GB not recognized as such till 1944, is this the cutoff for F&DS?

by Wasanelder Once 4 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  Wasanelder Once

  Ok so this is from the w71 12/15 p. 757 A Governing Body as Different from a Legal Corporation

  GOVERNING BODY

  According to the apostolic example of the first century C.E., these dedicated, baptized Christians known today as Jehovah’s witnesses have a governing body, as specifically noted from the year 1944 onward. This governing body has through the years been associated with the publishers of the Watch Tower magazine and the Board of Directors of the legal religious corporation now known as Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. According to Pennsylvania law, this corporation must hold annual corporation meetings at its registered offices in Pittsburgh, Pa., or elsewhere as duly voted upon, and must elect directors to fill the vacancies of those whose three-year term of office is expiring, and also to transact all necessary obligations. From among the full board of seven directors, all of whom are dedicated, baptized, spirit-anointed Christians, the officers of the Society must be elected.

  Are we to disregard anything taught by the pre-1944 GB as not from the F&DS? Just wondering. Your thoughts?
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  prologos

  no, we do want to disregard any of this, because it is evidence of what fantasy land these devout trusting people lived in back then and what we look at in amazement at now.

  it had to do with the tail wagging the dog idea. possibly.
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  inbetween

  While the whole idea behind the new understanding of the FDS is to put the GB on the high place, I think we must not overlook their careful wording. They did not say, the FDS is the governing body, but it is those, who prepared spirtual food at headquarters. this would include brothers (president ?) even before establishing of a GB.
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  prologos

  inbetween: the weasel wording in this wt fog addition is in a class by itself. they also said that

  the F&DS is the eight voting/acting as one, not individually, so discount all these odd-ball speeches as visiting speakers just as that --- odd.

  do wt writer add their vote, grain of salt to the final hurdle before printing to make it into the FDS?

  slow down when you navigate in any fog.

  They have this WT situation, unchangeble (almost) INC history , and are looking for ways to make the bible fit it. not the other way around like it should be.
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  never a jw

  1944??? When did Ruthlessford die? 1942? Sounds like they are embarrased by the Judge's record (1918-1942) and Charles T. Russell (until 1916). The latter founded the religion, the former shaped it. What a bunch of ingrates!. They are rejecting their roots and those who gave them a religion.