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Flip-Side News: Governing Body Member Demonstrated Correct Procedure

When the Watchtower was asked by a U.S. court to present governing body member Gerrit Lösch and documents involving a former elder and accused pedophile, brother Lösch did not come as asked and they did not present the documents. Why? As brother Lösch himself provided in a written document, he does not and never has answered to the Watchtower. Should we be shocked by this? No. The summons was for what the court perceived to be a long-standing member of the head of 'the Watchtower organization'. However, the Watchtower magazine is not and never has been the head of the organization. "The Watchtower" is a publication, not a religious organization, nor even a publishing company. What purpose does brother Lösch's response serve? It gives the organization grounds for appeal because the courts did not follow the proper procedure. If the court officers, the prosecutors, had followed proper due diligence, they would have found that the Watchtower is nothing more ...