Some christian consciences have allowed

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  steve2

  There are so many tihngs that JWs "frown upon" that they must have very badly lined foreheads.

  I love the way the watchtower says "this or that activity is over to the individual's conscience", when we know perfectly well that, if it became known that a JW's consceince allowed them to do it, he or she would be frozen out of the fellowship. That means, literally, there are some activities that the watchtower has never come right out and explicitly condemned, but we know that if a JW did it, he or she would be out. Hence, the watchower can say, "We have never said that is a disfellowshipping offence.
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  observador

  No doubt about it: Jehovah's Witnesses have freedom of conscience once in a while.
  
  Observador.
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  mkr32208

  You are getting married and your future husband is willing to get a vasectomy. Sterilization is a conscience matter.

  I was still a dub when this changed and remarked to my wife that I thought the reason for this was a declining membership! In the last few halls we went to before I bailed there were NO small children not even ONE! All the young guys got snipped before they got married... (seemed short-sighted to me but who am I to judge) It had to be affecting membership numbers! Since the article came out there are now several babies and toddlers in my old hall (s) I would say at least 10-15 from age 5 down (wasnt that about 6 years ago that the info came out?)

  It's kinda funny there is a few 17-18 year olds (that shifts because SO many of them leave)

  Then a few more 15-16 (they will leave but can't yet as they live at home)

  Then a few less 13-15

  Then a LOT less 11-12

  Then very very few between 5-10

  Then a TON of 1-5

  So Watch for the statistics in the US to go positive again in 2010-2012