talk to me..."
Technically true, but doesn't matter at all; they've said neither and my own brother won't talk to me anyway, simply because of a percieved "weakness."
They have a pure "language" subliminal to avoid law suits, but understood by the R&F to actions "disassociate" in this case, as they destroy the reputation of any dissenters.
They do this so JWs can't make the distinction between those who leave the truth from those who are expelled for wrongdoing...both groups end up getting shunned regardless of their actions. The other tactic the WTS uses to avoid holding a judicial commitee is to ask the sinner if he wishes to disassociate, blurring the line between ones who wish to avoid judicial action and those who simply don't want to have anything to do with the JWs. We all know that everyone will find out through gossip if one was disfellowshipped or if he disassociated...and in the latter case they will conclude the person sinned and didn't want help from the elders.
Since 1980, a JW has to shun the DAed as well as the DFed, so it doesn't matter. And it appears with the 2013 Yearbook, there is a subtle encouragement to shun those who are inactive as well. JWs are more afraid of the DAed than the DFed.
@Londo - The shunning of inactive ones is already happening- I had a sister call me up a few weeks ago bc her family said they would no longer associate with her bc she hasn't been to KH lately...it's sickening.
What's the quote from the 2013 YB?
Page 55:
Later that day, during lunch, Katty, an inactive
deaf Witness, approached Gabriela to ask about
the convention. Gabriela replied frankly: “It was
beautiful! But now as a baptized Witness, I want to
stay faithful to Jehovah. So I must let you know
that I can’t be your friend anymore because you live
an unclean life. Being your friend can affect my
friendship with God. You need to change. It’s important
to pray to Jehovah and also to talk with
the elders. I know you can change for the better.”
Thanks to Gabriela’s forthright but loving admonition,
Katty talked with the elders, received spiritual
help, and became active in theministry once again.
Hmmm so the implication is that inactive ones live "unclean lives" and active JWs should not be friends with inactive JWs...
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From what I understand, individual traveling overseers have encouraged this from the platform, but there was never anything in print.
When I was a JW, I would have said these things are just a rogue CO or DO giving their individual opinion. But what I would not have understood is that these traveling overseers have their finger on the pulse of the Governing Body.
Of course, things are said that never make it to print, and the Society can have plausible deniability and their PR spokesmen can say to the press that these are individual decisions made by each JW, not organizational policy. Lies and spin.
What is more devious is that the Society knows how to say things between the lines. I’m sure when the part of the service meeting comes up to discuss the 2013 Yearbook, this experience will be brought up.
G. could never have said this. The structure of the sentences and the wording is male. and as the sentences are all too short for male in general given the situation i have to conclude he is suffering from heart disease.
