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1986 führte der Wachtturm 'alternative service' neben dem Militärdienst und dem Fahnengruß als Fragen auf, bei denen 'faithful Christians took the position that there was no middle ground'.

Claim ID claim-doctrine-civilian-service-pre-1996-no-middle-groundConcerns 1. September 1986Starke Andeutung

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Starke Andeutung · 1. September 1986 Geprüft

1986 führte der Wachtturm 'alternative service' neben dem Militärdienst und dem Fahnengruß als Fragen auf, bei denen 'faithful Christians took the position that there was no middle ground'. Source: The Watchtower, 1. September 1986

Die Position der Organisation oder ihre spätere Erklärung: w98 8/15 räumte später ein, dass manche 'suffered for refusing to share in an activity that their conscience now might permit', und verwies dabei auf 'certain types of civilian service'.

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The Watchtower, “Christian Neutrals in a Bloodstained World”

1. September 1986 · pp.17-22 · par. 16 (p. 20) · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“Whether the issue was shedding blood, noncombatant military work, alternative service, or saluting an image such as a national flag, faithful Christians took the position that there was no middle ground.”

Describing the stand of Witnesses under the Nazi regime and elsewhere; alternative service is listed alongside military service as something faithful Christians refused.

Hinweis zu Herkunft und Überprüfung for The Watchtower, Christian Neutrals in a Bloodstained World

Hinweis zur Vertrauensangabe. Opened on wol.jw.org; wording confirmed; page 20 from page marker.

Untermauert durch. src-w-1998-0815-suffered-needlessly

Notes. Best pre-1996 Watchtower anchor located for the earlier stance; not a formal ruling.

Abgerufen. 19. September 2026 · Quellenkennung. src-w-1986-0901-christian-neutrals

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