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Organization and policy

Explanation of the organization’s policy

• Blood policy – what does the organization determine, and what does the individual Witness decide?

  From an absolute ban on major blood components to far more personal conscience-based decisions in 2026.

• The Two-Witness Rule: Origin, Application, and Criticism

  What the rule entails and why it has come under fire in abuse cases.

• The 607 B.C. calculation: how the organization arrived at 1914.

  The prophetic timeline of JG compared with historical and astronomical evidence.

• Disfellowshipping: the procedure and the consequences

  How the disciplinary procedure works and what it means for your social life.

• I still have doubts.

  Coping with uncertainty, confusion, and the fear of examining what you truly believe.

• Shunning: what the policy entails and what it means in practice

  Shunning of Disfellowshipped Members — Official Policy and Real-Life Experience