by Doctor Who 39 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
A very common scenario in JW congregations ......
People getting married too young ..... ending in divorce
People being pushed to get married when they have incompatible personalities and character ...... ending in divorce.
Marrying outside of the faith is admonished and discouraged, the reason why there so many single woman in the faith.
The JWS in general have an unusually high divorce rate for a religious institution.
Ah, memories of the petty-minded concerns of COs during their visits. Some caused way too many problems with their take on personal matters.
As the organization ages, the focus switches from living as though the end were imminent (single, without wives and/or children) to living in the longer term, putting down "roots", starting a family.
To think it was Rutherford who urged all "Children" (the title of one of his last books) to devote themselves to the warning work in the remaining "months" of this system 80-plus years ago. My how priorities change when the end doesn't come.
Our CO is single.
I an Elder that he needs to get married because he has no clue how to treat a woman.
What he said to my wife, has stumbled her spiritually, she has only gone to 2 meetings since his visit in April!
I know this has been said before many times here but " What a different religion than it was in the past "
From Rutherford's day of him discouraging marriages to now JWS heads/CO's encouraging marriages.
Rutherford took his idea from the words of Jesus when he stated that his preaching disciples should leave their families to spend full time of preaching his Gospel.
In Rutherford's interpretation that meant people should spend full time (Pioneering) distributing his literature publications.
I'm not surprised of this CO making this statement being that are usually a lot of single females in JW congregations. Men really have their choice in a vast array of possible mates in various ages as well.
It's like the Mafia that movies are made about - You can never quit, we hold your family hostage!
Marina
Sadly many woman go without husbands because they couldn't or wouldn't marry some JWS they met at their Hall or Assembly.
Or they marry out of desperation not really happy with their marriage partner.
My sister being one those unfortunate woman.
Stupid brainwashing cult !
Ok, I got the lowdown. In their congregation, they have 3 MS that are single. What the CO did is during their Servants meeting, he talked about the 'benefits' of having a faithful wife at your side. He stated how Adam was unhappy until he had Eve, and if your are serving Jehovah being single and unhappy you might need a helper (wife.) He even gave a wink, wink, nod, nod on other benefits of being married.
I just wonder if this is sanction from higher up, or if this CO is just pimping?
