by Larrikin 16 Replies latest watchtower scandals
What BOC presents is the longtime and current policy insofar as I know it.
I've always thought this policy was flawed given the biblical presentation of Cornelius. An army officer hand-picked by God for special anointing of holy ghost, and then essentially forcing a standing Apostle to physically baptize him and his kin by water immersion. Presumably an officer in the army carried a sidearm and was trained in its use and ready to use that training.
There is an elder who is an officer on one of the Spanish islands in the Med. He has special permission not to carry a weapon.
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I heard when Spinks said that too, so thank you for posting the question.
Marina
My understanding is that nothing prohibits a person from being on a police force. However, if doing so requires you carry a firearm, you will not be able to hold any position in the congregation or have any "privleges"
This is current policy.
