Apushetayid:
Jothar, that is a red herring argument. I asked you, which of the ikkarim are violated by appending shlita to the name of a dead person. Please do not avoid the question by asking another question. If you choose not to answer, that’s fine. You also neglected to explain what is wrong with a group referring to their Rebbe as the nasi hador.
As I’ve mentioned, the mara deshmaatsa is Rav Aharon Feldman Shlit”a who’s on the Moetzes. Feel free to ask him all your questions. However, I’m not sure what your question on the shita is. “Dead” is not Shlit”a, Shlit”a is not “dead”. If you call someone shlit”a, it’s because you think he’s alive and does not go the way of all men. This is pashut aleph beis- I’m not sure what the question is. Nobody says Moshe Rabbeinu Shlit”a. Nobody says Tzemach Tzedek Shlit”a either.
As I’ve said, I have no sissue with the superlatives they put on their own leadership. I just used it to help clarify the sicha.
I’m also excluding the Rav Shach ZT”L and Rav Aharon Kotler ZT”L who said that it’s apikorsus long before the Rebbe was niftar. I mention Rav Aharon Feldman’s shita because it’s more moderate and more palatable for the denizens of the CR. Unfortunately, thanks to the lechaim newsletter, we see apikorsus is widespread in the movement.
So in sum, as per Rav Aharon Feldman Shlit”a, saying “Rebbe Shlit”a” is apikorsus. Lechaim newsletter says Rebbe Shlit”a; ergo it’s apikorsus and many Lubavitchers are apikorsim. Don’t kill the messenger.