How to Get a "Scriptural" Divorce!

by metatron 12 Replies latest jw friends

  • willyloman
    willyloman

    True story:

    Sister, divorced for some years, marries younger brother. He wants to have sex every night on the honeymoon, she finds it repulsive. They come home, moves him into separate bedroom. He complains to elders, with whom she refuses to meet. They shrug it off, not wanting to get involved in marital problems unless both parties invite them to. Brother comes home from work, finds his clothes out on porch, locks changed on house (which was her house, by the way). He moves into apartment, starts attending another congregation. Months go by. She refuses to discuss matter with elders. Congregation rumor mill is working overtime; congregants take sides. A year, maybe 15 months later, word gets out that he is engaged to a sister, wedding planned soon. Congregation goes berserk. How is this possible? Has there been a "scriptural" divorce? How? Elders are totally silent, wedding takes place, friends left to wonder.

    Now for the rest of the story: Turns out he went to a prostitute for oral gratification, then confessed the sin to elders. He appeared remorseful. No one else (in the congregation) knew about the incident. Judicial Committee's decision was private reproof, but they asked him to seek forgiveness from his wife. She would not take his calls so he sent her a letter, got no response. Elders told him no response meant no forgiveness, thus he was free to marry should he someday desire to do so. Which he did.

    Where there's a will, there's a way.

  • core
    core

    As ever -the common factor here is the fickle finger of local elders who "interpret" guidance instructions incorrectly regularly - take sides and move things in favour of the "friend" - if they did what they were told to virtually none of the posted happenings would have been approved - yet no action from COs DOs GB to correct the situation - those playing false to elders claim to be in truth so should realise that in their book they are playing false to the Holy Spirit - does it bother them ? No way

    Never fails to amaze me that from my experience the ratio of "strange" divorce/remarriage situations is far higher than among the "worldlings"

    divorce/get DFd/do your time/get married/come back/all is forgiven - not much difference to confession to a priest really

  • stillajwexelder
    stillajwexelder

    I never bought into it when I sat on JCs --ESPECIALLY when there was a show of tears -- I used to be of the mentality -disfellowship first -- worry about the consequences later -- what a bastard I was. However, I am a well educated elder and not stupid -- only came into da troof in my 20s

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