that is how much coffee me and another elder went through as we camped out all night until 7 a.m. outside the home where suspected jw fornicators we're staying.
little did i know what a powerful contrast that would prove to be when as an elder i was faced with another case involving the allegation of severe child sexual abuse.
we disfellowshipped the couple based completely on circumstantial evidence of sexual wrongdoing because they simply "stayed the entire night".
This happened to some people I know except it backfired on the elders. As an engaged couple her car was parked outside his place all night long and witnessed by 2 elders.
Turns out she was having mechanical problems with her car and they had switched vehicles.
Apparently horny, young adults don’t have sex during the day.
being born in to me was devastating.
when you are a child born in and raised with the they vs us and they are evil and worldly and going to die.
not allowed to form relationships with anyone not one of you.
Yes, I believe I was stunted but as Simon mentioned there were benefits too. One of them is that I didnt take up smoking or gambling.
i think every congregation has their group that sees everything as a sign that they are god’s chosen people.
if a witness didn’t go to a meeting and a storm came and destroyed their house and killed them, and only the kingdom hall was saved, that was a sign that we should be in jehovah’s house.
if russia persecuted jws , it’s proof we are living in the last days.
Born in to an elder dad and pioneer mom. Didn’t have much of a choice until I got old enough to leave home.
despite the scriptures instructing christians to witness for christ, and not for god.... matthew 10:18; mark 13:9; luke 24:48; john 1:15; 5:37; john 8:18; john 15:26, 27; .
acts 1:8; 9:15,16; 10:39; 10:43; 13:31; 22:15; 22:20; 23:11; 26:16; 1 cor.
1:6; 1 tim.
I generally follow the scriptures and call out the elders on their bullshit rules. They don’t really like it but how can you argue against the word of Jehovah.
i'm debuting these at the meeting sunday.
all the other brothers will be jealous of me, and all of the sisters will want to date me with a view to marriage.
don't try to talk me out of it.
You should gift them to Governing body member Stephen Lett. All he would need then is a pair of colourful, baggy pants and a red nose to complete his wardrobe.
last night was the co's visit.
prior to his part, an elder had a part on following theocratic direction.
it was about our congregation being deleted (there are 2 sharing this hall) and the people and territory being divided up to the 4 other surrounding ones.. they say it is not about numbers but about making best use of resources.
The way it used to work was the empty Kingdom Hall would belong to the congregation that currently held the territory.
The local brothers would be responsible for maintenance and utilities until it sold.
After they did all the work and took some personal risk they would hand over a tidy profit to the branch.
last night was the co's visit.
prior to his part, an elder had a part on following theocratic direction.
it was about our congregation being deleted (there are 2 sharing this hall) and the people and territory being divided up to the 4 other surrounding ones.. they say it is not about numbers but about making best use of resources.
Kinda reminds me of when I was factory foreman in a failing company I once worked for ( before they went tits up)
The manager would tell the staff not to listen to the rumors of the financial health of the company so the employees wouldn’t quit and he and his wife could extract everything they could before the bank came in and changed the locks on the office doors
i have just heard from a visitor to the jehovah's witnesses convention for 2019, that they have been told; 'not to form an emotional attachment to their pets, as animals don't have feelings anyway'.. well, that should break a few children hearts!👨👩👧👦 🥴 😭 💔.
my orignal topics are at.
further info:.
Dog food and veterinarian bills cost money. Money we could use to live a lifestyle you don’t deserve.
hi all, quick question related to renovating k halls.. my in-laws live in another city and the two congs there are in a ten week process of completely renovating the hall.
the plaster board has been taken off, all the toilets and air cons even the roofing iron and insulation are being pulled out and dumped to be totally replaced.
it seems like overkill to say the least.
They’re probably looking to sell it.
i bring this up now because i haven't seen any postings about that practice because i got out in 1977. when did wt quit soliciting private homes for accomodations?
or have they stopped?.
i hated it, but it was the only way we could afford to go.
I remember that. I think that arrangement ended in the early 80’s. It was about the same time we stopped going in field service at the district convention and a few years before you had to bring your own lunch.
The society then figured out that if we all stayed in hotels that they approved of they could get kickbacks from the hotel companies in the form of loyalty points.
