id wonder how many wives of servants had the upper hand so to speak, on issues, that of course, were supposed to be private, yet gee lets be honest, husbands and wives talk.
its nature.
so if you were a wife of a servant how much did you get involved?
By my experience, none. My elder is quite the heavy in all things JW and all I do is toe the line with a nice smile as best as possible. All the while dreaming of leaving it all behind if he happens to die first. Sometimes my fantasies are more along the lines of asking him out of the blue for a divorce, but I am too chicken to carry it out, plus I do love the guy.
SL
one reason is because the governing body's policies allow them to run loose in the congregation with their secrecy/kangaroo courts.
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to keep jehovah's name untarnished(organization sock puppet) they have put the little rank and file member at risk.. one member of the gb was a child molester.. sexual repression also seems to aggravate the situation and make matters worse.. the governing body main concern is not children but how to keep the scam going and so if they can get the victim to shut up and not go to the police as it offers a temporary fix.. etc.....
This question comes from ignorance. Any conglomerate of humans will contain all types of behavior. Any group.
In actuality, for the millions of JWs on record, a few hundreds of pedos is nothing more than a drop in a bucket.
Reminds me of the Fox propaganda. However, there does need to be a reporting policy adjustment in order to catch these sexual criminals.
SL
so, not long ago i've told you guys how one of my only two jw friends saw my comment against the borg and called me about it.
well, the little fraker also called the elders to tell on me.
i know i've been a huge idiot for posting a comment about jw's on facebook, but nonetheless i did it and what's happened, happened.. two idiot elders came all the way from the nearest congo, 30 miles away to talk to me about it.
Committed the unforgivable sin: Talked against the Org. Prepare for more harassment!
SL
www.allgov.com/news/controversies/which-religions-oppose-same-sex-marriage-white-evangelicals-black-and-hispanic-protestants-mormons-and-muslims-150424?news=856319.
opposition to same-sex marriage is prominent among many religious groups in the united states, according to a new survey.groups with the largest opposition to homosexuals marrying are jehovahs witnesses (75%), mormons (68%), white evangelical protestants (66%), hispanic protestants (58%), black protestants (54%), and muslims (51%), the public religion research institute found in its survey of 40,000 americans.among white evangelical protestants, white baptists are the most opposed (72%).on the acceptance side of the issue, the most supportive are buddhists (84%), jews (77%), americans who select other religion (75%), and white mainline protestants (62%).a breakdown of white mainline protestant denominations shows support is highest among presbyterians (69%) and both episcopalians and congregationalists/united church of christ members (68%).even a majority of white mainline baptists (53%) back same-sex marriages.
among catholics, 61% of whites and 60% of hispanics support gay weddings.. and the survey is here:.
I believe in freedom from all sorts of discrination.
How dare a divine creator to ask of his creatures to act against their nature?!
SL
my husband is awake,yay!
we haven't been to meeting since february, although we attended the memorial.
when jws have called us we say we are amazing, everything is awesome much to their shock.
His dare they discredit college when on our dime they have sent and continue to send bethelites to college to get law degrees and other schooling necessary to serve them???!!! HYPOCRITE JERKS!!!
SL
apparently it was announced last night.
i was not informed (for 'legal reasons'), but they phoned my dad and told him.
i understand it is due to my apostate book.
You are braver than me many times over. Things will get better, of that I am sure.
SL
what would be your plan or ideal reason the walls came crashing down?
Like Reza Aslan said: "If Aliens landed here today, religion would not disappear. It would just morph and keep on ticking". Same with the Org; just study all the times if has changed its policies, beliefs, etc., and it continues to grow in numbers and furthermore wealth.
Just like their fantasy of paradise earth, or the 'anointed' thinking that they are going to heaven with Jesus, or the nutty Muslims and their 72 virgins, just like none of this craziness won't happen, so the demise of the Watchtower won't happen.
SL
we are all aware here that the wt/jw org is trying its hardest to wriggle out of paying rightful compensation in the form of damages to victims of abuse who bring a claim.. they must be worried about future claims too, not just from decades ago, but from the present, as they have not made any effort as yet to truly protect the vulnerable.. here is my question :.
as they now direct the congregations through the organization known as "the christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses" and as in each country this organization is headed and run by a few mendicants with no assets, do you think in future the big jw/wt corporations will deny all responsibility for abuse, by saying the very poor "christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses", which owns no property/real estate and has no cash or other assets, is alone responsible ????
hence no pay out ?.
Being the terrible truth that there will be predators in any group of people, it is best moving forward if parents take more responsibility for the well being of their children.
STOP LEAVING YOUR MINORS WITH ANYONE ELSE JUST BECAUSE THEY 'APPEAR' TRUSTWORTHY YOU IDIOTS!!!
SL
raised in the borg, 45 year old and never been a ms or elder, but.
yet he is a die heart jw.
he criticize the elders but will defend the.
Perhaps he is just trapped inside like so many of us, due to large family and all friends being from the 'Borg'.
SL
sorry for the long post but i need help.
ive been a jw for 20 years - still active and attending meetings, baptised at 18, i have recently become very dissillusioned.
a few reasons: ill treatment of my kids by a prominent 'assembly speaker' elder, then my son left the truth at 15 (not baptised) and was 'dropped' instantly, despite this community having been his whole life for 15 years.
Welcome to this refreshing place. You will need it for your long journey ahead.
SL
