Hi Mrs. E, good to have you here!
Forget all the complicated stuff, just say you're under Mr. E's headship and have to do what he says.
That way they can all deal with him instead
well, here i am.. hello world, mrs. eden sending regards to everyone.
:).
my english is limited, so please go easy on me.. mrs. eden.
Hi Mrs. E, good to have you here!
Forget all the complicated stuff, just say you're under Mr. E's headship and have to do what he says.
That way they can all deal with him instead
hope my technical skills on my tablet works.
here goes......dr. laura slessinger is a well-known conservative talk show host.
she has expressed very negative beliefs about homosexuality.
Je Suis, you don't need to prove yourself here.
Lose the JW guilt and 'cantdoenough'ness, and just enjoy being yourself.
You don't have to do a quota of posts per month!
memorial service - did anyone go?
this may mean something in the uk.
there were 600 in attendance (why do they always count?
Brent was a nice guy when he visited my cong.
He's had it tough the last few years.
i have been searching the better part of this morning to find the thread in which somebody commented on 1006 known pedophiles which equals 3 elders at each jc and the totals on how many elders did not report to police (3000?
) and also how many known victims in australia.
i think they also broke it down to how many victims that would average each week/month for the last 60 + years.
by their own admission the jehovah`s witnesses have acknowledged to the royal commission that 1006 child sex abuse cases against members of their religion have been handled in house.. 1006 cases over 65 years , equals to more than one , every month , every month , every year , for the next 65 years.. a judicial committee consists of 3 elders ,so 3 elders handled 1006 sexual abuse cases over 65 years equals 3018 elders who know about this abuse and never contacted the authorities .either police or ,child protection services .. what sort of morals or ethics do these so called christians have ?.
smiddy.
Splash The total number of victims on the list submitted to the Royal Commission came to about 3,500.
That's more than one every week for 65 years.
Correction - The total victims on the list was about 1730, which is more than 1 every two weeks, for 65 years.
i have heard that phrase several times on the jw broadcast, uttered by gb members!
"the governing body has asked me to bring to your attention (whatever)".
aren't you the governing body?
The elders do the same, its a way of dodging responsibility.
Instead of saying "me and Bro x have decided you can't have a beard", its " the BoE have decided..."
It's a form of cowardice, hiding behind a faux label.
this happened about 6 months ago, didn't really have an opportunity to post about it (been busy), but they still haven't given back his password for the phone hook-up.
they say that this is direction from the "branch office".
i think it's complete bs, the real reason why they are doing this is to punish me & my family because i am basically a ghost when it comes to meetings & any type of activity.
Write to bethel.
Tell them your father contributes to the running costs, but the elders have stopped him listening in.
Say that you are writing to bethel because the elders are telling you they are following branch directions.
Explain that you have spoken to lots of witnesses at your hall and in your circuit about this and they are all disgusted at the unloving way the elders are abusing their power.
Then tell them that as a consequence your father no longer contributes and can no longer attend.
End by saying that you are only letting them know what's going on, and do not wish to hear back from them.
this is a very sad and disturbing case in mexico.. used google translate.
ask me if the translation is not clear:.
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=utf-8&u=http%3a%2f%2flaverdadnoticias.com%2fnina-de-11-anos-mato-a-sus-hermanos-porque-satanas-se-lo-ordeno%2f570605%2f&edit-text=.
The WT has never been very big on professional help for mental disorders, sometimes categorising it along with advice from taxi drivers and hair dressers. The WT message is that reading the Bible and going on the ministry is the solution to medical depression.
*** w99 4/1 pp. 3-4 A Book of Wisdom With a Message for Today ***
"But where can such wisdom be found today? People turn to advice columnists, psychologists, psychiatrists, even hairdressers and taxi drivers, with their personal problems. And experts without number are ready to dispense advice on almost any subject—for a suitable fee. Often, though, such words of “wisdom” have led only to disappointment, even disaster. How, then, can we find true wisdom?
Tomoe suffered from major depression and spent most of her days in bed...
When Tomoe told the neighbor how worthless she felt, the neighbor showed her a text from a book...
By applying the wisdom she had found, Tomoe overcame the gloomy days of her depression. Now Tomoe works full-time at helping others to apply the same words that enabled her to cope with her problems. "
found this on my facebook page that someone had posted , just a joke i hope .
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Here's the original
he was the school overseer but they relieved him of that to allow younger elders the privilege of the job.
now he is depressed and actually shed tears, believing his worth has diminished.
If it was felt that he has struggled lately with that job, organising the school or counselling the students, he might have been relieved of that responsibility.
I've seen capable men just get old and tired, and their responsibilities become harder and harder to fulfill.
Maybe it was for this reason, in which case he should try to see it as a relief, though I can understand how he would feel like it is a demotion.
Remind him how the CO's are dropped once they reach 70, or bethelites are retired from bethel when they reach a certain point. This might show him that it is an organisational procedure and he shouldn't take it personally.