This elder advised me to turn down an internship at the NSA. :-(.
That was the last time i ever took any advice from a witness.
Did you ever get any "Bad Advice" from Elders or Ministerial Servants?
by JH 29 Replies latest jw friends
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jojochan
amen to that.
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Gretchen956
An elder (also my father) told me that if my husband was abusive to me it must be for something I was doing wrong.
Sherry
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AlmostAtheist
An elder (also my father) told me that if my husband was abusive to me it must be for something I was doing wrong.
(((Sherry)))
That's just nuts, so sorry that happened to you!
Dave
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Forscher
They told me to break off my engagement and not marry the lady I had promised to marry. We've been married 24 years!
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FairMind
A CO suggested that I might just be better off if I just went and shot myself. This was after I openly questioned our PO's stance on higher education.
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jeanniebeanz
"Prayer is the only cure for depression"
"Suicide is punishable by Disfellowshipping."
"If you husband can go three nights without a drink, he is not an alcoholic."
"Your husband is your owner."
WTF???
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atypical
I was in a judicial meeting over alleged "porneia" from 4 years prior(4 years, in case you missed it) - At the first meeting, the chairman of the committee said that I was absolutely not to tell my wife why I was meeting with them! WTF!?
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sass_my_frass
"Pray more often and engage yourself fully in the christian ministry, and your depression will go away!!"
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sass_my_frass
"You will be blessed if you break off your engagement with this non-witness man."