Sad sad sad.
elders are meant to be wiser men, giving good exemplary behaviour to be followed by the congregation but some can’t find themselves to look away from their natural nasty feelings and resentment of others.
reading this story, looks like there’s more to it than Xmas gifts.
i know that my own siblings opened gifts from my mum and were never called upon to answer for themselves.
maybe the elder in question needed to massage his ego and assert his position within the KH, so he decided to take severe action at the person that gave him and his family a moment of gossip among the worshippers.
shameful that these are free to act like gods and destroy people’s lives without blinking.