One of the problems I have is that some people don't even know what an apostate is.
After the last meeting I went to, I told an elder that I didn't want to be on the tms anymore because I don't think the jws have the truth because I didn't think the bible was god's word. Apparently my mum had a talk with him because one day after a meeting she told me "brother T said that you don't think the bible is gods word and you don't believe he exists. Is this true?" I said yes then she said "wow I knew you had doubts those are some pretty extreme views" then she jokingly said that she hopes I don't become an extremist. (She left the room before I could say anything).
Then on the way to the memorial she told me (paraphrasing) : "Now duvan if someone asks why you haven't been in a while don't say that you don't believe in god just say you're having doubts" when I asked her why should I she said: "well when you say things like that you sound like an apostate. I haven't given birth to an apostate have I?"
So according to her an apostate is quite simply an atheist. Probably why she doesn't like watching David Attenborough on TV.
To emeth, what do you have to say to what Laika said? I noticed you ignored the post where it shows that you're behaving unchristian-like but still had time to respond to what everyone else was saying. Would you still say you "despise" apostates even when Jesus says to love your enemy because going against what Jesus commanded sounds like what an apostate would do.