with all the talk about the org's policies and failures regarding child sexual abuse being publically exposed in australia, i thought that it may be a good time to highlight this... i apologise if this has already been discussed, but on the 9th of july the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse in england and wales was opened.
here is some information regarding it's aims.. "about the inquiry.
the inquiry offers an unprecedented opportunity to examine the extent to which institutions and organisations in england and wales have taken seriously their responsibility to protect children.. the inquiry will investigate a wide range of institutions including:.
BTTT
Is there even one more person on here that would like to send a brief email, in order to help the Independent Inquiry to see that there are more than a few people who are concerned about the dangerous way JW's handle child abuse cases and reappoint pedophiles to positions of trust??
Please, even just a simple email asking them to investigate the Jehovah's Witnesses..
(adding a reference or link may not make a difference, but can't do any harm)
with all the talk about the org's policies and failures regarding child sexual abuse being publically exposed in australia, i thought that it may be a good time to highlight this... i apologise if this has already been discussed, but on the 9th of july the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse in england and wales was opened.
here is some information regarding it's aims.. "about the inquiry.
the inquiry offers an unprecedented opportunity to examine the extent to which institutions and organisations in england and wales have taken seriously their responsibility to protect children.. the inquiry will investigate a wide range of institutions including:.
The panel are currently considering what specific institutions will be looked into by the Inquiry.
Your suggestion that the Inquiry should look into the Jehovah's Witness religion has been logged and may be considered further.
Excellent news. I hope that others here will join us in emailing the Independent Inquiry, and ask them to investigate Jehovah's Witnesses. The more suggestions that are logged, the better!
(I mentioned the Charity commission inquiry in my most recent email.)
Please help out, people..
The ongoing Australian Royal commission exposé of their 'medieval' child abuse policies did not happen by magic..
Email:
contact@csa-inquiry.independent.gov.uk
of the religious and nonreligious groups being investigated, the jehovahs witnesses are exceptional, experts say.. in a converted office in downtown sydney, the organizations doctrines and practices are being parsed by lawyers, victims and journalists, providing rare insight into one of the christian worlds most conservative churches.. .
the church, which was founded in pennsylvania during the 1870s to promote a 1st-century interpretation of the bible, has emerged as the least able or willing to deal with sexual abuse within its ranks, said anne cossins, an associate law professor at the university of new south wales and an expert in sex crimes who is a consultant for the inquiry.. .
i find their approach to the issue and victims extraordinarily bizarre almost medieval, she said in an interview.. .
Okay, thanks Memphis, lol. I'm quite the fool, I guess..
In my defence, it was 1am in UK, and I was simultaneously sending a massive email explaining the dangers and worldwide child abuse policies of JW's to the Independent Inquiry for Child abuse in England and Wales. Sent them every news link in UK relating to it, and the confidential items released by the ARC. Tried to tell them its the same worldwide. See what reply I get..
Here's the contact details for Warwick city councils.
Please let us know if you contact any of them, I've had enough for now and wouldn't know what to do:
www.warwickri.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=797&Itemid=39
of the religious and nonreligious groups being investigated, the jehovahs witnesses are exceptional, experts say.. in a converted office in downtown sydney, the organizations doctrines and practices are being parsed by lawyers, victims and journalists, providing rare insight into one of the christian worlds most conservative churches.. .
the church, which was founded in pennsylvania during the 1870s to promote a 1st-century interpretation of the bible, has emerged as the least able or willing to deal with sexual abuse within its ranks, said anne cossins, an associate law professor at the university of new south wales and an expert in sex crimes who is a consultant for the inquiry.. .
i find their approach to the issue and victims extraordinarily bizarre almost medieval, she said in an interview.. .
Medieval and bizzare is one way to describe the process.
Cruel and dangerously ignorant is another..
When the 17-year-old complained to church elders of being raped [by her father], two of her father’s friends carried out the investigation.
“Did you enjoy it?” she said she was asked. When she was forced to repeat the allegations in front of her father, he said, according to her: “You seduced me.”
of the religious and nonreligious groups being investigated, the jehovahs witnesses are exceptional, experts say.. in a converted office in downtown sydney, the organizations doctrines and practices are being parsed by lawyers, victims and journalists, providing rare insight into one of the christian worlds most conservative churches.. .
the church, which was founded in pennsylvania during the 1870s to promote a 1st-century interpretation of the bible, has emerged as the least able or willing to deal with sexual abuse within its ranks, said anne cossins, an associate law professor at the university of new south wales and an expert in sex crimes who is a consultant for the inquiry.. .
i find their approach to the issue and victims extraordinarily bizarre almost medieval, she said in an interview.. .
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Room 215 -- I've emailed them and asked them to cover it.
Data-Dog -- why would the Council be interested? Here's the link if you want to contact them:
www.warwickdc.gov.uk/info/20595/the_council_warwick_dc/667/contact_us
of the religious and nonreligious groups being investigated, the jehovahs witnesses are exceptional, experts say.. in a converted office in downtown sydney, the organizations doctrines and practices are being parsed by lawyers, victims and journalists, providing rare insight into one of the christian worlds most conservative churches.. .
the church, which was founded in pennsylvania during the 1870s to promote a 1st-century interpretation of the bible, has emerged as the least able or willing to deal with sexual abuse within its ranks, said anne cossins, an associate law professor at the university of new south wales and an expert in sex crimes who is a consultant for the inquiry.. .
i find their approach to the issue and victims extraordinarily bizarre almost medieval, she said in an interview.. .
Of the religious and nonreligious groups being investigated, the Jehovah’s Witnesses are exceptional, experts say.
In a converted office in downtown Sydney, the organization’s doctrines and practices are being parsed by lawyers, victims and journalists, providing rare insight into one of the Christian world’s most conservative churches.
The church, which was founded in Pennsylvania during the 1870s to promote a 1st-century interpretation of the Bible, has emerged as the least able or willing to deal with sexual abuse within its ranks, said Anne Cossins, an associate law professor at the University of New South Wales and an expert in sex crimes who is a consultant for the inquiry.“I find their approach to the issue and victims extraordinarily bizarre — almost medieval,” she said in an interview.
lostwun here, i joined 2 months ago but am now just finding the courage after doing more research to formally introduce myself to the board and embrace my new beginnings as an ex-jw.
i am a second-generation jw.
i grew up with parents who are well known and very respected in many circuits.
had doubts about the organization for awhile but those doubts really came to a head last year when i saw..the constant stress of gaining titles within the organization and reporting time. If you didn't hold a title of reg pioneer/ms/ elder than basically you are nothing and that type of thinking never sat well with me.
I hear ya. This really got on my nerves at the time as well.
http://jwvictims.org/2014/11/15/jehovahs-witnesses-telling-women-to-only-marry/
Don't give up on your husband, you love him and he may wake up one day.
It took Jgnat 12 years until her husband left the 'truth', but she managed to help him find his true self..
within the first few minutes, mr. stewart asked geoffrey jackson if the members of the governing body consider themselves to be god's spokesperson on earth.. his response: "that would be presumptuous of us" (implying that they don't consider themselves to be god's sole channel of communication).. to me, that was the worst lie of about 26 lies he's told during this hearing.
however, mr. stewart missed an opportunity to call out mr. jackson on this bold-faced lie.
he should have asked him to explain why the watchtower magazine teaches otherwise.
When will Geoffrey get questioned again? It doesn't say in the RC website
Great question!!
Can you email them and ask?
I had presumed they could not do that.. Besides, he won't be in the country forever.
at 20:00 - 21:30 in his testimony, mr. geoffrey jackson - in answer to mr. stewart's question about the governing body claiming to be god's spokespersons - claimed that it would be presumptuous of them to say that they were the only spokespersons which god was using.
mr. jackson doesn't seem to know what he and his fellow g.b.
members - and the providers of his lifestyle, the wtbts - actually teach as "bible truth.
Tried to say this on another thread but no one listened..
GJ is saying, without answering fully which is theocratic warfare: ''all Jehovah's witnesses are spokesmen, not just us". (All JW's preach and teach and are supposedly Gods spokesmen or messengers).
Obviously, he knows what Stewart means, but he is answering the question that was asked.
Asking if the governing body are Gods only 'Spokesmen', without elaborating on exactly what he meant, was too much of a vague question, in my (quite possibly wrong) opinion.
Either that was deliberate, to allow Jackson to give that particular answer for some reason, or Mr.Stewart dropped the ball there.. (made a mistake).
"Do you view yourselves as God's only channel of communication on earth today?" ..may have been a better question.
Then, maybe:
"Do all who want to either be baptised as one of Jehovah's Witnesses; or remain as one of Jehovah's Witnesses (once baptised) and not face a charge of apostasy and being shunned, hold the same view, that you are God's channel of communication on earth today ?"
Also:
"If a Jehovah's Witness today is being intentionally disobedient to any directions coming from the Governing Body, is that tantamount to disobeying God himself, according to Jehovah's Witness beliefs as laid out in various publications?" .. That's a rough outline that could have been asked.
What do you think?
