Jehovah's Witnesses And Shunning

What gets to me is that they seem to have so little humility. Instead of saying something like" Brothers and sisters, it's our current understanding that . . . however, we are only human and you should be guided by your conscience," they instead assert something dogmatically and punish those who don't go along. If you don't agree with the latest dictates from Brooklyn you are considered an independant thinker, with a pride problem, not truly teachable. The Society, while claming to not be inspired, then tells people that they are God's sole channel of truth, that God reveals things only to them. You can't have it both ways--either you are inspired or you aren't. They may be well-meaning but their teachings are harsh and very intollerant. They claim to be champions of religious liberty and freedom of expression but the only freedom of expression they tolerate is there own. In other religions, if somone becomes innactive, this doesn't mean losing their familyor their whole social network opf friends.