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''Frank and Ernest'' is the name of an international religious broadcast by the
Dawn Bible Students Association
The Dawn Bible Students Association is a Christian organization and movement, and a legal entity used by a branch of the Bible Student movement.
It was founded with the intention of becoming a publishing house to begin printing and distributing t ...
, which has been heard on many stations, including
Radio Luxembourg
Radio Luxembourg was a multilingual commercial broadcaster in Luxembourg. It is known in most non-English languages as RTL (for Radio Television Luxembourg).
The English-language service of Radio Luxembourg began in 1933 as one of the earlies ...
. The program's format was generally that of a personal dialogue, wherein "Frank" asked "Ernest" a question (or vice versa), and a reply is given in order to expound upon the
Bible
The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a ...
.
In 1928 Norman Woodworth, following intense personal disagreement with the new policies and practices of the
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania is a non-stock, not-for-profit organization headquartered in Warwick, New York. It is the main legal entity used worldwide by Jehovah's Witnesses to direct, administer and disseminate doc ...
, left to create the radio program ''Frank and Ernest'' with the help of the
Brooklyn
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,
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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Congregation of Bible Students. He had previously been responsible for producing the same radio program for the Society.
The
Dawn Bible Students Association
The Dawn Bible Students Association is a Christian organization and movement, and a legal entity used by a branch of the Bible Student movement.
It was founded with the intention of becoming a publishing house to begin printing and distributing t ...
was formed as a printing house by bible students who had left their association with the Watch Tower Society.