I'm not excited for this. The dude is on a video link! If you don't think he'll have a bug in his ear with lawyers telling him what to say, you're mistaken.
I think this will turn out to be in the JW favor with him on the video link.
many hundreds and perhaps thousands of people, worldwide, are eagerly waiting for the questioning of geoffrey jackson at the australian royal commission on institutional response to child abuse.
this is the day that many have hungered for.
finally, a member of the governing body being questioned and compelled to make full disclosure, to the best of his knowledge, the very best of his knowledge.
I'm not excited for this. The dude is on a video link! If you don't think he'll have a bug in his ear with lawyers telling him what to say, you're mistaken.
I think this will turn out to be in the JW favor with him on the video link.
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re: discount on roku devices.
dear brothers:.
Can a religious organization indorse a product like that?
Worse yet, can it "profit" off of the sales sold to each of it's members?
I have a feeling the IRS may say otherwise...
i'd rather them not even question him at this point.
by allowing a video link, they put the ball 100% in his court.
i don't get what they expect to accomplish by having a video link only.. 2. he won't feel any pressure.
I'd rather them not even question him at this point. By allowing a video link, they put the ball 100% in his court. I don't get what they expect to accomplish by having a video link only.
2. He won't feel any pressure. He's not in the hot seat. He's miles away when he gives an answer. I think this alone is a huge advantage for the JW side.
3. Video link is not on the live stream. We'll never see it, the world will never see it.
What the say is true, the one with the money, makes the rules and wins....
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re: discount on roku devices.
dear brothers:.
My guess, these devices are going to be used for more than JW Broadcasting in the future. Live events, Meetings, Annual meetings, etc...
This is just the tip of the ice berg for the streaming.
I can see the friends now, "We are so ahead of the times! These devices can be used to link us with the GB when they ban us meeting at the KM! This must be why they canceled Tuesday night meetings!"
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re: discount on roku devices.
dear brothers:.
to all congregations in the united states branch territory.
re: discount on roku devices.
dear brothers:.
Yea but is the letter real? Have they ever pushed a general product the masses?
I feel like it'd be similar to them reading a letter on how publishers can buy iPad's for $20 off...
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re: discount on roku devices.
dear brothers:.
Holy shit you all are for real... The code does work...
Wait, is this letter real? Do they make money off of every Roku sold? WTF IS GOING ON IN OZ LAND!
Are they getting away from Magazine sales and going for Roku sales? JW are going to be going door to door selling Roku's now!
geoffrey jackson will attempt to df them all, shun them, take away their privileges, write a wt article on them, have the elders talk to them, their family cut off ties with them, read them watchtower articles, tell them they need to submit at least 10 hours per month etc... .
then, the "oh shit" look on his face moment when he realizes he has no power outside of his pinky ring club.
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Geoffrey Jackson will attempt to DF them all, shun them, take away their privileges, write a WT article on them, have the elders talk to them, their family cut off ties with them, read them Watchtower articles, tell them they need to submit at least 10 hours per month etc...
Then, the "Oh shit" look on his face moment when he realizes he has no power outside of his pinky ring club.
earlier this morning the royal commission website stated:.
"the royal commissions public hearing into the jehovahs witnesses will recommence in sydney on friday 14 august 2015 at 11:00am.. it is anticipated that the hearing will hear from one witness, mr geoffrey jackson, a member of the governing body of jehovahs witnesses.
"now that has been changed.
while i'm glad that the practices of the wts are under review and the australian commission is taking them to task, i'm not really expecting huge changes in the long run.
oh, they may have to agree to some changes in how they report crimes brought to elders' attention, but this excitement over the supposed expose of wt practices shall pass, and jws will soon be canvassing neighborhoods and rolling their carts, looking for converts.
conventions will go on.
It all depends on how many more cases get started because of the commission. This could either die down after or the other outcome is that it causes more people to come forward, more lawsuits, and more countries looking into the JW's.
I think the 2nd is most likely the outcome. The "clean" jw name has really been ruined this time. It's the ultimate conversation stopper to use on a JW.