Ray,
Did the COBOE have you say a concluding prayer? That is usually the unspoken sign that a brother resigned instead of being removed.
SIAM
Best way to step down from being a servant
by RayPublisher 90 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
And the earth didn't open up and swallow you alive when the deletion was announced.
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charlie brown jr.
I haven't read all the posts.....
But my guess is............
Sleep with an Elders Wife!
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Franklin Massey
Charlie, you really should have read all the posts.
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charlie brown jr.
DOING IT NOW LOL
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charlie brown jr.
I scanned them ...........
didn't see Sleeping with an Elder's Wife.......
Many Great ways of.....stepping down....
my favorite would be Ending a Prayer with.............
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Broken Promises
LOL @ CB jnr.
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RayPublisher
@SIAM - No closing prayer. I have heard of that "tradition" but it's not a big deal to me and I've never seen it happen myself. I will be at most of the meetings, out in service, blah blah blah for awhile as my fade schedule is a slow one.
@Charly Brown - Thanks for the humor. None of the elder's wives are exactly my *type* lol. Oh yes, and listen to Mr Massey- like your life depended on it lol...
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Crisis of Conscience
Nice job Ray!
CoC
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DesirousOfChange
Congrats! Ray Pub! It's been over 5 years for me, and I don't miss any of it!
Not wanting to hijack the thread, but the following statement surprised me:
The waning MS population is ongoing and will only trickle up to the elders #s in the future. They have raised the bar to qualify much higher over the last 10-15 years than it used to be.
How have they raised the standards for elders? Age (experience in life) has been lowered to where young guys in their late 20s are being appointed as elders. Of course some of them were appointed MS in their teens. This whole thread is about fabricating one's situation in an effort to step down from a voluntary position. WTF? It's DIFFICULT to get removed in recent years as they've LOWERED the standards so dramatically. I know of a deadbeat son, over 30 years old, can't hold a job, still sponging off of his (not elderly) parents, appointed an elder!
First to go was getting drunk. Used to be, get drunk and you were OUT! Not anymore. Now you'd have to get a DWI while in an auto accident that made the front page of the newspaper. If now one knows of the drunkeness -- or perhaps only your immediate family -- or perhaps just couple other "mature" brothers (who were drinking with you -- always helps if you only get drunk with other elders) -- then ONE elders counseling you is sufficient. He'll tell you that you need to be more cautious about your drinking. (Meaning: Don't get caught)
Recently is was PORN that went out the window for a reason to be deleted. In the past, glance at porn and you were OUT! Not anymore. Now, "soft" porn is SO COMMON that they wouldn't have any men serving if they held to that old policy. To be cause for deletion it would have to involve rape, violence, children, or other "abhorrent, sexually degrading content". Inviting others over to view increases the punishment level -- just like drinking, it's NOT that you do it.....it's only if OTHER PEOPLE KNOW YOU DO IT.
You can be caught stealing, and if you make restitution and are not publicly prosecuted, you can continue to serve based on the fact that the "victim" evidently felt that the "wrong" had been "corrected" and/or did not see it bad since they did not prosecute.
Raising standards? I don't see it.