I've been shunning my JW family for years, even before I joined or lost interest in the religion. They thought after I joined, I'd be as thick as thieves (appropriate analogy) with them. JW members of my family are all sociopathic trash and I don't give them bonus points for being JWs or being related. Whenever they're trying to use me - or some other non-failure in the family - they pull the "blood is thicker than water" argument. Odd, that doesn't matter when they're stealing grandma's jewelry or emptying their minor children's bank accounts because they're too lazy to work. This is such a touchy subject with me and brings out extremely unChristian feelings. I try to avoid thinking about them, so I can keep a cool head.
@punkofnice
My not-quite-as-opposed wife is starting to notice that about her JW family. For people who talk about religion all the time, they never mention God, Jesus, or the Bible. Everything is meetings, literature, organization, conventions, service, etc. They jockey so hard for appearaces and positions in the group, but don't give a pile of dingo's kidneys about their relationship with God.
I try to talk with JWs who come to my door (Mormons, too). I've noticed many times from my own experiences as a JW that Witnesses can endure no end of atheists insulting belief in God or questioning the very existence of Jesus. They don't bat an eyelash to someone degrading the Bible as a book of fairy tales. But let someone question their devotion to the "Governing Body" and suddenly they're running for the hills while spouting negative epithets.
