Contradictory Dave is seen in the quote below agreeing with the charge of him promoting a three month separation of married couples before proceeding on to deny it afterwards by claiming it is not a requirement. This is nothing more than sheer dishonesty. If current members had any courage at all they would all say it IS a requirement, but they have all given up the fight because they think "God" requires it of them due to Dave's constant doublespeak.
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Another important point is that [b:657d141125]the whole idea of couples considering separation time during the year, during which they can relate more fully with the single members of the community, originated AFTER both Craig and Tony left the community [/b:657d141125] So they are hardly qualified to say ANYTHING about it except what they can back up with hard evidence.
(For everyone's information, [b:657d141125]most of the couples in the community have accepted in principle that spending some time apart from one another each year, with a special emphasis on trying to relate more to the single members of the community, is a good discipline,[/b:657d141125] and one that has actually made them appreciate each other more when they are back together. Cherry and I aim at spending three months apart each year. However, there is no set figure, no requirement, and no accountability on this, and I personally don't know which couples are, or are not, doing this.)
Come on Dave you cannot have it both ways. We know how you work. Your own words are "hard evidence" needed to back up this charge.
It will be in the same way you got community members to fraudulently claim the dole, i.e. those STRONG in faith will be able to claim it, while those WEAK in faith will not. With this it will be: Those STRONG in faith and OBEDIENT to "GOD" will be able fosake their wives/husbands to be single whereas those WEAK in faith will be unable to do so.
"DavidNZ", if you decide to join the JC's you will be entering into an environment where silent peer pressure is at work to get you to conform to the JC understanding of spirituality. You will be coerced by the submission of all the other married couples to this supposed better way to [i:657d141125]"relate more fully with the single members of the community[/i:657d141125]". One would think being sigle from birth until marriage would be ample time for an individual to learn about the ways of singlehood.
Married couples are seen as second class citizens in the JC world. Dave says this himself in his 144,000 virgin army articles.
So "DavidNZ" please think carefully about this before you go into it.