To be a member of the Governing Body, one does not have to necessarily be part of the anointed. They changed that rule some time ago. I believe that about 2/3 of the GB consists of anointed ones and the rest have the earthly hope (all males)...
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currently you have to be ANNOINTED TO BE A GB
BUT in the future you can rest assured that will change in some form or concept-
i will run this by you all and you may just want to make a note of this- a few months back it was mentioned to me that the boys are considering how to revamp the FDS dogma
the concept is to keep the annointed at 144,000 still going to heavn, but change the FDS from only anointed to anyone faithful
for many years many "Apoststes" have often mentioned that the text applies to anyone faithful , and if the wt decides to go that right it will fit perfectly
for it allows anyone to provide food to the org who is FAITHFUL
when you consider that the Given Ones have been at bethel or in fulltime service and FAITHFUL for 30-50 yrs how could anyone in the org deny that these bro have not been FAITHFUL
THSI WILL ALLow them to keep the annointd /144,000 dogma and they are still going to heaven dogma, but allow the FDS to be expanded to include longtime faithful nonanointed guys
will this actually take place, don't know, but the person who mentioned this to me has always been reliable,
i thought it was amazing that they would even have such a thing on the table for discussion
but then again wt is one of a kind
just my 2