https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101972690?q=obfuscate&p=doc
example of 'torturing the truth'
Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Shun Those Who Used to Belong to Their Religion?
Their equating those who no longer preach to others, with those 'Who Used to Belong' to Their Religion?
https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/shunning/
Used to: meaning and form
We use used to when we refer to things in the past which are no longer true. It can refer to repeated actions or to a state or situation:
He used to play football for the local team, but he’s too old now.
That white house over there used to belong to my family. (It belonged to my family in the past, but not any more.)