this is a distilled (and from memory) reconstruction of a chat awhile back.
ive dusted it off for today.. my 81 year old ex-baptist minister friend dub and i went to starbucks for coffee and conversation.
dub likes to start conversations with strangers.. today a seminary student caught his eye.
What if this conversation changed the trajectory of this young man? And that trajectory was not good. Would you feel guilty?
I don't want the burden of convincing that a person is wrong and then not providing a suitable plan B. That is a responsibility that I really can't deal with.
so im at the meeting after its over and this elder says to me that god needs my voice because he, the elder, feels that my singing is not loud enough.
i did not tell him this, but singing just is not my thing.
he then went on saying how gods people are better singers than "the worlds singers".
I thought singing was a form of prayer. Who is this elder to judge your prayer to god.
march 2015 study article learn from the illustration of the talents.
brothers and sisters worldwide will be overjoyed to know that the governing body finally has the.
courage to admit their mistakes .
I am confused. But perhaps I am mistaken. No, I am confused. I am just happy I don't have to sit through this Watchtower study.
see original thread here on jwn: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/child-abuse/288910/3/jehovahe28099s-witness-elder-jailed-for-12-years-for-multiple-sexual-offences-against-young-girl.
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/mother-reveals-torment-jehovah-s-witness-jailed/story-25741246-detail/story.html.
mother reveals torment as jehovah's witness is jailed for sexually abusing her daughter.
This sort of throws out the window the whole concept of spirit appointed elders. That is, unless the HS is a pervert. Hmmm...
12 years for me and before i actually became a member, i looked at this site (jwd) for a few months..
Going on 13 years, I am not a heavy poster, and will go for long periods without making a comment. However, I keep tabs on this site quite regularly.
this is a distilled (and from memory) reconstruction of a chat awhile back.
ive dusted it off for today.. my 81 year old ex-baptist minister friend dub and i went to starbucks for coffee and conversation.
dub likes to start conversations with strangers.. today a seminary student caught his eye.
Great conversation. Thank you for sharing.
see original thread here on jwn: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/child-abuse/288910/3/jehovahe28099s-witness-elder-jailed-for-12-years-for-multiple-sexual-offences-against-young-girl.
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/mother-reveals-torment-jehovah-s-witness-jailed/story-25741246-detail/story.html.
mother reveals torment as jehovah's witness is jailed for sexually abusing her daughter.
Dennis blew a kiss to the victim and her mother in the public gallery as he admitted his crimes.
I wonder if is still a witness in good standing? Disgusting! Something tells me he will be getting what he deserves in prison. He will be blowing more than kisses.
a dear old man, 81 years of age died the other day.
my family studied with his family in 1969 and the entire family left their beloved catholic church and became jehovah's witnesses within 6 months.the man was illiterate and unschooled.
still, he believed "the truth" and even when some of his kids left or got disfellowshipped, he persevered.
That is sad, but it makes me wonder, at what age is learning TTATT too late? The prospect of acknowledging at the age of 80 that your whole life was wasted on a lie would be unbelievably traumatic.
i think they are the most boring people on earth.
they are about as exciting as a dead ant..
When you say generation do you mean an overlapping generation? Each boring person has connected with someone from a prior boring generation.
Is this even more proof that we are near the end of the wicked old system?
i think they are the most boring people on earth.
they are about as exciting as a dead ant..
The watchtower squeezes out anything interesting out of its followers. What is left are drones who have a single purpose - "Advertise, Adevertise, Advertise the King and its Kingdom." Actually, not really, the purpose is to get enough hours on your time card so no elder comes a-knocking.
I think that the Watchtower in the 1950s and 1960s were interesting. I am not sure at what point they turned into drones, but they did.
