Comments on: Jehovah’s Witness Women Get Counsel on Sexual Intimacy, From a Nine-Year-Old Boy

By: Alexandra James

Alexandra James — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 23:17:54 +0000

No matter the framework of the story, it’s grossly misogynistic and disrespectful for a child to lecture an adult, and I hope your daughter didn’t come across that way. It’s also downright abusive to say that a woman should forgive a man because he is her “head,” as if that gives him special rights or privileges when it comes to fidelity. The double standard with Jehovah’s Witnesses between men and women is disgusting. Yes, adults can listen to their children and consider their feelings but children have no business “tackling” the adults, chastising, lecturing, or otherwise acting as if they’re the adult and mom or dad is the child. This entire article makes my skin crawl and I disagree that I’m nitpicking. I wish you nothing but the best however.

By: Ann

Ann — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 23:00:27 +0000

Ok so stating my opinion as someone who grew up around JWs I think that the writer of this article is seriously just knit picking. I am not by any means a JW but I have gone through a similar situation. I was cheated on by my husband and I have two children. My 8 year old sat me down and talked to me about what was going on and about how I should reconsider my divorce. Her words meant a lot to me and she is one of the main reasons why I reconsidered. Our conversation had nothing to do with religion and we don’t go to any type of meetings or any other church. Yes the husband in the article was a jerk and yes he shouldn’t have told the elders before her but both people are in the religion because they want to be. I personally think the woman should go see a therapist so she can have someone to talk to and so she can be sure she wants to be with her husband. At the end of the day the woman is an adult who decided to stay with her husband and work things out despite an infidelity which isn’t that much of an uncommon story.

By: irg1978

irg1978 — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 14:55:59 +0000

More than likely, this is a made up story. I find it hard to believe a mother would allow her child to give her a “public talk” and hare many more scriptures about forgiving the infidelity of their father. This story is absolute rubbish and if it is true, which WT portraying as true, either way, it’s total bullshit and makes my blood boil.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 09:57:56 +0000

This is from 1981… That kid is probably an elder or a CO now…

By: Isabella Botticelli

Isabella Botticelli — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 05:01:13 +0000

Haha, this child is on his way to becoming the perfect JW!