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ARC - Final Report - Jehovah's WItnesses
by berrygerry inhttps://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/religious-institutions.
one of our case studies examined the responses of the jehovah’s witness organisation to allegations of child sexual abuse.
we also held an institutional review hearing to provide an opportunity for the jehovah’s witness organisation to inform us of its current policies and procedures in relation to child protection and child safe standards, including responding to allegations of child sexual abuse.as of 31 may 2017, of the 4,029 survivors who told us during private sessions about child sexual abuse in religious institutions, 70 survivors told us about abuse in the jehovah’s witnesses.
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Joe is the best
by berrygerry inlove the whole thing - 6:50 is pretty darn funny.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0sqgga1qdi#t=6m50s.
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Fasten Your Seatbelts - The Crazy Has Started (Also, bring the Koolaid)
by berrygerry infrom facebook:just saw my jw mother after not seeing her for more than 2 years.
when i do see her, it is brief, she never asks about my life, doesn't ask about my 4 children her grandchildren, doesn't ask about my grandchildren...her great grandchildren, she doesn't ask about my other 2 brothers that she is also alienated from, she doesn't ask about my brothers family.
she doesn't talk about the jw/org either.
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The Creation of Jesus
by berrygerry inseeing a trinity thread.. can a jw apologist explain what (not who) is jesus?.
prior to the creation of everything 13.7 billion years ago (draw close book), jehovah created jesus as his firstborn, his only-begotten.. there was nothing else - no stars, no dust, no matter - just jehovah - and then, just jehovah and jesus.
so, what was jesus?.
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Update on the $4000 day fine - Padron v Watchtower
by berrygerry infrom reddit:.
this was an oral argument to dismiss the $4000/day fine.
both sides presented their arguments and now the judges will write an opinion (30 to 90 days).
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What's Old Is New Again
by berrygerry infrom annual meeting.
re: dropping non-progressing magazine calls.. https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/163404/does-anyone-remember-big-6-month-bible-study-push-during-mid-1990s.
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Door-to-door Going Forward
by berrygerry ini found that the sale (placement) of books and magazines was always a challenge, but it was still attainable.
when the magazines switched from semi-monthly to monthly, magazine calls were automatically cut in half.
return visits that were made "just to say hi" were hugely awkward.. i never participated in the "please watch a video on my tablet" work, but i would imagine that the fail rate compared to magazine placement is massive.. reducing magazine frequency yet again would make me worked up inside.
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Slavery and High Control Groups
by berrygerry inthe social structure of wt, disfellowshipping, etc.. interesting comparison with slavery.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/social_death.
the beginning of social death comes from the initial enslavement process, which would most likely come from capture during a battle.
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Quebec's Burning Hate - For Jehovah's Witness Abuse
by berrygerry init has been quite the week for watch tower in quebec.. 1. les sales du royaume by french cbc-tv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbvoc-nhisg ( english - the kingdom's dirty secrets - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ajphgmt9ji ) wins french-canada's version of an emmy on the same day that part 2.
2. part 2 (le silence des anciens - the silence of the elders) airs http://ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/enquete/site/segments/reportage/38171/temoins-jehovah-agression-victime-pasquale-turbide.
.3. the quebec provincial police are investigating for further abuse cases .. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-jehovahs-witnesses-allegations-child-abuse-1.4291646 implicating canada branch committee member john macewan.
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Give them a gold watch and put them out in the cold? That's what some organizations do. But Christians can't do that.
by berrygerry ineugene rosam.
canada growth, verse by verse coverage and application of the book of 2 peter .
special meeting april in toronto canada (1977 ?).