The Elders help (page 2)

punkofnice

HaL - Yup. Read the silly WBT$ books and give more money to the paedophile protection fund!

Lisa - Correct amundo. .....and donate more money.

Just Kidding - Sadly they do.

I often felt under-qualified to deal with some of the questions I was asked as an elder. Pray more, read the bible society's literature more and do more service was never really a satisfactory answer!

punkofnice

cantleave - Yeah, same here. The WBT$ 'spiritual paradise(tm)' was sterile, austere and depressing to me so how could I reccomend that sh1t to others who were struggling?

piztjw

Elders advice for couples:

Pray more, study more, attend more meetings, go out in service more, together.

But together only means riding to the kingdum hall together. Once you are there you will be segregated. Men in one group, women in another. After all, everyone knows that group sex is going to happen if men and women are in a car group together!

KateWild

Lisa is right on the money. This is how elders help. It's nonsense. Kate xx

punkofnice

piztjw - Yes. JWs are the most suspicious, superstitious, supercillious.....and other things beginning with 's' cult there is.

Kate - Nonsense indeed. typical WBT$ money grabbing nonsense. The WBT$ does not in any way care fro the R&F despite the lie that the GB 'loves you'. It's all bunkum.

NAVYTOWN

The FIRST thing a troubled JW should say to an Elder who wants to 'counsel' them: 'First, can I please see your license showing that you are an official psychologist, psychotherapist, marriage counselor or Medical Doctor?'. If they cannot produce any of these documents, tell them you would prefer assistance from a trained and licensed professional. End of discussion.

punkofnice

Navytown - If only all Jws thought like that....mind you, if they did, they'd all leave the cult.

Splash

When my wife pioneered she got depression (what a surprise) and missed a few meetings.

A COBOE phoned me up asking if a couple of elders could come over to help and encourage her.

I said that simply telling her to just 'do more service, go to more meetings' was not what she needs, and I was going to get her some proper help.

I don't know if the stunned silence at the end of the phone was because I knew what their 'help' would consist of, or if it was because I turned him down.

Splash

punkofnice

Splash - I said that simply telling her to just 'do more service, go to more meetings' was not what she needs, and I was going to get her some proper help.

Brilliant.

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