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The Watchtower organization has it own internal judicial system for evaluating the conduct of members accused of criminal, ethical or moral wrongdoing. Judicial hearings under this system are not made available for public review even if the accused prefers such exposure out of concern for careful and just deliberations. [1] But what about written evaluations of these tribunals?
Watchtower appointees delegated as judges in these hearings are required by Watchtower to make and file a written summary of their evaluation of evidence and of the accused in each case.[2-4] If the decision is to disfellowship a member then not only is this summary prepared and filed but a special form is also completed and sent to Watchtower’s Service Department for notification.[5]
If a defendant in these hearings requests to have copies of these written evaluations of their case, what happens? As it turns out, these requests are denied.[6]
Hence Watchtower has a judicial system with the following attributes:
Marvin Shilmer
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References
1. Watchtower’s Judicial System
2.Shepherd the Flock of God, published by Watchtower, 2010, p. 101.
The Watchtower organization has it own internal judicial system for evaluating the conduct of members accused of criminal, ethical or moral wrongdoing. Judicial hearings under this system are not made available for public review even if the accused prefers such exposure out of concern for careful and just deliberations. [1] But what about written evaluations of these tribunals?
Watchtower appointees delegated as judges in these hearings are required by Watchtower to make and file a written summary of their evaluation of evidence and of the accused in each case.[2-4] If the decision is to disfellowship a member then not only is this summary prepared and filed but a special form is also completed and sent to Watchtower’s Service Department for notification.[5]
If a defendant in these hearings requests to have copies of these written evaluations of their case, what happens? As it turns out, these requests are denied.[6]
Hence Watchtower has a judicial system with the following attributes:
● If a defendant requests a public hearing of the case against them, the request is denied.
● If a defendant requests the written documents generated in the case against them, the request is denied.
Marvin Shilmer
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References
1. Watchtower’s Judicial System
2.Shepherd the Flock of God, published by Watchtower, 2010, p. 101.
3. Pay Attention to Yourselves and All the flock, published by Watchtower, 1991, p. 122.
4. Pay Attention to Yourselves and All the flock, published by Watchtower, 1981, p. 162.
5. S-77 and S-79 Disfellowshipping and Disassociation forms
6. See letter written by Watchtower lawyer in the article Watchtower Lawyer Fills in the Baptism Blank
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