by frankiespeakin 13 Replies latest watchtower child-abuse
The First Amendment would protect them unless they violated an express law that was not enacted to target them as a religious body. The GB could appoint an administrative caretaker while directing from prison. What happened when Rutherford was in prison for sedition
Warren Jeffs is an example of the dilemma. I believe there is a strong nexus between Jeffs leadership and ongoing conspiracies. I predict new light would emerge.
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I once knew a brother who said that if the entire governing body were found to be paedophiles he'd still be 'serving Jehovah at the KH'.
Me and this other guy who is still a very active JW, looked at each other with that "WTF?" look on our faces.
I should have known then what a fight I'd have to free my family from this shit.
Completely delusional to the point of embarrassing.
Ultimately it is not the men themselves who have the real power, but rather the ideas. As long as millions still believe the ideas, each one of them could preserve it.
--sd-7
I recall all the admonition that, as elders, our priorities were not only to feed, but protect the flock.
Through my own personal experience and what I have learned about this cult is that "protection' applies only to anti-WTS threats, i.e. "apostasy".
Pedophiles have nothing to worry about.
