wasblind...I'm sure they could spin it so it seemed as if they were still in control and organized. Remember the bookstudy was a "meeting from Jehovah" and "the most important meeting of the week" ...now it's a memory.
They could throw out the spiritual warfare card! Anything can be spun positively by professional spinsters!
Isaacaustin...even with no time slips, I'm sure 'they' would keep track of our service attendance to a point, just like meeting attandance. We don't fill out attendace slips, but people know when are 'weak' in that area.
I was just speculating on things that could possibly insulate them from some lawsuits. As has been stated on the thread "follow the money"