I am disfellowshipped, separated from my husband, and have been "lurking" for some time. Only because I was so unbelievably lonely for being disfellowshipped, I was missing my "friends" terribly, did I even bump into this site. I googled "lonely and disfellowshipped" and a stream of experiences appeared on the screen. Then jwfacts, and the train soon left the station. I always had doubts. Apparently, I never really believed "the truth" as I came to see from all that I've read so far. I realized about a year ago that I came into the religion only for the sake of my husband who was inactive when we met, then disfellowshipped shortly before we married, then reinstated soon afterwards. I was that worldly girl you are supposed to admire from afar. This is my first post.
I went onto jw.org and was shocked by the article: Jotham Remained Faithful Despite Troubles at Home
" What if your father or mother stopped worshipping Jehovah? That would make it very hard for you, wouldn’t it? — But it is not wrong to think about such a thing happening. A look at what David wrote in the Bible shows us this."
The italics and the bold letters are not mine, but the article's. My problem: The organization is THINKING for the CHILD, telling the child that life is now difficult because the parent left Jehovah. They tell the child that the parent left Jehovah, not the organization, thereby equating the organization with Jehovah. Also, it states that the parent LEFT when it may be the case that the parent was forced out.
This is all VERY BOLD.
Here's another section that is disturbing:
"David’s father, Jesse, was a good man. He served Jehovah, and we can be sure that David loved his father. But David learned to love Jehovah even more than he loved Jesse. Let’s see why we know this.
Please turn in the Bible to Psalm 27:10. David wrote here: “In case my own father and my own mother did leave me, even Jehovah himself would take me up.” Think about this: What the Bible is saying is that ifDavid’s father, Jesse, or his mother should stop serving Jehovah, David would keep on serving Him."
That text clearly says that if the parent were to abandon the child, Jehovah would be there. It could even mean that the parents died, thereby leaving the child. The text makes NO COMMENT about that parent LEAVING JEHOVAH. The purpose of the article is NOT to provide support to the child that may be confused about how their disfellowshipped parent is being treated in the Kingdom Hall. The purpose of the article is to drive a WEDGE between parent and child!
Furthermore, look at this lovely illustration:
So I guess immediately after the parent is disfellowshipped or is no longer serving Jehovah, priority number one is to watch a violent movie while smoking and having a drink. And, look at his facial hair! The message is RIDICULOUS. Unfortunately, it is also DANGEROUS.
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