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Ivor Hope

You can listen to the radio debate immediately after the BBC Panorama program at

www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/latenightcurrie

KenUK

Hmm.. This is one busy radio show - sad to see some defending the jws (but perhaps we'd have done that one day..)

Also sad to see many experiences coming out too...

Cygnus

Listening now..... what is with all the WOMEN on this show though??

Simon

Interesting that again, the only example offered of them turning someon in to the police was someone 'associated' with the witnesses.

I sent an email to the BBC forum suggesting that this was because it reinforced their doctrine that those outside were 'evil' but serions sins / crimes by serving JWs were covered up to protect the image of them being 'gods clean people'

Steven

Hi,

I just managed to get thro to the radio programme & was told my point may be mentioned but soon after the presenter moved on. However there is meant tot be some other kind of debate tomorrow at 2pm - for more info they said look at the bbc\panorama site.

Anyway I haven't read any of the above yet so sorry if I repeat a point but I was going to say that most JWs don't believe that Jehovah would allow child abuse to happen & definitely not on the scale mentioned in the Panorama programme.

But think - how is Jehovah supposedly going to deal with it when basically it should be reported to the elders who often don't do much with it & very rarely I believe report it to the police. Also how are there meant to be any witnesses to child abuse - the abuser isn't likely to oblige & take a few other witnesses along is he? Hence nothing happens.

And where do the elders get their policies on dealing with this sort of allegation? From the Governing Body - who basically don't want to deal with it - hence it is again ignored - buried.....

How terrible for all those kids who have been abused or will continue to be or will be in the future!

Steven.