LongHairGal saidā¦ āI feel that IF the JW religion were not excessively intrusive and high controlling about the lives of their followers - and IF they did not have crazy policies against higher education - and IF they did not insist their followers pursue poverty and give money to the religion ad nauseam (even childrenās ice cream money) and not enjoy life and spend every spare moment they are awake preaching, etc... then MAYBE it is nobodyās damn business if this high profile man spends a fortune in a liquor store. But, thatās not the case.ā
Many posters on this video and subject have made similar observations and comments. The reason for the backlash and vitriol reaction towards Tony Morris is a simple as LongHairGal stated. This religion micromanages to the extreme, and hasnāt made one predication or speculation that has ever come true thus far. While GB Morris indeed DID NOT do anything unscriptural and buying alcohol is up to each individual, his high ranking status as a demigod to 8 million followers places him in a position that will be readily scrutinized and evaluated by observers.
He himself saw the need to not stumble others or create gossip so he travelled out of state on a Sunday morning. I would guess this was NOT his FIRST booze run and he had been successful on numerous occasions before. This time though things would turn out differently. Again I say that he did nothing wrong and in my opinion he used his own money even if it was obtained through āgreen handshakes.ā However, this religion is relentless on not giving even the mere āappearanceā of aberrant or uncharacteristic behavior. It tells members that while what you WANT to do might be proper & allowed, if āour actionsā could possibly stumble or weaken anotherās faith, maybe, we should think of our fellow brothers & sisters first.
The hostile response is happening because Tony Morris is a condescending,
arrogant, pompous, demeaning individual. He spews venom in his talks and is one
of the LEAST Christlike men, Iāve ever listened to or observed. Heās the first
to criticize and obviously has personal pet peeves about clothing, higher
education etc. His obnoxious unappealing personality is the basis for all the
comments here. As they say, āWhat goes around comes around.ā