Canadian Politics Today

1) Most of the stuff listed is the same as with other religions.  The exception is shunning which seems so cruel to me.  But do people really do it ?  It would be easy to get around.

In my case, I only ever tried to contact one person and she talked to me, we exchanged fond words but then she asked me not to call again.  Yes, it is hard to lose your entire social support network, but I understood that was going to happen when I made the decision.  I didn't realize it at the time but my entire life had been about losing people and so for me, the shunning aspect was not that hard.  For others it really is devastating.

I was involved with three different congregations during my time as a JW.  Other than my "worldly" husband messing around with Elder's wives, I did not see or hear any kind of impropriety.  But the way they handled my ex-husband's shenanigans was probably the last straw in my disillusionment with them.