Jehovah's Witnesses and morality

by Pahpa 5 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  Pahpa

  I am always puzzled by the contradictory morality of Jehovah's Witnesses. If

  a person is formally disfellowshipped or disassociated in a congregation, that

  person is usually castigated and shunned by all other members. However, if

  a member commits a seriously moral breach but moves or "fades out" family

  members and friends feel perfectly safe to associate in spite of the cimcumstances.

  It's as if "getting caught" is worse than commiting the sin. I know of some families

  that are almost relieved that a member of their family escaped before the elders

  took action. No attempt is made by them to report the impropriety to the

  body of elders in the area where that person lives. I personally don't approve

  of the disfellowshipping procedure as practiced in the Watchtower Society or the

  cruel shunning practices of Jehovah's Witnesses. But it does make one wonder how

  sincere they are in the moral principles they claim to follow?

  Pahpa
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  NeonMadman

  That's what happens when people worship and fear an organization instead of God.
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  sabastious

  For what it's worth, the ones associating with the "fading ones" are going against policy, it's just not actionable.

  They usually have to hide the fact that they hang out with the faders. Otherwise they will be marked.

  -Sab
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  sabastious

  side note, NeonMadman I enjoyed your response on my thread about Jesus and Organized Religion, and I mean to reply to it.

  -Sab
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  Terry

  It comes down to a question of Due Process JW-style.

  Until you are convicted of a crime you are innocent until proved guilty.

  So, being shunned is a technicality reserved for formal evaluation and judgement.

  A fader has no guilt status of a formal nature.
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  Pahpa

  Jehovah's Witnesses claim they live by a higher standard than the worldly system. Yet, many of the

  "faders" fade so they won't be under the strict Watchtower code. Some of them live contrary

  to the conduct recommended by the Watchtower. I've known of elders who continue to see their

  children and family members in spite of the infractions that would have meant disfellowshipping. If

  they believed in "due process" even "JW style" one would expect consistency.

  The inconsistency is seen in a greater degree when some members are suspected of a sin.

  The rumor "factory" at Kingdom Halls pass judgement even before a hearing. A person is

  often treated as a pariah before a judgement is ruled by the Judicial Committee.

  The double standard is seen even at the highest levels. Such was the case that involved

  Greenlees and Chitty. NeonMadman is correct. The organization is the idol worshipped

  by Jehovah's Witnesses. And hypocrisy is its byproduct.

  Pahpa