P. Ms Letter to non subscibers to Redress Scheme

by jonahstourguide 45 Replies latest watchtower child-abuse

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  joey jojo

  "There are now four organisations still holding out — Jehovah's Witnesses, Kenja Communications, the Lakes' Entrance Pony Club and Fairbridge Restored."

  This is the current list of organisations that havent joined. There were 6 but 2 joined after the cut-off date.

  Kenja Communications, as far as I can tell, is a small, weirdo fringe cult. Fairbridge Restored is a company that is listed as being under administration. And the other one is just a pony club in a small town.

  JW's are the only organised religion that have failed to join. They have less than 10 claimants that have registered interest in redress, according to the media, so why hold out? It seems like really bad press for all the wrong reasons.
  
  
  
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  smiddy3

  i`m with you joey jojo ,these idiots have brought Jehovah`s name and his organization into public disrepute all on account of 10 people they would have been made to redress under the scheme ?

  If one thing becomes obvious here it`s that Jehovah is not directing this organization and if he is then he has less brain cells working for him than I have.
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  jonahstourguide

  @joey jojo.

  I think this may be the "Fairbridge" organisation mentioned in the ARC.

  https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=newssearch&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj2j5iO4q_qAhVz4jgGHezgBbMQqQIIUCgAMAg&url=https%3A%2F%2Fthewest.com.au%2Fnews%2Faustralia%2Fprinces-trust-sorry-for-australian-child-abuse-at-farm-schools-ng-b88535514z&usg=AOvVaw2lpIR3w6rIcGANnCexYhsa

  Hope the link works.

  jtg
  
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  Vidiot

  joey dojo - "JWs are the only organised religion that have failed to join. They have less than 10 claimants that have registered interest in redress, according to the media, so why hold out? It seems like really bad press for all the wrong reasons."

  From the Org's perspective, they simply can't.

  Pride is definitely a factor, but more importantly, to willingly join the redress scheme would be - in effect - publicly admitting the problem existed in the first place, that it was indeed their fault it got so bad, and that their so-called "Biblical" methods of dealing with it internally were fundamentally flawed.

  All of which too deeply undermine the internal claim that they are "God's Exclusive Earthly Organization"... a dogma which absolutely must be reinforced and maintained at all costs, because...

  a) ...without it, there's virtually no incentive for the average rank-and-filer to even be a JW at this point, and technically, the Org is still arguably dependent on the membership's financial support, and...

  b) ...being "God's Exclusive Earthly Organization" has become the WTS's whole raison d'etre... if they're not actually what they claim, then by their own internal 100-years-strong rhetoric and standards, they are by definition a "false religion", and therefore have no legitimacy, authority, or right to even exist.

  The first loss might be survivable.

  The second, though?
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  Vidiot

  On a related note, I actually hope the Aussie government doesn't seize any WT property to compensate the victims (in effect, "forcing" the WTS to join the redress scheme).

  Yes, it would accomplish something in the short-term, but the Org would be too easily able to appear as martyrs to the rank-and-file.

  Better to compensate the victims from federal funds in this particular instance... it would make the government (correctly) appear more ethical and empathetic...

  ...and then, after countless rebuffed requests for the Org to voluntarily repay the shortfall (because, let's be honest, they won't) revoke their "charity" status as a punitive measure... way harder to spin "paying back Caesar's things to Caesar" as "persecution", after all....

  ...and since the WTS has already moved the bulk of their funds out of the country (in order to spuriously claim that they can't afford it), raise public taxes just a teeny bit to - ostensibly - make up said shortfall, and let everybody know why.

  Public opinion of the Org would be at an all-time low...

  ...embarrassment and disillusionment on the part of the R&F would be at an all-time high.
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  Beth Sarim

  You know something. To JW's lurkers who may be reading these posts. I just want to say in light of what's going in the news in regards to Australia and other abuse policies, please utilize your brains and develop some critical thinking SKILLS!!! Please.