The Special Assembly Committee Coordinator Jorge Alanis for the Jehovah's Witnesess shares his experience of bringing the JW International Convention to Puerto Rico in September 2016.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0bL2Rpcg2Y
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Puerto Rico Special Convention 2016 Video
by darkspilver innever a jw.
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6289070416199680/dressed-up-five-days-ahead-special-assembly-puerto-rico.
an hour ago i went to bid good bye my two brothers in law and their wives (all elders/elderettes).
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Miguel must retract all allegations to avoid very costly prosecution.
It seems to be related just to Miguel Garcia's specific allegations?
I tried to go through and piece together the sequence of events, which raised a number of questions, all ignored and no reply - maybe Miguel Garcia was too busy, but also, maybe he wasn't....
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Un exmiembro de los Testigos de Jehová denuncia que quieren juzgarlo por adulterio
Se separó de su mujer al dejar la confesión y cuatro años más tarde se divorció formalmenteA former member of the Jehovah's Witnesses alleged that want to try him for adultery
He separated from his wife to leave confession and four years later formally divorcedA former member of the Jehovah's Witnesses alleged that want to try him for adultery
He separated from his wife to leave confession and four years later formally divorced
A former member of the Jehovah's Witnesses denounced the existence of parallel trials within the religious organization. Miguel Garcia, 43, said that the French Congregation sent him a letter in which he detailed that should summon him for a hearing by "having sex outside of marriage" because it is their "theocratic responsibility," reports El Periódico Catalonia. Garcia was separated from his wife to leave confession and four years later formally divorced
The letter, according to the man who denounces the facts, specifies that "if a journalist or a lawyer 'question from these lawsuits should not" provide any information or confirm their existence. " Garcia has reported to the Mossos to harassment Jehovah's Witnesses for refusing to delete personal data and to cover up alleged abuses.
No legal validity
Or parallel court judgments have no place in Spain, where legislation considers an illegality and, therefore, have no validity.
According to Wikipedia La Voz de Galicia print newspaper is based in Galicia (north-west Spain) and is the 8th highest circulation general-interest daily newspaper in Spain with a circulation of just under 100,000 copies.
The above online article appeared in yesterday's (28 September 2016) edition, page 32, bottom right (ie in middle, next to the fold)
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Latest from the ARC
by zeb ina new research report conducted for the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse has examined available evidence regarding the characteristics, motivations and offending behaviour of child sexual abuse perpetrators in both institutional and non-institutional contexts.
royal commission acting ceo, marianne christmann, said the report, evidence and frameworks for understanding perpetrators of institutional child sexual abuse, explores the principal themes found in the literature and examines research specific to perpetrators of child sexual abuse in institutional settings.
this report demonstrates that it is possible to identify commonalities in the characteristics of studied adult perpetrators of child sexual abuse and children or young people with harmful sexual behaviours.
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Hey Zeb!
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Might be an idea to delete the footer/s from emails before posting publicly....
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From today's (Thursday 29 September 2016) print edition of the Spanish language El Periódico - the following two articles (as posted yesterday in this thread) are spread over the whole of page 32:
The shadow of Jehovah's Witnesses
Discounting the use of bold in the text, which is different from the online version - It also appears that the content/wording of the 'faith' article has been slightly edited in the printed edition - if so, it would be good to have a copy of the printed version (hint, hint, MIguel Garcia.....)
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Lowell Goddard - ‘treated sex abuse victims with contempt’
by darkspilver infull page width headline along top of page 14 of the uk's observer newspaper (sunday 14 august 2016) states.
judge ‘treated sex abuse victims with contempt’lowell goddard accused by lawyer of walking off inquiry before ruling on victims’ applications.
remainder of article appears to be the same as online version that is now available at:.
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Oh well, front page of today's The Times (Thursday 29 September 2016) kinda says it:
'Arrogant' top lawyer suspended from child sex abuse inquiry in latest crisis to hit £100m investigation
The senior lawyer to the national child abuse inquiry has been suspended from his £400,000-a-year post, plunging the investigation into its worst crisis yet.
Ben Emmerson QC was removed over concerns about his leadership, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) said in a statement.
Abuse inquiry in tatters after lawyer suspended
The head of the national sex abuse inquiry suspended its top lawyer last night as the £100 million investigation descended into acrimony.
Alexis Jay, chairwoman of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) removed Ben Emmerson, QC, from his post, saying that she had “recently become very concerned about aspects of [his] leadership of the counsel team”.
The unexpected move pushed the most ambitious public inquiry in British history into its biggest crisis. In the two years since it was set up by Theresa May, three chairwomen have resigned. The inquiry, which is projected to last a decade, has spent more than £20 million but not yet heard any evidence.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/abuse-inquiry-in-tatters-after-lawyer-suspended-c3bxwwljd
Counsel to child sexual abuse inquiry suspended amid 'leadership concerns'
The most senior lawyer on the public inquiry into institutional child abuse in England and Wales was suddenly suspended on Wednesday over what the inquiry said were concerns over aspects of his leadership.
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by AndersonsInfo inannouncement from spain:.
on monday 26th septriembre, www.elperiodico.es published in its online edition the first publicly reported case of child abuse and harassment in spain watchtower, digital edition monday, tuesday print edition.
please maximum dissemination of the link, it will be online early in the morning of monday 26, in the online edition.
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In the above newspaper article from El Periódico titled "Familias rotas por las audiencias judiciales de los Testigos de Jehová" there is a link to a youtube video from the 2016 Convention in Spanish (three videos combined into one).
Below are the three videos in English:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ8P5xKANvw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwcJUZ5-Vb4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyOTanQ7DSo
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by AndersonsInfo inannouncement from spain:.
on monday 26th septriembre, www.elperiodico.es published in its online edition the first publicly reported case of child abuse and harassment in spain watchtower, digital edition monday, tuesday print edition.
please maximum dissemination of the link, it will be online early in the morning of monday 26, in the online edition.
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The opening paragraph of the above article refers to the Watchtower article below
Watchtower 15 April 1988, pages 26 to 31
Discipline That Can Yield Peaceable Fruit
“No discipline seems for the present to be joyous, but grievous; yet afterward to those who have been trained by it it yields peaceable fruit, namely, righteousness.”—HEBREWS 12:11.
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Familias rotas por las audiencias judiciales de los Testigos de Jehová
Enrique Carmona cuenta como la expulsión de ese credo ha minado la relación de cuatro generaciones
Portavoces de la confesión admiten que se ha de mantener una relación "de mínimos" con los repudiados
Families broken by judicial hearings of Jehovah's Witnesses
Enrique Carmona counts as the expulsion of that creed has undermined the relationship of four generations
Spokespeople admit the confession must be maintained a "minimum" with the Forsaken
Families broken by judicial hearings of Jehovah's Witnesses
Enrique Carmona counts as the expulsion of that creed has undermined the relationship of four generations
Spokespeople admit the confession must be maintained a "minimum" with the Forsaken
On 14 April 1988 the Watch Tower, the dome that runs from the US to eight and a half Jehovah's Witnesses who are spread all over the planet millions, announced a new order to the members of their community. In Spain it came through the publication 'Atalaya' -the usual communication channel. The article was called 'Discipline that can bear fruit peaceful'. Enrique Carmona remembers it well because this decision, taken from across the Atlantic Ocean, changed his life.
The family of Carmona, 60 members belonged to this confession. His father, however, had been expelled in 1964 from drinking too much. "We exceeded and was a good father, but he would return with the Witnesses," Enrique says. Since 1988, they asked the young man, who was then 30 years old, to "stop talking" to his father, I siguiento the new guideline. Enrique resisitirse tried and tried to convince his wife that "family" was "more important" than the norm. He was unsuccessful. In 2002, he was also expelled. "There are many clubs with internal rules they expel members who do not. But do not prohibit your family to talk to you, "evidence to highlight the price that implies expulsion setenciada by a judicial committee that creed.
A DAUGHTER'S WEDDING
One of the hardest episodes of this family restriction he lived the day of the wedding of his daughter. He expected in the consistory of Lugo the arrival of the bride, with the camcorder at point. He appeared on the arm of another man, a stranger, a member of the community, who led her to the altar because he had decided that he should not exercise that role. He could not get at the ceremony held at the Kingdom Hall - the local congregation of his daughter or participate in the wedding feast.
In 2014, Henry's father died. During the months he spent in the hospital, he received no visit one of his granddaughters. And lately, Henry also sees upset his ex-wife now press their descendants to not talk to him. "We are four generations broken because of this sect," he concludes.
"BIBLICAL STANDARD"
Josep Morell, Catalunya delegate Christian Jehovah's Witnesses (the Spanish name of an international confession), recognizes only that relations must maintain a family with a member who has been expelled is "minimal". "If you disrespect me Jehovah not respect me," he reasons. Compares with a father who turns away a child who "steals" or "assaulted one of his brothers."
Also it stresses that this decision was not made in 1988, but comes from century I. quotes the Bible (Corinthians, chapter 5, verse 11: "... I wrote to you not to associate with anyone named a brother, he is an immoral person or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or a swindler, with that, you do not even eat "and 13:" But God judges those outside Expel the evil from among you. ").
An internal video production confession posted on YouTube, which screened at regional asembleas this summer shows that the relative must effectively expelled away. In recording the story of a girl who, upon reaching the age of majority, is expelled from home it is told. "My dad told me that he could no longer live with them. Because I did not want to change my lifestyle. I said I was a bad influence for my younger siblings, "says the voice in 'off' of the protagonist.
The video even invited to reject telephone contact.... "They wanted me and wanted me to return to the Lord I tried to communicate with them (...) They thought about approaching me But they knew that if they came into contact me, if only a little to see how she was, that small dose would have sufficed me. I would have been led to believe that there needed to return to the Lord. "
"IT HURTS MUCH"
Marta Herrera was baptized-moment from which a person enters the credo- 13 years and married 22 years. "Marriage was a pantomime. Roommates were simple, "he explains. With 40 years to leave the organization and start a new relationship, he was expelled. Out it was not as easy as it may seem. "I felt lost, everything he had thought became meaningless to me says tearfully, psychologically it is very complicated because you get yours back, it hurts a lot."
Various extestigos consistently emphasized that this community is filled with "good people" who fall into the hands of an organization "that manipulates". And those who go worse "are parents," they conclude.
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La sombra de los testigos de JehováMuchos expertos califican al grupo de secta por sus formas de manipulación y coerción psicológica
The shadow of Jehovah's Witnesses
Many experts describe the group of sect for their forms of manipulation and psychological coercion
http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/politica/sombra-testigos-jehova-5422787
The shadow of Jehovah's Witnesses
Many experts describe the group of sect for their forms of manipulation and psychological coercion
When you decide to go in a group should not you care much what they think of you. The problem begins if, after your departure, all your friends and family have the consgina to cut off all communication with you. This is what happens when Jehovah's Witnesses put the cross to one of its former members.
What are Jehovah's Witnesses? Despite being entered in the register of religious entities since 1970, many experts are clear: a sect. "It is considered internationally as a group of psychological manipulation by the way they capture, its pyramidal structure and control of information. There are many factors that show that it is a group of psychological manipulation" analyzes Margarita Barranco, clinical psychologist . Diagnosis also sharing the psychologist Miguel Perlado, which pinpoints some recurring pathologies in exadeptos. "The main lack of confidence, affective and emotional stability, always doubting everything. They develop a pleasing style to avoid conflict or friction, accustomed to please everyone 24 hours a day."
FEAR OF DEPARTURE
As with many similar groups, it costs much that the former members denounce coercion received. Usually when they come out they are too weak and after a while, prefer to forget. Besides the added fear that if they report or aerate their criticism, his former friends give them back. In the case of Jehovah's Witnesses practice of banishing is through a parallel judgments. "On leaving the fear of inquisitorial trial that can lead to a cut of this magnitude makes many people out to mincing words, without the letter of resignation," says Pearl.
For the cases tried, Barranco explains that many of these quasi-judicial processes are only instruments for the Apostate not contaminate the rest. "Often take years before the expulsion Pasa. If someone speaks ill of witnesses, although it has not done anything serious, it will try to eject to have no contact with anyone inside and tell what has been wrong. The reasons for these expulsions are often not real. "
Despite being a lucrative publishing business (Watch Tower Society claims to have released more than 40,000 million Bible literature in over 700 languages), the most bemoan the former members is not money lost in buying copies of the magazines 'Atalaya' and 'Awake!' or donations to the cause. Money, little or much, can be recovered. What we regret is not being able to recover the time lost, broken friendships and emotional stability couples and broken.
http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/politica/sombra-testigos-jehova-5422787
