Happy birthday, old man!
drwtsn32
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Today's My Birthday
by minimus inmy good friend says i'm the only guy he knows that tells everybody about his birthday.
he says being a jehovah's witness really screwed me up/.
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My experience with the Bethel Legal Dept. regarding a Ministerial Servant molesting a boy
by BonaFide inthe experience that follows contains some details that some might find graphic.
so be warned.. the body of elders received word that an unmarried ministerial servant, age 20, had been seen fondling a younger male bible student, age 14. the ministerial servant himself had been studying with the boy.
the ministerial servant was a quiet, timid brother.
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drwtsn32
reniaa, it's disturbing how you justify any action by the Society. You honestly can't see how this should have been handled better? What should have been of utmost importance here?
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My experience with the Bethel Legal Dept. regarding a Ministerial Servant molesting a boy
by BonaFide inthe experience that follows contains some details that some might find graphic.
so be warned.. the body of elders received word that an unmarried ministerial servant, age 20, had been seen fondling a younger male bible student, age 14. the ministerial servant himself had been studying with the boy.
the ministerial servant was a quiet, timid brother.
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drwtsn32
Crazy! Thanks for sharing your experience.
It's all about protecting the Society's image and not about protecting the victim or punishing the perpetrator. Disgusting.
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why do elders ask such personal questions when deciding whether to disfellowship
by looloo ina friend of mine was asked if she had become "moist" along with had penetration actually taken place , why is that necassary to ask along with did you fondle breasts etc surley they could keep it short and ask if the "deed " was done , yes or no ?
why all the other questions ?
she was only 19 with no experiance of life and sex and was so embaressed she could not answer and was disfellowshipped for being "cocky" any ideas ?.
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drwtsn32
Yeah, maybe they really are trying to prove "pornea"... but I still think they get off on it!
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Phrases NOT to say if you are in a judicial committee meeting for apostasy
by BonaFide ini have only been on a couple of committee's for actual apostasy, and in one the brother never showed, and in the other, the person said they don't want to be a witness.
but in having experience as an elder and a c.o., and in reading this forum, here are my suggestions.. do not say:.
"i don't believe that the faithful and discreet slave is god's channel" - why not?
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drwtsn32
I think it probably ranges from easy to very difficult because the elders' attitudes vary so much depending on the area, the personalities of the elders, who you are, and who you're related to in JW-land.
In my case I never had a JC. When I stopped going to meetings, the elders came by after a month or two to talk to me. I just told them I wasn't really interested in talking. They left and never bugged me again. I have done many things that they could easily DF me for.... obvious celebration of Christmas, writing opinion letters to the paper on evolution and gay rights, etc.
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drwtsn32
The "Ghost Hunter" type shows would have you believe their instruments prove ghosts. Fluctuation in the EM field... GHOST! Temperature drop in this part of the room.... GHOST! Some random noise recorded on audio tape that slightly resembles a muffled voice... GHOST!
Personally I think it'd be cool if there were an afterlife... but I'll remain a non-believer until hard, objective evidence presents itself.
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i just dont fit in anymore...finally figured it out...hate it.....
by oompa ineven with my jw wife.....i have told her for awhile she is prob better off without me....i was party central in jwland....nobody has had me over for two years now....i guess cause i could not shut up about some real truths about the so-called truth....now i have agreed to shut up....these guys really do have a right to their own beliefs...i am very non-judgemental and always have been......i should have shut up two years ago or so...but damm......trying to fit in with your own marriage in order to save being shunned from your blood family and a very few what is left dub friends just sucks.....starting over at midlife is such a bitch.....such a bitch..........oompa.
and ya...the fear of the unknown is really present......if all i have known is jw...i will prob not fit into real world either.
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drwtsn32
if all i have known is jw...i will prob not fit into real world either
Dude, you know us...we're all in the real world. We accept and like you for who you are!
Now let's go to a pub and I'll buy you a beer!
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I'll pray for u.
by wha happened? inok it's no secret my mother is seriously ill. the neighbors and friends who have grown to love her are constantly asking for updates.
at the end of virtually every conversation is stated, i'll pray for her or some other mention of divine request.. in the other corner are the multitide of jw's i've known and helped over the years.
no mention of prayers.. i know it's obvious but the love from heritics clearly out paces "the friends".. i'm just annoyed that's all.. .
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drwtsn32
When I was a JW, I remember how uncomfortable it would make me if a worldly person said they'd pray for me or another JW family member. Damn crazy cult!
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Monthly Reports on studies???
by Lillith26 inok, so i've been doing my homework on the average practices of your reg pioneer and am trying to find out exactly how much of my personal information was "reported" by my ex-study friend, and exactly where it went and why they didn't ask for my permission first!
now i do get that who ever i was studing with/being converted by, would need to know my adress in order to get my place (as an avon rep a few years ago i kept a list of my clients details to deliver their items) and would likely keep a list of a few questions i had to better prepare for the next discussion we have, but why would it be necessary to pass my "private" information on to and elder and then on again to somewhere else from there every week/month?????.
i have seen a 'blank' version of these report cards (ministrygallery.com) and yeah iam somewhat pissed off!!!
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drwtsn32
LOL
Personally I only think they stopped collecting this due to newer privacy laws in some countries (like the UK).
