she should let sheriff kick the dirty bast... husband out of the home?
I'm sure going to the police has been/will be highly discouraged. If she does, she will be dealt with harshly by the elders.
The grandfather needs to do some research there is nothing in the WTS literature that condemns unscriptural divorce based on physical abuse so long as she remains unmarried.
That's the rule they have in writing, but the unwritten rule is to emphasize that Jehovah hates a divorcing and that surely there's something she could do to be a better wife. It will be especially bad for her if the husband is liked by the elders or has a higher ranking family than she does or if she isn't liked by the elders.
I was told my my elders I could divorce but would have to remain unmarried until my abusive JW committed fornication or I did.
I was df'd for simply saying that I did not want to be part of an organization that insisted I hang around to prove adultery on the part of a man who was forcibly committed to a mental hospital for threatening to kill me.
They could not disfellowship me for divorcing me and there was no need for me to be shunned. The councel the Elders is in accurate unless they have changed something from 8 years ago.
I have seen more than a few women who were marked for leaving their abusive jw husbands, and once that happens, it's like walking on egg shells.
He should contact the Circuit overseer for information after researching the matter. I was told that came right from the guildlines from a call to the Society about my situation.
Yes he could if he wants to run the risk of being pushed out of his position by the other elders for going over their heads. Apparently he's willing to sacrifice his granddaughter and great grandchildren to keep his precious position.
