Assuming that this guy was a "fugitive" (which the letter does not indicate)
What? Yes it does. Quote from letter: "Since he apparenently is a fugitive from the law, he obviously would not qualify for any extra privileges of service in the congregation." Not only does the WTS and he himself admit that he is a criminal and fugitive, this letter does imply that he would get basic privileges of service (albeit not "extra" privileges like pioneer, MS or elder, or perhaps certain hall assignments) as a joe baptized publisher.
Are you sure this guy had not already done his time?It doesn't clarify whether this guy did time for his crimes - just that Florida wasn't "aware" (which could just mean he did his time in some other state/country).
What? Are you serious? Red herring. If he is not "apparently a fugitive", that indicates that he never served time anywhere for anything...and why could he be considered a subject of interest in Florida to be hush about if he paid his "debt to society" elsewhere? Unless, of course, he was a fugitive, then he would be arrested by Florida authorities and extradited to the state or country of interest. This would be called co-operation between jurisdictions to bring fugitives to justice.
there is still the matter of clergy confidentiality. This would be a hard decision for any clergy person to make.
Not under these circumstances! The WTS, in conspiracy with the local elders, are knowingly harboring a fugitive! And encouraging the silence of the local B of E! "Clergy confidentiality" should never be used as a shield for protecting perpetrators -- whether they be mass-murderers, child molestors, or whomever -- not receiving justice for heinous crimes. If that is true, the law ought to be changed. That's outrageous.
But, what makes this bothersome is there is no encouragement to have this brother "atone" for his sins of murder and to give "Ceaser his due".
I agree with you on this, at least. I'll quote from the actual letter again... "What he does about paying his debt to society is largely up to him and his conscience..." So right there, that indicates he hasn't paid any debt yet...and the WTS, incredibly, is leaving this "up to him" as a conscience matter!
Can anybody else here see the significance of what I'm ranting about here? Hawkaw? Outlaw? JT? Anybody? Taking blood transfusions or even "smoking marijuana" (as mentioned in that letter too), is grounds for judicial committees and disfellowshipment, including disagreeing with the Society's dogmas (and other straining of gnats which Ray Franz said should be left up to a Christian's matter of conscience) are harped on by the WTS, but they leave OUT the rafter in their own eye by leaving him the OPTION of confessing mass-murder and felonies as a conscience matter!!!!! And not DFing him in the process?
PEOPLE!!! COME ON now!!!
