behind closed doors my dad, an elder, was so emotionally abusive that as a child i once got out of bed to get a knife from the kitchen so i could stop the abuse once and for all.
i cried, and didn't go through with it.. behind closed doors, my next door neighbors, the family that "brought us into the truth" was yelling and screaming constantly.
he hit her once while we kids played out back.
Behind clased doors a guy rapes his 14 year old sister.(he was married at the time and still is)
It was kept behind closed doors becouse their family got mentioned in the year book that year.
He's now an Elder worthy of double honer.
Behind closed doors they think we have problems.
karter.
this is obviously a question for the older generation.
i'm really curious what it was like to be a witness in the 60's and 70's?.
was the society as strict as it is today?.
Pre 75 it was the end is coming in 1975 so do all you can sell your house and whatever else you can and get out preaching.
I think they were more strict then some congro's had a no jeans policy at social functions and other stupid man made rules.
Karter.
everybody here right now is busy "battening down the hatches" as they wait for the approach of a tropical cyclone.
a state of emergency has been declared in the district - the second one in as many weeks.
(the floodwaters from the tropical cyclone that hit just last week have still not drained away).. so far, the biggest hazard looks like it will be the storm surges from the ocean, and people living in some exposed coastal areas have already been evacuated.
I'm north of you and raining heavily,Cyclone ment to make landfall in a few hours.
Stay safe mate.
Karter.
just reading a posting about relive a day for one year of your live... .
getting older, i am so sad thinking about years ago and missing my family members.
am i the only one believing they would never die?.
Every day i read the obituary as long as my name is not in there i consider this to be a good day.
Karter.
wt has made a number of references to this alleged quote by j. paul getty:.
“money doesn’t necessarily have any connection with happiness.
nothing in my wt life brought more stress and anxiety than not having enough money.. this quote makes far more sense:.
Ive been poor and happy and rich and happy......i know which one i prefer.
Karter.
yesterday, visited the hall for family reasons.. wt was about elder positions, educate younger brothers, delegate your work etc.
the usual story about the body of elders, give younger people a change and don't get atached to your position.
what was evident: 90 percent of the answers came from the sisters.. the elders looked like the house cat just eaten tweety.. never heared so much theory and knowing it will be fully ignored.. why make it a 45 minute issue for every tom, dick and harry?.
With 70% of young ones leaving the pool to pick from is at best limited.
They just keep lowering the bar to get appointed.
Karter.
few minutes ago, i was at eharmony.
one lady said at her profile that she is passionate about serving jehovah.
she is like 67 years old!
"sorry, what's disgusting?
", i replied.
"that thing we've just called on", the sister said in response.
Stop going out in service and you won't have to put up with that.karter
i am not wanting to start a fight.
i just want to hear what people think.
honestly and realistically, what do you think the australian government will do, with watchtower, when they receive the full arc report?.
If NOTHING happens becouse of the ARC at least some eyes have been opened to how the WTS deals with these matters.Karter.
in mission impossible 3, ethan hunt (aka tom cruise) and his protege (aka keri russell) have an explosive pellet implanted in their heads through their nose by the bad guys as a way to control them.
the only way to to stop it from detonating is to use a defibrillator or some device to send massive electric shocks to the body, thus short circuiting the deadly implant.
hunt's protege doesn't get the help she needed in time, and she dies.
When someone is released from a long time being incarcerated it take them 1 month for every year to adjust to life outside.
Like leaving the J.W's it takes some time to adjust to a new life........but hell it's worth it!!!!!
Karter.
