The problem with this interview is that J.R. Brown is answering the question on whether
the JW's have anyone who is spirit-INSPIRED. Even the question asked about being
spirit-directed is compound and first asks if the leaders claim to be "spirit-INSPIRED
or directed or whatnot" so that J.R. Brown's single word answer of "NO" is for the
first part about being INSPIRED.
Now J.R. Brown does try to squeak by on answering the interviewer's claim that
in the 70's, JW's claimed to be the one true organization of God here on earth, but
"What I am hearing now (in this interview) is that the organization is a little bit more
mainstream...".
J.R. Brown says about being mainstream, "That would be for others to decide."
But he goes on to say that "we in no way made the claim that we are above others
in any way or that we have some special pipeline to God or special information."
The problem comes when he speaks off the top of his head. If he said the part about
"pipeline" then the rank and file could swallow that, but certainly the leaders claim to have
special information and they place themselves above others.
I think his out is that the information is from God and is not special in that anyone can
become a JW and have the information, and the rank and file do believe that the leaders
don't technically place themselves above others.
The quotes from WT in the video prove that they want rank and file to think one way,
then they mislead with technically possibly accurate statements to the media and
outsiders. So I suppose it all depends on what your definition of "is" is.