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.
All very interesting stuff , thanks to everyone .
I had a Jw girlfriend who has a problem with her 20 y old daughter, she left home ., has depression and stopped going to meetings, So the Mother asked the elders for advice . 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
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.
Very interesting , thanks all ..
How is en elder qualified to give advice , to maybe someone who is fading, not attending meetings ?
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.
Hi . 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 .?
Thanks
Simon
one thing i've never understood is judicial committees.
yes, i understand it's held to see if elders should go through with the disfellowshipping process.
but why give them all the power?
Legally you can do what you want , you do not have to do anything .
these jumped up idiots let them play their own little games
jw thinking is an act of evasion.
the unstated premise that problems with the truth will go away if only you refuse to identify them.
thinking is an active process.. evasion is avoiding that action of active thinking which would create a positive difference.
this info is from the article "who is leading god's people today" feb 17 study edition.. to help them disseminate bible truth in various languages, zion’s watch tower tract society was legally incorporated in 1884, with brother russell as president.
* he was an outstanding student of the bible, and he fearlessly exposed as false such doctrines as the trinity and the immortality of the soul.
he discerned that christ would return invisibly and that “the appointed times of the nations” would end in 1914.. pretty sickening article overall about how badass the gb is, though this little gem is printed as well, paragraph 12. the governing body is neither inspired nor infallible.
Maybe they are preparing to announce some major change in doctrines like the Blood issue ? Or are trying to worm out of the child abuse allegations ( proven ) .
There must be a reason for this, they repeated the same crap on their November JW Broadcast
i have not been active here lately just lurking mostly but i have no one to talk to and i need some help i guess.i started working out and became friends with my personal trainer(we went to school together).i started going out with him(lying to my mother about what i was doing,another thing to add to the list of lies,it's becoming too easy!
) and i notice i'm slowly becoming the worldy people that the jw's described.i've become very selfish and rude and very apathetic towards everything and everyone.i always thought the values that jw's taught were really good.if i cut ties with the only friend i have now , i would probably slip into a deep depression and i that is something that i want to avoid at all costs.i start university in january and my plan was to stick it out in the organisation until i got my degree and became fully independant but as of late a elder told me i am being considered to become a m.s and told me what i need to work on and since then the other elders have been nagging me to work on the same things.i'm trying to rid my self of my 'priveleges' in the cong but nothings working...if anyone has experienced a similar situation what advice would you give?
, oh and my mom was always super into the religion having been a pioneer and bethel worker for years but we went to the regional convention two weeks ago and now she is even more exasperating (for example a sister asked my why i was 19 years old and not a ms or serving at bethel yet, which is fine i've learnt how to deal with these questions but when i told my mother whom has always been content with me just being in the religion and never pushed me towards anything asked me if i was happy with what i was and if i would not be happier at bethel or regular pioneering.
I am not a jw and have a totally different story to yours, plus im mega old : ))
My lady is a jw and we have been dating for about 6 months with ups and the most deepest of downs, all due to the Watchtower.
Anyway , she has a 20 year old daughter , obviously born into the Jws , who had the similar predicament to yours .
She has been dating a non Jw for little over a year and about 6 months ago had depression and boughts of loneliness too .
The girl went to a psychologist and got help. 1 month ago she stopped going to the meetings and moved out of her mothers home .
The elders were supportive , since she has not disassociated, she told them she just needs time out . Her mother is sad but supportive too .
Maybe its a question of your feelings for this guy, your mums reaction and that of your cong .
Good luck , and if I take this girl as an example, I see a very happy young lady whose self confidence is growing by the day . I hope you can be like her : )
i wanted to write my experience on how my husband helped me see the ttatt (the truth about the truth).
first, let me mention that he wrote his own experience a couple months ago under the name sanchy.
for his story please click here….. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5148261828526080/walking-thin-line-resigning-elder
I wish your husband could meet my Girlfriend : )) A nice story , very happy one.
this is my first time posting on here so i’m not sure where to start.
i’m trying to keep it as short as possible since i could expand much more.
i’ve been in the process of waking up in the last year and a half.
Heartbreaking story
https://culteducation.com/group/1289-general-information/8227-disclaimer-regarding-steve-hassan.html.
If someone wires me 400$ i will do a test Skype call to see if its value for money
:::)))) Just a joke .
