Well I'm in no doubt that there are personal "grudges", for want of a better word, on the agenda.
In the case of Ronnie Hunter's actions toward me I feel it is multi-faceted.
1. I challenged Ron Hunter's dispensation to act in whatever way he saw fit, saying and doing whatever he wished. That ultimately was a challenge to his authority and leadership status.
2. At least 4 years earlier he "shepherded" a friend of mine with another elder, lee green. During this visit he told my friend that I was a bad associate and that he should steer clear of me. Despite the fact that I wasn't under any discipline and to all intents and purposes a fully functioning member of the congregation.
This friend promptly told me of the visit and what was said, which was later confrimed to me by the other elder Lee Green. To his credit Lee spoke up at the time and said to Ron Hunter "you can't say that Ron" "you can't name names and tell publishers to avoid other persons in the congregation" .
To me this illustrates beyond any doubt that in this case he had a personal agenda , or at least a heavily predisposed will to act against me and dec 25 2008 provided that opportunity.
3. This particular Elder Ron Hunter has a son John who is a peer of mine. He had previously been in similar judicial "bother" as I had in the past and was disfellowshipped. is it possible that Ron felt That since I was only given a "public reproof" (he served on the 3 man committee 2003) he felt I had somehow "got off the hook" so to speak? I know that the deliberations in that case lasted almost an hour and the other two were friendly and had no real issue with seeing me kicked out. Ron Hunter again in my view was the protagonist pushing for my exit.
Those are some thoughts I have on this case and from what I can see this is a patttern in many cases.
Matt