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I would be sad if a new GB member was announced to satisfy worldly quotas... Awful.

I would be sad if a new GB member was announced to satisfy worldly quotas... Awful.

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I would be sad if a new GB member was announced to satisfy worldly quotas... Awful.

In my opinion, this answer by Pjdriver is spot on. Try to read it not as a correction or a reprimand, but as a sensible reflection on the topic.
Also, Carlos's point was very good.
Take the total number of partakers: around 20,000;
substract those who partake for mental health reasons and who might not even be annointed (I know some cases, but of course we can't know whether they are annointed in spite of having mental issues, this is just a speculative exercise to make a point); substract the number of females; then substract the number of brothers who, perhaps due to health reasons, are not in a position to live in the HQ; then substract those who do not speak English fluently; then substract those who are not elders; then substract those who do not have a lot of experience in positions of responsibility  in the organization (travelling overseers, Bethelites, etc.), and then the options are probably really limited.
Now rejecting a very qualified brother to choose another one less qualified because of his skin colour would be not only impractical, but a form of partiality. After all, the GB is there to do a job, not to represent my race.

I would be sad if a new GB member was announced to satisfy worldly quotas... Awful.

I would be sad if a new GB member was announced to satisfy worldly quotas... Awful.

I would be sad if a new GB member was announced to satisfy worldly quotas... Awful.

I would be sad if a new GB member was announced to satisfy worldly quotas... Awful.

Pranking a brother on my Ring doorbell that came over to sit in with an elder conducting a study with my older son, I don't know him and he's never met me.  🤣
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"As first lady, Obama served as a role model for women and worked as an advocate for poverty awareness, education, nutrition, physical activity, and healthy eating."
 
There may be a reason it is on her refrigerator that has nothing to do with politics, color or gender.

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Agreed. Implementing change take time for all to make the needed change. Some will continue dressing the way they always have. Others have changed immediately. We are a progressive organization to say the least. Will there be adjustments to the new guidelines we have been given? Possibly. 
 
These are such small changes of grooming and dress when we think about them. To me the biggest challenge was the use of electronics. I was determined not to use a tablet, to be a "real" Bible guy, "real" books & magazines. The change took time. But as I get older, my brain and body not working the same as they used to, I value the use of tablets, computers or phones. JW broadcasting is like having a CA, SA & RC each month. 
 
I think of the brothers and sisters who have left deeply entrenched beliefs behind to accept worship of Jehovah. That to me takes courage. If I have a beard or not, if I wear a suit does not require courage. Standing up for Jehovah, leaving behind traditions and becoming acceptable to Jehovah takes courage and faith. Those who make those changes build my faith, not what they look like on the outside, but who they are today and what it took to get there. That's real change, courage and show outwardly to all faith. 
 
My wife and I talk about faith all the time, faithful to each other and Jehovah. Being faithful, not how I am groomed or wear is how we want others to see us.
 
 

I expect it to be awful. As a French guy, not many people are happy with the coming Olympics.

Still a great opportunity to preach

God doesn't care about these "diversity" issue. No Jews nor Greek.

Jehovah is including everybody and I believe there is full representation of variety when it comes to anointed ones.  
Think of it ... sisters cannot serve as elders or on GB right now, and yet some of our dear sisters will be powerful immortals there in heaven to whom even angels will not be equal.  
Those sisters in the future role as "priests and kings" will be teaching all of us and helping "us" to reach perfection. 
Jehovah is the best equalizer. 

My understanding was that you like the variety of personalities on the GB and personalities are enhanced by the person's background. So, a variety of ethnicity and cultures would give us a variety of personalities and experience. I agree 100%.
 
I don't think the comments made here, mine included, were directed to you or anyone else. They were generic comments about being careful to not adapt a worldly pride about our own race or ethnicity and feel that our race is not fully or appropriately represented on the GB. 

I've said it before on this forum and ill say it again now.....We should only say things to each other that we would say in person if we were all sitting around talking in the kingdom Hall.  We wouldn't be rude and we def wouldn't call each other names so lets never do it on this forum.   That is something we ALL have to remind ourselves.

Brother Betty George is Haitian and grew up in Québec. 
He is a delight
 
 

God doesn't care about these "diversity" issue. No Jews nor Greek.

Still the same faith, right ?  

Brother Betty George is Haitian and grew up in Québec. 
He is a delight
 
 

The elder in charge of the meeting should know who the brothers and sisters who have parts on the meeting are. If they are not appropriately dressed, the elder woud speak to them before they are on the platform, and if needed, make alternative arrangements for the assignment - I believe that has always been the case.

Is this the prophetic one?

It's clear the GB likes to include brothers from a diversity of backgrounds. We see that from the helpers, they are from many different countries and ethnicities and languages.
 
However, when you look for anointed brothers who have served faithfully for many decades, who speak English fluently and can live in the US, probably the pool to choose from is much more reduced. There are only around 20,000 partakers in the whole world, how many of those meet the requirements above? And those are just some basic requirements, surely the GB has a lot more.