Originally posted by simonm

So you're cherry picking bits of the bible to suit your beliefs (not necessarilly you but the church).
Disfellowshipping isn't against Jesus's teachings. It was practiced by his apostles and can be read about, mostly in the writings of Paul. And I fail to see how disfellowshipping benefits the people at the top.

We are definitely supposed to help those in need. People who get disfellowshipped don't respond well to the guidance offered by the elders. If the person is genuinely repentant, he/she doesn't get disfellowshipped at all and gets helped back in. Disfellowshipping is only a last resort, after everything else has failed.