Yes I am still an elder. I'm staying around for my family and friends. I try to make the cong I attend a better place, balancing out some of the unreasonable elders. I used to hope that some type of reform would be possible, but the longer I hang around I don't know.
Doinmypart, I respect that I really do!
It takes a brave man to try and change a system that is so obviuosly in need of reform, personally the thing that eats me up the most is the cover ups of the paedophelia. I don't understand how Elders can take it upon themselves to go above State Law. As I understand it, at least here in Australia, someone knowing of a crime against a child having been commited, it is their responsibility and DUTY to report this to the proper authorities. The Org. is not above this law, God abhores paedophelia, and as the Org has stated time and again :-
Jehovahs worshipers believe in the necessity of government. They know that without government anarchy and chaos would reign. They accept the Bibles teaching that earthly governments have the right to make laws to regulate morals, protect persons and property, to collect taxes and maintain public order. (Romans. 13:1-7) Jehovahs worshipers obey such laws.
Well how is the law against pedophelia honored here in respect to the above? Aren't they placing themselves NOT only above Government, but also Gods Law?
Sorry about highlight and red ...can't turn it off????
The Org, really needs to get it's act together on this one and fast, on a positive side tho if there can be considered a positive side in all of this, by their policies of not reporting perpetrators of this VILE act to the proper authorities, they are really opening peoples eyes as to the deceit that goes on in this Org. Unfortunately it is at a high cost to peoples lives, and will continue to be at a high cost to the children that are being defiled, because of the GB's pride.
well that's my 2 bits worth
Incidently...how much is 2 bits?