I don't have the new Organization book either. I tried searching here for it but I couldn't find the shunning part.
Do JWs Shun You?
by minimus 51 Replies latest jw friends
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blondie
www.watchtower.cc/ODBook.pdf
Organized to do Jehovah's Will
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thepackage
I may be rare but JW do not shun me. I've been moving houses this past two week and a bunch of JW have come by to offer help or have a beer with me dispite the fact i have a beard, have not been to meeting in over a year, and have made it known that i will not be returning to the Hall ever. Please note, i was always respectfull to everyone at the Hall and made it a a point to have all the "friends" over for a BBQ at some point. I'm nor DF of DA even though i turned in a DA letter to the Elders, they through it in the trash. I guess cause they know i know all the little dirty things that happen in the Hall.
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minimus
Thanks Blondie. Pages 155 and 156 clearly state that an ANNOUNCEMENT is made when one is to be treated as a disassociated or disfellowshipped person. No announcement has been made about me, hence their treatment is against the Organization's written policy.
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Quirky1
I have the new DO book on pdf.
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Quirky1
If you want it pm me with your e-mail and I'll send it to you.
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minimus
I read it online. It's just what I thought. Of course, many JWs interpret things differently, especially if an elder says that's not what the book "really" means.
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Quirky1
Oh, to answer your question.
Yes, I do believe I was shunned over the weekend at a family gathering.
I get the feeling of being ignored by a lot of people though.
I should be used to it.
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TinyDancer124
The only ones in my family still in the religion are my mother, aunt and sister. None of them shun me. I have 2 friends who are still technically JW's and neither one of them shun me either. I suppose everyone else would (if I ever actually made it to the KH, which I refuse to do), but I don't care since none of them mean anything to me.
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minimus
Shunners are elitists.