LOCAL NEEDS TALK IN YOUR CONGREGATION

My friend got really upset and embarrassed as during the group before the field service, the elder was saying how it is inappropriate to wear scarfs if you are doing the business territory (which we were doing). She was wearing a scarf but I thought she looked really smart. We were doing RVs only that mainly consisted of barber shops and market stalls.

She was so upset and felt so bad that we didn't stay out long. The elder and his wife got wind of her upset and started bombarding both her and myself with phonecalls and text messages trying to find out was what was wrong.

The elder's wife finally got through to me and I told her. She got very cross and said that you can't argue with the society. I got the feeling she was taking it out on me and probably won't say a word to my friend.

It was as though they first wanted to find out who was at fault rather then the simple fact that someone was upset and a few kind words or an apology would have sorted that, even if they felt they weren't in the wrong.

The outcome was that nothing was said to my friend and the elder concerned was only worried about others thinking he was falling out with people.

The next local needs talk, the PO (very good friends with the elder in question) spoke to the congregation on how true christians will always accept council with unquestioning obedience, he looked straight at my friend and said, we only do it cos we love you and care for your wellfare!

All this over a scarf. I was so disturbed by the whole charade. I couldn't believe the way they dealt with things. I wondered what happened when it was something serious. :(

mama1119

You could prety much count on a local needs following any kind of public reproof or DF, so you really din;t h ave to guess what the offfense was...stealing, fornication etc. Then there were those boring ones about listening to elders, gossip, not "fallling away". Just general brow beating.

Ironhead

At least twice a year, the local needs in my first congregation was always about gossip. The sisters in that hall were the most vicious bunch of vipers I ever came across. Although I thought the elders were a pain in the neck, they were constantly pulling their hair out because of the problem. I was a source of gossip about ten years ago, because being a single ms, a lot of lonely desperate sisters viewed me as a catch. One particular unbaptised sister spread the rumour that me and her were courting which wasn't true, and would try to grab my attention at every meeting. Well the sisters had a field day, fortunately the elders put a stop to by having a local needs talk. This sister wasn't allowed to get baptised for a year. And the congregation wonders why those that move never want to visit.

vitty

I was in the org for 20 years and only realized in the last 2 that it was a dishonest and horrible way of letting the congregation know about what someone had done.

I would usually start the wheels of gossip.....................It was so underhand.

Honesty

WHAT WERE THEY ABOUT?

Persons that were not married to each other having 'secret' liasons and getting married for a few hours in an out-of-the-way location.

lovelylil

9 out of 10 times - Alcohol abuse - especially by young ones

Also I remember 1 on violent video game playing, and maybe 2 on fornication

sspo

She got very cross and said that you can't argue with the society.

When was last time the society told the jw not to wear scars?

As usual it's a dumb elder that you find literally in every cong. that loves making his own rules and makes life misarable for every one else. It only takes one

Last local need in my cong. was on Apostasy............

Do you wonder who it was directed to?

Scully

There have been several topics on this already, badboy. If you are going to complain about topics being repeated, please don't do it yourself.

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