Girls can't do maths

by Laika 41 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

  • Laika
    Laika

    A story from my days as the accounts servant (not verbatim)

    Me: Hello, [brother] here's your copy of the money slip for this meeting, I just finished the count.

    Cong. Secretary: Thanks... who counter signed that there?

    Me: Oh, [my assistant] is away so I asked [sister] to do it.

    Cong. Secretary: Do you think it's appropriate to ask her?

    Me: *confused* err... yes, she is baptised.

    Cong. Secretary: Yes, but was it appropriate to ask her to count with you?

    Me: ???

    Cong. Secretary: If there are qualified brothers present should you have asked a sister to do it?

    Me: Ah... *finally worked out the point* well, she did just get her A Level results, A in maths, she's probably more qualified than me to count the £65 we just made.

    Cong. Secretary: It's not about her intelligence, it's about doing things Jehovah's way.

    Me: ???

    To cut a long story short, you can rest assured JWN, I recounted the money with a brother, the Congregation's cash was safe.

  • Bruja-del-Sol
    Bruja-del-Sol

    No we don't discriminate women, they're just the 'weaker vessel' and well... they're no use to us superduperdubs anyway...

    What an a$$hole!

  • Laika
    Laika

    Is this actually a rule or just an overzealous elder? I never did find that out...

  • Phizzy
    Phizzy

    I know that Cong Sec ! His name is Bro. Wottatwat.

  • Laika
    Laika

    "Sisters can't be elders because they're emotional, whereas men are logical, it doesn't mean they're inferior, it's just how Jehovah made us."

    #thingselderstoldme

  • breakfast of champions
    breakfast of champions

    So now counting money = "teaching". . . . Interesting. . .

  • Laika
    Laika

    So now counting money = "teaching". . . . Interesting. . .

    Along with carrying a microphone, showing people to their seats, distributing literature from the counter, reading out loud... anymore?

    "Can you imagine if women were allowed to run judicial committees? They'd start crying and letting everyone off, nobody would get disfellowshipped, it would be chaos" (yes, 'chaos') #thingselderstoldme

  • Xanthippe
    Xanthippe

    Our sisters' vicissitudes prevent them from doing what the brothers can do we were told. No I don't understand it either??????????

  • jean-luc picard
    jean-luc picard

    and the r&f just accept this kind of thing.

  • Xanthippe
    Xanthippe

    Patrick is it really you?

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