Posts by ElderEtta

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JW's Not Members anymore but Individuals

by pistolpete in

i've been waiting for someone to post this and i've haven't seen it yet, perhaps i overlooked it since i don't visit that often.. but here is the link to the discussion.

in it you will find letters and links to this new light.

whether it's true or not, please verify.. as of .

ElderEtta

If true this does not surprise me several years ago and I can't Source it JW's learned that they were not Representatives that only circuit overseers and above in the hierarchy are considered Representatives so whether or not representatives and members are synonymous I don't know

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Anointed Grandmother wakes up

by Terry in

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anointed great grandmother who woke upi arrived at the coffee shop on my bicycle and took up a seat at the outdoor table in the fresh air.

(this was way before the pandemic).. a lady with permed white hair walked over to my table and spoke directly to me.. i was wearing earbuds at that moment and didn’t hear.

i popped them out and asked her to repeat herself.. “that’s a beautiful bicycle you have there.

ElderEtta

Thanks for sharing such an insightful post, Terry.

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Dutch judge rules that elders are not entitled to hide behind clergy-penitent privilege

by Anders Andersen in

today a dutch judge ruled that jw elders and the jw branch cannot invoke clergy-penitent privilege when it comes to information used in a judicial committee.. jw had filed a complaint with the courts because the branch office, two kingdom halls and a few elders' homes were raided by police almost 2 years ago in search of evidence related to child abuse issues.. jw argued that the information that was taken by police is protected by clergy-penitent privilege.

today the judge ruled that 1) an organization doesn't haven't such a privilege, 2) jw elders don't always act as spiritual counselors.

their actions as judges in judicial committees aren't protected by privilege, and 3) conversations jw have with their elders are often not confidential at all (as per jw policy) so jw elders can't rightfully invoke clergy-penitent privilege to maintain absolute confidentiality, because there isn't absolute confidentiality in the first place.. jw are thinking about appealing the verdict..

ElderEtta

Bravo

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Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

by Simon in

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this topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.

latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.

the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.

ElderEtta

excellent illustration

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Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

by Simon in

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friends

this topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.

latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.

the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.

ElderEtta

Simon that is spot-on

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Political gatherings postponed -- not yet!

by FatFreek 2005 in

while many events are being postponed and cancelled because of the corona virus, isn't it surprising that democrat rallies are continuing?

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how about jw circuit assemblies?.

ElderEtta

As to the Watchtower's governing body it is totally within their power to conduct the local meetings and conventions online until this thing blows over.

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Political gatherings postponed -- not yet!

by FatFreek 2005 in

while many events are being postponed and cancelled because of the corona virus, isn't it surprising that democrat rallies are continuing?

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how about jw circuit assemblies?.

ElderEtta

As to the political process in the US despite the fact that I am Republican I have some empathy for the Democrats and their process going on with their convention coming up and the rest of the primaries coming up.

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