we all know that this cult will drive those trying to leave to desperate measures, and today by brother was very nearly one of those statistics.
he slashed his thigh with a kitchen knife and was bleeding out until he called the police.. i got a call on my way home from work from a police officer, coincidentally it was one of my old friends from school who's now a cop.
he told me my brother is in hospital after an attempted suicide and has lost some blood but will be ok. but i should get to the hospital as he's asking for me.
PaleE,
First I wanted to say how much of a true brother you are!
Secondly I wanted to say love always wins.
Thirdly I wanted to say how much I appreciate you and others on this site (I don't post much but I lurk) for all the support you all provide even when we disagree!
Best wishes!
FNM
2 pioneers of the opposite sex.
the brother is in his mid-20s, sister is in her late 20s.
both are alone in car as the only 2 out in field service.
Remembered another one (I can't believe I forgot this one because it was huge back in the day)...
Single reg pioneer sister who also partook (she was mid to late 30's so that was always talked about) started hanging out a lot with a married sister. They were both df. Rumor was it was a lesbian affair.
Married sister divorced and about 10 years later it was confirmed by one of her children that she was living an openly gay life.
I don't know what happened to the reg/anointed/single sister, she moved away.
Hopefully they are both happy with whatever lifestyle they so choose!
2 pioneers of the opposite sex.
the brother is in his mid-20s, sister is in her late 20s.
both are alone in car as the only 2 out in field service.
Young pioneer brother newly wed works out in service with married older pioneer sister regularly (he early 20's she in mid 30's) caught having an affair. Neither DF'd only loss of privilages but both marriages eventually break up (his within several months). He moved away got df'd returned remarried back in. Older pioneer sister family also moved away and marriage broke up a year later.
Young brother also said innocent wife returned to normal relations, his wife claimed they didn't resume marital relations. Nothing happened to innocent wife as no evidence they did resume normal relations. They lived together for several months then divorced.
video: jw's dance at the jakarta, indonesia special convention.
things have really changed over there in jw land...... holding up phones like lighters now?.
Wait what? Who is the shirtless guy? Am I seeing the wrong picture?
we all know the gb like to impose rules upon the rules... but did anyone else out there have parents that implemented rules upon those rules?
mine did.
my mum tended to copy whatever the elders wives were doing and took it to the extreme.
OH Silentbudda I'm sorry!
Thats actually really sad!
we all know the gb like to impose rules upon the rules... but did anyone else out there have parents that implemented rules upon those rules?
mine did.
my mum tended to copy whatever the elders wives were doing and took it to the extreme.
My life would have not been worth living if I couldn't have watched Star Trek!
Thank whomever (mom?) that she missed that information at meetings:)
there's been some front page coverage in serbia today (mon, nov 27, 2017).
monster parents condemned baby to death!
- alo!.
Having lost someone to the blood doctrine it's heart achinly ever present in my mind many many many years, that if she would have been "allowed" blood products OR even whole blood she would be with me today.
So although we have to take media at its word, most of us absolutely know what the blood doctrine has caused for many women, children and men :(.
i know of her father that committed suicide however i wasn't in the congregation at the time.
i know of people she spoke about here 15 years ago or so.
.
I only joined two years ago, but I searched my city and came across cruz and big tex. I every so briefly crossed paths with her father but I totally knew of the congregation he attended and some of the folks she mentioned.
I was just dabbling in looking on the internet within the last 6 or so years when I ran across their posts. I totally wish I could offer my support for some of what I heard as rumor was going around about her father.
Oh well I hope they are well!!!
i noticed a young brother with a beard being given more privelages within our hall.
when he first grew his beard, he lost his privelages.
but more and more recently he has been helping out a lot more.. the cobe is old school and a stickler for rules, but with the hall becoming more empty these days, and the need for young brothers, he seems to have relaxed on this particular watchtower/man made rule.
A brother lost privileges of field service in a hall in my area. If he shaves he can go out otherwise no privileges.
So I don't think its accepted at least here, UNLESS they have a medical note (vitiligo or horrid ingrown hairs).
the other day on this site, a lot of topics about the org.
and sexual abuse...now when i come on this site...crickets... what happened ?
it seems everyone is being exposed except the org...oh yes it's mentioned here and there but then it fades away...many celebrities are being exposed....& gov't officials and even our president, but not the org...ummmm.... thoughts ?.
I'm of two minds...
I feel it may be triggering for those who have been abused to continue to discuss and so the topic naturally takes a dive.
AND...
I do not feel it's "mild" compared to the world. I think it is on par with world events and quite frankly gross coming from people who claim to have the "truth" and are trying to hide it after all the WT articles about the Cathloic Church hiding their pedophilia. To me it deserves to be shouted from rooftops honestly.
It's touchy and hard to digest even is one hasn't been touched in any way (literally and figuratively).
*NOTE: I know I'm new and I apologize for disagreeing a bit here but some but thankfully I can "disagree" without fear of being disfellowshipped:)
