I have been out for so long now (DA'ed in 1993) and I heard that JW's now have a "new" annoucement for disfellowshipping people. No longer one of JW's. But what about JW's that "repent" and want to stay as JW's what do the JW's elders say about them. I remember when I was a devout JW's the elder came up with a phrase to kick out non-baptized JW's. They would say so and so is "no longer an approved associate" I thought this was funny because how can you kick someone out that never became a member. I remember non baptized JW's kids being put on public reproof for sins. They would say so and so has been reproved for conduct "unbecoming" of a christian. It seems like JW's lingo changes every 10 years. So I am just curious how they reprove baptized JW's and non baptized JW's?
What is the "new" public reproof annoucement for repentant sinners?
by booker-t 10 Replies latest jw friends
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JWdaughter
I was unbaptised and disassociated. Because of the changing terminology, I have wondered if the elders maybe didn't know I wasn't baptised? Could that happen?
I am a bad, bad girl.
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vitty
Ive never heard of an unbaptized person being DAed. The usual thing is to treat them as bad association, but theres no hard and fast rule about that even.
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dedpoet
When I was still in (left in 1999), I remember this unbaptised kid who stepped out of line, and the announcement was " so and so is no longer an unbaptised publisher". I don't know it they still say that now.
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Zico
dedpoet, That one is still used for unbaptised publishers. I think public reproof was done away with?
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dedpoet
I think public reproof was done away with?
I didn't know that Zico, or particularly care. They'd probably be reproving a lot more than they used to anyway, young jws seem to be misbehaving more and more these days, so I hear.
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Woofer
I remember growing up with this girl and she was announced as an "unapproved associate". I felt so bad for her. She was a nice girl, just in a bad situation. Her mom would go to the meetings and her dad was d/f. So when she probably needed association the most, she gets cut off.
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blondie
They still announce when people are publicly reproved (how else could it be "public")
"[Name of person] has been reproved." (Organized to Do Jehovah's Will, page 152)
(no mention of restrictions though)
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Mulan
I remember non baptized JW's kids being put on public reproof for sins.
That expression drives me nuts! People were not PUT ON PUBLIC REPROOF. They were publicly reproved.
I am sure that phrase is a holdover from when they were put on probation, and they changed the term to being publicly reproved sometime in the late 60's I think. Lots of people said it wrong, but it always grated on my nerves. Our elders heard it too, and corrected the congregation.
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Mary
So I am just curious how they reprove baptized JW's and non baptized JW's?
Don't worry, both groups are still bound for Gehenna.