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1. Crompton, Robert (1996). Counting the Days to Armageddon. Cambridge: James Clarke & Co. pp. 9, 115. ISBN 0-227-67939-3. 
2. The Time is at Hand, Watch Tower Society, 1889, pages 99: "In view of this strong Bible evidence concerning the Times of the Gentiles, we consider it an established truth, that the final end of the kingdoms of this world, and the full establishment of the kingdom of God will be accomplished by A.D. 1914."; cited by Raymond Franz, Crisis of Conscience, page 193.
3. In 1892 Zion's Watch Tower stated that God's battle, Armageddon, which was believed to be already under way, would end in October 1914, a date "definitely marked in Scripture" (15 January 1892, page 1355 reprint), and Watch Tower editor Charles Taze Russell declared: "We see no reason for changing the figures—nor could we change them if we would. They are, we believe, God's dates, not ours." (The Watchtower, 15 July 1894, page 1677). After comparing "unreliable secular chronology" to reliable "Bible chronology", The Watch Tower stated, "It was on this line of reckoning [using the chronology of the Bible as an established fact] that the dates 1874, 1914, and 1918 were located; and the Lord has placed the stamp of his seal upon 1914 and 1918 beyond any possibility of erasure.... Using this same measuring line, beginning with the entry ... of Israel into Canaan, and counting the full 70 cycles ..., as clearly indicated by Jehovah's sending of the Jews into Babylon for the full 70 years, it is an easy matter to locate 1925, probably the fall, for the beginning of the antitypical jubilee. There can be no more question about 1925 than there was about 1914.... Looking back we can now easily see that those dates were clearly indicated in Scripture and doubtless intended by the Lord to encourage his people.... That all that some expect to see in 1925 may not transpire that year will not alter the date one whit more than in the other cases." (The Watch Tower, May 15, 1922, p. 150; Raymond Franz, Crisis of Conscience, page 224).
4. "Following Faithful Shepherds with Life in View". The Watchtower: 591. 1 October 1967. https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1967723. "Make haste to identify the visible theocratic organization of God that represents his king, Jesus Christ. It is essential for life. Doing so, be complete in accepting its every aspect. We cannot claim to love God, yet deny his Word and channel of communication.... Jehovah's visible organization is based firmly on the twelvefold foundation of the apostles of the Lamb with Jesus Christ himself being the foundation cornerstone.(Rev. 21:14,19;Eph 2:20–22) Therefore, in submitting to Jehovah's visible theocratic organization, we must be in full and complete agreement with every feature of its apostolic procedure and requirements.". 
5. "The Godly Qualities of Love and Hate". The Watchtower: 441. 15 July 1974. https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1974526. "Christians have implicit trust in their heavenly Father; they do not question what he tells them through his written Word and organization.". 
6. Raymond Franz. Crisis of Conscience, 2007, page 174, "No less serious is it when a group of men have divided views on predictions related to a certain date and yet present their adherents an outward appearance of united confidence, encouraging those adherents to place unwavering trust in those predictions."
7. Jehovah's Witnesses Proclaimers of God's Kingdom. p. 629.  "people certainly ha[ve] the freedom to believe what they chose. But anyone who publicly or privately advocates views that are divergent from what appears in the publications of an organization, and who does so while claiming to represent that organization, causes division."
8. Franz, Raymond (2007). In Search of Christian Freedom. Atlanta: Commentary Press. pp. 18–28. ISBN 978-0-914675-17-4. 
9. Botting, Heather; Gary Botting (1984). The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses. University of Toronto Press. pp. 66–69. ISBN 0-8020-6545-7. 
10. Jehovah's Witnesses in the Divine Purpose, Watch Tower Society, 1959, page 52.
11. "A Solid Basis for Confidence", The Watchtower, July 15, 1976, page 440.
12. Gruss, Edmond C. (1972). The Jehovah's Witnesses and Prophetic Speculation. Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Co. pp. 87–88. ISBN 0-87552-306-4. 
13. In Crisis of Conscience, 2002, p. 173, Franz quotes from "They Shall Know That a Prophet Was Among Them" (The Watchtower, April 1, 1972), which states that God had raised Jehovah's Witnesses as "a prophet to help [people], to warn them of dangers and declare things to come". He also cites "Identifying the Right Kind of Messenger" (The Watchtower, May 1, 1997, page 8), which identifies the Witnesses as his "true messengers ... by making the messages he delivers through them come true", in contrast to "false messengers", whose predictions fail. In In Search of Christian Freedom, 2007, he quotes The Nations Shall Know That I Am Jehovah - How? (1971, p. 70, 292), which describes Witnesses as the modern Ezekiel class, "a genuine prophet within our generation". The Watch Tower book noted: "Concerning the message faithfully delivered by the Ezekiel class, Jehovah positively states that it 'must come true' ... those who wait undecided until it does 'come true' will also have to know that a prophet himself had proved to be in the midst of them." He also cites "Execution of the Great Harlot Nears" (The Watchtower, October 15, 1980, p. 17), which claims God gives the Witnesses "special knowledge that others do not have ... advance knowledge about this system's end".
14. James A. Beverley, Crisis of Allegiance, Welch Publishing Company, Burlington, Ontario, 1986, ISBN:0-920413-37-4, pages 86–91.
15. Criticisms of statements, such as those found below, are found in a number of books including Penton, M. James (1997) Apocalypse Delayed, University of Toronto Press; Franz, Raymond, In Search of Christian Freedom (2007) Commentary Press; Watters, Randall (2004) Thus Saith Jehovah's Witnesses, Common Sense Publications; Reed, David A. (1990) Index of Watchtower Errors, 1879 to 1989, Baker Books and at websites including Watchtower Information Service ; Quotes-Watchtower.co.uk; Reexamine.Quotes. http://www.watchtowerinformationservice.org/index.php/watchtower_quotes/
16. Waldeck, Val Jehovah's Witnesses: What do they believe?. Pilgrim Publications SA. ISBN:1-920092-08-0.
17. Buttrey, John M (2004). Let No One Mislead You. iUniverse. ISBN:0-595-30710-8.
18. "Awake!, October 8, 1968, p. 23.". http://www.watchtowerwiki.org/files/1968_Oct_8_Awake_BW.pdf. Retrieved 31 December 2016. 
19. James A. Beverley, Crisis of Allegiance, Welch Publishing Company, Burlington, Ontario, 1986, ISBN:0-920413-37-4, page 87.
20. "Why So Many False Alarms?", Awake!, March 22, 1993, pages 3–4, footnote.
21. Reasoning From the Scriptures, Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society, 1989, p. 137.
22. Revelation - Its Grand Climax, Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society, 1988, page 9.
23. March 1, 1904 Zion's Watch Tower p. 67, "We have in the Scriptures what we think is clear testimony respecting that date [1914], but no particulars or dates for the intervening time. It is not our intention to enter upon the role of prophet to any degree, but merely to give below what seems to us rather likely to be the trend of events."
24. "Views From the Watchtower", Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, January 1908, "We are not prophesying; we are merely giving our surmises.... We do not even [assert] that there is no mistake in our interpretation of prophesy and our calculations of chronology. We have merely laid these before you, leaving it for each to exercise his own faith or doubt in respect to them."
25. "Preaching Christ—Through Envy or Goodwill?", The Watchtower, May 15, 1976, p. 297, "Jehovah's Witnesses as modern-day Christians are working hard to get this good news preached to every individual. They do not claim infallibility or perfection. Neither are they inspired prophets."
26. "Allow No Place for the Devil!", The Watchtower, March 15, 1986, page 19, "Some opposers claim that Jehovah's Witnesses are false prophets. These opponents say that dates have been set, but nothing has happened.... Yes, Jehovah's people have had to revise expectations from time to time. Because of our eagerness, we have hoped for the new system earlier than Jehovah's timetable has called for it. But we display our faith in God's Word and its sure promises by declaring its message to others. Moreover, the need to revise our understanding somewhat does not make us false prophets or change the fact that we are living in 'the last days'.... How foolish to take the view that expectations needing some adjustment should call into question the whole body of truth! The evidence is clear that Jehovah has used and is continuing to use his one organization."
27. George Chryssides, They Keep Changing the Dates, A paper presented at the CESNUR 2010 conference in Torino. How Prophecy Succeeds: The Jehovah's Witnesses and Prophetic Expectations http://www.cesnur.org/2010/to-chryssides.htm
28. Charles Taze Russell and Nelson H. Barbour, The Three Worlds (1907) as cited by James Penton, Apocalypse Delayed, pages 21–22.
29. Charles Taze Russell, The Time Is At Hand (1891) as cited by James Penton, Apocalypse Delayed, page 44.
30. Melvin D. Curry, Jehovah's Witnesses: The Millenarian World of the Watch Tower, Garland, 1992, as cited by James Penton, Apocalypse Delayed, page 45.
31. Penton, James (1997). Apocalypse Delayed: The Story of Jehovah's Witnesses. University of Toronto Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0802079732. 
32. The Finished Mystery, 1917, p. 485, 258, as cited by Raymond Franz, Crisis of Conscience, pages 206–211.
33. J. F. Rutherford (1920). Millions Now Living Will Never Die. pp. 97. https://archive.org/download/WatchtowerLibrary/booklets/1920_mls_E.pdf. "Based upon the argument heretofore set forth, then, that the old order of things, the old world, is ending and is therefore passing away, and that the new order is coming in, and that 1925 shall mark the resurrection of the faithful worthies of old and the beginning of reconstruction, it is reasonable to conclude that millions of people now on the earth will be still on the earth in 1925." 
34. Watch Tower, May 15, 1922, as cited by Raymond Franz, Crisis of Conscience, page 224.
35. W. E. Van Amburgh (1924). The Way to Paradise (1925 ed.). pp. 215–236. https://faithleaks.org/wiki/documents/f/f7/1925_wp-E.pdf. 
36. J. F. Rutherford (1938). Face the Facts and learn the only one way of escape. pp. 46–50. https://archive.org/download/WatchtowerLibrary/booklets/1938_fct_E.pdf. 
37. The Watchtower, September 15, 1941, p. 288
38. The Watchtower, May 1, 1942, p. 139
39. Awake!, February 22, 1961, p. 8
40. Life Everlasting in Freedom of the Sons of God. Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of New York and International Bible Students Association. 1966. pp. 29–35. http://www.strictlygenteel.co.uk/lifeeverlasting/1966_Life_Everlasting.pdf. , as cited by Raymond Franz, Crisis of Conscience, pages 238–239.
41. Talk by F. W. Franz, Baltimore, Maryland 1966, cited by Jehovah's Witnesses – Proclaimers of God's Kingdom, Watch Tower Society, and by Raymond Franz, Crisis of Conscience, pages 238–239.
42. Did Man Get Here By Evolution Or By Creation?, Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, 1967, p. 161.
43. The Watchtower, May 1, 1968, page 273
44. Kingdom Ministry, Watch Tower Society, March 1968, as cited by Raymond Franz, Crisis of Conscience, pages 246.
45. Awake!, May 22, 1969, p. 15
46. The Nations Shall Know That I Am Jehovah – How?, Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society, 1971, p. 216.
47. Kingdom Ministry, Watch Tower Society, May 1974, page 3.
48. The Watchtower, March 1, 1984, pp. 18–19
49. The Watchtower, January 1, 1989, p. 12.
50. "Flashes of Light - Great and Small", The Watchtower, May 15, 1995, page 17.
51. Raymond Franz, Crisis of Conscience, page 184.
52. "unknown". The Watchtower: 1677. July 15, 1894. "We see no reason for changing the figures—nor could we change them if we would. They are, we believe, God's dates, not ours. But bear in mind that the end of 1914 is not the date for the beginning, but for the end of the time of trouble.". 
53. Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence. September 15, 1901. p. 292. "The culmination of the trouble in October, 1914, is clearly marked in the Scriptures." 
54. The Time Is at Hand. 1907. p. 101. "The 'battle of the great day of God Almighty' (Rev. 16:14), which will end in A.D. 1914 with the complete overthrow of earth's present rulership, is already commenced." 
55. "unknown". The Watch Tower. November 1, 1922. "We understand that the jubilee type began to count in 1575 B.C.; and the 3,500 year period embracing the type must end in 1925. It follows, then, that the year 1925 will mark the beginning of the restoration of all things lost by Adam's disobedience.". 
56. The Watch Tower. November 1, 1922. p. 333. "Bible prophecy shows that the Lord was due to appear for the second time in 1874. Fulfilled prophecy shows beyond a doubt that he did appear in 1874 ... these facts are indisputable." 
57. The Watch Tower, June 15, 1922, page 187.
58. Jehovah's Witnesses - Proclaimers of God's Kingdom, Watch Tower Society, 1993, page 708.
59. "Impart God's Progressive Revelation to Mankind", The Watchtower, March 1, 1965, p. 158–159
60. Studies in the Scriptures Vol. II 1889 p. 239, Studies in the Scriptures Volume III 1891 p. 234, Studies in Scriptures Vol. IV 1897 p. 621.
61. Jehovah's Witnesses - Proclaimers of God's Kingdom, Watch Tower Society, 1993, page 632.
62. "Gospel of the Kingdom". The Watch Tower. July 1, 1920. "It is well known that at this time the first universal Gentile empire was established, with Nebuchadnezzar as the ruler; and the Gentile times beginning there covered a period of seven symbolic times, or 2,520 years. The date of the beginning being 606 B.C., it would follow that the Gentile times would end in 1914; i. e., the legal lease of power would at that time expire and then the time would be due for him 'whose right it is' to receive and exercise kingly authority."
63. M. James Penton, Apocalypse Delayed, University of Toronto Press, pages 20, 23.
64. M. James Penton, Apocalypse Delayed, University of Toronto Press, page 23.
65. Watchtower, February 1, 1925, page 371.
66. Watchtower, May 15, 1927, page 151.
67. Watchtower, June 1, 1927.
68. Watch Tower, October–November 1881, as cited by Jehovah's Witnesses - Proclaimers of God's Kingdom, Watch Tower Society, 1993, page 142.
69. The Battle of Armageddon by C. T. Russell, 1886, page 613, as cited by M. James Penton, Apocalypse Delayed, footnote, page 345.
70. Watch Tower, December 1, 1916, as cited by M. James Penton, Apocalypse Delayed, page 34.
71. Watch Tower, March 1, 1923, pages 68 and 71, as cited by Raymond Franz, Crisis of Conscience, page 63.
72. Jehovah's Witnesses - Proclaimers of God's Kingdom, Watch Tower Society, 1993, page 626, as cited by Raymond Franz, Crisis of Conscience, page 67.
73. Watch Tower, October 1, 1909, as cited by Raymond Franz, Crisis of Conscience, page 67.
74. Jehovah's Witnesses - Proclaimers of God's Kingdom, Watch Tower Society, 1993, page 626.
75. "The Corroborative Testimony of God's Stone Witness and Prophet, The Great Pyramid in Egypt", Chapter 10, Thy Kingdom Come, third volume of Studies in the Scriptures, 1910. http://www.pastor-russell.com/volumes/V3/Study_10.html
76. Watchtower, June 15, 1922, page 187, as reproduced by Raymond Franz, Crisis of Conscience, page 225, 226.
77. The Watch Tower. November 15, 1928 - December 1, 1928, pp. 339–45, 355–62, as cited by M. James Penton. Apocalypse Delayed. University of Toronto Press. p. 170.
78. Thy Kingdom Come, 1891, page 23.
79. J. F. Rutherford (1927). Creation. pp. 294–298. https://archive.org/download/WatchtowerLibrary/books/1927_cre_E.pdf. "Twelve hundred sixty years from 539 A.D. brings us to 1799, another proof that 1799 definitely marks the beginning of "the time of the end".... "The time of the end" embraces a period from 1799 A.D., as above indicated, to the time of the complete overthrow of Satan's empire and the establishment of the kingdom of the Messiah. The time of the Lord's second presence dates from 1874." 
80. J. F. Rutherford (1921). The Harp of God (1928 ed.). p. 235. https://archive.org/download/WatchtowerLibrary/books/1928_hog-b_E.pdf. "Twelve hundred sixty years from 539 A. D. brings us to 1799, another proof that 1799 definitely marks the beginning of 'the time of the end'." 
81. "Locating the Time". The Watch Tower: 355–361. December 1, 1929. 
82. "The Ten Virgins". Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence. October 1879. p. 38–41
83. J. F. Rutherford (1929). Prophecy. pp. 65–66. https://archive.org/download/ProphecyByJudgeRutherford/1929-PROPHECY.pdf. 
84. The Watch Tower, March 1, 1922, "The indisputable facts, therefore, show that the time of the end began in 1799; that the Lord's second presence began in 1874".
85. "Question and Answer". The Golden Age. April 30, 1930. pp. 503–504, "If it is true that Jesus has been present since the year 1914, then it must be admitted that nobody has seen Him with his natural eyes ... thus, for over sixteen years, Christ has been present, unseen by men, but plainly revealed to those who are students of the Bible and looking for the evidences which Jesus said would be a proof of His presence."
86. J. F. Rutherford (1930). Light, Book One. pp. 70. https://archive.org/download/WatchtowerLibrary/books/1930_lht1_E.pdf. "Prior thereto the church had been applying the prophecy of Matthew twenty-four to the events that came to pass from 1874 to 1914. Not until after 1918 was it understood by the church that these events apply after 1914." 
87. M. James Penton, Apocalypse Delayed, pages 21, 46.
88. C.T. Russell, The Time Is At Hand, Watch Tower Society, 1889, as cited by Raymond Franz, Crisis of Conscience, page 190, 204.
89. Life, Watch Tower Society, 1929, page 170, as cited by Edmond C. Gruss, The Jehovah's Witnesses and Prophetic Speculation, Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Co, 1972, page 87.
90. J. F. Rutherford. Vindication, Book Two (1932). pp. 257–258, as cited by M. James Penton. Apocalypse Delayed. p. 65. https://archive.org/download/WatchtowerLibrary/books/1932_vin2_E.pdf
91. Raymond Franz, In Search of Christian Freedom, 2007, page 484.
92. The Watchtower, June 15, 1952, page 376.
93. Franz, Raymond (2007). In Search of Christian Freedom. Commentary Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-914675-17-4. 
94. Qualified To Be Ministers, Watch Tower Society, 1955, page 381, as cited by Raymond Franz, Crisis of Conscience, 2007, page 74.
95. Marley Cole, Jehovah's Witnesses - The New World Society, Vantage Press, New York, 1955, pages 86–89, as cited by Raymond Franz, Crisis of Conscience, 2007, page 74.
96. Testimony by Fred Franz, Lord Strachan vs. Douglas Walsh Transcript, Lord Strachan vs. Douglas Walsh, 1954, as cited by Raymond Franz, Crisis of Conscience, 2007, page 75–76.
97. Watch Tower, March 1, 1923, page 68, as cited by Raymond Franz, Crisis of Conscience, 2007, page 59.
98. Raymond Franz, Crisis of Conscience, 2007, pages 58–79.
99. M. James Penton, Apocalypse Delayed, 1997, page 216.
100. The Watchtower, December 15, 1971, as cited by Raymond Franz, Crisis of Conscience, 2007, page 78.
101. The Watchtower, July 1, 1963, page 412.
102. The Watchtower, July 15, 1963, page 443.
103. "Maintaining a Balanced Viewpoint Toward Disfellowshiped Ones", The Watchtower, August 1, 1974, pages 467, "It is right to hate the wrong committed by the disfellowshiped one, but it is not right to hate the person nor is it right to treat such ones in an inhumane way."
104. "Maintaining a Balanced Viewpoint Toward Disfellowshiped Ones", The Watchtower, August 1, 1974, pages 471–472.
105. "Maintaining a Balanced Viewpoint Toward Disfellowshiped Ones", The Watchtower, August 1, 1974, page 471, par 19.
106. "If a Relative Is Disfellowshiped", The Watchtower, September 15, 1981, page 28.
107. "Disfellowshiping—How to View It", The Watchtower, September 15, 1981, pages 24–25.
108. "If a Relative Is Disfellowshiped", The Watchtower, September 15, 1981, page 30.
109. The Watchtower, September 15, 1981, pages 20–31, as cited by M. James Penton, Apocalypse Delayed, University of Toronto Press, page 299–300.
110. Letter to all circuit and district overseers from Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of New York, September 1, 1980, as reproduced by Raymond Franz, Crisis of Conscience, page 341.
111. "Disfellowshiping—How to View It", The Watchtower, September 15, 1981, pages 23, as cited by M. James Penton, Apocalypse Delayed, University of Toronto Press, page 299–300.
112. Raymond Franz, Crisis of Conscience, page 357–359.
113. Watch Tower, June 15, 1911, as cited by Raymond Franz, Crisis of Conscience, page 188.
114. The Finished Mystery, 1917, p. 485, 258, 513 as cited by Raymond Franz, Crisis of Conscience, pages 206–211.
115. Revelation - It's Grand Climax at Hand!, Watch Tower Society, 1988, page 209.
116. Revelation - It's Grand Climax at Hand!, Watch Tower Society, 1988, pages 266, 269.
117. "No Calamity Will Befall Us" (Subheading). The Watchtower. november 15, 2001. p. 19. https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2001844#h=17
118. "Let the Reader Use Discernment", (Subheading "A Modern-Day 'Disgusting Thing'"). The Watchtower. May 1, 1999. p. 14.
119. "A World Without War-When?" Oct.1, 1991, pp.5 The Watchtower
120. The Watchtower, 1 June 1997, p. 17 par. 15: "In the first place, what lies ahead for the world's false religions that have so often been extremely friendly with the UN? They are the offspring of one idolatrous fountainhead, ancient Babylon. Appropriately, they are described at Revelation 17:5 as "Babylon the Great, the mother of the harlots and of the disgusting things of the earth". Jeremiah described the doom of this hypocritical conglomerate. Harlotlike, they have seduced earth's politicians, flattering the UN and forming illicit relations with its member political powers."
121. Bates, Stephen (Oct. 8, 2001) "Jehovah's Witnesses link to UN queried", The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/religion/Story/0,,565199,00.html
122. Bates, Stephen (Oct. 15, 2001) "'Hypocrite' Jehovah's Witnesses abandon secret link with UN", The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/Archive/Article/0,4273,4277197,00.html
123. Letter to Editor - The Guardian" (Oct. 22, 2001) Office of Public Information http://www.randytv.com/secret/enclosure4USE.jpg
124. Letter from United Nations DPI/NGO Resource Centre
125. Pay Attention to Daniel's Prophecy! chap. 6 par. 25–29
126. Edmond C. Gruss, Jehovah's Witnesses and Prophetic Speculation, Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Co, 1972, ISBN:0-87552-306-4 Page 42.
127. Alan Rogerson, Millions Now Living Will Never Die, Constable, 1969, page 105, "Secular historians put this date as 586 or 587 BC but the Witnesses, following Russell, place it at 607 BC."
128. "When Was Ancient Jerusalem Destroyed?—Part One" The Watchtower, October 1, 2011, page 26 https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2011736
129. "Evidences of the Year's Correctness". The Watchtower: 271–2. May 1, 1952. "It was in this first regnal year of Cyrus that he issued his decree to permit the Jews to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple. (Ezra 1:1) The decree may have been made in late 538 B.C. or before March 4–5, 537 B.C. In either case this would have given sufficient time for the large party of 49,897 Jews to organize their expedition and to make their long four-month journey from Babylon to Jerusalem to get there by September 29–30, 537 B.C., the first of the seventh Jewish month, to build their altar to Jehovah as recorded at Ezra 3:1–3. Inasmuch as September 29–30, 537 B.C., officially ends the seventy years of desolation as recorded at 2 Chronicles 36:20, 21, so the beginning of the desolation of the land must have officially begun to be counted after September 21–22, 607 B.C., the first of the seventh Jewish month in 607 B.C., which is the beginning point for the counting of the 2,520 years.". 
130. "Babylonian Exile". February 26, 2016. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/47693/Babylonian-Exile. 
131. "Timeline of Judaism after the Babylonian Exile (538 BCE – 70 CE)". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/exile2.html. Retrieved 2012-10-27. 
132. Keller, Werner (1983). The Bible As History. Bantam; 2 Revised edition. p. 352. ISBN 0-553-27943-2. https://archive.org/details/bibleashistory00kell. 
133. Dictionary of the Bible: Biographical, Geographical, Historical and Doctrinal by Charles Randall Barnes, Page 247.
134. Dyer, Charles (2003). Nelson's Old Testament survey: Discovering essence, Background & Meaning about Every Old Testament book. 
135. The Gentile Times Reconsidered: Chronology & Christ's Return by Carl O. Jonsson. ISBN:0-914675-06-0 Publisher: Commentary Press (July, 1998, Fourth edition 2004)
136. "When Was Ancient Jerusalem Destroyed?—Part Two" The Watchtower, November 1, 2011, page 22 https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2011810
137. Insight on the Scriptures. Vol.2 page 459, "secular chronologers calculate the 16th day of Tashritu (Tishri) as falling on October 11, Julian calendar, and October 5, Gregorian calendar, in the year 539 B.C.E. Since this date is an accepted one, there being no evidence to the contrary, it is usable as a pivotal date in coordinating secular history with Bible history." https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200003156#h=17
138. Assyrian, Babylonian, Egyptian, and Persian Chronology Compared with the Chronology of the Bible, Volume 1: Persian Chronology and the Length of the Babylonian Exile of the Jews (2003) ISBN:82-994633-3-5
139. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 28:5 [2004], p. 42–43
140. Stephenson, F. R.; Willis, D. M. (2002). "The Earliest Datable Observation of the Aurora Borealis". Under One Sky: Astronomy and Mathematics in the Ancient Near East. Münster: Ugarit-Verlag. pp. 423–428. ISBN 978-3-934628-26-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=UHxuQgAACAAJ. 
141. "When Was Ancient Jerusalem Destroyed?—Part Two" The Watchtower, November 1, 2011, page 25, 28, endnote 18 https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2011810#h=104
142. Mesopotamian Planetary Astronomy–Astrology, David Brown, pages 53–56; 2000
143. When Was Ancient Jerusalem Destroyed, page 21, Carl O. Jonsson. http://xjg.be/carl-olof-jonsson-when-jerusalem-destroyed%20p2.pdf
144. Is There a Creator Who Cares About You?. Watch Tower Society. p. 93. 
145. The Watchtower, April 1, 1986, pp. 12-13
146. Awake!, May 8, 1997, p. 12
147. The Watchtower, September 1, 1986, p. 30
148. Life—How Did It Get Here? By Evolution Or By Creation?, Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, 1985
149. Was Life Created?, Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, 2010
150. Gary Botting, "Preface" to The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses, pp. xiv–xvi
151. Hitching is first introduced as an "evolutionist" (p. 15). A Hitching quote on page 71 is repeated on page 73, in the latter case presented as the statement of "a scientist". The 1986 Watchtower book The Bible—God's Word or Man's? likewise refers to Hitching as a scientist (p. 106).
152. Richard Dawkins: The God Delusion, p. 145. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 2006. ISBN:0-618-68000-4.
153. Holden 2002, p. 22.
154. "Case Study 29: Transcript (day 155)", page 6, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, July 2015. http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.aspx
155. "Loyal to Christ and His Faithful Slave", The Watchtower, April 1, 2007, page 24, "When we loyally submit to the direction of the faithful slave and its Governing Body, we are submitting to Christ, the slave's Master." https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2007245#h=18
156. Beckford 1975, pp. 89, 95, 103, 120, 204, 221
157. Muramoto, O (August 1998). "Bioethics of the refusal of blood by Jehovah's Witnesses: Part 1. Should bioethical deliberation consider dissidents' views?". Journal of Medical Ethics 24 (4): 223–30. doi:10.1136/jme.24.4.223. PMID 9752623.  http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1377670
158. "Exposing the Devil's Subtle Designs" and "Armed for the Fight Against Wicked Spirits", The Watchtower, January 15, 1983
159. "Serving Jehovah Shoulder to Shoulder", The Watchtower, August 15, 1981, page 28.
160. "Jehovah's Theocratic Organization Today", The Watchtower, February 1, 1952, pages 79–81.
161. "Avoid Independent Thinking". The Watchtower: 27. 15 January 1983. "From the very outset of his rebellion Satan called into question God's way of doing things. He promoted independent thinking.... How is such independent thinking manifested? A common way is by questioning the counsel that is provided by God's visible organization.". 
162. "Avoid Independent Thinking". The Watchtower: 20. February 15, 1979. "In a world where people are tossed about by confusing winds of religious doctrine, Jehovah's people need to be stable, full-grown Christians. (Eph. 4:13, 14) Their position must be steadfast, not shifting quickly because of independent thinking or emotional pressures.". 
163. "Building a Firm Foundation in Christ". The Watchtower: 277–278. May 1, 1964. "It is through the columns of The Watchtower that Jehovah provides direction and constant Scriptural counsel to his people, and it requires careful study and attention to details in order to apply this information, to get a full understanding of the principles involved, and to assure ourselves of right thinking on these matters. It is in this way that we "are thoroughly able to grasp mentally with all the holy ones" the fullness of our commission and of the preaching responsibility that Jehovah has placed on all Christians as footstep followers of his Son. Any other course would produce independent thinking and cause division.". 
164. Holden 2002, p. 163.
165. See also Raymond Franz, In Search of Christian Freedom, p. 358.
166. "Will You Heed Jehovah's Clear Warnings?", The Watchtower, July 15, 2011, page 15, "apostates are 'mentally diseased', and they seek to infect others with their disloyal teachings. (1 Tim. 6:3, 4)." https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2011524#h=9
167. Franz, Raymond (2007). In Search of Christian Freedom (2nd ed.). Commentary Press. pp. 98–100, 104–107, 113. ISBN 978-0-914675-17-4. 
168. R. Franz, In Search of Christian Freedom, chapter 6.
169. Court transcript as cited by Heather & Gary Botting, The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses, 1984, page 67–68, also at Pursuer's Proof: Lord Strachan vs. Douglas Walsh Transcript, Lord Strachan vs. Douglas Walsh, 1954 . http://cchasson.free.fr/deposit/trial/Walsh_Trial.pdf
170. R. Franz, In Search of Christian Freedom, chapter 11.
171. Muramoto, O. (January 6, 2001). "Bioethical aspects of the recent changes in the policy of refusal of blood by Jehovah's Witnesses". BMJ 322 (7277): 37–39. doi:10.1136/bmj.322.7277.37. PMID 11141155.  http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1119307
172. Franz, Raymond (2007). In Search of Christian Freedom (2nd ed.). Commentary Press. pp. 419–421. ISBN 978-0-914675-17-4. 
173. Stevenson, W.C. (1967). Year of Doom 1975: The Inside Story of Jehovah's Witnesses. London: Hutchinson & Co. pp. 33–35. "The inevitable result of a person's submitting to (the home Bible study) arrangement is that eventually all his own thoughts will be replaced by the thoughts contained in the book he is studying ... if one were able to watch this person's development ... it would be quite obvious that he was gradually losing all individuality of thought and action.... One of the characteristics of Jehovah's Witnesses is the extraordinary unanimity of thinking on almost every aspect of life ... in view of this there seems to be some justification for the charge that their study methods are in fact a subtle form of indoctrination or brainwashing." 
174. Botting, Heather & Gary (1984). The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses. University of Toronto Press. p. 153. ISBN 0-8020-6545-7. 
175. R. Franz, In Search of Christian Freedom, chapter 16.
176. "Exposing the Devil's Subtle Designs" and "Armed for the Fight Against Wicked Spirits", Watchtower, January 15, 1983, as cited by Heather and Gary Botting, The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses, 1984, page 92.
177. "Serving Jehovah Shoulder to Shoulder", The Watchtower, August 15, 1981, page 28, "Jehovah's Theocratic Organization Today", The Watchtower, February 1, 1952, pages 79–81.
178. According to Randall Watters, who in 1981 published a pamphlet, "What happened at the world headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses in the spring of 1980?", cited by Heather and Gary Botting, a former Governing Body member is said to have referred Brooklyn headquarters staff to an organizational handbook containing 1,177 policies and regulations, telling them: "If there are some who feel that they cannot subject themselves to the rules and regulations now in operation, such ones ought to be leaving and not be involved here."
179. Penton, M. J. (1997). Apocalypse Delayed (2nd ed.). University of Toronto Press. pp. 107–108, 122, 298. 
180. "Walk With Confidence in Jehovah's Leadership", The Watchtower, June 1, 1985, page 20, "To turn away from Jehovah and his organization, to spurn the direction of 'the faithful and discreet slave', and to rely simply on personal Bible reading and interpretation is to become like a solitary tree in a parched land."
181. Question box, Our Kingdom Ministry, September 2007.
182. "Do not be quickly shaken from your reason", Watchtower, March 15, 1986
183. "At which table are you feeding?" Watchtower, July 1, 1994
184. Watchtower, May 1, 1984, page 31, as cited by R. Franz, "In Search of Christian Freedom", chapter 12
185. "Firmly uphold godly teaching", Watchtower, May 1, 2000, page 9.
186. Heather & Gary Botting, The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses, University of Toronto Press, 1984, page 143, 153.
187. Franz, Raymond (2007). In Search of Christian Freedom (2nd ed.). Commentary Press. pp. 449–464. ISBN 978-0-914675-17-4. , "Loyalty to the organization becomes the touchstone, the criterion, the "bottom line", when it comes to determining whether one is a faithful Christian or not ... to make any organizational loyalty the criterion for judging anyone's Christianity is, then, clearly a perversion of Scripture.... Read the whole of those Scriptures ... nowhere are we taught to put faith in men or in an earthly organization, unquestioningly following its lead ... the entire Bible record is a continual reminder of the danger inherent in that kind of trust."
188. Franz, Raymond (2007). In Search of Christian Freedom (2nd ed.). Commentary Press. p. 458. ISBN 978-0-914675-17-4. 
189. Botting, Heather; Gary Botting (1984). The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses. University of Toronto Press. p. 156. ISBN 0-8020-6545-7. 
190. "Questions from readers", Watchtower, April 1, 1986.
191. Rodney Stark; Laurence R. Iannoccone (1997). "Why the Jehovah's Witnesses Grow so Rapidly: A Theoretical Application". Journal of Contemporary Religion 12 (2): 133–157. Archived from the original on January 24, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110124083928/http://www.theocraticlibrary.com/downloads/Why_Jehovah's_Witnesses_Grow_So_Rapidly.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-30. 
192. Beckford, James A. (1975). The Trumpet of Prophecy: A Sociological Study of Jehovah's Witnesses. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. pp. 89, 95, 103, 120. ISBN 0-631-16310-7. 
193. Beckford, James A. (1975). The Trumpet of Prophecy: A Sociological Study of Jehovah's Witnesses. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 103. ISBN 0-631-16310-7. 
194. Beckford, James A. (1975). The Trumpet of Prophecy: A Sociological Study of Jehovah's Witnesses. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. pp. 204, 221. ISBN 0-631-16310-7. 
195. Alan Rogerson, Millions Now Living Will Never Die, Constable, 1969, page 50.
196. moreorless. "Jehovah's Witnesses (Chryssides) - CESNUR 2002". http://www.cesnur.org/2002/slc/chryssides.htm. Retrieved 31 December 2016. 
197. James A. Beverley, Crisis of Allegiance, Welch Publishing Company, Burlington, Ontario, 1986, ISBN:0-920413-37-4, pages 25–26, 101, "For every passage in Society literature that urges members to be bold and courageous in critical pursuits, there are many others that warn about independent thinking and the peril of questioning the organization.... Fear of disobedience to the Governing Body keeps Jehovah's Witnesses from carefully checking into biblical doctrine or allegations concerning false prophecy, faulty scholarship, and injustice. Witnesses are told not to read books like this one."
198. "You Must Be Holy Because Jehovah Is Holy", The Watchtower, February 15, 1976, page 124, "Would not a failure to respond to direction from God through his organization really indicate a rejection of divine rulership?"
199. James A. Beverley, Crisis of Allegiance, Welch Publishing Company, Burlington, Ontario, 1986, ISBN:0-920413-37-4, pages 25–26, 101.
200. Holden 2002, p. 121.
201. Holden 2002, p. 30— "At every level of the organisation, those in authority oversee those below them, which means that every Witness is under official surveillance."
202. Holden 2002, p. 22,32, 150–170.
203. Holden 2002, p. 67.
204. Rhodes, Ron (2001). The Challenge of the Cults and New Religions. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan. pp. 77–103. ISBN 0-310-23217-1. https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780310232179/page/77. 
205. Gomes, Alan W. (1995). Unmasking the Cults. Zondervan. pp. 22, 23. ISBN 0-310-70441-3. 
206. Hoekema, Anthony A. (1963). The Four Major Cults. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans. pp. 1–8,223–371, 373–388. ISBN 0-8028-3117-6. 
207. "Are Jehovah's Witnesses a Cult?", The Watchtower, February 15, 1994, pages 5–7
208. "Do Others Do Your Thinking?", Awake!, August 22, 1978, page 4.
209. "Who Molds Your Thinking?", The Watchtower, April 1, 1999, page 22, "You have free will. Exercising it, you can choose to respond to Jehovah's molding influence or deliberately reject it. How much better to listen to Jehovah's voice instead of arrogantly asserting, 'No one tells me what to do'!"
210. J. Gordon Melton, 1992, Encyclopedic Handbook of Cults in America, p. v, 81–89
211. Joseba Zulaika and William Douglass, Terror and Taboo: The Follies, Fables, and Faces of Terrorism, 1996, p. 103
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213. Engardio, Joel P. (2007-04-17). "Myths & Realities". Independent Lens. PBS. https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/knocking/myths.html. Retrieved 2010-03-03. 
214. John B. Brown II (2005-06-02). "Jehovah's Witnesses and the Anti-cult Movement: A Human Rights Perspective". Religious Movements, Globalization and Conflict: Transnational Perspectives (Palermo, Sicily: Center for Studies on New Religions). https://www.cesnur.org/2005/pa_brown.htm. 
215. Raschke, Carl A. (2013-07-19). "Jehovah's Witnesses". in Wade Clark Roof. Contemporary American Religion. 1. New York: Macmillan Reference USA. p. 343. ISBN 978-0-02-864926-9. 
216. Jehovah's Witnesses in the Divine Purpose, page 96, as cited by R. Franz, In Search of Christian Freedom, chapter 4.
217. Question Box, Our Kingdom Ministry, September 1979, page 4.
218. "Do You Contribute to an Accurate Report?", Our Kingdom Ministry, December 2002, page 8.
219. "Righteous requirements", Watchtower, July 1, 1943, pages 204–206, "Jehovah ... has appointed his 'faithful and wise servant, who is his visible mouthpiece.... These expressions of God's will by his King and through his established agency constitute his law or rule of action.... The Lord breaks down our organization instructions further.... He says the requirements for special pioneers shall be 175 hours and 50 back-calls per month ... and for regular pioneers 150 hours.... And for company publishers, he says, 'Let us make a quota of 60 hours and 12 back-calls and at least one study a week for each publisher'. These directions come to us from the Lord through his established agency directing what is required of us.... This expression of the Lord's will should be the end of all controversy.... The Lord through his 'faithful and wise servant' now states to us, Let us cover our territory four times in six months. That becomes our organization instructions and has the same binding force on us that his statement to the Logos had when he said, 'Let us make man in our image'. It is our duty to accept this additional instruction and obey it."
220. "Saved, Not by Works Alone, But by Undeserved Kindness", The Watchtower, June 1, 2005, pages 17–18. https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2005404
221. Holden 2002, p. 72.
222. "Jehovah's Witnesses case heads to B.C. court", Vancouver Sun, April 1, 2007 https://culteducation.com/group/1267-jehovah-s-witnesses/11230-jehovahs-witnesses-case-heads-to-bc-court.html
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225. Muramoto, O (1998). "Bioethics of the refusal of blood by Jehovah's Witnesses: Part 1. Should bioethical deliberation consider dissidents' views?". Journal of Medical Ethics 24 (4): 223–230. doi:10.1136/jme.24.4.223. PMID 9752623.  http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1377670
226. Muramoto, O (1998). "Bioethics of the refusal of blood by Jehovah's Witnesses: Part 2. A novel approach based on rational non-interventional paternalism". Journal of Medical Ethics 24 (5): 295–301. doi:10.1136/jme.24.5.295. PMID 9800583.  http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1377601
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228. "Always Accept Jehovah's Discipline", The Watchtower, November 15, 2006, page 26. https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2006845
229. "Cultivate Obedience as the End Draws Near", The Watchtower, October 1, 2002, page 21 https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2002725
230. Beckford, James A. (1975). The Trumpet of Prophecy, A Sociological Study of Jehovah's Witnesses. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 55. ISBN 0-631-16310-7. 
231. "Elders, Judge With Righteousness", The Watchtower, July 1, 1992, page 19.
232. Franz, Raymond (2007). In Search of Christian Freedom. Commentary Press. p. 354. ISBN 978-0-914675-17-4. 
233. Penton, M. J. (1997). Apocalypse Delayed (2nd ed.). University of Toronto Press. p. 89. 
234. Osamu Muramoto, "Recent developments in medical care of Jehovah's Witnesses", Western Journal of Medicine, May 1999, page 298.
235. Taylor, Jerome (27 September 2011). "War of words breaks out among Jehovah's Witnesses". The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/war-of-words-breaks-out-among-jehovahs-witnesses-2361448.html. 
236. "Jehovah's Witnesses church likens defectors to 'contagious, deadly disease'", Sunday Herald Sun, page 39, October 2, 2011. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/jehovas-witnesses-defectors-cop-a-blast/story-fn7x8me2-1226155212128
237. Holden 2002, p. 150.
238. Franz, Raymond (2007). In Search of Christian Freedom. Commentary Press. p. 384. ISBN 978-0-914675-17-4. 
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241. Holden 2002, p. 151.
242. Penton, M. J. (1997). Apocalypse Delayed (2nd ed.). University of Toronto Press. p. 249. 
243. Ronald Lawson, "Sect-State Relations: Accounting for the Differing Trajectories of Seventh-day Adventists and Jehovah's Witnesses", Sociology of Religion, 1995, 56:4, pg 371.
244. "Maintain Your Faith and Spiritual Health", The Watchtower, October 1, 1989.
245. "Questions From Readers", The Watchtower, October 15, 1986, page 31.
246. Osamu Muramoto, "Bioethical aspects of the recent changes in the policy of refusal of blood by Jehovah's Witnesses", British Medical Journal, January 6, 2001, page 37.
247. Ridley, Donald T. (1999). "Jehovah's Witnesses' refusal of blood: Obedience to scripture and religious conscience". Journal of Medical Ethics 25 (6): 469–72. doi:10.1136/jme.25.6.469. PMID 10635500.  http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=479295
248. Franz, Raymond (2002). Crisis of Conscience. Commentary Press. p. 38. ISBN 0-914675-23-0. https://archive.org/details/crisisofconscien00raym/page/38. 
249. Botting, Heather; Gary Botting (1984). The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses. University of Toronto Press. p. 91. ISBN 0-8020-6545-7. 
250. Franz, Raymond (2007). In Search of Christian Freedom. Commentary Press. p. 371. ISBN 978-0-914675-17-4. 
251. Penton, M. J. (1997). Apocalypse Delayed (2nd ed.). University of Toronto Press. p. 248. 
252. Raymond Franz, In Search of Christian Freedom, Commentary Press, pages 365-385, citing "A Time to Speak – When?", The Watchtower, September 1, 1987.
253. Osamu Muramoto, "Bioethics of the refusal of blood by Jehovah's Witnesses, Part 1", Journal of Medical Ethics, August 1998.
254. "Disfellowshiping—How to View It", The Watchtower, September 15, 1981, page 23.
255. Penton, M. J. (1997). Apocalypse Delayed (2nd ed.). University of Toronto Press. p. 319. 
256. Franz, Raymond (2002). Crisis of Conscience. Commentary Press. p. 357. ISBN 0-914675-23-0. https://archive.org/details/crisisofconscien00raym/page/357. 
257. How Can Blood Save Your Life?. Watch Tower Society. p. 22. 
258. "Be guided by the Living God" (Jun. 15, 2004). The Watchtower https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2004445
259. "Questions from readers: Do Jehovah's Witnesses accept any minor fractions of blood?" (Jun. 15, 2000). The Watchtower https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2000447
260. Awake! August 2006 box on P. 11 https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102006283#h=13
261. "AJWRB.org". http://www.ajwrb.org/. Retrieved 31 December 2016. 
262. The Watchtower November 1, 1961, p. 669 Questions From Readers
263. What Does The Bible Really Teach? 2005 P.128 https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102005143#h=16
264. "OK Kosher Certification — Salting of Meat". Ok.org. http://www.ok.org/Content.asp?ID=122. Retrieved 2012-10-27. 
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266. "Religion Today", New York Times, January 6, 2006 http://marshall-attorneys.com/Press/2006_01_26_NYT.htm
267. Jehovah's Witnesses, Blood Transfusions and the Tort of Misrepresentation, Journal of Church and State Vol 47, Autumn 2005 p. 815
268. Franz, Raymond. "In Search of Christian Freedom" - Chapter Nine . Atlanta: Commentary Press, 1991. ISBN:0-914675-16-8. p.732. http://www.ajwrb.org/misc/ray.htm
269. "Questions From Readers", The Watchtower, October 15, 2000, page 31, "Jehovah's Witnesses ... do not donate blood [without preconditions on its use], nor do we store for transfusion our blood that should be 'poured out'. That practice conflicts with God's law. Other procedures or tests involving an individual's own blood are not so clearly in conflict with God's stated principles.... The goal may be to isolate some of a blood component and apply that elsewhere.... A Christian must decide for himself how his own blood will be handled.... Ahead of time, he should obtain from the doctor or technician the facts about what might be done with his blood during the procedure. Then he must decide according to what his conscience permits." https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2000767
270. "How Do I View Blood Fractions and Medical Procedures Involving My Own Blood?", Our Kingdom Ministry, November 2006, page 4.
271. Franz, Raymond. "In Search of Christian Freedom" - Chapter Nine . Atlanta: Commentary Press, 1991. Pbk. ISBN:0-914675-16-8. pp.732. http://www.ajwrb.org/misc/ray.htm
272. Ivanhoe's Medical Breakthroughs - When Religion and Medicine Collide http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=10342
273. Savulescu, J; Momeyer, RW (1997). "Should informed consent be based on rational beliefs?". Journal of Medical Ethics 23 (5): 282–8. doi:10.1136/jme.23.5.282. PMID 9358347. "we believe that JWs' beliefs are irrational even in terms that should be acceptable to JWs. Firstly, their interpretation is inconsistent with other passages of The Bible and Christian practices. It is inconsistent with the Christian practice of communion..... Secondly, Paul warns against slavish obedience to law.... Paul himself does not understand The Bible to be literally true, as evidenced when he speaks of the story of the origin of Abraham's sons being "an allegory".... What is required is rational argument.".  http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1377366
274. Jehovah's Witnesses, Blood Transfusions and the Tort of Misrepresentation, Journal of Church and State Vol 47, Autumn 2005
275. The Watchtower. February 1, 1997, p. 30.
276. Bill Bowen, "The History of Silentlambs" http://www.silentlambs.org/historyofsl.htm
277. "Jehovah's Witnesses (WTS) Handling of Child Sexual Abuse Cases", Religious Tolerance.org Retrieved Mar 3, 2006. http://www.religioustolerance.org/witness7.htm
278. "Another Church Sex Scandal" (Apr. 29, 2003). CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/04/29/eveningnews/main551557.shtml
279. Cutrer, Corrie (Mar. 5, 2001). "Witness Leaders Accused of Shielding Molesters", Christianity Today. http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2001/004/11.23.html
280. Channel 9 Sunday, November 2005. http://sgp1.paddington.ninemsn.com.au/sunday/cover_stories/article_1920.asp?s=1
281. "Secret database protects paedophiles", BBC Panorama, 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/panorama/2119903.stm
282. Tubbs, Sharon (22 August 2002). "Spiritual shunning — When Jehovah's Witnesses excommunicate, or 'disfellowship' a member, even the closest human ties can be severed without question.". Archived from the original on 30 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160430171414/http://www.sptimes.com/2002/08/22/Floridian/Spiritual_shunning.shtml. "William Bowen, a former Jehovahs Witness elder, stands near the Kingdom Hall in Marshall County, Ky., where he worshipped before he was disfellowshipped for criticizing the church's handling of child sex abuse allegations." 
283. "Jehovah's Witnesses and Child Protection". Office of Public Information of Jehovah's Witnesses. Archived on February 12, 2003. Error: If you specify |archivedate=, you must also specify |archiveurl=. http://jw-media.org:80/region/global/english/backgrounders/e_molestation.htm. "the victim may wish to report thematter to the authorities, and it is his or her absolute right to do so" 
284. "Jehovah's Witnesses and Child Protection". Office of Public Information of Jehovah's Witnesses. Archived on June 28, 2003. Error: If you specify |archivedate=, you must also specify |archiveurl=. http://www.jw-media.org:80/region/europe/britain/english/releases/beliefs_practices/bri_e020714.htm. "There are certainly no sanctions against any congregation member who reports an allegation of child abuse to the authorities" 
285. "Let All Things Take Place for Upbuilding", Our Kingdom Ministry, July 2000, page 1
286. "Comfort for Those With a 'Stricken Spirit'", The Watchtower, November 1, 1995, page 28, "If the [lone] accusation is denied [by the accused], the elders should explain to the accuser that nothing more can be done in a judicial way.... The Bible says that there must be two or three witnesses before judicial action can be taken. (2 Corinthians 13:1; 1 Timothy 5:19)"
287. "Ex-Elder Challenges Jehovah's Witnesses On Child Abuse". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2001/02/18/ex-elder-challenges-jehovahs-witnesses-on-child-abuse/6adbfd21-20ca-4ebd-8993-f71fae88fc5f/. "corroborating evidence can be used instead of a second witness to prove wrongdoing" 
288. Public Hearing - Case Study 29 (Day 152) (Report). p. 67,72. https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/sites/default/files/file-list/Case%20Study%2029%20-%20Transcript%20-%20Jehovahs%20Witnesses%20-%20Day%20152%20-%2004082015.pdf. "in the absence of a confession or circumstantial evidence or other indicators, would we act judicially on one witness as the courts would do, the answer would be no, and I don't see that changing, in harmony with the scriptures.... Q. Insofar as a second witness is concerned, is that requirement covered by, for example, scientific evidence? A. Certainly. Q. So if there was some external forensic scientific or direct evidence which is not of an observer to the incident, but someone who observes some corroborative aspect to the incident, that would be sufficient, would it? A. The answer is yes ... we, as the case files will show, have disfellowshipped people for being in an inappropriate setting where there is some allegation." 
289. Public Hearing - Case Study 29 (Day 155) (Report). p. 44,45. https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/sites/default/files/file-list/Case%20Study%2029%20-%20Transcript%20-%20Jehovahs%20Witnesses%20-%20Day%20155%20-%2014082015.pdf. 
290. Penton, M. J. (1997). Apocalypse Delayed (2nd ed.). University of Toronto Press. pp. 174–176. 
291. "New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures", The Watchtower, September 15, 1950, page 320.
292. Questions from readers, The Watchtower, December 15, 1974, page 767.
293. In a 1954 court case, Franz was invited to translate a passage of Genesis from English to Hebrew. (Translator's proof, page 102-103). He declined, saying he would not attempt it. Heather and Gary Botting wrongly claim (page 98) he could make no sense of "an elementary passage of Hebrew from Genesis".
294. Franz, Raymond (2007). Crisis of Conscience. Commentary Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-914675-23-5. https://archive.org/details/crisisofconscien00raym/page/56. 
295. Robert M. Bowman Jr, Understanding Jehovah's Witnesses, (Grand Rapids MI: Baker Book House, 1992)
296. Samuel Haas, Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 74, No. 4, (Dec. 1955), p. 283, "This work indicates a great deal of effort and thought as well as considerable scholarship, it is to be regretted that religious bias was allowed to colour many passages."
297. Ankerberg, John and John Weldon, 2003, The New World Translation of the Jehovah's Witnesses, accessible online http://www.johnankerberg.org/Articles/ATRI-Bible-School/Fall-Bible-School/fall-bible-school-jw-new-world-translation.htm
298. Rhodes R, The Challenge of the Cults and New Religions, The Essential Guide to Their History, Their Doctrine, and Our Response, Zondervan, 2001, p. 94
299. Bruce M Metzger, "Jehovah's Witnesses and Jesus Christ", Theology Today, (April 1953 p. 74); see also Metzger, "The New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures", The Bible Translator (July 1964)
300. C.H. Dodd: "The reason why [the Word was a god] is unacceptable is that it runs counter to the current of Johannine thought, and indeed of Christian thought as a whole." Technical Papers for The Bible Translator, Vol 28, No. 1, January 1977
301. Botting, Heather; Gary Botting (1984). The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses. University of Toronto Press. pp. 98–101. ISBN 0-8020-6545-7. 
302. Franz, Raymond (2007). In Search of Christian Freedom. Commentary Press. pp. 494–505. ISBN 978-0-914675-17-4. 
303. G. HÉBERT/EDS, "Jehovah's Witnesses", The New Catholic Encyclopedia, Gale, 20052, Vol. 7, p. 751.
304. Metzger, Bruce M., The New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures, The Bible Translator 15/3 (July 1964), pp. 150-153.
305. "God's Name and the New Testament", The Divine Name That Will Endure Forever, Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society, 1984, pages 23-27
306. "Appendix 1D The Divine Name in the Christian Greek Scriptures", New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures - With References, page 1565
307. "Your Bible—How It Was Produced", The Watchtower, December 15, 1981, page 15
308. Jason D. BeDuhn, Truth in Translation: Accuracy and Bias in English Translations of the New Testament, 2004, pages 165, 169, 175, 176. BeDuhn compared the King James, the (New) Revised Standard, the New International, the New American Bible, the New American Standard Bible, the Amplified Bible, the Living Bible, Today's English and the NWT versions in Matthew 28:9, Philippians 2:6, Colossians 1:15-20, Titus 2:13, Hebrews 1:8, John 8:58, John 1:1.
309. Truth in Translation: Accuracy and Bias in English Translations of the New Testament by Jason BeDuhn, 2004, pages 165, University Press of America, ISBN:0-7618-2556-8, ISBN:978-0-7618-2556-2
310. Thomas A Howe, Bias in New Testament Translations?, 2010, p. 326 (back cover), "In this critical evaluation, BeDuhn's arguments are challenged and his conclusions called into question." - See also Thomas A. Howe, The Deity of Christ in Modern Translations, 2015