for those of you that don't know my story, read my first post here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/122526/1.ashx
so, i think next week is when i find out if i am approved to be an ms. if not, thank god, but if i am, i'm in deep crap.
elder dad is confident that i'll accept, but my plan is to try to get out of it by saying that i want to finish school and get an aa degree, at least, before accepting more responsibilities.
Chameleon,
Tell them you don't like the ministry at all. You feel guilty with a position of responsibility feeling like this and trying to be an example to others.
Stick to that line and severely cut your hours down to single digits do not give in and stay this course it will work.
HCM
danny hazzard just posted this..please help!!
!silentlambs alert!
*a cry for help to all men of conscience in the organization of jehovahs witnessesthe recent court rulings in napa california have given authorities the right to access congregation judicial files that contain any information that provides evidence of the crime of child abuse.
I remember this letter and we had a plan, between the local elders, to lateral pass the files from one to another in order to hide them from authorities if necessary. No one would have tried to stop a warrant search but would not give consent to a voluntary search.
HCM
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witnesses, i am thankful that there were only.
two or three incidents which proved to be some.
Well Moanzy if it had been you I would have made a return visit.
HCM
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witnesses, i am thankful that there were only.
two or three incidents which proved to be some.
A friendly young women answered the door naked once, I wouldn't call that "hair" raising though.
HCM
hello everyone....i don't post very often but i read every day.
i'm the 42 yo lesbian with a jw roommate.
my question is about ownership of the kingdom halls.
Check out this past thread> http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/96054/1.ashx
HCM
i'm talking about the new posters, like kitten whiskers, who started posting today (hope this works: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/120817/1.ashx).
and it seems like we're getting a few like this nearly every day.
people who were raised jws, really worry that they are doing the right thing in leaving, yet who have been made to feel not good enough by the wts, who felt they never measured up, who struggled with it, but came to realize that what they'd been brought up to believe was just not the truth.. the same stories are told over and over again, and they come from sincere, good people - not whiny, fault-finding apostates like the rest of us riffraff around here!
The current Governing Body is directly descended from appointees by vote of men, who were directly descended from appointees by vote of men, and so on until you reach the corporate heads of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society started by C.T. Russell. At no time did God choose the Governing Body. They chose themselves. Since God never chose them, their doctrine has never been subject to God's oversight or correction. Any corrections in doctrine that have occurred have taken place as a result of votes by a small group of men God never appointed to that task.
Good point AS, one has to consider the religiously clouded mind to see why the JW's don't understand this. The "ABBA" theory as, I like to refer to it, is one scripture they point at to prove the "god chose them" stance. A collective of individual delusional minds saying "I am chosen by God" how does one disprove another?s thoughts?
HCM
i read in another thread, that elders are using the permissions granted in the new blood card, ( to access medical records) to do "pastoral care visitation" on witless patients who were stupid enough to grant access to medical records by elders.. it is basically an excuse to find out who is toeing the line on the blood issue.
conscience?
my sphincter!!.
Elders are using the permissions granted in the new Blood Card, ( to access medical records)
I haven't heard this one yet. I wouldn't have even let ME into my medical records never mind other buffoons milling through them. Insurance companies are bad enough. I just can?t imagine why anyone would allow mostly under educated men to view anything so personal, well blind obedience to WT rules I guess.
HCM
the thread on jws and hobbies got me to thinking about this, one of my basic disagreements with witness thinking.
the wts always seemed to be dividing activities into those that were "spiritual," and those that weren't.
in witness-land, going to meetings, praying, going out in field service and personal bible study were basically considered the only "spiritual activities.
I see what you mean S4 the WT makes me run from things considered "spiritual" by them. On the other hand I also avoid other "spiritual" realms of thought at the same time although having an understanding of what some might be.
I consider religious spirituality can be a plague for me, maybe issues of WT exploitation still linger, but labeling calm or compassionate thoughts as "spiritual" I can understand.
HCM
dear brothers,.
you might want to consider this letter in the 'questions from readers' section of the watchtower.. my question is this: i would like to join the catholic church and at the same time keep my standing and position in the congregation!
the reason being is that i have heard that the vatican has a very good and complete library which i would like to avail myself of.
"Answering in behalf of the WTS"
You pissant only we can do that.
bear with me.
where i live i have a large park under my window.
the park has a basketball court, a children's playground.
- Is it possible that they took the place of "games" that nonJW men enjoy?
- Did they have to take all the time that they did or was there a lot of gabbing going on.
Not for me, I'm more for mechanized sports. I do think some elders thoroughly enjoyed the back room meetings because they would drag on with the most mundane s%&t you wouldn’t believe. Can you picture an extremely dim witted man in a cheap suit acting like CEO running peoples lives? Then you can imagine an elders meeting.
HCM
