Nemesis Twins Get "Dissed" by Church

Nemesis' Jacob & Joshua, backstage at MTV's TRL earlier this fall.

Here's a bit of lame news late on this wintry Thursday...

This pop-rocking twins of Nemesis, Jacob & Joshua, who just wrapped up their reality series, Jacob & Joshua: Nemesis Rising on Logo, have been officially "disfellowshipped" by their family's Jehovah's Witness organization. Because being gay is pretty much not okay with the Jehovah's Witness crowd, now the twins' family (and any others in the faith whom they know or love) are not allowed to have any contact with them. Which kind of blows. And seems way harsh.

The brothers issued a press release about all of this and here's part of it:

At [last night's] meeting it was announced to all members of the Jehovah's Witness organization that we have been, as Jehovah's Witnesses would say, "disfellowshipped" (excommunicated) because of our homosexuality and our participation in our reality show, "Jacob & Joshua: Nemesis Rising," on Logo.

According to Jehovah's Witness doctrine, being "disfellowshipped" means that we have been found guilty of unrepentant gross misconduct. Our immediate family is to have limited or no contact with us. And all other practicing Jehovah's Witnesses around the world are not to speak with us ever again.

Although we are no longer Jehovah's Witnesses, we have nothing but love for those individuals who have been asked to shun us. We will continue to be in contact with our family and those who truly love us unconditionally as long as they're willing.

Of course, Jacob and Joshua anticipated just this sort of response. Let's hope they're dealing with all of this well. They're, like, totally nice guys and deserve better.

And as Andy at Towleroad commented succinctly... "Another great example of how organized religion can be buckets of fun, love, and inclusion."

Our best wishes go out to Jacob & Joshua. Keep the faith! (Or something along those lines...)

Comments

[stormshelter]

Well now this just BLOWS big time. Hummm..let's see..oh yeah, it's a religion that can tell parents, family members and friends to pass judgement and to say the words, I love you, but you're no longer in my life. I thought judgement came from the "Big Guy"!