I could kick myself about all this. I read the Guardian EVERY day and yet Monday, because I was late for work, I didn't bother to buy it. Now I can't help thinking, if only I'd bought a copy on Monday, shown it to my family (innocently, of course) and then let them have their own doubts.
There's no point now of course, because although it wasn't mentioned during the book study, afterwards it became a topic of conversation. And all that was said was - 'Of course the society has to use organisations like this to further the kingdom work, it's just APOSTATES trying to stir it up - it's no big deal'. So even before any of the details could be discussed, it was dismissed as the work of the Devil. Hypocrisy, double-standard, shady dealings - no such words were even mentioned.
And I can bet that's what's going on all over the country. The society don't want to have to make any official announcements about this, so what they're doing is sending word out in this way - 'It's not our fault that we've been caught out as lying hypocrites in cahoots with the Beast - blame the APOSTATES!'
So, all my family are happy that nothing untoward has been done by the society, no one will ask any further questions or do any more research for fear of being labelled an apostate, and the society manages to keep a firm grip.
I really thought this could be the BIG one (sadly, I was even fantasizing how my family would have to face up to what a pile of crap the WTS is) but nothing's changed.