Some Jehovah's Witnesses who were confronted with this video, as well as some dissenters express the view that this video is blistering a normal situation. But should not this video serve to criticize the Watchtower leaders for their hypocrisy and incoherence? Let's look at several aspects to reflect on.
1st - Anthony Morris III is the religious leader of more than 8 million people. It is the equivalent of the Pope or any religious leader of any religion. Imagine that it was the Pope to be seen buying 12 bottles of whiskey of almost $ 1,000 (total value). Would not this be a reason for discussion and controversy, even among the Catholic community? Would not it be a caricature situation at best?
2 - Anthony Morris III is a public figure since it has been exposed in the channel of tv.jw.org and should have the notion that being seen in a liquor store, buying 12 bottles of whiskey of the most expensive, would be cause of stumbling block if it were discovered. After all, why does he need 12 bottles of almost $ 1,000 worth of whiskey? It's not about him having the money to buy this or whether he's retired or not.
The question is the image that passes, just as the leaders of the Governing Body appear with iWatch, Rolex and gold rings on their fingers. What image of opulence does this pass to a religious community that mostly belongs to the lower class of world society ?!
3rd - Anthony Morris III is criticized for all this and for the curious fact of being on a Sunday morning, when it is customary for a Jehovah's Witness to be preaching or in the Kingdom Hall, attending the meeting with the rest of the congregation. Allied to this the fact of having moved to several kilometers of the world-wide headquarters to make the purchase, most probably in order to avoid being seen.
As a conclusion and summary, I think that religious leaders should be criticized not only for the false doctrines they present to their members but also for their examples as people. Contrary to what some say, Jesus also pointed out and called by certain names the religious leaders of his day, not by what they taught, but by the example they gave!
A religious leader who demands total obedience, as is the case with Anthony Morris, to the point of threatening with a horrible death at Armageddon those who are not obedient, must be pointed out as incoherent and hypocritical when he has an attitude that disassembles his supposed intellectual, moral and religious superiority!
We are only pointing out the inconsistencies and weaknesses of these "gods" on earth who encourage their members to live righteous lives, to use their gifts for the work of the Kingdom, when they themselves spend large hundreds of dollars on expensive and large-volume alcoholic beverages.
It is a matter of moral example and it is not in question whether he has the money himself to do it or not, or whether someone has given him such a value.
"It is not enough for Caesar's wife to be honest, she must be honest," as the saying goes.