I don't think they can. Yesterday, in one of those conversations I try to have, I talked to an older sister. She was waiting outside the Hall for her ride, so I sat down and talked to her, just about like old times as a Witness, Theocratic history. She has been baptized 38 years.
Anyway, I was saying about why did some leave in 1975. She replied, "Well, they got impatient with Jehovah, and they took it out on him by leaving."
So I said: You mean they got impatient with the Society
Sister: Yes, that's right, they get angry with Jehovah because the end hasn't come yet
Me: No, I mean they don't get angry with Jehovah, they get angry with the Society
Sister: Well, yes. They should be patient and wait on Jehovah
Me: I think what the problem was that the WT said the end was coming back then and it didn't
Sister: Yes, well, no one knows the day nor the hour
Me: Oh, ok
Nowhere to go on that one, I tried three times. So I just talked about something else. But even though I know I was like that, it's amazing to actually see it. Most Witnesses make no distinction between Jehovah God and the Organization. THEY ARE ONE AND THE SAME. They don't even THINK FOR A SECOND that the Organization is not run by Jehovah.
How are we going to get past that?
BF