an invitation to travel upto london on the 26th of february to meet prince charles at the opening ceremony of the bromley by bow centre at which lord peyton will also be in attendance.. really, really looking forward to it.
the invitation came through from the community action network, can't wait, wey heyyyyyyy!!.
Prince Charles is a nice man, I met him and Princess Diana in happier times when they all lived at Highgrove. My daughter was very ill at the time, they both showed extra-ordinary kindness and concern both during and after the Ball.
Diana was radiant, friendly and above all a wonderful hoast who put us at our ease.
We cried when we heard Diana had died, and sent Charles a card - to which he personally replied.
Don't beleive the publicity, Prince Charles is a straight, caring and sincere man. Pity there are not more like him about
Following my note of Jan 30 which detailed the way the society has been damaged during 2001 -
UN Involvement rocks the society Leaks from the Elders School Leaks of the Societies letters Child abuse cases in England, Scotland and USA Society being sued in the US Articles in newpapers - top sheets such as the Guardian here in the UK
To come Dateline Court hearings More bad news without question More proven allegations ----------------------- It was decided that the society will still be standing at the year end. That being said how can we, as a group, cause the most damage to the Society. It needs to be united (ie same action Globally), concentrated and effective.
UN Involvement rocks the society Leaks from the Elders School Leaks of the Societies letters Child abuse cases in England, Scotland and USA Society being sued in the US Articles in newpapers - top sheets such as the Guardian here in the UK
To come Dateline Court hearings More bad news without question More proven allegations
The question therefore is:-
Will the society be overcome by this? Will they fight or can they fail Will the internet kill the WTBS?
as most of you know, i quietly left the borg and moved countries.
recently i heard from an ex jw back in my former country of residence that she had heard i had been df'ed and it was announced at a meeting... can they do this?
have you ever noticed (at least around here anyway) that the elders are all well to do?
they all have nice houses and nice cars.. and nice clothes.. but yet their wives dont work they are all fulltime pioneers.. and the elders jobs arent the best in the world.. how can this be?
I was in Liverpool for 7 years, then Newcastle for 4 years. All the Elders were "Council House" mentality - ie they didn't invest in the system as it was ending in 1975, 84 or when ever.
Its only been in the last 10 - 15 years than the "sons of Elders" came up and with thenm the standard of living. I remember one Elder who came to give a talk in Liverpool - a Stan Harland from Birkenhead - used to repair his own shoes he had that little money
there's been lots of talk here lately, about "fading away" from the jw faith so's not to be df'd and shunned, thereby keeping your family intact.. some people have mentioned that it is a good idea to, perhaps, move away from an area so that you can slip out of the jw belief system un-noticed.. i do recall however, from my days as a "servant", that it was normal practise for a po from the congregation of the departing one(s) to write a letter of introduction to the po of the receiving congregation, so that he could also advise the new congregation elders as to his opinion of the spiritual health of the new arrivals.. as a point of interest, when the brother who had been best man at my first marriage, who was also the ministry school servant, moved into southampton, the po told the new congregation elers not to trust their new arrival, "don't touch him with a bargepole" went the letter.
he, (the ms servant), was a touch miffed at this.. so, i was wondering, is it still normal for this sort of letter exchange to take place between the 2 congregations involved?.
also, if that is so, how can it be an easy option to swop congregations in order to fade away?
If the Brother is a Servant or Elder then he takes that position with him as of right - ie when he moves to the new cong he is still a MS or Elder.
If the letter shows reasons not to appoint, then this matter must be discussed FIRST with the Brother - then sent to the cong where there is agreement. If there is no agreement then the CO is involved
Note the details regarding the appeal commitee. The form is to be registered under the APPEAL COMMITEES CONGREGATION. That means that under the Data Protection Act the document is "lost" and therefore not subject to the DPA Search unless you know SPECIFICALLY what documetn you are asking for.
The B side (the instructions etc etc) are the main bit, they have information re child abuse, blue envelopes etc etc.What part of Bethel to send it to - the whole lot
I guess they'll publish it when ready - its a stunner!!
the elders in most congregations have absolute power, even worse they act without a check to make sure their judgments are correct.even in their worse moments they are "untouchable" in their right wing views.. does anyone have examples of elder abuse and misuse of absolute power.
bearing in mind that they have this power, not by holy spirit, raher by the congregation letting them have it.. has absolute power corrupted the elders?.
The Elders in most congregations have absolute power, even worse they act without a check to make sure their judgments are correct.Even in their worse moments they are "untouchable" in their right wing views.
Does anyone have examples of Elder abuse and misuse of absolute power. Bearing in mind that they have this power, not by holy spirit, raher by the congregation letting them have it.
