i think that i have seen the words "elders are positions of trust" before, something like that.
if you can find wt article containing similar words like that, i would like to see it again.
thanks!.
Welcome SourthCentral! You are correct to say elders are not to be told anything. One told me once that "elders don't go looking for trouble." But I have found out otherwise! They are real busy buddies and very nosy about things they don't have any business knowing.
Kit
i have posted the beginning of this story a while back.
my 14 year old grandson founded helping step by step to call attention to the plight of homeless children in this country.
he will walk from orlando fl to washington dc this summer, living as close as possible to how a homeless child lives.
Wish him the best on his endeavor. It is nice to hear of a success story instead of the opposite. Thanks for sharing for those of us who never had any children because of the Borg. We live vicariously through you parents on here.
Kit
me, i cannot wait to just get outside and work in the yard..
LouBelle how long is the air flight to you from the east coast? You sound like you are a good cook. Yum! I want to be there in the warm. It is raining and chilly. I am still going out tonight we have a private room with our own pool table for our group. 25 people are coming that should be cool. Gregor TajMaFireHall sounds great. I used to volunteer with the ladies support groups in two different companies. Haven't looked into it here since they are all city employees. I did just buy some concert tickets to support the local 21. Not sure who they guy is that is the entertainment, I will look him up online.
Kit
sparks honey, how are you doing?
everything okay?.
kit.
Sparks honey, how are you doing? Everything okay?
Kit
i have been lurking around here for a few months and i'm really excited about participating in some of the discussions.
i have already enjoyed several late nights and early mornings catching up on some of the older posts.. .
when i first came across a link to this board my hand trembled as i held an outstretched finger just above the mouse button not quite sure whether i was prepared to go past what seemed to me to be the point of no return.
Welcome to the board. Hope you find some comfort and don't be afraid. We are kind to all who treat us the same. Get a taste of free thinking.
Kit
jws brag that they have no clergy, yet this elder is claiming clergy privilege in a murder case:.
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http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/pe_news_local_s_clergy09.3c06480.html.
Where did you find this article Jamie? You love to dig up the dirt don't you? It's good to find out these things are going on, to keep those of us reminded why we left and will never go back, huh?
Kit
me, i cannot wait to just get outside and work in the yard..
Going to the Fox and the Hound for suds, wine, pool, and food with twenty friends. Hope I get to meet some guys over 5' 5" tall. Mostly going for the fun, don't really shoot pool well. Hope the rain stops tomorrow.
Kit
i noticed that he did not have a welcome mat here yet, so lets welcome him here.
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Welcome Hittman. Hope you find friends here. We will try not to scare you away.
Kit
it seems to be an issue that some have after leaving the witness cult because none of us were ever made to feel we were " good " enough or "valued " enough for what we were trying to accomplish in the cult.
growing up i had pounded into my head by my jw elder father what jesus said, " after doing all things remember you are good for nothing slaves , what we have done is what we ought to have done.
" then i thought to myself - " where's the joy in that ?
My self esteem is always being worked on by me since leaving the Borg and last year my divorce. I know I am a good person who tries not to hurt anyone. I love being with other people who treat people like this. Mean people are not part of my world right now. Toxic people need to stay away and leave me alone.
Kit
nice to be part of the board at last.
been reading here for around eight months.
very warily at first, but now my mind is out of the org.. i was raised in it and never would have dreamed at looking at internet sites for fear of being misled.
Hello and welcome Wary. Hope you find what you are looking for in out here in the real world. There are many new ones on here that is refreshing. We don't even mind if you bring up all the stuff the rest of us have asked as we left. Just how big of and elder was your Dad? LOL
Kit
