Elderberry, you make it all sound so non-chalant, no big deal. YOU and all the other elders still have enormous control over the diehard jw's and you full well know it. I know how much control the elders have over my jw and it disgusts me what this damn cult have done to a good man. Shame on you. Stand up for what is right even if YOU lose all your family and friends. Then you can come back and tell us how meaningless this cult really is.
"They do shadow birthday celebrations..."- Why don't you have the balls to come out and fully celebrate? oh, you don't want to lose your entire family, possible income, home and entire being?
I can't even tell you how hard I am trying right now not to tell you how I really feel.
No, I take that back, you are a spineless sack of shit that doesn't have a Godly bone in your body.
I hope you have a long night of the soul if you ever thought of the damage you are doing by participating in this cult in a position of authority - child sexual abuse is on YOU, the destroyed marriages is on YOU, the destroyed parental/child relationships are on YOU and the many, many suicides (including members here) are on YOU. You don't get to say, "I was just following orders" because you have a choice.
When good men do nothing evil prevails, are you a good man?