Watchtower leaders had put in an article that it was okay to go to college for appearances sake for outside persons such as judges to read (ex. in child custody cases to make a JW parent's religion appear more reasonable and hence palatable) but that they did not really mean what they said was shown when immediately most Circuit Overseers blasted against it from the platform in the halls. (Not all but most all) Part of theocratic warfare strategy to fool "Watchtower's enemies."
Similarly Watchtower leaders put in writing that voting was okay in order to fool government officials in other nations such as in East Europe that they actually felt regular Jehovah's Witness members could vote but from platform talks the Circuit Overseers showed the Watchtower Society was actually against it. This tactic of lying to "enemies" got them acceptance, meaning legal recognition as an entity entitled to tax breaks, I believe also in Germany and may yet in other lands such as Austria, if it hasn't already there too.
Regular members and government officials find it hard to believe any organization calling itself Christian lies and misleads. Such is the nature of a cult. The Aryan Nations extremists and maybe one other religous group does this type of tactic. I think Randy Watters could tell you which other group does so.
Also, there has been some striving among JW leaders at the top in Brooklyn as to which course to take on some things, that is to be more "progressive" or to continue to simply appear progressive while in fact leaving things to hardliners led by Ted Jaracz of the Governing Body who oppose reforms. Jaracz has been alleged a child molester going back to when he was a District Overseer in Los Angeles.
He likes to use Theocratic Warfare tactics and Watchtower's Service Department uses this too and especially since Ray Franz was booted out for wanting reforms in the early 1980s. Say one thing, do another. Whatever it takes to advance The Kingdom Of God On Earth. Theocratic warfare tactics can also help keep Teddy's ilk out of prison, indeed do so everyday.