# **JUST WHAT IF . . .?

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Posted by Speechless [Speechless] on October 27, 1999 at 13:20:06 {dPkPwxsNJEQd6.0xyhd2gsa83.HowY}:

In Reply to: *JUST WHAT IF . . .? posted by Thes on October 26, 1999 at 16:27:02:

Thes,

Ros has made some valid, well thought out points.

Please consider the possibilities.

IF this brother is who he claims to be, what then. What will the organization do about this situation?

If they wish to disfellowship him, think of the damage to the organization with now ANOTHER member of the Governing Body being accused of "apostasy," who again must be disfellowshiped, according to them. Okay, they do this, now he, like Ray Franz, becomes an outcast, villified, name cast down as evil. They give lots and lots of talks on "Apostasy," at the kingdom hall and print a series of articles in the Watchtower magazines, study articles on these wicked opposers, traitors, these apostates. Yeah, they are really going to squash this one, huh?

But next thing you know, the ex-brother has now decided to WRITE A BOOK about it. .. possibly thousands of copies (maybe tens of thousands because so many people HATE Jehovah's Witnesses anyway). So the book sells, more people are informed, soon there comes invites news organizations, news reports shows are interested, radio interviews, talk show interviews scheduled, more news magazine style news programs, interest stirred earthwide all to follow. (Ray Franz was invited on 20/20, I remember that myself. He was given space with "Time" magazine and "Newsweek," and lots of other periodicals. The WTS knows this too.) Now we have a new predicament...now you would have two members of the "body" out side the organization...saying the same thing. The same blasted thing. Now what?

Think of the damage this could do to the organization. Do you think the brothers at Bethel could handle this type of pressure from a rash, ill-advised act on their part? Do they want to go through this thing ALL OVER AGAIN, as they did with the ouster of Raymond V. Franz?

I think not.

Ros, I think you are right!

Speechless

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