This is one of my fave quotes from the bizarre WT archives. It illustrates how underhanded they are. Although this is an ?older? quote, to my knowledge, it has not been retracted.
At 1 st glance, you will see that the literature is speaking against violence toward DFd people. However, ask yourself why they are even mentioning this in the first place. Conclusion: They?re mentioning this to suggest that people who are DFd deserve to be put to death; only laws and rules restrain JWs from doing so.
Nov 15, 1952 Watchtower pp.703-704
We are not living today among theocratic nations where such members of our fleshly family relationship could be exterminated for apostasy from God and his theocratic organization, as was possible and was ordered in the nation of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai and in the land of Palestine. "Thou shalt surely kill him; thy hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. And thou shalt stone him to death with stones, because he hath sought to draw thee away from Jehovah thy God, . . . And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is in the midst of thee."?Deut. 13:6-11, AS.
Being limited by the laws of the worldly nation in which we live and also by the laws of God through Jesus Christ, we can take action against apostates only to a certain extent, that is, consistent with both sets of laws. The law of the land and God's law through Christ forbid us to kill apostates, even though they be members of our own flesh-and-blood family relationship.
I especially like the quote, "being limited by the laws"....as if the only thing holding them back from killing "apostates" is laws....as if they are all going around with this murderous desire but restrain themselves only because of laws.