JW Obligations Mitigate Against Strong Families

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  • Room 215
    Room 215

    Hi all,

    We've all read and heard reports of what JW shunning polices do to families. My experience is that even for faithful and active JWs, strong families are rare, despite WT rhetoric to the contrary. The reason: The Society exalts what it considers to be ``spiritual obligations'' above all else, and these more often than not cut into time that could otherwise be spent with loved ones.

    As an elder, I wish I had a nickel for every time a conflict of meetings schedules, assemblies, elders' meetings, etc., etc. prevented my wife, me, our married chldren and close JW relatives from fidnign a mutually acceptable time to simply get together over a meal, a picnic or the types of pleasant family occasions that truly bind humand beings to each other.

    The week between Christmand and New Years? You can bet they scheduled an elder'school or some such nonsense.

    I used to encourage my JW kids, for example, never to go to the District Assembly where they were assigned. By so doing, they ``bought out'' one free weekend which were totally free of JW obligations with nobody around to snoop or intrude. So once a year, they could experience the euphoria of a ``worldly'' weekend.

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