by hardtobeme 33 Replies latest watchtower scandals
@hardtobeme if he has a petition already in he can serve. I think that is dumb that illegals can't serve as ms or elders but they can get baptized. The reason is that there breaking the law.
On the daughter issue it has to do more on how much they like him. He has been a Elder for a year so he is a new guy he probably is doing a lot of work. When the C.O visit comes he might raise concerns about it.
Same congregation, like 4 years ago, a daughter's elder was disfellowshipped. The day after the announcement the other elders called him and let him know that he was not to be in charge of a group, can't be an attendant, can't pass mics, can't offer prayers, read Sunday's watchtower... etc.
He was doing exactly the same thing as this elder (conducting the school, providing for the family both spiritually and materially) and daughter was over age. Daughter didn't tell anyone what she did and is still unknown. This other elder was likable by the congregation. He was elder for over 5 years.
Why the difference? Is there "new light" to it?
Each case is supposed to be reviewed by the BoE as bluesbrother says.
Some hang on by the skin of their teeth, others jump ship and still others have to be booted off screaming and kicking.
If the elder has several kids and say two have done good and then one goes bad (in jw terms) he might get a free pass. But if he has several and all of them goof up then he is likely to be out on his ear.
I've even known a couple of CO's over the years. A couple of CO's had a kid who was disfellowshipped. Each time when these CO's visited, their visits were many years apart, the kids of the CO's had been disfellowshipped for a long time.
On a side note, I've often been informed about those who can give talks at Regional Conventions(formerly called District Conventions) I'm of the understanding only ''brothers'' could give talks at large Conventions if they were married and childless, raising a family who were exemplary in the congregation and no problem-child kids at home.
Different if the ''child'' of the CO had grown-up and moved out. This wouldn't be looked at as under the same roof.
As far as talks at RCs(DC formerly) only ''brothers'' who's family at home was doing very, very well ''spiritually''.
