Autocracies abound

ozziepost

With present troubles around the world highlighting the role of autocrats, can dubs truly believe they’re immune?

Take the study article 6 in the February issue of the Craptower. One paragraph that will be read and obeyed states:

We can strengthen our trust in the direction we receive from the elders by remembering that they pray for holy spirit when considering matters that affect the congregation. They also carefully consider relevant Bible principles and consult guidelines provided by Jehovah’s organization. Their heartfelt desire is to please Jehovah and to provide the best care possible for his people. These faithful men know that they are accountable to God for the way they handle their responsibilities.

So the justification for this autocracy (elders meetings) is:

1. They pray when making decisions. - only in a perfunctory way.

2. Carefully consult the Bible - you’re kidding!

3. Consult organisation “guidelines” (directives). - 100% they do this

The result of all this? Willing, obedient slaves to an organisation.

And isn’t that an autocracy?

Cheers,

Ozzie 🍷

smiddy3

These faithful men know that they are accountable to God for the way they handle their responsibilities.

They fail to mention that they are also accountable to the law of the land for their human rights (religious ) violations ( their shunning practices even against minors ) and their abysmal handling of child sex abuse cases in many parts of the world.etc,etc.

truth_b_known

They also carefully consider relevant Bible principles and consult guidelines provided by Jehovah’s organization.

Notice how it is always "Jehovah's organization" and not just "Jehovah". That means something rather significant. If it were from Jehovah the would write "...guidelines provided by Jehovah," but they are not from Jehovah. They are from men.

punkofnice

We can strengthen our trust in the direction we receive from the elders

Why would it need strengthening unless it's not to be trusted in the first place?

by remembering that they pray for holy spirit when considering matters that affect the congregation.

Obviously a useless gesture considering all the sexual predators that get away with their crimes.

They also carefully consider relevant Bible principles and consult guidelines provided by Jehovah’s organization.

The Bible has nothing to do with it. They mean the company regulations from the Watchtower(tm). there's the clue in the word 'organisation'! (I see the Americans spell it wrong heh heh ).

Their heartfelt desire is to please Jehovah and to provide the best care possible for his people.

appeal to authority by using 'Jehovah(tm)'. All the sexual predators are not kept away. How is that 'best care'?