Botr, i agree on many points, especially how reasearch outside the org is viewed as shady at best, demonic at worst. But on the selma and steve thing... Yes it was studied just weeks ago. However, i promise you, it wasnt even a blip on the dubbie radar screen. No dubbie in my area gave it a second thought. It didnt register. The cults rag is accepted as absolute truth. The example was read, internalized and accepted. No auestions or pauses by the masses. Thats what theobabble does.
Its wasnt that they were lying. They really have no clue wha you mean. As "awake" folks it out raged us here, but the average jw didnt even see it beyond raising their hand to parrot the answer.