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Originally Posted by CurrentlySober
An apostate, in the terms of the witnesses, is someone who USED to be in 'The Truth' but has openly left the witnesses. Its in their code that an apostate is to be excommunicated by them.
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I grew up in an old school hardcore JW family (My step dad's mom was even one of their "144,000") and I've never heard that term used by them, not to say they don't use it, I've just never heard it.
As far as I remember (it's been 20+ years) the only people who were excommunicated where ones who broke serious JW rules, most of the ones I remember leaving the religion on their own (my mom and stepdad for example) were hounded even more and more often by them to come back.