The 2 Witness Rule & Adultery

by minimus 43 Replies latest jw friends

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  AWAKE&WATCHING

  Where is this article about writing a letter?

  I have a friend who has been disfellowshipped for 2 years because she was not free scripturally and remarried. She told the elder that her ex had a woman staying all night even with their son there. Why didn't they tell her this?

  She has rarely missed a meeting in all this time and goes to the assemblies and conventions. She's had numerous meetings with the elders and even though the elders at her new congregation think she should be re-instated the elders here refuse.
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  minimus

  Remember, that a former GB member was said to be a pedophile. Evidently, there weren't 2 witnesses to the pedophilia.
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  minimus

  If memory serves me well I believe it was a 1979 QFR.
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  Sassy

  79 or 78.. I forget.. I used to have a copy of the article but I think I threw it out with my other JW literature.

  they dont like to talk about the article.. they prefer the proof with two witnesses..
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  minimus

  But this is where a real stink should be made. They are full of shit when they say you need 2 witnesses to establish guilt. No you don't!!!!
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  Sassy

  if you know for sure.. you can write the letter..

  but that only gets the 'victim free'.. the letter is filed.. not one thing is done to the one accused..

  so how does this help against a pedifile any way?

  it doesn't cause them discipline.. and it doesn't publicly give relief to the victim.. they aren't even supposed to talk about it..
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  minimus

  You don't get it?? YOU DON'T NEED 2 WITNESSES TO ESTABLISH THAT A SIN WAS COMMITTED.

  To say that in order to establish that a child has been sexually abused, you need the word of the victim AND the pedophile. But to establish that a wife has been victimized by an adulterous husband, you DON'T need the word of the victim AND the accused. The elders can simply believe one over the other.
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  KW13

  I'd personally love to shoot every single GB members for all the victims out there who suffered in silence. They truly are the biggest bunch of wan*ers to walk this planet.
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  Sassy

  I do get it.. you don't need two witneses to get them to let JEHOVAH free you if you are the victim.. but that is all...

  it proves nothing else in regard to the one who did the 'wrong'.. they still go undisciplined..

  you need the two witnesses for anyything to be done to them
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  minimus

  When a woman remarries, the whole congregation gets to see that the congregation elders are aware of her standing and that she SCRIPTURALLY can do so. This is a public testament that her former husband gave her grounds for remarriage because of adultery.