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Originally Posted by Terry
Reprisals? Would the brothers even do such a thing? Probably not. . .
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How about, "You'll never talk to your grandkids again"? Or your children, neices, etc. The strength of this social network is, if you go against it you never come back. Believe me, that has holding power.
Math quiz: how many have gotten cut off, or quarantined, or whatever terminology they use, over the past 40-odd years? And how many of those got any rapprochement, or rehabilitation?
I can only think of one, a guy that repented and came back, and they made him sit in the back for a year, and not speak. Other than that, nobody once out ever made it back in. It's a closed shop, kiddos, pretty intimidating stuff. But they don't mention any of this when they go out recruiting new ones on the campus. "Oh, we're just Christians who love Jesus and gather in His name". Right.