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  Why Elders leave the Organization and why their Wives stay.

  by stuckinamovement in

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  i have talked to quite a few brothers who have served as elders and servants and left the organization.

  in most cases their wives have remained in despite the husbands best efforts to persuade his wife that the organization is wrong.

  even though the wife can see problems within they continue to press on in service to the society.

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  Magwitch

  Finally Awake ...Two reasons for not getting a ride home.

  1. Growing up in rural WI, alll the elders lived between 20-60 miles from the hall. We lived 20 west of the hall. There was not anyone to take my mother and 4 siblings home on Thursday night. No one else lived even remotely close to us. In the 70's we were a one car family.

  2. As an elder's wife, I had a husband that had no concept of time. Everytime there was an elder meeting after the service meeting, he would always say "It will only be 5 minutes, I promise."
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  5/15 WT - WT Society Displays Condescending Attitude towards Marriage

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as most of us know the wt society has always claimed that it's dissapproved in god's sight to marry a non-jw .

  although they've never made it a disfellowshipping offense, any jw who marries outside the jw organization is looked at as " weak " or lacking " spirituality " and loses certain alleged " privileges " in the congregations.

  they use scriptures in the old testament as support for this.

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  Magwitch

  I have some great friends in San Diego who have been together for 32 years. They are so happy together - just love each other's company. They just recently retired and are now making plans to travel the world together. But here is the clencher.....They never bothered to get married. They certainly do not have God's blessing nor the Watchtower's (which they know nothing of). They have great respect for each other (what else could you ask for?)
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  Why Elders leave the Organization and why their Wives stay.

  by stuckinamovement in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have talked to quite a few brothers who have served as elders and servants and left the organization.

  in most cases their wives have remained in despite the husbands best efforts to persuade his wife that the organization is wrong.

  even though the wife can see problems within they continue to press on in service to the society.

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  Magwitch

  LifeistooShort...We have so much in common! 20 years of living like an Afghan woman. So many elder's wives like their position (I hated everything about it). I often looked enviously at the women in our hall that had unbelieving mates.
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  When was the last time you cried and why?

  by usualusername in

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  the last time i cried was about 5 weeks when i attempted suidice.. .

  what was the last event that made you shed a tear?

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  Magwitch

  Ohio Cowboy...That story brought tears to my eyes.

  Usualusername..I am so sorry that you suffer from depression!

  I cried on 1/15/12 when my 20 year daughter left for her trip circling the entire world (semester at sea). I knew it would be months before I could see her beautiful smile again and hear her sweet little girl voice, see her roll her eyes at me and hear her snicker at some dumb comment I made. I actually sobbed for 2 days. I will cry tears of joy when she returns this summer.
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  Pecking order of Memorial jobs

  by Open mind in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what's your personal take on the perceived level of jw prestige attached to various jobs at the memorial?.

  here are a handfull in no particular order:.

  parking.

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  Magwitch

  It is that time of year...

  This is one of my favorite Memorial threads.
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  Why Elders leave the Organization and why their Wives stay.

  by stuckinamovement in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have talked to quite a few brothers who have served as elders and servants and left the organization.

  in most cases their wives have remained in despite the husbands best efforts to persuade his wife that the organization is wrong.

  even though the wife can see problems within they continue to press on in service to the society.

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  Magwitch

  SIAM... very profound!

  I would have done anything to be married to one of the elders you mention above. As an elder's wife I witnessed the incredible hypocrysy of my husband. It was hard to be the one to walk away...
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  If you win the 365million dollar jackpot....

  by Diest in

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  how much money would you commit to the apostate cause?

  i think 10 million is fair....that is a lot of billboards and full time employees.

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  Magwitch

  Diest...You would first be reprimanded for buying a lottery ticket instead of putting that dollar in the contribution box.
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  What has or would motivate you to attend an Ex-JW meet up...

  by Tuesday in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just wanted to get a general consensus of what are the motivations to attend an ex-jw meet up.

  if you've already attended one before, what motivated you the first time or each successive time?

  if you've never attended an ex-jw meet up before what do you think could motivate you to attend one?.

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  Magwitch

  Wha Happened (??) It was love at first sight for you, your wife, Palmtree and Oompa!!
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  What has or would motivate you to attend an Ex-JW meet up...

  by Tuesday in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just wanted to get a general consensus of what are the motivations to attend an ex-jw meet up.

  if you've already attended one before, what motivated you the first time or each successive time?

  if you've never attended an ex-jw meet up before what do you think could motivate you to attend one?.

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  Magwitch

  I love meeting up with ex-JW's! A lot of my local friends are x's. In addition to them I have met six people on this forum - love them all. What is amazing is how intelligent everyone of them has been.
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  Recipe book celebrity, beautiful Sandra Lee, brought up a JW. She talks about her "harrowing" childhood in Mar. 25th PARADE Magazine

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  found in the sunday newspaper supplement, parade, march 25, 2012, is an article, "what will sandra lee think of next?

  " see page 10 of the parade magazine.

  in the article it states:.

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  Magwitch

  "her mother-twice divorced, mentally unstable, and addicted to prescription drugs-was unable to cope. Food stamps and welfare payments weren't enough to keep the pantry stocked"

  Sounds like the perfect candidate for becoming a JW