by minimus 33 Replies latest jw friends
Min, my grandfather was "charismatic" but both men and women were drawn to him. He was not a flirt…he was just a people person.
As to the elders that "flirt," one had a "hands on" approach with the pretty sisters. It ended when day when a new sister, turned and elbowed him in the chest and broke one of his ribs.
Blondie
I felt safe around brothers. They were not men I thought of as threatening in a romantic or sexual way. All of them had treated me with respect until I met that elder. From then on I had to guard myself and even my own thoughts. It's not that I didn't believe that there were brothers somewhere with "eyes full of adultery", but I had not run into any of them. I thought the vast majority of them to be sincere about being brothers to us sisters.
None of the elders that I knew were stupid in the sense of being as thick as the proverbial "Two Short Planks." In fact, most would have been of slightly higher than average intelligence. All - it almost goes without saying - suffered from a lack of education. However, given the WTS downer on education, that is hardly surprising. One elder I knew had an IQ level shared by only 5% of the population. How he managed to let himself be sucked in by the WTS is evidently another matter! Jack.
"I think if the judicial committee meetings were open to the congregation it might solve some of the problems. I wonder how Bible Student groups today handle serious wrongdoing and doers in their congregations? Blondie" That's a really great idea, in fact I think all Elders meetings of any kind should be open to the congregation if they want to attend. It would make a completely different organization in short order. I believe that in Israel they conducted their business at the city gate just for that reason.
