Dear Inky:
Sometimes my projections are inaccuarate. Do you think that your projection here may be inaccurate, that is that shunning and disfellowship in particular cases may be a blessing to the one shunned and disfellowshipped?

I would have given an arm and a leg (figuratively) if my mother shunned me for good when i was young- oh, the lifetime that could have been saved from misery on my part! Ahh… please, mother, please shun me (retroactively)!

All I am saying is that sometimes, in some cases, shunning is God sent, so to speak.

Your post is entertaining, please keep posting about your JW neighbors. By the way, do you know that they do celebrate one holiday or occasion- and I mean, with food and whatever comes to mind? There is ONE and that is wedding anniversaries!

The Watchtower is not completely unreasonable then, plus they are very well organized, if that level of organization applied to any governement, it would be a great improvement of governement function, great improvement! There should be WASH DC internship required field trips to the Watchtower to learn their great organizational skills… if one can manage the autocracy requirement. A bummer.
anita