" ...our colored brothers."

MacHislopp

Hello everyone,

Im sorry for the absence from this excellent

Board but for the moment Im very busy in my professional life.

Nevertheless I would like to correct a statement

concerning a missing reference in the 1999CD ( from the WTBS)

Here is the existing text taken from the1999 WTBS CD:

*** w52 2/1 95 Questions from Readers *

If the Watchtower Society is free from racial prejudice, why does it tolerate segregation at its assemblies in certain sections of country? Is this not a course of compromise?F. C., Wisconsin.

So let us please God by preaching the gospel despite the undesirable conditions the Devils world may make for us. Let us not be sidetracked by Satan and caught in a subtle snare camouflaged in lofty motives and ideals. Can we not wait upon Jehovah to avenge the wrongs we suffer now?

Really, our colored brothers have great cause for rejoicing. Their race is meek and teachable, and from it comes a high percentage of the theocratic increase.

What if the worldly wise and powerful and noble look down on them as foolish and weak and ignoble, not on an equality with self-exalted whites? It is to Gods ultimate honor, for he confounds the wise of this world by choosing those the world considers foolish and weak and ignoble. Let us boast in Jehovah and in our equality in his sight, rather than wanting to boast in equality in the worlds sight. (1 Cor. 1:26-31, NW) In due time the exalted ones will be humbled, and the humble ones will be exalted. (Matt. 23:12) All of us await this vindication from God, which will come in his due time. Until then, as Paul advised concerning slavery we advise concerning its lingering trace, segregation: Do not let it worry you. (1 Cor. 7:21, NW) When possible we will meet together, when not possible we will meet separately; but in either event we are always united in spirit, brothers equal in our own sight, in Christs sight, and in Gods sight."

( I have only quoted the last 19 lines of the article).

As everyone can see the phrase IS STILL THERE!!!

This shows how brilliant are some of the written comments in the WTBS publications.

Greetings, James Charles MacHislopp.

LittleToe

Hi Mac,

Missed you. Yours was the first Brit post that I noticed, when I first logged on to this site.
Glad you are ok, and back in business.

What part of the UK are you in, btw. I never did ask.

LittleToe

Comment regarding article:
So basically they are saying "put up, and shut up!"

AGuest

Oh, c'mon... give 'em a break: they were obviously referring to the green brothers... who apparently take no offense to being referred to as 'colored'... because, well, they ARE colored (green)... just like the pink brothers, and brown brothers, and tan brothers, and red(ish)/brown(ish) brothers, etc.

(Funny, I can't recall ever seeing any white... OR black... brothers, though).

Earthling man... what'cha gonna do?

Peace.

A slave of Christ,

SJ

Mum

What about "our female brothers"/sisters? Most JW's have always been female. Unfortunately, we seem to be "meek and teachable" as well, regardless of color. Sonia Johnson once advised women to stay away from church on Sunday to effect change; i.e., if women stopped supporting institutions that oppress them, the oppression would stop. For those who don't know who Sonia Johnson is, she was excommunicated from the Mormon Church in the late 1970's or early 1980's for her activities on behalf of the Equal Rights Amendment. Well, that was the real reason for her excommunication; the church's official reason was some made-up nonsense.

Less teachable but still learning,

SandraC

Mulan

Unbelievable!

Thirdson

I think the worst of this is the excuse the article made for not desegregating. As is seen throughout the history of the Watchtower Society, it is a religion of "do nothing." They don't provide hospitals, don't fund medical research, don't feed the hungry, don't provide clothing to the poor and don't provide shelter to the homeless. They certainly weren't going to to desegregate. The Watchtower took this attitude which was little better than some other churches of the time that sent paid missionaries to Africa but barred African-Americans from their churches in the USA.

Once again the Watchtower Society has benefitted from social reform and civil rights not because they did anything but because of the courage and sacrifice of others. If the Watchtower Society had been around just a few years earlier I think they would have taken a neutral stand in the abolishing of slavery, after all the Bible doesn't condemn slavery and they are a Bible Based (tm) religion.

Thirdson

P.S. AGuest, I liked your thought on color, but remember, on the Watchtower's convention bus the light green brothers sat at the front, while the dark green brothers sat at the back

LittleToe

Reminds me of a remark made to me by an Afro-Carribean Friend. He said "Why do you white guys call us coloured?"

Any time of the day I'm black.

When you're ill you're green.
When you're embarrased, you're red.
When you're in shock, you're white or grey.
When you've been in the sun too long you're brown or orange.
When you're ok, you're pink.

And you call ME coloured???

ozziepost

Thanks for this, Mac.

It's so good to read you again.

Cheers, Ozzie

" ...our colored brothers."

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