Jehovah’s Witnesses don’t celebrate Father’s Day. Today is particularly miserable for their members and families

Jehovah's Witness, been there got the t-shirt

The right-wing protestant sect is more likely to participate in the break up of a family than holding it together contrary to their public relations messages.

Holidays that most people associate with family – Christmas, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Birthdays – are acutely painful for ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses. They are reminded each year that their family does not want them. In time, they learn to form new relationships and family groups but there is always a place in their hearts that hurts.

On Friday night at Churchill’s I ran into a young friend who was still nursing the hurt of being brought up in a Jehovah’s Witness family. When he decided to strike out on his own, his mother and father ostracized him. To add insult to injury, a Montague elder Gerry Deveau disfellowshipped him.  Continue reading →