A modern day CASTE system

by LDH 23 Replies latest jw friends

  • LDH
    LDH

    Where do you rank?

    unbaptised publisher?

    publisher?

    Auxiliary pioneer?

    Regular pioneer?

    Special Pioneer?

    Bethelite?

    Gilead Missionary?

    Elder?

    Ministerial Servant?

    Circuit Overseer?

    Service Overseer?

    District Overseer?

    Governing Body?

    Annointed?

    Apostate?

    Disfellowshipped?

    Reproved?

    Re-instated?

    Marked?

    Disassociated?

    Moved to Where the Need was Greater? (TM)

    Unbelieving Mate?

    Bible Student?

    Worldly?

    I'm sure there are some I haven't thought of. In the world of JWs, everyone is given a RANK. This lets you know (but more importantly, lets OTHERS know) just how spiritual you are!

    The more you combine, the closer you are to God!

    It's a mathematical equation with no direct correlation to your heart, and to how much you love others and serve them.

    You might as well put a dot on your forehead.

    Lisa

    D). None of the Above Class

  • greendawn
    greendawn

    One wonders if the early Christian Church that the JWs claim to take as their model was so stratified in its hierarchical structure. And they were blaming the Catholics for having a complicated hierarchy.

  • sinis
    sinis

    Where do you rank?

    Bible Student, unbaptised publisher, publisher, Auxiliary pioneer, Regular pioneer, Ministerial Servant, Unbelieving Mate, Apostate, Worldly

  • MsMcDucket
    MsMcDucket

    I disassociated myself; but I'm sure that by now, I'm considered a disfellowshipped apostate.

  • tweety
    tweety

    Where do you rank?

    I'm Disfellowshipped

  • atypical
    atypical

    Good thread; I agree wholeheartedly. I was just telling my mom the other day the witness culture is a caste system. She ignored me and started talking about something else.

    I have been at different places in that system; right now I guess I would be considered inactive and marked.

  • LDH
    LDH

    Hi all,

    I'm asking a rhetorical question. It's to make a point. Instead of just 'brother' and 'sister'--the JWs have to jump through all sorts of hoops to determine whether you're worthy of them!

    I don't define myself by any of their terms anymore.

    It is an enforced caste system.

    Does anyone have access to any of their crap publications where they talk about caste systems?

  • stillajwexelder
    stillajwexelder

    publisher - but male - that puts me higher than a publisher who is female

  • Forscher
    Forscher

    Faded Whatever that makes me.
    Forscher

  • lucifer
    lucifer

    diassociated, I probably would've been df'ed eventually because of my "worldy" life style, but no way was I going to give them the satisfaction of df'ing me so i bet them to it

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