My JW roommate and the false religion tract (page 2)

jayhawk1

Thanks for answering... Odd that she became a JW in the first place. Must be that hope of a perfect body that hooked her. As far as disfellowshipping her if she never moves out, maybe. It depends if they ever get a Circuit Overseer in who is very anti-homosexual. He could force the Elders to make a move they may not want to make. All it would take is an Elder who is also anti-homosexual to say something to the right Circuit Overseer or District Overseer to get the ball rolling.

becca1

I'm glad she has a true friend like you!

Elsewhere

I took them home and threw them away.

Oh boy! An opportunity to use the infamous Watchtower Braces:

Now, at the end of the month, your friend can submit her timesheet indicating that ALL of the tracts had been placed [in the trash can].

oppgirl63

Thank you for your kind words Warlock. I guess they way I look at it is that if I were in her shoes, I would hope someone would help me. Some of my friends think I'm being taken advantage of. I pretty much support her financially, but I know what my heart is telling me to do. She's a friend and I'm not going to turn my back on her. And I do enjoy her company....we get along great. She doesn't work but she keeps the house clean and the clothes washed and that's a lot for someone in her condition...so you can't say she doesn't contribute. I've gained about 20lbs since she moved in....she makes the best spagetti!

littlerockguy

Her family is not JW (she's the only one). She is disabled and I'm her caregiver (and I'm also a lesbian ). One elder suggested she move but she's said she's not going anywhere.

Dont mean to highjack the thread and get off topic concerning the tract, if you two were males the JW living with you would already have been disfellowshipped according to the policies set forth in the elder's manual; even the WTS views homosexuality between the sexes differently in this respect like most of society.

LRG

oppgirl63

Jayhawk1....

I don't know if the CO knows about me or not. I know the PO and his wife know (does that mean he would tell the CO?) A few days before her baptism both the CO and the PO came to our house and met with her for a little while. Maybe he was just looking around to see if everything looked okay to him.

Mary

Dont mean to highjack the thread and get off topic concerning the tract, if you two were males the JW living with you would already have been disfellowshipped according to the policies set forth in the elder's manual; even the WTS views homosexuality between the sexes differently in this respect like most of society.

Actually no they don't. A uh "former" lesbian from my old Hall became very good friends with a woman who was in Bethel with her husband. Guess he didn't treat her very well---used to beat the holy hell out of her etc. Anyway, she and this sister were practically joined at the hip. After a couple of years, they ended up taking off in the middle of the night and moved out to Oregon, the Bethel sister leaving her husband. While she and the sister from my Hall denied that anything was going on, the elders out there found out about this sister's uh 'history' and said they could not live together. They refused to split up so they were both disfellowshipped. They eventually moved in to their own places and were reinstated, but they're still joined at the hip.

jaguarbass

Good for you!

oppgirl63

So they are still together but live apart? Just so they can be JW's? I think that's insane. It just show's me that they are followers of man made rules.

OnTheWayOut

In my current cong., lesbians are there but they deny their relationships (to the brothers).
The elders are not usually going to get involved in these situations because
there are not 2 eyewitnesses to any sinning, and they are very uncomfortable
trying to "out" anybody as this could backfire (make people think the elders are
extreme control freaks).

In your situation, the added burden of what to do with the sister comes up.
If they insist she leaves the "worldly lesbian roommate" knowing that she is
disabled and without family, the congregation would truly be responsible for her.
That would be great if they wanted to live up to their responsibility, but they virtually
never do want to. They will view you as somebody their sister can take advantage of-
a worldly person supporting a sister in her ministry. But truly, they will most likely
overlook the situation because they don't want to care for the sister, themselves.

My JW roommate and the false religion tract

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