In my opinion, almost everyone i knew including myself tried to be the best elder possible-
the problem is simple
you are asking men who are unqualified to do a job
most elders are not qualified even myself with just a high school diploma
were not in any position to be offering advice that COULD NOT BE REJECTED ON ISSUES that were life and death, stocks, employment, whether one should have kids, go to college, and the list goes on and on
Elders are told that they get the best training on the earth since it is thru the FDS, constantly telling a man that he is serving due to being appointed by God is very powerful, when you consider that more than likely he is a flunky at work on his job-
when you consider the quality of elders in 3rd world countries it is truly sad
i think back to each year in Jan when i was the SEC i had the blood card part- (ok Medical Directive) anyway i recall all those big medical words that i had no damn idea as to what they were and i used to tell my wife- Here i am a half way smart guy and i can't understand this stuff, what in the hell is some black bro in Miss, GA, Alabama, with a 7th grade education going to do if some pub ask him bro so and so can we take Humoglobin invertro proteins- smile
my point is simply wt takes men who are good men and puts them into a SYSTEM knowing full well they can't do the job
then they force the congo and esp sister to submit to some fool
case in point-- in my hall we had these 2 fleshly sisters one was a Dr and the other was working on her PHD. i recall the Dr brought a fellow female Dr to the bookstudy that she attened- she called me right after the bookstudy-
what happened was the conductor and his assistance could not make it. So another bro some old fool who was BAPTIZED AND A MS had to conduct- well since there were no other bro he conducted and read
well he is not to well educated and the reading and conducting was embaraassing- well the point is this sister brought this fellow female dr who sat there at a church meeting and saw an unqualified man in charge and NO SISTER COULD QUESTION HIM
this happens all the time as you move around the earth to differen countries, but as long as he meets his monthly hour quota he is still good to go
my wife hated the org esp the way sister get shafted
one co use to stop sister at the conventions and give them a safety pin to close thier slits in their dresses
i recall this one black "SISTA" this was a white CO - not to dog my boy , but he didn't fully appreicate black culture despite being a jw she WENT OFF ON HIS A$$
I was stand a few feet away with a couple of guys who had come down from bethel when the CO made move---mistake__
he call the sister over at the District convention to cousel her n her dress and give her a safety pin
she told him ONLY MY HUSBAND TELLS ME WHAT TO WEAR AND WHY ARE YOU LOOKING
we were on the floor =-- we knew the CO was always crossing the line and this sister Jacked him UP
it wa so funny- but the point is HE FELT FREE TO TELL HER
after awhile the elder job can go to ones head- real elders who love the bro will leave the org- you see you realize that you can't support a system that beats your bros
that is why i left and so many others
ck this out
we spent over 35min in elders school discussing the DIFFERENCE between "Momentarly touching a sisters BREAST" AND "Caressing her Breast"
and depending on the which one you are accused of there are different penlties for each one
in the Flock book which is the most important wt book and elder carries next to the bible- in the index there is no subject Called LOVE-
YET THERE ARE pages and pages on how to properly DF someone and keep the WT from being libel for the errors that the elders make in the case-
how sad
so while i do agree elders can be some mean SOB- in my view the SYSTEM IS THE PROBLEM --
consider when your tell a man that GOD APPOINTED YOU that is some powerful stuff and then everyone must believe it
most jw firmly believe that the elders are appointed by god and if they are bad, mistreat the friends YOU MUST TAKE IT TILL JAH CLEANS IT OUT
SO YOU could end up spending 45yrs being treated like shit by an elder while you are patiently waiting for god to clean things up
recall DAvid waited on God to take care of Saul--and it is due to twisting the bible in such a manner that the avg jw will humble himself and keep quiet
i have always FELT BAD FOR THE SISTERS- MY WIFE use to help me out so much to understand the problems that females in the org have
most sister are not viewed as being bright, smart or having brains
jezubel is the favorite word for most outspoken strong sisters
how sad
well just my 2
james
could not make it so
