WT ON THE ROPES
Today, Sunday, July 14 has been a very eventful day here on the board. We have seen the letter posted that was read out at Kingdom Halls in Britain. We have had discussion about two witnesses and the necessity of countering the WT s stance on this question. Then we have the Panorama program and from the comments made here on the board it was a huge success for Silent Lambs and a body blow to the JWs.
There are so many things to write about today,. and I have had difficulty to focus comments and make sense of the whole battlefield as the events unfold.
One definite subject that needs to be addressed , NOW!
The Watchtower is on the ropes and we cant let them weasel and wiggle out.
We know that there are 23, 720 cases of pedophilia in their files. They have not contradicted this number. In the letter that was read to congregations in Britain and also the similar one that was read in the US, they have left themselves wide open to being obligated to reveal and open their files of pedophilia cases.
In the second paragraph of the letter they infer that any child molester associated in the congregations were not among those to which the words apply: ...it was not easy for some of us to bring our lives into harmony with Jehovahs elevated standards. We had to make significant changes in our lifestyle before we could qualify for membership in Jehovahs spirit-directed organization.
So pedophiles just crept in the org and just didnt make the cut as Jehovahs Witnesses. They still have their dirty clothes on.
In the fourth paragraph of the letter it states: .....we abhor the sexual abuse of children and will not protect any perpetrator of such repugnant acts from the consequences of his gross sin. With these words they are saying that if push comes to shove they will not protect or hide the names of molesters. They do not specify with these words whether they are repentant or not, in good standing or not. If they have to, they will distant themselves as far away as possible from child molesters. They are like the Levite in Judges who sacrificed his concubine, to protect his own skin.
In the seventh paragraph, quoted here in full, their position is again revealed as wide open.
To that end they
(ie the elders) are instructed to contact the legal dept at Bethel whenever they receive information from even one person who alleges that child abuse has occurred. When a report is received guidance is given by the legal dept to ensure that:1. The alleged victim and other potential victims are protected from possible abuse.
2. The council is given to
report crime to the proper authorities and to comply with any additional legal requirements.With these two quotes above , whether realizing it or not, the WT has left themselves open for a knockout blow. Are you ready to help deliver it?
What is required? The press needs continually made aware of the secret files the WT holds. Legal authorities must be petitioned to obtain the contents of these files. If legal revelation is required, the WT then must release the files as the words above indicate.
If we have no authentic documents of the above quotes of the WT that was delivered to the congregations, then we need witnesses that can attest to these comments delivered in the KHs.
If pressure is put upon the WT, the words above will force them to open the files. If they go back on their words they will be in worse circumstances that they are at present.
I wish to make an appeal to any in the Jehovahs Witness organization who may read these words.
If you are or have been in the past a victim of child abuse, then cry out, or like the maiden molested in the field as reported in Deuteronomy, you will be a participator in hiding child abuse.
If you are an elder within the congregation, have heard the quotes from the WT cited above which allow you without disloyalty to comply with present or future legal requirements, then please reveal any information on child abuse you may know. You may avoid stress and consequences if you choose to remain silent.
If perchance, you are among those whose names are listed in the WT files as a molesters, then you too should clear your conscience before God and your victims and seek the forgiveness that is available and accept any consequences that may be forthcoming.
belbab