So, rumors have emerged that the Watchtower Society is worried about elders in Europe
offering "internal statistics" about the organization?
You might wonder why this seems so important to them.
I think I may be able to offer a reason for their sudden concern - money!
First, consider the Watchtower's dominant and over-riding motivation. Their imperative
is to maintain control over individual publishers - and extract shekels/euros/dollars thereby,
as well exemplified by the endless "reminders" for contributions in the Kingdom Ministry
and at assemblies. ( and please consider the post on the most "repellent Watchtower
ever").
In some nations, the governments hand out money ( church tax) or other economic
benefits according to HOW MANY "MEMBERS" a church has. More members,
More money.
In lands in which the number of publishers is stagnating - or actually declining- the Society
would have a strong motivation to keep those numbers as high as po$$ible. Padding
the church rolls would be in their interest.....
Sadly, one does not hear of emergency meetings because the friends are depressed,
or because the next generation of Witnesses are vanishing. They find no panic that
publishers are lacking charity or goodness or even faith. "Money ...meets a response in all
things" Ecc. 10:19
Deep Throat of Watergate fame was right:
"follow the money"
metatron