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Originally Posted by OBW
He noted that he had once asked PD, another elder (I think in Houston for at least a time, if not to this day) about what happened to BM and was told "it was in fellowship." That was considered an unsatisfactory and "weasel" response, but he knew he would get no more.
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What has happened to transparency. On another thread the lurker posted about being transparent. I'm all for it. There's a general risk in being transparent. In doing so you will run the risk of chaffing others.Transparency is worth the risk.
How does this relate tour post OBW? To say it was in fellowship is not being transparent. You didn't say when this interaction took place. Suppose it happened more than 30 years ago people reading your post might think why is it relative now? Why bring up something from the past? My point is when you don't examine where you were wrong, there's a trend to repeat them. Relatively speaking not too long ago in 2007-2008 an elder I knew from another locality contacted my wife and I. In time I had asked a point blank question about a particular brother from that locality under discipline. As you said OBW, it is in fellowship. This particular elder meant there are brothers involved in fellowship and he did not want to know anything or get involved.
I sensed there was no openness to push the issue any further. I was clear to me the matter was too political.