When will all those Shunned by the JWs come forth for their 7 step

opihimoimoi

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Fri May-06-05 12:38 PM
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When will all those Shunned by the JWs come forth for their 7 step

deprogramming?

The JWs practice "Shunning"....not speaking to you if you went to bed with the next guys sister/wife/cousin, etc

Most just leave the church and wander around town for a few months then vanish...

Where do they go?

Seems like a lot of them JWs come here to Hawaii.....

I got my killer Mallards guarding my perimeter.....

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ET Awful

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Fri May-06-05 12:39 PM
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1. Actually they practice "disfellowship" and people can be allowed

back in should the "elders" decide it's appropriate later on.

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opihimoimoi

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Fri May-06-05 12:46 PM
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2. The same thing, they shut you off if they decide your transgressions

was wild enough.... no contact, not even by cell.

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ET Awful

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Fri May-06-05 01:15 PM
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3. Actually, unlike other forms of "shunning" etc., with them you are still

allowed to attend services, your immediately family is still allowed to have dealings with you, etc.

It's bad, but not as bad as some.

I spent the first 15 years of my life involved with them. I have a pretty good idea of what they do.

There have been some changes since then, such as now you promise your allegiance to the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society instead of "god" when you're baptized. Some very weird stuff :).

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opihimoimoi

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Fri May-06-05 02:17 PM
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4. Its a CULT gone wild...My mother and father got hooked with these guys

My mother is a 55 year member...brainwashed till delusion had set it.

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ET Awful

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Fri May-06-05 02:21 PM
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5. They're wild, but they haven't gone as wild as some others.

At least they aren't demanding that their members turn over all their assets . . . yet. :).

If you want to see twisted, you should look at how many times they've predicted dates that the world was going to absolutely postively end and then said it was everyone elses fault for misunderstanding what they said when the world was still standing a year later :).

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opihimoimoi

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Sat May-07-05 12:55 PM
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6. Living proof Humans have a long row to hoe...to reach Reality and Sanity

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