BETHELITE ELDER- That experience you mentioned sounds about par for the course. I've seen so many injustices like that when I was a JW for 44 years. Congregations and people hiding dirt on elders - and then the guy goes across country and we find out he's appointed somewhere else as an elder. I knew of a couple occasions where child molesters were appointed again as elders or ministerial servants. It's ridiculous how the " good old boy " game is played and they get away with this stuff. So yes the WT society and GB bend the rules as they wish.
DEEP BLUE SEA- That is awful how your husband was treated ! Goes to show that elders in many congregations make their own rules and don't follow protocol put out by the WT society. They announced your husband's DFing BEFORE the 7 day appeal was up ? Wow. I'm sure your husband didn't care to fight it- but if he had it certainly would have put a thorn in their side. These ba$tards get away with far too much. I'm hoping people like Mel and others can bring about some justice by challenging the WT society with more than they can handle