in the 10/15 watchtower study edition on pg.
12 is the article " what kind of spirit do you show ?
" right away this article starts drawing the line of demarcation in the sand between who has the right to make decisions within jehovah's witnesses and who does not have the right to do so.
Flipper,
This came up with a friend of mine that is fed up with being harassed by one of the elders. My friend still believes it is the truth but I don't know for how long. My friend told me that there needs to be some kind of recall mechanism for abusive elders if the congregation doesn't want them as elders anymore. Good luck I told her!
so we all know the jw vocabulary is a weird one.
what words or phrases bugged you the most?.
a few of mine:.
tidbit
if someone says they saw me smoking a cigarette do i have the right to challenge them face to face in the hearing room?.
You could make the threat of leagal action? JC will be haulted, branch informed, case put on hold !
if the accused knows he/she is getting the boot maybe they should call the branch themselves and tell the branch that elder ______,_____ and _____ are not following procedure and legal counsel will be retained and local law will be called in
call em out on their bullshit
i spent far too many.
in fact, i recently created a spreadsheet and documented how many hours i spent in total per week.
it's so depressing.
As noted on your blog, the time more than doubles when you include preparation, travel and time wasted waiting on others.
I've already wasted a whole year of my life just travelling to and attending CONventions and ASSemblies. It adds up fast!
so we all know the jw vocabulary is a weird one.
what words or phrases bugged you the most?.
a few of mine:.
the best assemby (meeting, convention, etc.) ever".
It is amusing when you ask them "what part did you enjoy the most?" and all you get is a blank stare.
if someone says they saw me smoking a cigarette do i have the right to challenge them face to face in the hearing room?.
You will never see your accusers and seldom know who they are. Thats the standard no matter what the Society says. I've only known of a few that ever knew who accused them.
so you're basically saying I'm screwed
solomon alluded to it yesterday in a thread, i found the online large print pdfs here, not sure where the regular version is yet.
here are the full paragraphs, grab your barf bags .
19 on the other hand, if you choose the path of resentment.
edit post: that caption from 2009 is further evidence to me that there's another faction present within the upper echelons of the WT doing the work of a saboteur. I don't see how it's possible that such an article could have went out the door without the GB failing to see the irony?
It is just a recruiting technique of a cult. Give the public a sanitized version of your religion. Enforce upon the members the harsh reality.
i thought it would be fun to think of a co i've had in the past and see if anyone else has any observations.. so... henry goriup.
has he / is he serving your congregation and if so, what do you think of him?.
sm.
He was one of the worst CO's I ever saw. Well...wait a second, there was Larry Erickson.
both abusive buttheads
if someone says they saw me smoking a cigarette do i have the right to challenge them face to face in the hearing room?.
One more thing.
Has anyone ever threatened a lawsuit against a WITNESS at a hearing if they are/were lying?
if someone says they saw me smoking a cigarette do i have the right to challenge them face to face in the hearing room?.
This pretty much proves that in most cases the decision is made BEFORE the judicial hearing even starts, the procedure is just a formality.
Sadly I think that you are correct. The decision has already been made before the hearing has even begun.
