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  Not viewed as a JW if not reported for 6 months?

  by kramer in

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  hi, i seem to remember that the society have said that you are not viewed as a witness if you have not reported for 6 months.. does this ring any bells?

  someone i know has been called for a judicial, even though she has said she doesn’t believe and is not not attending meetings and hasn’t for 6 months.what she did was 12 months ago when she was a witness.. she is not sure whether she should turn up or not, as turning up shows she thinks she answers to elders still.

  but also doesn’t want to be automatically disfellowshipped which may happen if she doesn’t turn up.. if there is an article to quote saying someone inactive isn’t seen as a witness, this would be helpful.. any thoughts?.

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  What crime should elders report?

  by kramer in

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  2. friends

  so, i am trying to get my head around what the right position of elders should be when they come across crime is.. i think i get the issuess around clergy confidentiality - and how that might potentially be breached when they talk about it to other elders, let alone the police.. but if people are saying that elders - or clergy of another faith should report crime to the police when it is confessed to the, then where are the boundaries.. so if someone says they should report to police on a confessed example of child abuse, that's one thing.. how about reporting to police consensual sex between a 19year old and 15 year old - which is statutory rape in the uk.

  how about criminal fraud if they come across it.

  assault on a congregant?.

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  £73m, for 29 properties anyone? - UK properties up for sale

  by kramer in

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  http://www.estatesgazette.com/jehovahs-witnesses-plan-sale-watch/.

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  Transfer of Bank Balances and Kingdom Halls.

  by kramer in

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  2. friends

  two things related to ongoing comments regarding forgiving of loans / transfer of balances to the wtbs and the ownership of kingdom halls.

  firstly, i would argue that congregations don't care that bank balances have been transferred to the society.

  i would contend that people contribute to the preaching work, and that's it , so long as there is enough in the bank to maintain the hall with a reasonable reserve, then i doubt many would argue against it.

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  Freedom of Information - Australia

  by kramer in

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  2. friends

  the evidence exhibits in the royal commission comprise in parts of things like the branch manual.

  in australia, would these now be matters of public record?

  if so is it possible to get hold of them?

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  UK September 15 Service Meeting

  by kramer in

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  2. friends

  anyone know what the change of program for that weeks meetings is about?.

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  What are the new releases at the Regional Convention

  by kramer in

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  i think friday was a book, god's kingdom is at hand?

  was there anything else?.

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  UK Elders. Recommendation Letters.. Freedom of Information Act.

  by kramer in

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  from my experience, elders dont want to reveal the contents of a recommendation letter.

  but as each congregation is a legally constituted charity and hence public body they are open to all the disclosure obligations of other public bodes.

  do any uk elders or ex elders have any experience of people who demanded or wanted to see their recommendation letters, or who have gone through the process of a freedom of information request to get to see these?.

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