As far as I can tell, the only places in life where doubt is unacceptable is in religion and the military. The better religions, if you can call them that, at least tolerate some discussion about doubts and try to address them.  The worst religions, cults, in other words, don't even allow that but hammer hard on the very existence of doubt itself.  Personally, I think that's extremely unhealthy. 

First let me say doubt was never something ‘hammered’ on. The ‘commandment’ regarding doubt is, in my humble opinion, entirely taken out of context and misrepresented by ex-premies. But that’s another discussion.

Doubt is a powerful thing. It has the power to nullify something positive. An example is when you’ve been given directions. Say you are told to “take such-and-such a road until you see the McDonald’s on your left and turn right”. After a period of time going down that road, you begin to doubt the directions if you don’t see the McDonald’s. That doubt can make you turn around and take another road… and ultimately get lost.

There are some things that are destroyed by doubt itself. Faith is one of them. So to say a better religion (read ‘faith’) can entertain doubt is an oxymoron. A faith that entertains doubt is one that would not exist. Faith and doubt are like light and darkness… they cannot occupy the same space at the same time. So your argument is completely untenable.

A cornerstone of Knowledge is faith. By unabatedly entertaining doubt ex-premies corroded the very experience they so dearly wanted. On one hand you were trying with heartfelt sincerity to keep the experience alive, while at the same time, through your doubt you were in effect removing life support from the experience. The result was that it withered and died.

So after a period of confusion, and you finally came to the point of rejecting Maharaji and Knowledge, your immediate reaction was relief that the struggle was over. ‘Freedom’, is what you felt. Now, to even hear about it causes revulsion, and pain. You now must proclaim that it was all a sham to salvage a modicum of dignity for the years of involvement. You have no choice. Such is the nature of your new found ‘freedom’.

We doubt things because they don't jive with various other things we know or believe. 

Or because we are suspicious by nature.

A healthy examination of our doubts allows us to make the best choices.

Yes but at what point does it become unhealthy? Do you even know? In the example above, is it healthy to give up on the directions (which by the way are 100% accurate), and get lost? 

Suppressing our doubts leaves us sitting ducks for someone like Rawat to tell us what to think and that, my friend -- oh sorry, mate -- compromises our integrity.

Sorry “mate” but Maharji never told you what to think. To say such a thing demonstrates your lack of integrity.