Thank you for printing this - these types of articles and TV coverage ARE being viewed by active jw's. Some are even thinking. I bought some makeup the other day and spent some time talking with the saleswoman - nice chat. Yesterday, I returned one item. She opened her drawer for something & a WT & Awake were laying there. I asked if they were hers. Yes.
Then we talked........and talked........and talked. She came in the Org. in '97. She had viewed a show on Monday night (the night before) which talked about the child abuse church problem - and Jehovah's Witnesses. After talking? "You mean that show was telling the truth?"
An interesting comment she made:
JW: Oh- I love Jehovah's Organization. I've not had any bad experiences.
me: My daughter was molested. Remember me telling you about my friend? Her daughter was molested. Remember my other friend? Her son was raped for years. He finally killed himself while still a teenager.
Watch over your two daughters. There's over 22 thousand active JW child molesters on file at the Society.
JW: Oh - but that was BEFORE they were jw's.
me: NO. Those are active Jehovah's Witnesses who are on record as accused/proven child molesters.
She just looked at me quietly and said "Thank you." She asked me to come back & talk some more. Slowly but surely - the WTBTS's dirty secrets are coming to light. New Light.
Great article & great work. Thank you again.
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