Victoria, Australia: Report on Oct. 11th hearing involving Steven Unthank
...a quote from previous discussion:
"The Watchtower Society and Vincent
Toole Solicitors then presented rebuttal argument that the "faithful and
discreet slave" did not exist but were nothing more than a:-
"theological arrangement"
A
massive gasp could be heard emanating from the gallery from amongst a
group of Jehovah's Witnesses who had attended to watch the hearing. It
is worth noting that Jehovah's Witnesses are taught that to deny the
"faithful and discreet slave" is to deny the Christ and that those who
deny the Christ are the antichrist.
The
Watchtower Society and Vincent Toole Solicitors then turned on the
Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses and denied that they
existed or operated within Victoria and Australia. The magistrate did
not accept this argument and, after seeking approval from Steven
Unthank, adjourned all the court hearings for four weeks.
Simply
put, the Watchtower Society and Vincent Toole Solicitors denied the
existence of the "faithful and discreet slave" and denied the existence
of the Christian congregation arrangement. What is also interesting in
the entire court case to date is that it was the Watchtower Society and
their in-house lawyers that brought theology and religion into the court
room.
It is possible that sometime in the future there could be a
very serious courtroom hearing in which the whole existence of the
"faithful and discreet slave" is argued but not in the way any Jehovah's
Witness could imagine. Unless the WTS backs down, or the Governing Body
of Jehovah's Witnesses step in and defend their faith, then we could
see Steven Unthank actually defending the existence of the FDS and the
beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses in open public court while the WTS and
their lawyers, with the backing of the Governing Body, deny the
existence of the FDS and maybe even the Christian congregation. And if
such a courtroom drama ever unfolds, then at any given time Steven
Unthank could back down and the FDS become no more than a never existing
group of imaginary Christians who are really nothing more than a
convenient "theological arrangement" whom Jehovah's Witnesses mistakenly
believe exist and are their spiritual leaders who care about them."
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