This is the fundamental question in my mind whenever I'm in a moment of attempting to analyze the strangest group of people on this planet, namely the governing body of Jehovahs Witnesses. Who are the governing body, really? A bunch of evil (Im not saying old) men who have nothing better to do than to ruin the lives of millions of people? Because of them, family ties have been severed, molesters have gone unpunished, and people's lives have been cut short. And they're still there, without a scratch. It's not just that, it's also that they have a following. They've received that adulation through more support than any of us can ever imagine. It's also a shame that their followers put more credibilty into the beauracratic nature of theire positions than they should. Anyway, I was thinking about this today, and for this first time in a long while I had an epiphany, and I think this is a theory that would gain support from JWs and non-JWs alike. With that in mind, just think about this for a second. The governing body. Just picture them in your mind. This is a group of people who from the standpoint of millions, are pillars of Christian faith, but I don't care what you say, if they suddenly found themselves without their positions, they'd be lucky to get jobs as bloody toilet attendants. Where would their God be then? Huh? God's not gonna protect them for their lack of experience in the real world. And that's the point: they're inexperienced. The majority of them have never held full-times jobs (I dont count what they do now as work), don't have families, don't have any sort of credible secular education, and have been receiving a salary from 6 million loyalists from the time they've been declared superior Christians until now. They're like, well, kids. And, unfortunately, they can make any sort of law they can get away with. It's like you let your infant son run the house with servants at this beck and call. If you do that, trouble will ensue. And, if God does provide them with his holy spirit, which is doubtful, than that tool can only be considered useful within the context of their world experience (not that much). What do they have to fall back on when they don't advise a parent to take the evil bastard who molested her son to the police. Nothing. They're not in that sort of position to make such a decision. If you want you're leaky faucet fixed, do you go to the plumber, or a person who knows nothing about it? The govering body have been giving advice about what to do with your very life! Its like the commercial where the guy is giving advice, and the confidence is all due to his staying at a hotel. And that's my theory. They only appear smart because they speak well. But this, unfortunately, doesn't make up for the fact that they don't have a clue about what's going on in the real world. (ever see the movie BEING THERE?) So what do you think? Is the damage they cause more a result to their inexperience or them being plain evil?
Edited for bad spelling
Edited by - Preston on 24 September 2002 20:33:58