Posted by Rational [RW] on April 07, 1999 at 05:32:44 {HTWDI6pmYgYgCUWv3.1cZ7Lyyl6zQk}:
In Reply to: *****Thoughts on reform posted by 1 on April 07, 1999 at 04:19:57:
Hey 1!
It's amusing to think back to the days of Knorr running the whole show--no one, not even the Society's "directors" (now called "Governing Body" since 1971) dared to contradict him. That's why guys like George Couch became so powerful -- they were cronies of Knorr. It's amazing to me how everyone seems to have forgotten that the organization was really a dictatorship until the GB 'committees' began to function in 1976 with Knorr's illness and subsequent death. All those JWs coming into the organization since then actually believe a "Governing Body" has been running the show since 33 C.E. What a hoot!
Rational