Steve2: surely if the Watchtower Society really is God's channel, it should have been at the forefront of concern for the most vulnerable members of its worldwide congregations. Instead, the Watchtower trails way behind the rest of the world regarding the convenient sudden relaisation about the ill effects of abuse.
Actually, they have been out in front. When this all hit the fan inside the Catholic Church, the WT were in the forefront of throwing mud at them. Then -- you meant for its own members, didn't you? You're so right.
Pseattle: could it be construed that the JW reporting policy on pedophilia could, in some states, be considered obstruction of justice? Is this something someone could get indicted for?
I suppose it could. Why would their legal team advise, in states of mandatory reporting, that such reporting be done anonymously by an elder from a pay phone , divulging no details as to the identity of the elder or his congregation.
Carla: this writer been reading some romance novels?
Right on, Carla. I wonder if they didn't comission Frank (Mickey ) Morrison Spillane back out of retirement? This famous crime and sex novelist writer became one of the JW's early on, and was DF'd for that behavior a time or two. Wikipedia says, Spillane became a Jehovah's Witness in 1951 ( NPR Interview). He died July 17 , 2006 at his home in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina from pancreatic cancer .
Near death, he claimed JW status.
Len Miller
