if you are a former jw elder, can you share any examples of corruption which you personally witnessed that were kept secret from the congregation?
following is an account from a longtime elder named tommy who recently disassociated.. the minor daughter of a presiding elder in a west texas congregation committed fornication with a 19-year old baptized witness in her father’s home.
the daughter had to confess to a judicial committee which included the aforementioned tommy.
I bought the business I had been working at for a year which had been going about 10 years and was run by an elder and his wife.
When I went to submit my quarterly tax returns I discovered the business had never paid tax before as it was being run illegally and without the correct paperwork.
I went to another elder with "my problem" and was told "It's very difficult to run a business legally in Spain"
One of many aha moments prior to my exit.
because someone needs my help.. as a jw -- you can relate -- i truly believed that what everyone really needed was the kingdom hope and its eventual reality.
you know, the hope that does not lead to disappointment.
of course, if anyone needed practical help with a task or getting through some difficulty, most of us realized that was part of being a helpful and caring friend (or family member).. at nearly seventy years of age -- no, i didn't enter the promised kingdom in my healthful and vibrant youth -- my getting out of bed isn't so bad.
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Here she is now and I named her Trinity. X
it is christmas morning ....the weather outside looks cold grey and dismal (typical britain in winter ) the house is quiet as my wife gets on with something.
.... the street is silent, as dead as the grave.
the tv is full of the purile nonsense that fills airtime this time of year .
I used to feel like that but within a household celebrating xmas. I hated it so when JWs came knocking no longer being forced to endure it was a bonus.
Now out and atheist it has no religious meaning at all and I give all the outward appearance of celebrating but inside its just another day with a bigger meal and more alcohol and more vegging out.
You can do Xmas in your head however way you want and create a place in your mind where everyone you love celebrates and you get all the presents you want. No financial limits either.
If you need to chat feel free to send me a message. X
take it away, bleed it, give it back.. reading about the gingerbread man reminded me of this:.
how irrational the society could be was experienced by the sister-in-law of ex-bethelite william (bill) cetnar when .... at the suggestion of her veterinarian, she had a blood transfusion given to her poodle to prolong its life.
she couldn't believe bill [cetnar]when he told her that the society would say she had violated god's law.
I used to be a veterinary nurse before I became a JW and an elder told me I would have to account to God for all the animals I helped put to sleep. That preyed on my mind the whole time I was in.
i was just thinking at how quickly the process was from pimi - pimo - pomo.
i must of spent about 10 years trudging along in the organization very unhappily.
but from the initial stages of learning ttatt to physically walking out the door the process took about 18 months.
I became pomi with health problems but was celebrating xmas in less than a year after discovering exjw sites. I felt JWs were wrong before having evidence but after reading Crisis of Conscience and Captive of a Concept and meeting a few others locally who had also left all ties with that org. were severed. I don't think they are even aware of my atheism or apostasism as I am shunned for being inactive. This is my 9th xmas :)
Once I discovered the Bible was not written by anything more intelligent than mortal men I stopped seeking and started living.
i found this on facebook -.
russian automatic translation for english.attempt to seize foreign property by russian authoritiesdecember 4, 2017on december 7, 2017, at 14:00, the sestroretsky district court of st. petersburg will begin consideration of a lawsuit filed by the prosecutor's office aimed at removing a large real estate complex in st. petersburg from the "watchtower society, bibles and treatises of pennsylvania" foreign organization.we are talking about 14 buildings with an area of 33 thousand square meters, located on 10 hectares of landscaped territory in the village of solnechnoye resort area of st.
petersburg.
If you read the comments they believe "Jehovah has it all under control", "it gets worse before it gets better" and "it shows how close the end is now".
So sad. :(
because someone needs my help.. as a jw -- you can relate -- i truly believed that what everyone really needed was the kingdom hope and its eventual reality.
you know, the hope that does not lead to disappointment.
of course, if anyone needed practical help with a task or getting through some difficulty, most of us realized that was part of being a helpful and caring friend (or family member).. at nearly seventy years of age -- no, i didn't enter the promised kingdom in my healthful and vibrant youth -- my getting out of bed isn't so bad.
I am bit of a recluse and my darkest thought usually come about through people so avoiding them has made me much more stable.
My reason for getting up is looking after these precious creatures and educating others how to care for them.
I only met this little girl for the first time today as 2 weeks old is the earliest they can be handled. It was love at first sight. I just need a name for her now. <3
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42025255.
this is a link to the bbc report on jehovah's witness child sex abuse.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42025255
This is a link to the BBC report on Jehovah's Witness child sex abuse
new letter today (please visit avoidjw.org for a copy of the official letter and yes, i also noticed they got the date wrong!).
february 28, 2017. to all bodies of elders.
re: visiting disfellowshipped or disassociated individuals.
As a fader for 8 years no-one has even contacted me to ask why I stopped going to meetings.
