ugh, close ones who are disfellowshipped is such a struggle. all you can do is pray that they turn around.

I don't mean to be callous about this, but I really don't understand that. These people have rejected Jehovah and his standards and there is no place in my heart for such an one. And as for prayi...

they haven't taken a stand against jehovah UNLESS they have turned apostate. If they are disfellowshipped, they have sinned and not been repentant- hence, warranting their removal from the congrega...

or if they disassociate themselves by writing a letter to the society. and, Jehovah is a forgiving god. You remember how many times he forgave the nation of israel, despite their continuous w...

If they had just made a mistake and were repentant they wouldn't have been disfellowshipped. They would have been reproved. Disfellowshipping is only for those who willfully go against Jehovah's ...

This isn't entirely true. Example: I know a person that got extremely depressed after one of his friends was killed in a car accident, he stopped going to meetings, began drinking, and smoking po...