Posts by minimus

they are very happy being jehovah’s witnesses.👍👌..... many others realize what they have given up for jehovah, to belong to the jehovah’s witness religion.

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Most of the people I know that gave up their lives for Jehovah’s Organization are broke and disheartened still.

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What Did You Choose Jehovah Over?

by minimus in

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some jws believe they have the truth.

they alone understand god, jehovah.

they are very happy being jehovah’s witnesses.👍👌..... many others realize what they have given up for jehovah, to belong to the jehovah’s witness religion.

minimus

Some JWs believe they have the Truth. They alone understand God, Jehovah. They are very happy being Jehovah’s Witnesses.👍👌....

Many others realize what they have given up for Jehovah, to belong to the Jehovah’s Witness religion.

Some of could have gone to higher education but instead decided to knock on doors for free full time. Some had wonderful opportunities in sports . I knew one young man who was considered one of the best football players in the state but refused a free scholarship to the university of his choice because he wanted to serve Jehovah, especially before 1975.

I knew extremely gifted artists, singers, dancers and musicians that decided to put Jehovah God and his Organization first.

I know of elders and pioneers and ministerial servants who gave up their unbelieving families and stopped all association with them because it’s what Jehovah wanted of them.

Dif you give up anything for Jehovah??

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Dutch judge rules that elders are not entitled to hide behind clergy-penitent privilege

by Anders Andersen in

today a dutch judge ruled that jw elders and the jw branch cannot invoke clergy-penitent privilege when it comes to information used in a judicial committee.. jw had filed a complaint with the courts because the branch office, two kingdom halls and a few elders' homes were raided by police almost 2 years ago in search of evidence related to child abuse issues.. jw argued that the information that was taken by police is protected by clergy-penitent privilege.

today the judge ruled that 1) an organization doesn't haven't such a privilege, 2) jw elders don't always act as spiritual counselors.

their actions as judges in judicial committees aren't protected by privilege, and 3) conversations jw have with their elders are often not confidential at all (as per jw policy) so jw elders can't rightfully invoke clergy-penitent privilege to maintain absolute confidentiality, because there isn't absolute confidentiality in the first place.. jw are thinking about appealing the verdict..

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Watchtower next round

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Have you ever known elders who were more into being and elder than really being a believer?

by phoenixrising in

i have known many elders who were much more into the idea of being an elder and getting all the old ladies to tell them what wonderful talks they give and the power then really being a believer.

i had one elder tell me that when he became an elder he was on top dog on top of the heap.

i knew some who were really all about the religion and following the cult.

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Most elders believed the Organization. Most elders admired themselves.