It may be true that 50 percent of j-dubs 'return to their vomit' but I think most do so with the intention of fading away while regaining the 'freedom' to see their family and friends again.
About half the DF's go back? Really?
by AuldSoul 35 Replies latest jw friends
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jwfacts
I dont have it on me, but from memory Franz said in Crisis of Conscience that only 30% go back. As you said, many that go back are barely JWs. A friend of mine has just been reinstated but only so that she can speak to her family. She has no intention of witnessing or going to more than a bare minimum of meetings.
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Highlander
She has no intention of witnessing or going to more than a bare minimum of meetings.
That's where I'm at! no witnessing, just anti-witnessing and maybe 1 meeting per year.
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Satanus
I have noticed that once dfed ones are mopre likely to get dffed again.
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Crumpet
Its true - I spent several months diligently sitting at the back of the hall trying to get reinstated only to get disfellowshipped a couple of weeks later. I reaslised then that I actually preferred it if the brothers DIDNT speak to me rather than pretended to be nice and make a little artificial, insincere conversation before moving on. They were just dying to know what I got disfellowshipped for and I would have been happyu to tell them if they asked - I'd have said open the bit in the bible with the ten commandments - close your eyes and pick one!
I also went back a few years after disfellowshipping no 2 and was reinstated and dfed on the same night.
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AuldSoul
See what I mean? Poor (((Crumpet))) counted TWICE as a returned DF, only to be out for good now.
Stick THAT in your calculations and smoke it, J.R. Brown!
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Highlander
I also went back a few years after disfellowshipping no 2 and was reinstated and dfed on the same night.
How in the hell?
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Confession
In the same night? I too can't wait to hear about this, Crumpet...
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funkyderek
Crumpet:
I'd have said open the bit in the bible with the ten commandments - close your eyes and pick one!
I bet you were coveting your neighbour's ass
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Sunnygal41
Great topic, AS! I think there are many factors that affect whether one returns or not..........age, ability to make friends and a new life outside, whether one has family still in or not........in my case, it's been seven years. I know beyond any doubt that I will never return to the WTS because it is just an empty, controlling cult, even though I still have family in, and miss them.
Terri