Don’t rush me.
Oh, please! Don’t bring Donny Osmond into this!
It’s not a nuanced question.
My niece became a Mormon; she got married in a temple, and according to Mormon tenets, non -Mormons are barred from temple services. I have attended a few Witnesses’ weddings; nobody was excluded.
apples and oranges - apples and oranges.
:Sigh: I’m busy this morning; do you mind? :rolleyes:
You deny lusting after his sister in your youth?
We’re talking about how different religions handle apostasy, not how they handle outsiders.
But, here we go:
The Temple is a sacred place to LDSs. It is not merely a meeting hall, like other Christian churches, so it makes sense that only members of that religion are allowed in. Friends and family without temple recommends are still invited to congratulate the happy couple after the Sealing, but the Sealing itself is a Holy Sacrament, and some exclusion of outsiders can be deemed necessary.
Question: If I tell a JW at the door that I’ve been disfellowshipped, will that get me a pass from future visits?
Sorry. Disfellowshipped individuals may be reinstated into the congregation if they are considered repentant of their previous actions and attitude.
From here.
If you tell them that you aren’t interested and to not come back, it will get you a pass from future visits, at least for a few years. It’s not that difficult.
The only people that can officially re-instate is the elders - until the elders approve the person is to be shunned by all other members - this includes sitting in the back of the meetings and conversations not allowed.
Talking with a disfellowshipped member - even family - is grounds for disfellowhipping. Family members are allowed “minimal” contact.
Really? You’re so busy that you can’t answer a question yet you have the time to keep coming back to this thread and post in it. :rolleyes:
I can’t stand her either.
You know, I’ve never thought of that… I’ll have to find out.
Within ten minutes after I made that last post–and I was attending to unfinished business at my desk at the time–I got two calls from customers for help and was away from home for nearly two hours. Some things take priority over academic discussions.
This’ll be interesting.
I guess as long as you’re at it, you could find out if learning I’m a disfellowshipped JW would obligate you to put me on “ignore.”
I’m not one, btw; this would be a purely academic exercise.
All things considered, I doubt it.
Temple services are private. Meeting houses are equivalent to regular churches and are open.