by blondie 12 Replies latest jw friends
I always had to laugh at the "We don't have clergy" claim, even as kid growing up in it. Oh sure! Care to test that claim? Just start questioning the Elduhz or the CO's or complaining in any fashion, and find out damn quick who Lords it over you in the Congregation! You'll be asked to the back room for a "meeting to adjust your bad attitude and/or thinking."
"No clergy", my ass! lol
Why Watchtower needs a law to FORCE them to do the right thing is what has always baffled me.
Likewise.
The WT has a policy which is clearly just wrong, then they fight in court to keep from being forced to do the right thing. Then they have the misguided nerve to claim that it is scriptural and 'legally defending the good news', or some such thing
drofoffyourkeylee, the WTS is currently fighting court cases determined to make them report these cases to the secular authorities. The WTS tries to hide behind the clergy-penitent policy: discussion between one clergy and member (like Catholic Church). The WTS has for a long time said they did not have a clergy "class" but have amended that to "paid clergy class" which is a legal trick. But it is not between one "elder" and the person, but 3 elders, shared with other elders, and a report sent to WT headquarters. Some cases are still pending in court in many countries. Even if found liable, the WTS just takes it up the legal chain as far as they can, probably paying for the legal fees from donations of individual jws. The government cannot "force" the WTS, but the WTS must be tried in court, evidence presented on both sides, and a decision made by the court has to liability. Progress is being made, not just about jws, but other religions that hide behind the clergy-penitent
