Control freaks that they are I suspect that they also want to take away the chance that some book study conductor with a "strong personality" (is there such a person?) leads some away or gathers his own private following. Poor bastards. They must lay awake nights in there Bethel apartments worrying about someone getting off course and having others follow. Years ago, some whacked out anointed remnant ladies where I live started getting together during the week to have their own private Watchtower study. Seems they wanted to actually participate in the privilege of leading the way for the great crowd of us lowly earth-bound suckers. The CO got wind of it and it was stopped immediately.

Yammer.

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