If one meets privately with an elder and brings up some religious concerns havin to do with doctrine, does the person risk being disfellowshiped? Does attitude have anything to do with it? Or persistance? If a person is respectful when he approaches an elder or overseer, is it handled as an infraction or does the congregation authority answer with kindness and patience? At what point does the smile vanish and the lips get a bit tight? At what point is administrative action deemed necessary?
Has anyone here approached someone in authority expecting a compassionate answer and been met with threats instead? And if so, what usually happens when you take it to the next level? Also, I imagine if you backed off, things would be okay, but is there a point of no return where you've essentially sealed your own fate? Is a swift apology good enough to get one out of trouble for questioning something?
I also understand superstition is rife at Kingdom Halls. Can you imagine how much fun someone like Derren Brown could have in just one Sunday meeting?
