The untrained elders do more harm than good when counselling the flock.
And yes, they are untrained...
They think that quoting a scripture or two will solve all problems.
ESTEE
The untrained elders do more harm than good when counselling the flock.
And yes, they are untrained...
They think that quoting a scripture or two will solve all problems.
ESTEE
hi, after a couple of years of 'lurking' i thought i'd join up.
i'm an ex-dub from vancouver island.
i've been out of the org for aprox' 10 yrs, after being in it for about 28 years.. i post on "jehovahs witness recovery forum" as 'nightgoat', so i thought i'd wander over here & see how you guys are doing.. recently under went some major shunning from parents & siblings & retaliated with a barrage of 'reverse-shunning' in an effort to teach them how to treat my wife & i.. hope i can be of some encouragement to any, on this board.. my daughter has been a member here for 3 yrs.
(((Rumspringa))) Welcome to the forum!
Thanks for being here. I trust your stay is enjoyable and you make many new friends.
ESTEE
pardon my asking.
i have a dance friend that invited me to their event at their church.
it is a half hour dance show, then a half hour dance lesson, then general dancing till midnight.. this sounded okay.
Pardon my asking. I have a dance friend that invited me to their event at their church. It is a half hour dance show, then a half hour dance lesson, then general dancing till midnight.
This sounded okay. . . but . . .
Then...
My friend requested that I do not wear a short skirt, do not wear "see-through" clothes, and do not wear a low-cut neckline.
Flashback to dubland
I'm afraid that I do not know much about Mormons.
What do you think?
ESTEE
soldiers say suspect shouted 'allahu akbar!
' before shooting rampage that left 13 people dead end headline begin story body module body.
fri nov 6, 8:45 am.
Light Cloud,
Thanks for sharing the radio link... Chilling. A psychiatrist who needed a psychiatrist, by the sounds of it.
ESTEE
you only knew through this forum with sensitive information?
why or why not?.
What if its the WT on a fishing expedition?
ESTEE
when i first got on this site, i would bristle at the thought that i ever belonged to a cult.. do you believe that witnesses are truly "cultists"?.
Oh yeah...it's a CULT!
I thought everyone knew.
ESTEE
yes, i do!
i did it 20 years ago, but the elders still remember what i did, sometimes i wish they never knew about it.
.
Glad I did. And glad I was "unrepentant" too! It gave the opportunity to move on with my life!
ESTEE
i read threads about reform and needed changes.
i don't like the idea.
i personally think that a harmful dangerous mind-control cult should not find some way to moderate slightly to keep their membership.
Nope. Not a chance they will become a mainstream religion. They --- and all religion --- will soon pass off the scene. People are getting smarter and won't put up with mind-control anymore.
ESTEE
i apologize if this has been mentioned, but i don't have the time to come on here as often.
yesterday's bookstudy on divorce got my shorts in a bit of a knot.
apparently, according to the god's love book, a wife could consider legal separation from her husband if she is physically abused, but (get this) only in the case of extreme physical abuse, and if the wife's life is in danger.
Hmmmm...a tactic to "keep women in their place"...?
ESTEE
why some people are better off in cults.
familiesthe family unit has always been the core of mankinds strength to survive sometimes insurmountable odds against nature, other men and the arbitrariness of life.
when you stand alone, you have no one there to hold you up, defend you or take care of you.. if, on the other hand, you are part of a nurturing family, you have access to the helps of others, and in turn are obligated to be there when another in the family suddenly needs you.
Wow, This is a great thread! I clicked on it from freeminds.org. Never knew it would take me here! But glad it did.
ESTEE