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  My mom contacted me last night...

  by HereIgo in

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  2. experiences

  as i have revealed in other threads my mother and i havent talked in over 2 years.

  she has been keeping her distance, therefore staying loyal to jehovah.

  she found me on facebook.

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  Landy

  It's nice that you heard from your Mum - hope you can keep the lines of communication open.
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  How does an elder become an elder ?

  by Drwho in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was never a jw , so have millions of questions .

  please, how does an elder become an elder and how much trust does or should a jw put in an elder .?

  simon.

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  Landy

  The Mother is 51y and I could not believe she was asking advice from a 33 year old " kid " elder in fact I was disgusted

  Not sure what age has to do with it?
  
  
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  How does an elder become an elder ?

  by Drwho in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was never a jw , so have millions of questions .

  please, how does an elder become an elder and how much trust does or should a jw put in an elder .?

  simon.

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  Landy

  Most elders had to be a** kissers or yes men. That is exactly what the org is looking for. They are not looking for someone who is free spirited or can think for themselves. Even if it was just an act on the part of the perspective elder, there had to be at least a little bit of smooching and head bobbing.

  You could level that charge at anyone wanting to advance in any organisation, whether it be religious or career related.

  The majority of elders, I'll admit, do fit your description, but there are elders out there who are good public speakers, very empathetic and are all round nice people. There was certainly one or two of them in my old congregation.

  As with most things, sweeping generalisations are a bad thing.
  
  
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  How does an elder become an elder ?

  by Drwho in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was never a jw , so have millions of questions .

  please, how does an elder become an elder and how much trust does or should a jw put in an elder .?

  simon.

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  Landy

  just two things to become : an ass-kisser a perfect yes-man.

  Lots of people on here were elders - would everyone of them fit your description?

  The reality is is that there's good ones and bad ones.
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  Is The Governing Body The Rulers Of A Criminal Organization? Wolves In Sheep's Clothing

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i think we can see that the further we proceed into the future the more criminal this organization looks due to man's more evolved social understanding,, so since this thing is gradual i'm predicting that this evolution will exterminate this cult with a capital fuck you.. since this is a religion that has exported itself(criminal activity) all over the world from usa origins i would expect the usa court system not to come to their aid when reach lawsuits come reaching from all over the world to usa based headquarters living there situated on a contaminated chemical dump site (whether it is properly been clean up it is anybody's guess (i'm guessing not))..

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  Governments should put pressure on the WTS to obey the law, by introducing tougher, new laws. This would make it harder for the WTS not to be a criminal organisation. Staying on the right side of the law should be made difficult.

  Again - please tell me which laws are they breaking and what crimes they are committing?
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  Is The Governing Body The Rulers Of A Criminal Organization? Wolves In Sheep's Clothing

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i think we can see that the further we proceed into the future the more criminal this organization looks due to man's more evolved social understanding,, so since this thing is gradual i'm predicting that this evolution will exterminate this cult with a capital fuck you.. since this is a religion that has exported itself(criminal activity) all over the world from usa origins i would expect the usa court system not to come to their aid when reach lawsuits come reaching from all over the world to usa based headquarters living there situated on a contaminated chemical dump site (whether it is properly been clean up it is anybody's guess (i'm guessing not))..

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  I understand people can be bitter when leaving the JWs but to throw ridiculous accusations about does not help your cause. Was it you last time that (effectively) accused the whole GB of being child abusers?

  What evidence of criminal activity by the organisation do you have?
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  Christmas is Coming!

  by Drifting Away in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so, this will be a time of much confusion.

  being a born in, and wanting to celebrate my first christmas is confusing, nerve wracking, and difficult to comprehend.

  how have others dealt with there first christmas after leaving?

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  Get a nice tree, get the decorations up,

  With three kds under 10 xmas morning will be wonderful. Enjoy it while they're young.
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  JW Facebook puriven garbage

  by Lostandfound in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  below is an example of the pure cliche driven and meaningless posts by witnesses to witnesses on facebook .

  it was truly a blessing from jehovah that your original plans .....didn't work out, because instead our family was able to enjoy a spiritually filled morning with ,spiritual food and spiritual entertainment and singing praises to our glorious god, grand creator and loving heavenly father jehovah was a memorable gift.

  he has truly provided a perfect example of christian brotherly love through his son, our savior jesus christ.

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  Landy

  I must have been (relatively) lucky - if anyone in my old cong came out with that tripe they would have been laughed at and given a very wide berth.
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  JWs Excited Trump Won

  by LaurenM in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am incredibly disturbed.

  many of the jws i'm still friends with on facebook are incredibly excited that trump won the american presidential race, posting, "yay!

  i'm so happy!

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  Landy

  Pretty much sums it up.

  Wars and unrest = start of the GT

  Peace time = peace and security = GT

  Pretty much covers all the bases!
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  1 Step Forward and 3 Steps Back: Trying to Get My Mom to See 'The Light' (Oh the Irony!)

  by Sorry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  recently, my mother's been hounding me to do personal study (i think she's slowly realizing i'm becoming disillusioned with the organization and is trying to reign me back in).

  i don't know what made me do this, but i decided to test the waters by challenging 'new light'.

  she asked me what i learned in personal study, so i brought up organ transplants and the wt flip floppy stance on them (thanks jwfacts!).

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  Landy

  Unfortunately, for many reasons, you're wasting your time trying to make them see sense.

  Just respectfully explain to your mother that she has her beliefs and that's fine but they aren't your beliefs. Just as she expects you to respect her beliefs, ask her to respect yours.

  Hopefully you've got many years ahead with a good relationship with your mother. Don't put up walls that don't need to be there.