Minnie,
First off, the FDS does not forbid us from doing anything. It warns of the dangers of associating with apostates. Hence, if a "gullible sheep" listened to every "unisnspired expression" and started voicing such rhetoric among others as if it were truth, they'd get the attention of those guarding over the flock. When i'm at home on Sunday morning and Pat Robertson comes on my plasma, should I get dissed? Was Solomon (a huge apostate) dissed or does he await a ressurection?
Secondly, you can say you were just following orders like a Nazi SS officer, but the mere fact that you mentioned how it didn't sit well with you shows you ignored your conscience because of what repercussions would come your way! COWARD.
Lastly, I think your Elder Body cowtowed to a CO and when the cry of complaint became so loud, the Org. sent envoys to investigate. After they were done your entire Elder body was removed and the embarrassment was too great for you so you decided to "grandstand" by claiming you were fed up with the Org. and that's why you left.
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I disfellowshipped undeserving ones because the Society told us to NOT extend mercy even if we as elders felt otherwise. First the "Slave" said to extend mercy and then quickly thereafter changed its mind. But of course, you're not an elder that follows their direction so what difference does it make?
When the "Slave" tells the COs what to do, we followed "Mother's" direction because as we were regularly taught," Mother knows best!".
No cowardice here or fear of man. Just fulfilling our "elder responsibilities". Bullying isn't very nice, now is it, BE?
My nads were in "theocratic submission".
You think you can try to play it both ways---one where you stay in the Organization and boast that you do whatever you want to do and one here where you're forbidden to be because of "apostates".