You have a point, blindfool, about people going in with their eyes open. HOWEVER, with the love bombing that a new recruit receives before baptism would probably make most just gloss over anything having to do with being considered a pariah, even by family, if one is expelled, or leaves voluntarily, from the WTS.
I'm sure with all the lovey dovey treatment they get, they probably are thinking "These wonderful, LOVING, people would NEVER do that!"
Most people, when thinking of JW's, have come to mind the no blood transfusion beliefs and their door to door work. The outside world, for the most part, has NO CLUE about the shunning and how it has torn families to bits. JW's are considered strange, but harmless. There is NO awareness of "The Organization" and it's ability to control it's members. Especially through its use of shunning. When I relay the story of my JW family and what shunning has done to it, people are completely blown away.
I really don't have any answers as to how this depraved policy can become more public. JW's are such a small percentage of the population. It is hard to generate media interest. Perhaps, through Dateline and Silentlambs the word will get out.
What is really on the WTS's side is how they are able to get their members to "circle their wagons" around the The Organization. So that any investigation of practices, if the light were to be shone on them, would be of great embarrassment to them. The desire not bring "shame on Jehovah" is used with great success for them.
I wish I had the answers on this one.
Andee
