Rodney Stark Video

by herbert 5 Replies latest jw friends

  • herbert
    herbert

    There seems to be speculation that Dr. Stark might have been misquoted by the WTS in his comments on molestation. certainly, he might have been misled by the WTS publications and by the spin put on by the organization. However, at http://jw-media.org there is (a) a video interview with him and (b) a transcript.

    Now, JanH has apparently raised concerns about "smearing" Dr. Stark. There is no intent to do that - however, if he allows his name and image and words to be used to propagate the view that just because the WTS publishes articles on the problem, that means they have an adequate policy in position, which protects children not only from exernal but internal pedophiles, then he must accept the responsibility for that.

    If he has refused to reassess the situation as silentlambs maintains, then it is reasonable to try to get his attention somehow. Too much is at stake to allow a prominent sociologist to get away, for whatever reason, with bolstering up the WTS in the area of child abuse.

    It would also be interesting to know if the WTS paid Dr. Stark as a aonsultant or not.

    herbert

  • larc
    larc

    Herbert,

    I am having trouble today. When I go to the JW site, I find his quote but I can't find the video or the transcript. Can you help me on this one?

  • herbert
    herbert

    larc,

    Just click on the blue title "Education Through Publications" just to the right of Dr. Stark's head.

    herbert

  • sf
    sf

    < http://jw-media.org/releases/default.htm?content=/vnr/default.htm

    Education on Child Abuse
    "[Jehovah's Witnesses] have some ... very well-designed articles telling parents how to teach their children to deal with the molestation situation and in ways so that the child will feel secure about coming home and reporting it."—Dr. Rodney Stark, Professor of Sociology

    < http://jw-media.org/vnr/2122827332/3231822856.htm

  • sf
    sf

    I am listening to this as I text. Two words....

    BULL

    SHIT

    Who paid these people off to utter such krap????

    Education??

    hahahahaha...oh boy. I am not buying one word of this.

    Damage KONtrol??

    Absolutely! (wish i could put stark's audio into the 'burner' hahahaha)

    sKally, who, when she looks into Stark's eyes, sees a man with his own Past


    Too many 'lambs'!

  • Dia
    Dia

    Just bumping this up.

    Has anyone ever gotten anywhere with this?

    Are any of the people involved in this thread still on the board??

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