Witnesses were sexually immoral until Disfellowshiping started in 1952!!

by Witness 007 3 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  Witness 007

  Many Witnesses "lived in sexual sin" during the Rutherford era. This was frowned apoun, but you were not disfellowshiped..except if you critisized Rutherford! Then the Watchtower under Franz of May 15 1944 and finally 1/3 1952 clarified disfellowshiping for sexual immorality. Watch. 15/1 1947 banned Polygamy...reaction? Watch - "Nigeria- Then came the new direction on Polygamy at the Circuit Assembly in 1947...division resulted, it was like a war. Many newly associated ones stoped associating.."

  Mexico yearbook 95 p.214 "Congregations in the 1940's...a custom was very deeply rooted for young men to "steal" a young woman from her home and live with her without being married...couples generally did not get married...many Conregation Servants were not legally married..."
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  minimus

  .....still, Jehovah allowed this because if too much light came onto the brothers, they would've never been able to take it!
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  blondie

  http://www.jwfacts.com/index_files/disfellowship.htm
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  Witchettygrub

  Re they "lived in sexual sin" during Rutherford's era.

  Wonder how they, GB, are going to handle the current Australian law whereby couples can merely register their relationship. No ceremony, just a signing of names etc. The result being a legal relationship with all entitlements to property etc.

  My guess is that most Jw's will still opt for the traditional wedding but the odd one or two may take the current option.

  Witchettygrub