im doing a bit of research for an academic paper on shunning and am interested in your response to any or all of these questions.. please think back to when you were a jw (if necessary) or to other jws you knew.. 1) does shunning work?
(for example, does it bring sinners to their senses?
does it keep the congregation clean?
Thank you, Carla.
I find it amusing if you ever give a jw the silent treatment even for a short time, they cannot stand it! They will say you are being insensitive and unchristian, you mean like jw's treat those who disagree, are df'd or da'd?
I recall that the expectation was that all be greeted at the hall in an enthusiastic manner....and if it was a bit off...it was noticed.
Thank you also for the suggestion regarding a board devoted to shunning....am looking for it now.
im doing a bit of research for an academic paper on shunning and am interested in your response to any or all of these questions.. please think back to when you were a jw (if necessary) or to other jws you knew.. 1) does shunning work?
(for example, does it bring sinners to their senses?
does it keep the congregation clean?
I've seen it work, and I've seen it not work.
Thank you for the response.
When it has worked, did it prevent wrong-doing or did it lead to someone being reinstated?
When it worked, did the person have close family in the organization or close friends....or why do you think it worked?
When it didn't work, why do you think it didn't work?
im doing a bit of research for an academic paper on shunning and am interested in your response to any or all of these questions.. please think back to when you were a jw (if necessary) or to other jws you knew.. 1) does shunning work?
(for example, does it bring sinners to their senses?
does it keep the congregation clean?
Greetings,
I’m doing a bit of research for an academic paper on shunning and am interested in your response to any or all of these questions.
Please think back to when you were a JW (if necessary) or to other JWs you knew.
1) Does shunning work? (For example, does it bring “sinners” to their senses? Does it keep the congregation “clean”? Does it prevent wrong-doing?)
2) How and why does shunning work or not work?
Obviously these are fairly broad questions and I don’t expect that folks will want to devote hours writing essays on their opinions of and experiences with shunning.
However, if you could share your opinions, observations, and experiences, that would be very helpful and much appreciated.
All responses will be confidential.
If you’d rather interact privately or telephonically, PM me and I can call (my dime) or we can interact via regular e-mail.
Thank you very much for any assistance.
Steve
i've got access this week to all of their dvds ... including:.
young people ask - what will i do with my life?.
jehovah's witnesses - organised to share the good news.
Thank you!
Leeching now.
If you folks will keep seeding until I finish, I will seed (broadband) until at least a ratio of 3.0.
Thanks again.
i've got the book, starting the scan now!!
will have it online in a bit.
i have a manual (not sheetfed) scanner, so it's a manual process.
Thank you !
the april 15th study edition pdf file 14.5mb ocr'd, searchable and bookmarked is available here:.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/sv65vi.
fokyc.
Thank you, fokyc!
sorry its not a real good scan.
hope it does the job.. http://www.sendspace.com/file/35cacx.
Thank you.
is there anybody who can upload the watchtower library 2007 ?
maybe at http://www.thepiratebay.org.
thanks,.
Thank you fokyc!
The file is a .GI (Global Image?) file and can be opened with ISOBuster which is available at no cost for the trial version.
ISOBuster will also burn this .GI file to a CD.
Thanks again fokyc!
if anyone has this in pdf format it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you, fokyc, for this and the other scans.
To think I went from having boxes full of unplaced magazines in my closet to scrounging around for a scanned copy...new light, I guess.
Your work is appreciated.
1967 - your word is a lamp to my foot.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/8d5j8y.
this is the book containing the questions for baptism at the time as discussed on this thread :.
Thank you.
