Posts by defender of truth

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According to Oct.1st 2012 WT Directions- Past Child Molesters CAN Be Appointed Elders

by flipper in

considering the fact that the wt society refuses to release in courts any of it's written directions to elders through confidential letters to elder bodies- i thought i'd do the courts and wt society a "favor " by posting excerpts from this oct 1st.

2012 letter from the wt society to all bodies of elders.

these instructions are very exposing of the negligence of wt authorities in how they view the seriousness of felony child abuse.

defender of truth

You're welcome. And for any lazy people, here is a direct link..

http://jwleaks.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/submission-to-child-abuse-inquiry-by-watchtower-bible-and-tract-society-of-australia-annexure-1.pdf

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According to Oct.1st 2012 WT Directions- Past Child Molesters CAN Be Appointed Elders

by flipper in

considering the fact that the wt society refuses to release in courts any of it's written directions to elders through confidential letters to elder bodies- i thought i'd do the courts and wt society a "favor " by posting excerpts from this oct 1st.

2012 letter from the wt society to all bodies of elders.

these instructions are very exposing of the negligence of wt authorities in how they view the seriousness of felony child abuse.

defender of truth

According to Jwleaks, the letter is publically available.

See this thread, and click the link Jwleaks provided for the letter download..

"jwleaks 2 years ago

JW LEAKS has published the written submission, and annexures, made by Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Australia to the "Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and other Organisations" and dated April 9, 2013.

Included is a copy of the October 1, 2012 Body of Elders letter on the handling of child abuse. This places the letter into public domain and now means it can be shared internationally."

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/257673/australia-child-abuse-inquiry-written-submission-watchtower-society-including-october-1-2012-boe-child-abuse-handling-letter-july-28-2013

Reveal: The Secrets Of Church, State And Business

by defender of truth in

culture of secrecy leaves door open for sex abuse.

"if youve answered a knock at your front door, you mightve had an interaction with a jehovahs witness or two.

this kind of face-to-face interaction is considered public ministry to members of this religious organization.but while this public-facing outreach seems to convey an openness to sharing its message, reveal reporter trey bundy found out what this powerful religious hierarchy wanted to keep to itself.

defender of truth

Culture of secrecy leaves door open for sex abuse

"If you’ve answered a knock at your front door, you might’ve had an interaction with a Jehovah’s Witness or two. This kind of face-to-face interaction is considered public ministry to members of this religious organization.But while this public-facing outreach seems to convey an openness to sharing its message, Reveal reporter Trey Bundy found out what this powerful religious hierarchy wanted to keep to itself. He and producer Delaney Hall unravel the web of policy and silence used to hide child sex abuse from law enforcement and allow perpetrators to strike again."

http://www.capradio.org/news/special/reveal/2015/02/27/reveal-the-secrets-of-church,-state-and-business/

Full investigation:

http://www.revealnews.org/article/jehovahs-witnesses-use-1st-amendment-to-hide-child-sex-abuse-claims/

Documents here(including transcript of Richard Ashe's deposition, Kendrick's letter of introduction and Watchtower memo's) :

http://www.documentcloud.org/search/preview?q=projectid%3A+18030-jehovahs++Access%3A+Public&slug=projectid-18030-jehovahs-access-public&options=%7B%22q%22%3A%22projectid%3A+18030-jehovahs++Access%3A+Public%22%2C%22container%22%3A%22%23DC-search-projectid-18030-jehovahs-access-public%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22%22%2C%22order%22%3A%22title%22%2C%22per_page%22%3A%2212%22%2C%22search_bar%22%3Atrue%2C%22organization%22%3A910%7D

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Governing Body Member Stephan Lett Lies On JW.TV

by Finkelstein in

i thought it would be important to clearly point in the recent talk by governing body member stephan lett, that he did in fact deliberately lie concerning what he described as lies and false information by apostates, concerning the organization being permissive toward people in the organization who had been involved in pedophilia.

the truth of the matter is thats exactly what the organization has been doing and perhaps for a long time.

the recent candace conti law suit where she was awarded 28 million dollars was levied against the wts for its irresponsible behavior by the elders who gave no notification of the accused jonathan kendrick that he had been charged with pedophilia and spent months in jail for his actions .

defender of truth

To Mr Lett..

This article by an investigative reporter must be full of apostate lies then?

Or just the facts..?

http://www.revealnews.org/article/jehovahs-witnesses-use-1st-amendment-to-hide-child-sex-abuse-claims/

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Article about Jehovahs witness child abuse coverups, can you help me to point out the apostate lies?

by defender of truth in

within the organization, the watchtower has final say over who is considered a serial child abuser.

according to a 2012 watchtower memo: not every individual who has sexually abused a child in the past is considered a predator.

the (watchtower), not the local body of elders, determines whether an individual who has sexually abused children in the past will be considered a predator.

defender of truth

Has anyone read the article? It contains just the facts, from nine months of investigation.. Excellent work by the author.

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Article about Jehovahs witness child abuse coverups, can you help me to point out the apostate lies?

by defender of truth in

within the organization, the watchtower has final say over who is considered a serial child abuser.

according to a 2012 watchtower memo: not every individual who has sexually abused a child in the past is considered a predator.

the (watchtower), not the local body of elders, determines whether an individual who has sexually abused children in the past will be considered a predator.

defender of truth

Within the organization, the Watchtower has final say over who is considered a serial child abuser. According to a 2012 Watchtower memo: “Not every individual who has sexually abused a child in the past is considered a ‘predator.’ The (Watchtower), not the local body of elders, determines whether an individual who has sexually abused children in the past will be considered a ‘predator.’ ”

When his case against the Witnesses concluded in October, a judge awarded Lopez $13.5 million, a remarkably large sum in an era of frequent payouts in abuse cases. The decision rested in part on the Witnesses’ refusal to hand over documents in the case, prompting the frustrated judge to ban the organization from making a defense.

The Lopez case was remarkable for another reason. It forced the Witnesses into a rare admission: Somewhere within the organization, there is a trove of documents with the names and whereabouts of known child sexual abusers in its U.S. congregations.

"During the trial, a senior official from the Jehovah’s Witnesses headquarters, Richard Ashe, told Lopez’s attorney, Irwin Zalkin, that the organization had collected and electronically scanned internal documents on decades of known abuse cases. Ashe said that the Witnesses keep their child sexual abuse reports in a Microsoft SharePoint database but that it would take years to extract.."

"Zalkin called in a software expert who testified that by using simple search terms, the Witnesses could produce the information in less than two months, or maybe two days. At that point, the Watchtower simply refused to provide the database."

During Lopez’s trial, Ashe testified that the Watchtower instructs elders that child abuse must be kept confidential.

“And it directs that that should be kept confidential from prosecuting authorities?” Zalkin asked.

“Yes,” Ashe responded.

http://www.revealnews.org/article/jehovahs-witnesses-use-1st-amendment-to-hide-child-sex-abuse-claims/

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Please update me on these subjects

by NoGoodDeed in

i'm sorry that i do not get the time to visit this site very often, but when i do i find it a bit exciting to see what has happened since my last visit.

this post is really about two subjects, but i think that they connect so i will only do one introduction.. child abuse:.

it's almost march and i have not heard whether candace conti or the watchtower won her case before the california state appeal supreme court.

defender of truth

Watchtower ordered to pay $13.5 million in sex abuse case as Gerrit Lösch fails to testify

"In a remarkable twist to this case (not picked up by the media thus far), it has emerged that Judge Lewis issued a “default judgment” against Watchtower after it refused to cooperate with court orders to present key documents and produce the longest serving member of the Governing Body, Gerrit Lösch, for a deposition."

http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/watchtower-ordered-to-pay-13-5-million-in-sex-abuse-case-as-gerrit-losch-fails-to-testify

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Please update me on these subjects

by NoGoodDeed in

i'm sorry that i do not get the time to visit this site very often, but when i do i find it a bit exciting to see what has happened since my last visit.

this post is really about two subjects, but i think that they connect so i will only do one introduction.. child abuse:.

it's almost march and i have not heard whether candace conti or the watchtower won her case before the california state appeal supreme court.

defender of truth

Regarding the Conti case:

According to Chaserious's thread, the decision should be made within 90 days (from 14.1.15)

"The panel will issue a written opinion deciding the appeal within 90 days."

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/8370005/conti-appeal-preview-oral-argument-jan-14

Case updates are here and you can get email updates to keep you up to date:

http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/dockets.cfm?dist=1&doc_id=2025979&doc_no=A136641

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Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe 'planning his own Jehovah's Witness funeral' at Broadmoor

by jwleaks in

yorkshire ripper peter sutcliffe 'planning his own jehovah's witness funeral' at broadmoor.

10 february 2015. while charles manson is busy avoiding being displayed in a glass coffin by his now ex-fiancee, peter sutcliffe is managing his own mortality within the confines of broadmoor hospital.. .

the yorkshire ripper apparently met with funeral directors to plan his own send-off.. sutcliffe, 68, contacted holmes and family funeral directors, whose office is three miles away from the high security hospital in berkshire.. he apparently wishes for the ceremony to be performed in line with his jehovahs witness beliefs.. sutcliffe was handed 20 life sentences for brutally murdering 13 women in the north of england between 1975 and 1980, and attempting to murder seven others.. police believed his killing spree started after he was conned out of money by a prostitute and her pimp.. however, sutcliffe later claimed the voice of god had commanded him to undertake the killings.. the independent (lots of photos of broadmoor psychiatric prison).

defender of truth

Him and Jimmy Savile were supposedly friends. He claimed to be 'cured' back in 2012, if you read this article. What a fine 'Witness' this news should give to people in the community...

"During the calls, which the Sun reports were made every Tuesday and lasted 15 minutes, he also defends Jimmy Savile, as police investigate 300 cases of alleged abuse by the former BBC star across three decades.

He claimed the victims were talking 'rubbish' and insisted his old friend was innocent.

Sutcliffe, whose reign of terror spanned between 1975 and 1980 in one of the most notorious serial killer cases in British history, was also taped boasting about how many visitors and penpals, some as young as 21, he had."

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Theists, why does God allow suffering..

by The Quiet One in

..specifically, the suffering of animals.

you can talk about free will/sin/people choosing to not listen to god etc to explain human suffering being allowed.. but how can you love a god that allows animals, that haven't sinned or chosen to not have anything to do with god, to have their short lives ended in often long, drawn out, painful ways.

i could list stories i've read that would probably make you feel ill, but i'm not looking to shock anyone or start an emotional debate.

defender of truth

A Jehovah's Witness recently gave me the following response to the question posed in this topic (Why does a loving God allow animals to suffer?):

"God is allowing mankind the freedom that he rebelled for- which also includes animal abuse."

.....?