I am so repulsed by what I have read here....It's disgusting that these men are so self-righteous and opinionated. They do not shepherd the flock of Christ, not do they have the mind of Christ. How dare they be so presumptuous as to toss people aside as worthless and useless.....My family had suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning, due to the carelessness of a "brother" in my cong. Subsequently, I was suffering from panic attacks and depression and had to attend a brain-injury out-patient clinic for over a year. During that time, I was assigned a talk, for which I declined....hmmm wonder why??? This elder called me up, and was very condescending when he said" perhaps you shouldn't even have your name on the list then, if you can't give this talk?" "This is the 2nd one you have turned down in 4 months" I told him to take my name off the list, and a few weeks later, i fazed right out. But never once, did they offer any support, or kind words for my family. They disgust me..When I told my brother, who at the time was an MS, he was livid and said this elder had no right to talk to me that way, but nothing was ever done about it, and he still operates the same way. Thank god I am no longer there for him to belittle. I do believe, one day, their little glass house will be shattered and they will pay for their dirty deeds.
Dee