some elders enjoy giving the business to the lowly flock thru intimidation.
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some love to ask you to enter with them into the "backroom".. of course, there were many that never had run-ins with the shepherds because they were under the radar.. did you ever get interrogatted by the elders and if so, how did it go??
dazed:
you speak of the backroom. That really is a universal expression in the borg isnt it?
I hadnt thought about it before, but no matter where you go in the world, the elders drag you into the `backroom'
Ours had an enormous window too, so everybody could see and wondered what you'd been up to.
i was thinking this weekend of a brother i first met when i was a teenager.. not yet an elder, this brother was very outspoken, and was viewed a kind of hero to the r&f.. an inexperienced teen, i also believed ( influenced by others) that this guy was a godsend.. looking back, with the eyes of a more mature person, i now consider him an arrogant self opinionated bully.. he later became an elder and i might add that he also had an imposing physical appearance .
but he had no education.
no schooling.
steve: I knew a simiar elder back then. I remember my dad giving my a diary from his job, in 1974. This elder looked at it one day and told me: you know, the date of armageddon is in there (as it had the calendar for 1975 in the front page).
As a young boy I was all in awe.
Hes dead too.
brother of the hawk, newly enlightened & gojira, recorded an elder's meeting on 5/7/03.
both does a great job of defending me and making the elders look foolish!.
thank you raypublisher/jj and jwstruggle for the awesome job you did on it.. follow up story was not recorded but we will post it here hopefully over the weekend.. enjoy, it's pretty hilarious how they try to control us and come after me on a work of fiction!.
Knowing the MO, one thing that stinks is this:
When talking to the wife about something she has done, they ask the husband to be there because HE is her head.
So, OK, its good in this case that her husband is there to defend her, against two bible wealding morons, but from their point of view, he is her head, she doesnt have any rights.
i was thinking this weekend of a brother i first met when i was a teenager.. not yet an elder, this brother was very outspoken, and was viewed a kind of hero to the r&f.. an inexperienced teen, i also believed ( influenced by others) that this guy was a godsend.. looking back, with the eyes of a more mature person, i now consider him an arrogant self opinionated bully.. he later became an elder and i might add that he also had an imposing physical appearance .
but he had no education.
no schooling.
Band on the run:
No one can say that the Pope has no style. Yes, though not a catholic, I really quite admire him.
Julia: Sounds like you were a rebel LOL.
What with unexpected job losses and injury and that! Its just that. They never prepare for the unexpected. Jehovah will provide. I remember when my dad was ill and I needed a new school uniform: we arrived home one day to find one on our doorstep. Oh, Jehovah has provided.
More the Churchgoing neighbour, moved from her own sense of Christianity provided.
Pickler: I know what you mean. I guess we should feel sorry for them, but its so frustrating.
i just broke down in such an ugly cry at work.
walked outside and just sobbed my guts out.
i am so very unhappy here.
Hi Loubelle.
I agree with Loz. I dont know how the healthcare system works in your country, but if your doctor could put you on sickleave for a week or two: its clear to us that you need a break. Sick leave isnt just for bad backs and runny noses.
Try and get some time for yourself, stand back and appraise your situation. In anycase, it seems that sooner or later you must change your job.
Good luck. We shall be thinking about you, in our little corner of the globe.
i was thinking this weekend of a brother i first met when i was a teenager.. not yet an elder, this brother was very outspoken, and was viewed a kind of hero to the r&f.. an inexperienced teen, i also believed ( influenced by others) that this guy was a godsend.. looking back, with the eyes of a more mature person, i now consider him an arrogant self opinionated bully.. he later became an elder and i might add that he also had an imposing physical appearance .
but he had no education.
no schooling.
sspo: LOL
Jaidubdub:Your mums special.
i was thinking this weekend of a brother i first met when i was a teenager.. not yet an elder, this brother was very outspoken, and was viewed a kind of hero to the r&f.. an inexperienced teen, i also believed ( influenced by others) that this guy was a godsend.. looking back, with the eyes of a more mature person, i now consider him an arrogant self opinionated bully.. he later became an elder and i might add that he also had an imposing physical appearance .
but he had no education.
no schooling.
there r JWs who appreciate knowledge and education.
Too true Julia.
Of course my observation is a general one. There are 10's of thousands who quit the Borg every year ( hey theres some good news ).
i was thinking this weekend of a brother i first met when i was a teenager.. not yet an elder, this brother was very outspoken, and was viewed a kind of hero to the r&f.. an inexperienced teen, i also believed ( influenced by others) that this guy was a godsend.. looking back, with the eyes of a more mature person, i now consider him an arrogant self opinionated bully.. he later became an elder and i might add that he also had an imposing physical appearance .
but he had no education.
no schooling.
I was thinking this weekend of a brother I first met when I was a teenager.
Not yet an elder, this brother was very outspoken, and was viewed a kind of hero to the r&f.
An inexperienced teen, I also believed ( influenced by others) that this guy was a godsend.
Looking back, with the eyes of a more mature person, I now consider him an arrogant self opinionated bully.
He later became an elder and I might add that he also had an imposing physical appearance . But he had no education. No schooling. Many of his reasonnings were just plain stupid. But he was still a bully.
But wait a minute, Jehovahs Witnesses dont need a worldly education. They have something better. God given wisdom.
THEY are experts. Experts in EVERYTHING.
They know better than doctors, councellors, social services. Everybody.
You cannot tell them anything, they cannot learn anything, THEY KNOW BETTER.
Who needs god given wisdom. It is stagnent. It never evolves, never learns from its mistakes. Never moves forward.
It is a barrier to human advancement.
ok, i've suddenly got heaps of time for stuff, i can cuddle with my husband on weekend mornings, and i don't have to spend money on meeting clothes!
i've got all these great clothes i hardly wear!
we can make pancakes on saturday mornings!
I wonder how on earth we found the time to do all that!
ok, i've suddenly got heaps of time for stuff, i can cuddle with my husband on weekend mornings, and i don't have to spend money on meeting clothes!
i've got all these great clothes i hardly wear!
we can make pancakes on saturday mornings!
Enjoy Julia.
Its been 15 years for me and I still feel the same.
"I wanna live before I die
Don't want the world to pass me by
I wanna live, I wanna live before I die"
TESLA - I WANNA LIVE LYRICS
