It's easy. The GB doesn't even need to cite any scriptural references anymore. Nobody cares. They believe the GB is appointed by God (Jehovah) so anything they say is seen as coming from God....period.
They can say or do ANYTHING and it will be gobbled up w/out question as the RIGHT thing.
The devotion and unquestioning adherence to the "Organization" is at an all time high and the devotion only grows stronger with each passing day.
Some see through it and continue to go through the motions becuase of family etc. or just get out and make up excuses for not attending meetings etc. but MANY...the loyalists... are dependent on every word coming from the GB...and do not question ANYTHING.
It's sad, stupid, ignorant and whatever other word u wanna use but it is what it is....
The only thing that might cause a mass exodus is a MAJOR scandal of financial wrong doing...or a MAJOR sexual scandal of some kind that is irrefutable...and admitted to by the GB.