If Women were elders, would it make a difference in the organization?

by John Aquila 31 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  OrphanCrow

  OrphanCrow:
  Women are also sexual predators.

  You are absolutely right. And I am sure that to the Mama Bear, it doesn't matter if it was a woman or a man who raped her child.

  Religious doctrine that teaches perverted sexual repression will affect both sexes - however, the majority of sexual predators are male. Not all....just the majority.

  The difference lies in giving the victims voice and within the JW religion, the women have no voice and no real power. The JW individual is never given the tools to develop the ability to understand the concept of consent and that goes for both the victim and the perpetrator of abuse.

  As long as there exists an imbalance of power within the JW community, you will continue to see sexual crimes that exploit that imbalance of power.
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  done4good

  Ok, I will make a serious post now...

  Sparrowdown, You are not wrong that the GB would corrupt things no matter who the elders are, however...

  
  WT is a misogynistic organization. Authoritarian organizations like them almost always are. The OP is really pure fantasy, and could never happen, which is precisely why it received a lot of colorful comments, (including mine ). If women were to actually have the ability to be elders, there would be no judicial committees, or anything else that would be the product of authoritarianism, thus why it is not reality.

  If you don't believe this, name one authoritarian regime in a modern society run by a woman. I cannot think of any. Authoritarian regimes are not progressive by nature. The tend to be anti-woman, anti-minority, and anti-anyone who might challenge their authority. Sound like the GB now?
  

  d4g