Governing Body Worship

by dontplaceliterature 18 Replies latest jw friends

  • dontplaceliterature
    dontplaceliterature

    I was recently invited to join some friends for a meal. They had a family member visiting from out-of-town who was older, and knows personally a few of the Governing Body Members. This individual went on about how wonderful those men are, and how happy they are to be led by the GB.

    It was mentioned how telling it was that they have not been filling empty spots on the Governing Body, and how that the men now serving on that body were "just like us" - that one of them had been divorced (I did not know this), one of them was a Vet from 'Nam (I think I had heard this), and that one of them had several children, etc. The conversation must have lasted at least 10 minutes.

    It went on, and on, it seemed. I have never heard anyone speak so highly of those guys before. Rather than giving me a more favorable impression of them, it made me feel disgusted with how much a person could be star-struck with people who are supposed to be "slaves."

    What is probably the more likely story, is that this person really doesn't know the Governing Body at all, and was hoping to gain some "I'm More Spiritual Than You Points" by claiming to be so in-the-know. It was really creepy.

  • serenitynow!
    serenitynow!
    What is probably the more likely story, is that this person really doesn't know the Governing Body at all, and was hoping to gain some "I'm More Spiritual Than You Points" by claiming to be so in-the-know.

    I might have had to tell her to come back when she gets to know Jesus. Then she could color me impressed!

  • troubled mind
    troubled mind

    I ran into a Witness from our old hall, and he told me his new baby boy was named after one of the GB members !!?? He said if the GB is good enough for Jesus why not good enough to name your child after them ......I was seriously speechless

  • serenitynow!
    serenitynow!

    TM, you just reminded me my friend's brother-in-law was named Franz after bro Franz.

  • designs
    designs

    How does Herd work as a first name

  • wobble
    wobble

    It rhymes with Turd.

    It was this issue of blasphemously worshipping the Governing Body that caused me to walk away from the religion in 2008, it seems things have got worse since then.

  • punkofnice
    punkofnice

    I have seen pictures of one of them autographing a piece of litter-trash.

    There is not enough vomit in the world to express how I feel...............

  • WTWizard
    WTWizard

    Any time you are expected to abide by and teach blatantly bad teachings despite being able to prove them wrong using their own Bible, you are actually worshiping the author of those bad teachings.

  • Diest
    Diest

    I have a Daniel Sydlik, autographed, Yong People Ask book....Ill start the bidding at 0.34$

  • serenitynow!
    serenitynow!
    I have a Daniel Sydlik

    Who?

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