G'Day Alan
It often happens that just after leaving the org both mentaly and officially ( as you have, its only been months yeh ) that you start to be overly critical about the details.
Your post my friend is full of fallacious statements, i would guess, overcompensated and manifested by your percieved inadequacies WHILST you were a believer.
Let me ask you a question that illustrates.
If you believe in the account of Noah and the flood as the JW's interpret it.
Apparently the earth was in such a terrible state that Jehovah thought it necessary to " flush out "( pun intended ) the evil doers.
He gave the residents a chance to change their ways, and live decently so as not to be destroyed. Those that accepted would be saved, those that didnt, well he had no choice but to eliminate the sources of badness because it was affecting his creation so much that they had to be stopped... following mate.
Now assuming that there is a god that created the earth, does he not have the right to do with it as he pleases according to the natural and written laws that he has implimented ???
Is not Mr BOWEN for example excercising his rights to freedom of speech in his heroic and honourable crusade against the evil he sees in the seemingly hypocritical laws the wt come up with ?? What would you say if they tryed to silence him. It would be an outrage yeh ??
Things have changed now with our redemtion that christ offers all of us.
The wt's interpretation and attitudes in this matter certainly is way off the christian mark, definitely, but if you use the parallel of say managing a company you created and drafted of say 1000 employees, would you not be within your rights to terminate employees that abuse the system, destroy the buisness and generally have no regard for you or your cause AFTER warning them several times about their behaviour?
Would you have a problem in doing this alan, a company you have created and you have set its regulations for the benefit of all involved ?? If you were a shareholder would you argue with the manager for doing this in the interest of all those involved ??
Cant you see the comparison ??
You seem to be rallying with those that dont.