by Athanasius 263 Replies latest jw friends
After all this time we should at least be able to find out if he is still attending meetings? If he is in a congregation somewhere what do those members of that congregation know about him?
I remember hearing about Br Chitty who was GB attending congregations as normal after he was removed but these days the internet has changed everything
There may not be any exJWs who care enough to make the effort to try and photograph him. Heck, there may not be many who are aware of his situation or where he moved to after he "left" the GB. In the grand scheme of things, he's just not that big of a deal.
While I am still impressed that so little information on him has emerged, I also realize that there's only so much we can find out. And the effort is probably far too great for most people, just for the sake of a photo or a soundbite. I think we will eventually learn more, but it might take some time.
I think we are curious about him, because he was so out there with some things that came out of his pie hole. Like, “The greater the university, the greater the danger”. And, the “vanish like smoke” video. Also, bottlegate.
In the grand scheme of things, he's just not that big of a deal.Tonus, I think you're right.
When you at how little impact is being felt in the Org by the loss of AMIII now, maybe he was not as influential behind the scenes as it may have seemed at the time when he was making his bombastic talks at conventions and on JW Broadcasting.
There has been no schism, no outbreaks of dissent, no opposing voices in the ranks, or even any hints of major questions from within. On the one hand, this could be just because the Org is much more in control of messaging than ever before, but I think that if Morris had really been as influential in the hierarchy, there would still be at least some visible cracks or ripples left by his departure.
As it is, the Org is carrying on as if he never existed, and there appear to be no major impacts from his departure, in fact it may be quite the opposite: now he has gone, the GB is more united in a particular course of action and are accelerating the plans they had in mind all along - hence there being so many changes of various kinds in the past year.
In the grand scheme of things, he's just not that big of a deal
I think AMIII was one of the most visible of the GB. Ole Rubber Face is probably more recognizable because of his facial mannerisms. Maybe Herd as he is the only black GB. But after those considerations, I think Tony is most memorable. For one thing, he was a better speaker than the others. And you have to admit he made some shocking statements that made him memorable.
So, I think it's amazing there are no reports of him being sighted. There are, after all, PIMO "spies" everywhere! That's something WT cannot fix and it has got to bug the hell out of them! I suspect he is intentionally staying incognito.
I do recognize who he is/was, and his part in the history of the WTS. I am quite interested in what happened to him! I just think that it's not enough to move people to action. I'm not that far from the Carolinas, but I wouldn't ever think of heading over there to see if I could find him. I expect that it is the same for many exJWs; we are curious to know the details and what is going on, but not so much that we would do anything other than ask around.
And JWs, of course, will follow the GB's lead. If AM3 has become an unperson, that's how they will see it. It is creepy to think of the depth of control the WTS had over me, and still has over so many.
The one who became vanish like smoke was AM3 himself.
Life is a joke and Universe is a comic stage play.
Gorby
Whether he is there or not, someone is paying the tax bill on the house...
Silent Budda saw him. The taxes are getting paid. = proof of life. Good enough for me.
If someone wants proof, Send a card/letter, check$$, or tracked package.
"Silent Buddha you really saw him out and about?"
I didn't see him out and about. I saw him when I drove through his neighborhood on my way back from TractorSupply. He was actually holding the door for someone that was coming to visit him I gather because they were in the driveway getting out of a car and he was holding the door for them while it was raining.
I drove back around the block with my phone this time to snap a picture, but they were inside. The screen door was closed but the door behind it was wide open. I decided it made sense not to take a picture inside of his home.
I am sorry if you don't believe me, but this would be something really foolish to lie about LOL
