Posts by Ironhead

My life was made hell by one particular elder who told wicked lies about me, and the rest of the BOE backed him up. I'm not going into detail at this stage, but I eventually resigned as a ms. This was the final straw with this organisation, about a month before I left, the elders realised that it wasn't true, but this idiot is still an elder to this day.

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A JW Elder Calls!!

by Gill in

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well there we were settling down to watch tv last evening.

we'd all had a hectic day and i'd started a stinker of a head cold!.

there was a loud knock at the door.

Ironhead

Gill, I would have been like you extremely mad. The cheek he had getting his car fixed by hubby after shunning you both. I would have gave him a mouthful. But in saying that, I learnt something today. Your hubby heaped fiery coals on their heads by being courteous. If I find myself in the same situation, I'm going to do the same.

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LOCAL NEEDS TALK IN YOUR CONGREGATION

by badboy in

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what were they about?

Ironhead

At least twice a year, the local needs in my first congregation was always about gossip. The sisters in that hall were the most vicious bunch of vipers I ever came across. Although I thought the elders were a pain in the neck, they were constantly pulling their hair out because of the problem. I was a source of gossip about ten years ago, because being a single ms, a lot of lonely desperate sisters viewed me as a catch. One particular unbaptised sister spread the rumour that me and her were courting which wasn't true, and would try to grab my attention at every meeting. Well the sisters had a field day, fortunately the elders put a stop to by having a local needs talk. This sister wasn't allowed to get baptised for a year. And the congregation wonders why those that move never want to visit.

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Have you found as an X jw that you contribute more to society in general?

by restrangled in

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Ironhead

***********Jesus didn't just teach - he fed people, healed people, cared for them. And he did it for all types - regardless of whether they followed him or not.************

Dawn you're spot on. Before Jesus gave his Sermon on the Mount. He did these things BEFORE, he started teaching the crowds. I witness a horrible traffic accident on my way to take field service arrangement. I didn't turn up, as I was helping as much as I can, being a qualified first aider. I was told off by the field service overseer for neglecting my duties, as a sister had to take the arrangement. To me helping out was more important than knocking on someones door, who may never have been in during the day anyway. Since then, I returned to contributing by direct debit, to a few charities I strongly believed in before I became a dud. Now that I'm out. I always give food parcels to the local Salvation Army. The wts always quote Acts 20:35 "......There's more happiness in giving than there is in receiving" Yes I more happier now helping my fellow man in need, than preaching to receive a pat on my back.

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How many years since you left the wts?

by fullofdoubtnow in

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we had a thread yesterday about how many years we spent in the wts, so let's total up how many years it is since we lef or, if you are fading, since you last attended a meeting.. it's just over a year since i last went, and almost 7 since my bf last went, so our total is 8 years.. feel free to add your years out.