I realize that it’s just a book, but I suspect readers will develop a very comfortable relationship with Bonnie Zieman during the course of their read. She is an exceptional writer who has actually been there, done that, and even heard “that” a hundred times. And, if someone is being shunned and shamed as an ex- Jehovah’s Witness (no matter how many years they’ve been out), as they read Bonnie’s …Healing Handbook they will thoroughly enjoy Bonnie’s presence, acceptance, and positive regard for others.
Category Archives: Shunning
How many times have you heard the scripture quoted that says we must “love our neighbor as ourselves?” It’s one of those scriptures that most people have heard regardless of their religious affiliation. It’s one of those verses that goes …
PRESS RELEASE – Jehovah’s Witnesses begin 2014 convention series, but beware of “the wolf in sheep’s clothing” June 5, 2014 On June 6th Jehovah’s Witnesses will start their 2014 convention series in various cities within the USA and Canada. During the …
Contributed by: Raye France It occurred to me for the first time that the Watchtower might be using undue influence when I heard, “Apostates are not sincere….they are mentally diseased…” That was what the speaker said at the July 5-7, 2013 …
Contributed by: Jeni Lundblom–Valdez In a few weeks, it will be twelve years since I cut ties with the Watchtower. After committing the defiant act of standing up for myself and not accepting the elder’s advice, I became “a problem” …
This is a picture of my dad eating. He had just made lunch for me, but he couldn’t eat it with me. I had to eat it at another table with my four-year-old son while he sat there away from …
Practicing what they preach has never been a virtue of the Watch Tower Society! That fact was reaffirmed in capital letters in the November 2012 issue of the The Watchtower magazine in an article titled, “Is Religious Faith an Emotional …