Bethel 'apostate' purge of 1980.

In 1980, dissent arose among members of the Governing Body regarding certain Watchtower doctrines. A witch-hunt led to a series of secret investigations and judicial hearings. Dissenting Bethelites were disfellowshipped and expelled from the Brooklyn headquarters.

Here are the testimonies of ex-Jehovah's Witnesses Randall (Randy) Watters and Robert Sullivan:

-https://subsplash.com/witnessesforjesus/media/mi/+277c44b

-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU60dPdqTKI

Here is the testimony of ex-Jehovah's Witness John Joseph May:

-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5y2ZBk7d_Y

See also these pages about Raymond Franz:

-https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/experiences/raymond-franz.php

-http://www.exjw.org.uk/rfranz.html

-http://www.tj-encyclopedie.org/Raymond_Franz