Perhaps nothing better illustrates the lack of a Chrisitian spirit within the leadership of the Watch Tower Society, than their slander and vilification of former members. A Christian spirit would mandate prayer for and wishing such ones well, even if their sin were authentic and well documented, encouraging such ones to repent and accept the teachings of Jesus Christ. Where is the verse in Scripture that encourages hatred for a person who merely resigns his membership in an organization? Decisions to the contrary come from some source other than the teachings of Jesus or from God's Word.
It is the author's observation that the Watch Tower Society is far removed from the two great commandments of our Redeemer, to love their Heavenly Father and to love their neighbors. Jesus' quotation of Isaiah 29:13 is most appropriate here: "These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men."
The Four Presidents of the Watch Tower Society (Jehovah's Witnesses), Edmond C. Gruss, page 87.