Strange that after 2 years we still don't know the facts about Anthony's resignation.
Grant Davus writes:
- The Announcement
A great deal can be read into the way in which it was announced.
“Brother Anthony Morris III is no longer serving as a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses.”
How about “It is with great regret that we have to announce that due to failing health . . . etc.”?
The lack of context and a consoling message places this announcement in the same league as
“Joe Bloggs in no longer a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses.”
- Past Behaviour
There have been many past rumours about his drinking which, though unconfirmed, do match the Bottlegate affair when Tony Morris was recorded buying half a dozen bottle of McAllans scotch at $80 a bottle on a Sunday morning and the slurred delivery of many of his talks and broadcasts. Here the empirical evidence tends to back rumour.
- Protocol
Notable is the fact that Governing Body members cease their position when they die. Even when they become less active and retire, they are still classed as one of the Governing Body; we can assume he didn’t retire.
Unless Tony Morris himself breaks ranks or someone with a genuine inside track provides more detail, Watchtower, as a highly secretive organisation, will certainly not provide any further information.
On balance, particularly the curt delivery of the message, it’s more reasonable to assume Tony Morris didn’t jump; he was pushed.
Thank you
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