correct me if i am wrong, but it seems like in most cases, no matter how extreme (abuse, etc) that the elders will tell a wife to stay with her husband. even if the husband cheats and she can scriptually leave him. however if the husband simply chooses to no longer believe the WTS is God's org, the elders will actually encourage the wife to leave, and in some cases the wife will re-marry, violating scriture, but the elders look the other way because the husband is an apostate. it seems like in cases of apostacy, all bets are off and the wife can just divorce and re-marry. am i correct?
May 15th WT- " Wife's Dedication to Jehovah more Important than Marriage "
by flipper 77 Replies latest jw friends
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minimus
Yourmomma, you're right, pretty much.
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Nellie
All I can say is WOW!
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seeking help
Are the witnesses a cult ?
HER DEDICATION TO JEHOVAH TAKES PRECEDENCE OVER HER MARRIAGE VOW,
regardless of whether she was baptized before or after marrying you. "
I guess you can't really deny that.. what a mess..
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OUTLAW
Your JW Wife is your Sister??????................Get out the banjo`s!!...
..And..Hide the Sheep!! ...............Somebody phone Jerry Springer!..The WBT$ has a topic for his show!!.........................LOL!!...OUTLAW -
Quirky1
I agree with password here. It is still emphasizing the fact that they should not be fraternizing with unbelievers even if they are their spouse. Tighten the grip on control so to speak even if it does break up marriages. They need strong commitment without anyone or thing being in the focus of being able to undermine their progress.
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mouthuy
I was saying the beatings was too much for me. Divorce? The showed me "Jehovah hates divorce "
So Jehovah came before anything else..... I should continue to be a "punching bag"
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skeeter1
I like the banner of Asian women that pops up. Makes me think of a funny comedian with a monologue on why to marry an Asian girl. They serve the husband, unlike the American women. Sort of fits with this topic.
Anyway, this topic reminds me of a conversation I had with my ultra-Witness sister. She's very quick to defend the Watchtower Society and Jehovah's Witnesses. She's also never been married. She's good looking, into crafts, an artist, etc. So, you'd think she'd be looking or someone wooing her.
Anyway, she tells me about how foolish a woman in her congregation was to marry an elder after only one date. How the woman didn't know him, and how she saw it as a terrible mistake. She likened it to pre-marital sex because the two really didn't know each other. Then, she goes on to say that the elder's ex-wife "very recently died on a ship" while traveling with her husband. Mysterious, I agreed.
Anyway, then my sister goes on to say that "I'll never marry a brother in the KH, perhaps after Armegheddon, but not now. They are all too crazy." I just nodded, and went on to the next subject. My sister's obviously seeing something wrong with the Organization.
Skeeter
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aligot ripounsous
Those who say that the WTS divides families are clueless slanderers and have disregarded the F&DS 's admonition in the latest WT study article where it is conclusively stated (ยง 18) :
"To be included among the peaceable, we must actively promote peace. Peacemakers do not do anything that "separates those familiar with one another" (prov 16 : 28). As the peaceable we take positive steps to "pursue peace with all people" Heb 12 : 14."
And if anyone, when reading the above, is reminded the following passage " out of your own mouth I judge you, wicked slave" (Luke 19 : 22), he is just intent on bringing division in the congregation.
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no more kool aid
I could just never understand how someone could run a marriage or a family like this. Even when I was in neck deep, my loyalty was always to my husband. We have friends that just love to run to the elders after they have a fight, "Bob drinks too much and doesn't study with the kids". "Betty isn't a good housekeeper and doesn't give me my marital due". All the talk about 3 cords being stronger than 2 may be true, but not when every elder and who ever he tells knows your personal marriage business.
The same goes for children, when they have a problem, I could never see threatening to take them to the elders, how ridiculous. Same old story of chipping away at families so we can be better drones for the cult.
