I was the wife of two different elders. 1st time: I was in my mid 20's in the late 70's. I can honestly say that in our congregation the elders wives were sincerely trying to be faithful and encouraging. Several were married to assh@#%s but never complained. One wife was a convert who was not as zealous as the others and often missed meetings. She and her hubby got so much flack for it she gave up and quit. Later the whole family joined her. The 2ond time: was about 15 years ago in a much larger cong. in a different town. What a difference! Most of the other elders wives were classic insufferable Elderettes, pious snobs who wanted nothing to do with me and the feeling was mutual! Being an elders wife simply means your husband is seldom available for you and you and your children are scrutinized more than the R&F. I neither felt nor received any status. Since Elderettes are SELF APPOINTED they throw their opinions and their weight around at will. They are truely hard to stomach.
Posts by 3rdgen
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27What Was Your Opinion of Elder's Wives?
by minimus ini think that many of them were saints.
some were bitches and others seemed like they hated their status.
many wives were very good examples and were more "qualified" than their elder husbands.. .
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Not on JW.org: SIX Texas victims acuse Jehovah's Witness Elder & Circuit Overseer of sexual abuse, and bring lawsuit against Watchtower for cover-up.
by Balaamsass2 insexual exploitation and abuse of six young children leads to lawsuit in dallas county.
dallas, oct. 23, 2014 /news.gnom.es/ six young adults, from north texas, all sexually abused as children, filed suit today in dallas, texas state court against three north texas jehovahs witnesses congregations (dallas, plano, and greenville), the watchtower bible and tract society of new york, and an elder.. sexually abused when they were ages 4 through 14, the plaintiffs were children of members of the dallas, plano, and greenville jehovahs witnesses congregations.
the suit states that they were repeatedly sexually abused and molested by an elder and an unknown regional circuit overseer, and that they and their families were threatened with discipline and harm if they disclosed the abuse to anyone.
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3rdgen
The chickens are coming home to roost.
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Not on Jw.org: Victim recounts rape by Jehovah's Witness Elder and Watchtower cover-up.
by Balaamsass2 invictim speaks about rape ordeal.
jailed: mark sewell.
first published thursday 23 october 2014 in news.
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3rdgen
There is no such thing as too much negative publicity for the WTBT$.
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Listen to the Pilot Episode of JW Podcast
by God_Delusion inhi guys,.
check out our first ever podcast here - http://www.jwpodcast.org/2014/10/19/s01e00-macclesfield-forest, or download this episode (right click and save).
it's finally here, our first ever jehovah's witness podcast!
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3rdgen
marked
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Positive proof that prayer works!
by 3rdgen inabout a week ago my adult daughter called me crying.
it seems her beloved expensive cat had jumped out of her second story window and disappeared.
"oh dear!
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3rdgen
Sorry Punky, Maybe I can get the born agains to put in a good word for ya.
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Positive proof that prayer works!
by 3rdgen inabout a week ago my adult daughter called me crying.
it seems her beloved expensive cat had jumped out of her second story window and disappeared.
"oh dear!
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3rdgen
I am so impressed by the depth of this debate!
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baby or no baby?
by Dudu inthat is the question for the next months ... i am 32 and i will turn 33 on december....i am freaking out!!!
my hubby and i have no children and we are not looking for one right now because im studying a masters.
i will finish subjects in june and after that i will write my thesis (6 more months).
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3rdgen
If you have to ask-get your degree. If your desire to have a child is not overwhelming you might resent how much more difficult getting your degree is with a baby or toddler. 40 is the new 30. There is plenty of time.
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Positive proof that prayer works!
by 3rdgen inabout a week ago my adult daughter called me crying.
it seems her beloved expensive cat had jumped out of her second story window and disappeared.
"oh dear!
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3rdgen
bump for laffs
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The Kids Corner at Bethel!
by Atlantis infrom a jw site.. .. a nice little corner for the young ones at the central america bethel branch in mexico.. .. .. .
.. .. nevada!.
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3rdgen
SOP and fastJehu, Were you reading my mind? When I showed the pic to hubby we said, "They might as well build a full fledged theme park and rake in the $$$" Edited to add: Paradise Park coming SOON. I want to be able to get royalities.
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I Was Asked To Perform A Marriage Ceremony But Don't Know I'm Qualified
by minimus inmy girlfriend's daughter and her fiancee asked me to marry them last night.
they live in connecticut and will be married in new york.
i felt honored that i was asked but i don't think i can do it because i am not a clergyman or minister and my u derstanding is that only clergy or judges and lawyers and justice of the peace can perform a wedding ceremony and marry a couple.. does anyone have any information on this subject?
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3rdgen
Witness 007 LOL!