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Dallas-Ft Worth Fox 4 News TV Report about six kids molested by JW elders
by AndersonsInfo inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n4mb_owtpq&list=uuruqg25yvbppuwjza8alyza.
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Plano Star Courier: Latest news coverage about Dallas lawsuit filed against the WT
by AndersonsInfo inlatest newspaper coverage containing more details on the newly filed lawsuit against the watchtower.. lawsuit alleges exploitation, negligence, fraud throughout organization.
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Latest newspaper coverage containing more details on the newly filed lawsuit against the Watchtower.
Lawsuit alleges exploitation, negligence, fraud throughout organization
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Posted: Sunday, October 26, 2014 9:30 am
Plano Jehovah’s Witness congregation sued for sexual abuse
Kevin Cummings [email protected] Star Local Media | 2 comments
On Thursday, Dallas-based Turley Law Firm filed a civil lawsuit against the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc. (WBTS) – one of the legal corporations that presides over the Jehovah’s Witness faith in the U.S. – stemming from allegations of appointed members of the organization sexually exploiting and abusing children in Metroplex congregations in Plano, Dallas and Greenville.
The local congregations are also defendants in the lawsuit, as well as Reginald Jackson and an unknown individual - elders who were directly appointed by the WBTS to oversee congregations in the area’s regional circuit.
“[WBTS is] the top of the chain of command; they oversee and are involved in the decision-making ... daily function – everything has to be approved,” said Steven Schulte, a lawyer with the Turley Law Firm. “They are intimately involved ... have absolute authority over the congregation and had every reason to know [of the abuse].”
Officials at WBTS did not return calls for comment.
According to the lawsuit, six individuals from the Dallas, Plano and Greenville congregations were sexually, physically and emotionally abused in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when they were between the ages of 4 and 14. The plaintiffs in the case are unnamed due to the nature of the allegations.
The six plaintiffs in the case did not report the alleged abuse while it was occurring because they and their families were threatened by Jackson and the other individual with discipline and harm if they spoke to anyone about the acts, the lawsuit states. Within the Jehovah’s Witness faith, members are told to handle issues within the organization. However, the organization’s policy requires leaders to hold internal investigations of claims of abuse and wrongdoing.
“[Jackson] was directly appointed to that position, which is a leadership position in the organization. ... There would have been a circuit overseer who would have oversaw ... and would have reported,” Schulte said. “At some point you reach a point where it’s your time to come forward.”
Schulte said the male plaintiff was likely a member of the Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witnesses of Plano. However, it is likely that the alleged abuse occurred at multiple locations since he “regularly took them on trips and other religious outings.”
In addition to sexual exploitation and abuse, the lawsuit claims that the defendants were involved in negligence and various forms of fraud stemming from allegations that congregation leaders misrepresented themselves as people of trust and that the WBTS should have been responsible for oversight since its “authority flows down from it to the local levels.”
Each of the six plaintiffs in the case are seeking about $1 million in damages for the alleged lasting psychological and emotional damages that the abuse has caused in their lives since the instances described in the lawsuit took place. The suit says they are also seeking punitive and exemplary damages in hopes that it will deter future acts from occurring.
“Sex abuse victims oftentimes suffer lifelong pain and drama,” Schulte said.
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Not on JW.org: SIX Texas victims acuse Jehovah's Witness Elder & Circuit Overseer of sexual abuse, and bring lawsuit against Watchtower for cover-up.
by Balaamsass2 insexual exploitation and abuse of six young children leads to lawsuit in dallas county.
dallas, oct. 23, 2014 /news.gnom.es/ six young adults, from north texas, all sexually abused as children, filed suit today in dallas, texas state court against three north texas jehovahs witnesses congregations (dallas, plano, and greenville), the watchtower bible and tract society of new york, and an elder.. sexually abused when they were ages 4 through 14, the plaintiffs were children of members of the dallas, plano, and greenville jehovahs witnesses congregations.
the suit states that they were repeatedly sexually abused and molested by an elder and an unknown regional circuit overseer, and that they and their families were threatened with discipline and harm if they disclosed the abuse to anyone.
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Latest newspaper coverage containing more details on the newly filed lawsuit against the Watchtower.
Lawsuit alleges exploitation, negligence, fraud throughout organization
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Posted: Sunday, October 26, 2014 9:30 am
Plano Jehovah’s Witness congregation sued for sexual abuse
Kevin Cummings [email protected] Star Local Media | 2 comments
On Thursday, Dallas-based Turley Law Firm filed a civil lawsuit against the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc. (WBTS) – one of the legal corporations that presides over the Jehovah’s Witness faith in the U.S. – stemming from allegations of appointed members of the organization sexually exploiting and abusing children in Metroplex congregations in Plano, Dallas and Greenville.
The local congregations are also defendants in the lawsuit, as well as Reginald Jackson and an unknown individual - elders who were directly appointed by the WBTS to oversee congregations in the area’s regional circuit.
“[WBTS is] the top of the chain of command; they oversee and are involved in the decision-making ... daily function – everything has to be approved,” said Steven Schulte, a lawyer with the Turley Law Firm. “They are intimately involved ... have absolute authority over the congregation and had every reason to know [of the abuse].”
Officials at WBTS did not return calls for comment.
According to the lawsuit, six individuals from the Dallas, Plano and Greenville congregations were sexually, physically and emotionally abused in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when they were between the ages of 4 and 14. The plaintiffs in the case are unnamed due to the nature of the allegations.
The six plaintiffs in the case did not report the alleged abuse while it was occurring because they and their families were threatened by Jackson and the other individual with discipline and harm if they spoke to anyone about the acts, the lawsuit states. Within the Jehovah’s Witness faith, members are told to handle issues within the organization. However, the organization’s policy requires leaders to hold internal investigations of claims of abuse and wrongdoing.
“[Jackson] was directly appointed to that position, which is a leadership position in the organization. ... There would have been a circuit overseer who would have oversaw ... and would have reported,” Schulte said. “At some point you reach a point where it’s your time to come forward.”
Schulte said the male plaintiff was likely a member of the Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witnesses of Plano. However, it is likely that the alleged abuse occurred at multiple locations since he “regularly took them on trips and other religious outings.”
In addition to sexual exploitation and abuse, the lawsuit claims that the defendants were involved in negligence and various forms of fraud stemming from allegations that congregation leaders misrepresented themselves as people of trust and that the WBTS should have been responsible for oversight since its “authority flows down from it to the local levels.”
Each of the six plaintiffs in the case are seeking about $1 million in damages for the alleged lasting psychological and emotional damages that the abuse has caused in their lives since the instances described in the lawsuit took place. The suit says they are also seeking punitive and exemplary damages in hopes that it will deter future acts from occurring.
“Sex abuse victims oftentimes suffer lifelong pain and drama,” Schulte said.
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Not on JW.org: SIX Texas victims acuse Jehovah's Witness Elder & Circuit Overseer of sexual abuse, and bring lawsuit against Watchtower for cover-up.
by Balaamsass2 insexual exploitation and abuse of six young children leads to lawsuit in dallas county.
dallas, oct. 23, 2014 /news.gnom.es/ six young adults, from north texas, all sexually abused as children, filed suit today in dallas, texas state court against three north texas jehovahs witnesses congregations (dallas, plano, and greenville), the watchtower bible and tract society of new york, and an elder.. sexually abused when they were ages 4 through 14, the plaintiffs were children of members of the dallas, plano, and greenville jehovahs witnesses congregations.
the suit states that they were repeatedly sexually abused and molested by an elder and an unknown regional circuit overseer, and that they and their families were threatened with discipline and harm if they disclosed the abuse to anyone.
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New Zealand News: Jehovah's Witness dies after refusing blood transfusion
by AndersonsInfo injehovah's witness dies after refusing blood transfusion.
monday, october 20, 2014.
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Jehovah's Witness dies after refusing blood transfusion
Monday, October 20, 2014
3 News - NZN
A young Jehovah's Witness died on the operating table following a communication bungle in which her surgeon was not told she would refuse a blood transfusion.
The medical watchdog has revealed details in the case of the 31-year-old South Islander who was admitted to hospital for a routine surgical procedure for gallstones.
However, the surgeon operating on her was not aware of the woman's stance until after the operation, when she started haemorrhaging blood.
He demanded a blood transfusion that would save her life but she refused and died a short time later.
Health and Disability Commissioner Anthony Hill released a report into the woman's care today, criticising the surgeon, the anaesthetist and Nelson Marlborough District Health Board for failing the patient.
The case details state the woman was admitted to a hospital in 2010 for laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a routine operation to remove the gallbladder deemed straight-forward and low risk.
Four days earlier the woman's parents had presented hospital staff with a letter written and signed by their daughter ordering that she receive no blood transfusions.
It stated: "I direct that no transfusions of whole blood, red cells, white cells, platelets or plasma be given to me under any circumstances, even if health-care providers believe that such are necessary to preserve my life."
"I refuse to predonate and store my blood for later transfusion."
The anaesthetist was aware of her position but did not tell the surgeon, who failed to read the information in the woman's case file ahead of the operation.
During the procedure, due to difficulties with access and visibility, the surgeon converted to open surgery but after it was over, the woman's condition deteriorated.
The specialist ordered a blood transfusion, discovering first-hand from the sedated woman that she would not accept blood.
She died a short time later.
Mr Hill was highly critical of communication between the specialists, saying "common sense, let alone good practice, demands that this information is known to all senior members of the operating team."
"In this case it was not."
He said: "Teams and systems should do better than this".
The two specialists should have discussed the situation ahead of the operation, "and in time for other plans and preparations to be made, should these have been necessary".
The DHB was told to review its pre-admission process and all parties were ordered to write letters of apology to the woman's family.
NZN Read more: http://www.3news.co.nz/nznews/jehovas-witness-dies-after-refusing-blood-transfusion-2014102015#ixzz3GtqbCV5C
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Is there a comprehensive list of all public JW sex abuse cases/coverups?
by EndofMysteries inhere and there we are always finding news reports.
if talking to somebody they may claim it's only one or 2,etc.
i was wondering if anywhere a collection of all cases has been posted?
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Finkelstein: I'm glad you brought this up because the idea that I found a list containing the names of around 20,000 sexual abusers while I was in Bethel is just not true. The claim of such a list existing at WT headquarters originated with Bill Bowen back around 2001 who gave an exact number somewhat higher than 20,000 to reporters. I believe if you go to the Silentlambs website, there can be found references to such a list existing, but I don't believe that a definitive source for such a list is given.
talesin: Thanks for posting that link. It's great!
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When did the WTS begin to require baptismal candidates to answer 2 questions. What were they?
by AndersonsInfo ini need some research done so if anybody has the time, please see what you can find on the subject as stated in the title.. i clearly remember attending my first circuit assembly.
on october 30, 1956, i definitely answered two questions, along with about ten other people including my mother, not at the assembly, but we were standing at the side of a small baptismal pool that was in the basement of a kingdom hall in ronkonkoma, then a small hamlet on long island in the town of islip, suffolk county, new york, united states.. i know for a certainty that in 1945 candidates for baptism were not asked any questions but they were informed through their congregation that there would be a baptism and told where and when it was to be held.
usually the baptism was done at a beach and when candidates showed up in bathing attire, they were dunked, no questions asked.. so sometime between 1945 and 1956 two specific questions began to be asked of candidates.
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In answer to your question, Compound Complex, I went to Bethel in 1982 and was assigned to the Shipping Department where we shipped out the then newly published book, Organized to Accomplish Our Ministry.
Atlantis: Thank you for providing for download the July 1, 1956 Watchtower article, Why One Must be Baptized.
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When did the WTS begin to require baptismal candidates to answer 2 questions. What were they?
by AndersonsInfo ini need some research done so if anybody has the time, please see what you can find on the subject as stated in the title.. i clearly remember attending my first circuit assembly.
on october 30, 1956, i definitely answered two questions, along with about ten other people including my mother, not at the assembly, but we were standing at the side of a small baptismal pool that was in the basement of a kingdom hall in ronkonkoma, then a small hamlet on long island in the town of islip, suffolk county, new york, united states.. i know for a certainty that in 1945 candidates for baptism were not asked any questions but they were informed through their congregation that there would be a baptism and told where and when it was to be held.
usually the baptism was done at a beach and when candidates showed up in bathing attire, they were dunked, no questions asked.. so sometime between 1945 and 1956 two specific questions began to be asked of candidates.
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Pete Zahut, here are the questions for baptism from 1966 onward which include the questions you would have responded to in 1974 that were listed in the May 1, 1973 Watchtower:
Baptismal questions from the August 1, 1966 Watchtower, p. 465:
(1) Have you recognized yourself before Jehovah God as a sinner who needs salvation, and have you acknowledged to him that this salvation proceeds from him, the Father, through his Son Jesus Christ?
(2) On the basis of this faith in God and in his provision for salvation, have you dedicated yourself unreservedly to God to do his will henceforth as he reveals it to you through Jesus Christ and through the Bible under the enlightening power of the holy spirit?Baptismal questions from the May 15, 1970 Watchtower, p. 309:
(1) Have you recognized yourself as a sinner and needing salvation from Jehovah God? And have you acknowledged that this salvation proceeds from him and through his ransomer, Christ Jesus?
(2) On the basis of this faith in God and in his provision for redemption have you dedicated yourself unreservedly to Jehovah God, to do his will henceforth as that will is revealed to you through Christ Jesus and through God's Word as his holy spirit makes it plain?Baptismal questions from the May 1, 1973 Watchtower, p. 280:
(1) Have you repented of your sins and turned around, recognizing yourself before Jehovah God as a condemned sinner who needs salvation, and have you acknowledged to him that this salvation proceeds from him, the Father, through his Son Jesus Christ?
(2) On the basis of this faith in God and in his provision for salvation, have you dedicated yourself unreservedly to God to do his will henceforth as he reveals it to you through Jesus Christ and through the Bible under the enlightening power of the holy spirit?The newest baptismal questions, from the June 1, 1985 Watchtower:
(1) On the basis of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, have you repented of your sins and dedicated yourself to Jehovah to do his will?
(2) Do you understand that your dedication and baptism identify you as one of Jehovah's Witnesses in association with God's spirit-directed organization? -
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Message from Spanish researchers seeking subjects for study of NONabusive group involvements
by AndersonsInfo inthe following email was sent to me from michael langone, editor-in-chief of the international cultic studies association (icsa), a very reputable organization.
perhaps some readers would like to participate in this research study which sounds like an excellent and beneficial project.. barbara.
dear sir or madam,.
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The following email was sent to me from Michael Langone, Editor-in-Chief of the International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA), a very reputable organization. Perhaps some readers would like to participate in this research study which sounds like an excellent and beneficial project.
Barbara
Dear Sir or Madam,
We are conducting research regarding individual experiences in different group contexts. The study involves researchers from various universities, including psychologists from the University of Barcelona, the Autonomous University of Madrid, and the University of Zaragoza..
In the past, our research group has studied former members of abusive groups.
In this phase of our research, we seek people who belonged to a social group which they perceive to be NONabusive, e.g., a social club, a civic organization, a religious organization, a fraternity, and with which they are NO LONGER affiliated. We would like these persons to complete a survey so that we can compare their group experiences with those reported by former members of groups that are perceived to be abusive.
If you have belonged to an abusive group, you may have contributed to our earlier research, for which we thank you very much. However, the survey in this phase of the research needs to be completed only by persons who have NEVER been in an abusive group and who have LEFT a NONabusive group. This is a methodological requirement that in no way implies a lack of enduring interest in the experiences of those who belonged to abusive groups. If you are such a person, we invite you to participate in our future research by writing [email protected].
Please forward this e-mail to friends and relatives who might be interested in contributing to this research.
Please complete the online questionnaire here (URL: http://es.surveymonkey.com/s/groupsexperiences).
Your participation is very important for our research and will help us better understand morally dubious practices found in some groups..
Thank you!
Invictus Research Team
Omar Saldana
Carmen Almendros
Alvaro Rodriguez
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When did the WTS begin to require baptismal candidates to answer 2 questions. What were they?
by AndersonsInfo ini need some research done so if anybody has the time, please see what you can find on the subject as stated in the title.. i clearly remember attending my first circuit assembly.
on october 30, 1956, i definitely answered two questions, along with about ten other people including my mother, not at the assembly, but we were standing at the side of a small baptismal pool that was in the basement of a kingdom hall in ronkonkoma, then a small hamlet on long island in the town of islip, suffolk county, new york, united states.. i know for a certainty that in 1945 candidates for baptism were not asked any questions but they were informed through their congregation that there would be a baptism and told where and when it was to be held.
usually the baptism was done at a beach and when candidates showed up in bathing attire, they were dunked, no questions asked.. so sometime between 1945 and 1956 two specific questions began to be asked of candidates.
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wannabefree, you almost had all the answers but you didn't read far enough on jwfacts.com. I was almost guilty of doing that too. However, it was in the second and third paragraphs down after the 1944 quote that told me what I wanted to know:
"Therefore now with your mouth make a public declaration of your faith by answering these two questions that I shall ask you, and let your answers be hearable, that all those about you may be witnesses to the declaration that you solemnly make:
(1) Have you recognized yourself before Jehovah God as a sinner who needs salvation, and have you acknowledged to him that this salvation proceeds from him the Father through his Son Jesus Christ?
(2) On the basis of this faith in God and in his provision for salvation, have you dedicated yourself unreservedly to God to do his will henceforth as he reveals it to you through Jesus Christ and through the Bible under the enlightenment of the holy spirit?"Watchtower 1956 Jul 1 p. 407
