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Being a witness is about following Jehovah! what makes people happy is very complex term, and can lead to them making others very unhappy. My local school no longer does father's day cards it announced it last year! because they say not enough of the children have fathers they can give cards to and it would be upsetting for them to see the ones that can do them.
I'm not saying that outside of witnesees people can't be morale and upright, God's word also allows this.
Romans 2:14
(Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law,
this is about following Jehovah and his law and our leaders having that responsibility to clean the congregation and our acceptance of this, the bible makes it clear they have this but should also apply it to themselves.
Romans 2:19-23 (New International Version)
19 if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth— 21 you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23 You who brag about the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
this clearly shows they had to be guiding against hypocracy in pauls times too. But I will not dismiss Jehovah over the actions of imperfect men/elders or even annointed. Our religion has a right to instill morality in it's people and it's a bible given one.
1 Corinthians 5:12-13 (New International Version)
12 What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? 13 God will judge those outside. "Expel the wicked man from among you." [a]
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