august.
mon 3 (cont) fri 7 .
public hearing: case study 29 into jehovah's witnesses, sydney.
Wow. de Rooy couldn't even scrape up one single bibble verse he may have shared to comfort BCG. Surley he could have said..."I may have shared this lovely passage from...".
But, no. Not one flipping scripture of comfort. So well bibble trained. Huh. He sure can trot out the punishment verses and the almighty LAW of the Bibble at the drop of a hat.
august.
mon 3 (cont) fri 7 .
public hearing: case study 29 into jehovah's witnesses, sydney.
Aude: deRooy stated: My view is that 'legal' matters can be taken to court.
What other sorts of matters would court consider. Aren't 'legal' matters the ONLY thing that courts of law consider???
Lol! I started laughing when he tried to explain "legal matters". Someone should cut that clip and call it "Law for Dummies".
august.
mon 3 (cont) fri 7 .
public hearing: case study 29 into jehovah's witnesses, sydney.
august.
mon 3 (cont) fri 7 .
public hearing: case study 29 into jehovah's witnesses, sydney.
Umm...maybe I am just seeing things.
I think the WT lawyers are using hand signals and such to coach him on what questions to answer. And when to not remember.
The guy to the far left of the screen - the slack jawed one. And blondie sure has some animated movements.
Can they do that? Maybe they can...
august.
mon 3 (cont) fri 7 .
public hearing: case study 29 into jehovah's witnesses, sydney.
Huh. Rooy is sure getting questioned about the "two witnesses" in Deuteronomy.
It just occured to me who the "two or three witnesses" are supposed to be. I think it is supposed to mean that the body of elders were required to be the 'witnesses' and they didn't do their job - they were supposed to be her witnesses.
And did you notice this? BCG was only a witness in the appeal hearing. She was not considered to be a victim/accuser.
august.
mon 3 (cont) fri 7 .
public hearing: case study 29 into jehovah's witnesses, sydney.
Holy Aussies...
Justice McClelland ended on a fine note. He got JW elder to say that civil law can over ride Biblical law.
Ding! Round one. The opponent is bruisied and bleeding. This ain't pretty. This is long, drawn out and dirty fighting. Rooy is being taken to the cleaners. He is putting on a shameful performance. Utterly shameful.
*to add - I forgot to mention...pathetic. Simply pathetic.
Yay Stewart! I love his stamina. He isn't even breathing hard.
on saturday the elder and his wife turned up.
i have my reasons for not turning them away at the moment, at least, not until the completion of the rc.. i asked him about his thoughts on the rc.
he said that he thought it was easy and nothing to worry about.
Am I the only one getting that ad at the bottom of this thread? The one that says "Prevent Elder Abuse"????
Holy crap...someone needs to fix that robot or whatever is used to pick the catch words that decide which ads that come up on this forum!!!
on saturday the elder and his wife turned up.
i have my reasons for not turning them away at the moment, at least, not until the completion of the rc.. i asked him about his thoughts on the rc.
he said that he thought it was easy and nothing to worry about.
Oh my, Umber... how do those JWs even speak when their heads are buried so deep???
You would think they would get sand in their mouths.
*pssst...can someone make that woman's dress longer? It is scandalous!!!
this is from conti's appeal veredict:.
monica applewhite, a clinical social worker and an expert on child sexual abuse, testified for defendants that watchtowers policy against disclosing private information .
very closely mirror[ed] the codes of ethics of the national association of social workers and the american counseling association.
pubsinger: I don't think we should make too much about Applewhite being a Catholic. Unless anyone has info otherwise, showing that she's 'devout and practising', that could just mean she is a Catholic by family or upbringing.
it is ironic from a JW perspective but from her standpoint it may be of little significance.
Actually, the outcome of this hearing into the WTS procedures does have significance for the Catholic Church. How judicaial hearings are conducted internally mirrors many of the Catholic Church responses - their judicial systems have much in common.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/400680004/jehovahs-witnesses-royal-commission-catholic-church
The Catholic Church itself has a vested interest in the Royal Commission's investigation into the organizational structure of the JWs.
by popular demand i give you day 4, and i will finally get a couple of days to sleep .
part 1 has been uploaded and part 2,3 and 4 will soon be available.. part 1:.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lmlcdqesa0&list=plpq6kz-aghvqbadlzmqn26dvmpzddxlui&index=11.
ucantnome: The Catholic Church is next.
why does that matter?
Because what happens with the JWs will have an impact on the structure of the Catholic Church. Why do you think Applewhite supported the JW organizational structure? It is because the Catholic Church's structure will also be affected by how well the WTS' judical system stands up in this inquiry.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/400680004/jehovahs-witnesses-royal-commission-catholic-church
