DEFENDER OF TRUTH- Thanks so much for providing the link to the October 1st, 2012 WT letter to the elders about child abuse policies . I appreciate it !
FREEMINDFADE- Check the link out ! Thanks again Defender of Faith
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According to Oct.1st 2012 WT Directions- Past Child Molesters CAN Be Appointed Elders
by flipper inconsidering 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.
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According to Oct.1st 2012 WT Directions- Past Child Molesters CAN Be Appointed Elders
by flipper inconsidering 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.
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TOESUP- I agree with you. This child abuse irresponsibility of the WT Society IS starting to finally make more news and media time- and the more JW's or non-JW's who see it, hear it, and read about it- all the better. The fact that Stephen Lett said absolutely nothing about the lives that have negatively been affected and JW child victims of child abuse- testifies to the fact that in the WT leaders eyes- the bottom line of importance is the $$$$ money they'll lose in financial lawsuits - not the safety of JW children. It's disgusting.
BLUES BROTHER- Good points you make. Indeed since the GB or WT Society tells rank & file JW's that elders are allegedly appointed by " holy spirit " - then rank & file JW's are expected to TRUST these elders as you said - even if an elder holds a young child or puts them on their knee. This lowers the DEFENSES of unsuspecting JW parents so that the thought of NOT trusting elders never even comes into their minds ! It's a form of mind control that the WT Society has masterfully instilled into most each and every JW's mind and then the result is TOO much trusting of elders to the point of overlooking their wrongs- because they aren't supposed to be considered untrustworthy. It's pretty twisted but it's how the WT Society indoctrinates these people and conditions their minds. Very dangerous
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According to Oct.1st 2012 WT Directions- Past Child Molesters CAN Be Appointed Elders
by flipper inconsidering 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.
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HEY THERE- This $hit pisses me off too- one reason I occasionally post threads like this. To wake people up and give access to needed information. Hang in there, Peace out, Mr. Flipper -
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According to Oct.1st 2012 WT Directions- Past Child Molesters CAN Be Appointed Elders
by flipper inconsidering 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.
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FREEMINDFADE- The poster named Atlantis has tons of links to confidential letters from the WT Society to the elders so perhaps you could PM him and he'd send you the link to the October 1st, 2012 WT Society letter to the elders . Hope that helps. Tell your brother you can show him proof otherwise. Take care, Peace out, Mr. Flipper -
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According to Oct.1st 2012 WT Directions- Past Child Molesters CAN Be Appointed Elders
by flipper inconsidering 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.
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flipper
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. I'm sure excerpts of these instructions have been posted here before - however with the recent exposure on PBS and Revealnews.com. I felt it was important to let exiting JW's or others know exactly what the written direction is from the WT Society to elders in congregations. Which rank & file JW's know nothing about.
From Oct. 1st, 2012 point - 22. " It cannot be said in every case that one who has sexually abused a child could never qualify for privileges of service in the congregation. However the elders will certainly want to be very cautious especially when dealing with one who had repeatedly engaged in this kind of wrongdoing or who had been disfellowshipped for such an offense. Such a man must meet Scriptural qualifications of being self-controlled and irreprehensible. He must have a fine testimony from individuals inside and outside the congregation. "
O.K. Let's talk about this. So the WT Society claims not EVERY former child molester would be disqualified from serving in a position of oversight in congregations ? That's what it says. You read it correctly. What I don't understand is HOW after having molested a child can a person be considered " IRREPREHENSIBLE ? "And having a " fine testimony from individuals inside and outside the congregation " ? Oh- You mean the ones who NEVER KNEW about his molesting of children ? Those people's testimony ? Unbelievable WT Society would put children in harms way by appointing a former child molester AT ALL as an elder.
Point # 23. - " Hence privileges of service should never be extended hastily. Considerable time should always pass before one who has sexually abused a child is recommended, if ever. "
" Considerable time " ? Will that change a pedophile from ever molesting an innocent child again ? It's like, " Oh well, let's let about 5 years go by and good old boy Johnny will lose his taste for abusing children sexually . " Not. It doesn't happen that way. Message to WT Society - once a sexual child molester, always a sexual child molester. Most all of them re-offend.
Point # 24 - " If the elders as a body conclude that one who has sexually abused a child in the distant past may qualify for privileges - they should assign two elders to call the Service Department. "
Right. Like THAT will help anything. The Service Department is no more qualified to ascertain the mental or emotional disposition of a former child molester than elders are ! Richard Ash stated as much in his court deposition ! And how in the hell would a former child molester " qualify for privileges " anyway ? It's pure irresponsibility and idiocy if you ask me on WT Society's part.
Point # 26. - " It is hoped that the direction provided in this letter will help you brothers in handling matters in the congregation so as to PROTECT CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL ABUSE and at the same time BALANCE Bible based JUSTICE and MERCY. "
" Balance Bible based justice and mercy " ? How so ? By appointing men who are former child molesters as elders into the congregation again so they can have MORE access to children ? How would that " protect children from sexual abuse " ?
As you can tell this is an EXTREMELY hot topic which makes my justice streak burn inside. The REAL outside world and the court systems NEED TO KNOW what the REAL WT Society policies are regarding child abuse and need to know how the WT Society and Governing Body and Service Committee ARE putting children at risk constantly with criminal and faulty, negligent policies communicated to elders on a regular basis. What are your feelings on this ? I'm interested to hear your expressions on these communications from the WT Society to elders concerning child molesters in congregations. And their possibly being appointed again as elders. It HAS happened, and continues to happen as there are probably hundreds of former child molesters serving as elders today - some of whom probably STILL are molesting children as I write this. We need to make our voices known people. Have a good weekend
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What Exactly are the Governing Body Members of the Jehovah's Witnesses trying to sell themselves As ?
by Finkelstein inthe watchtower corporation has been in existence for over 100 years now, originally headed by presidents and slew of recognized executive directors known as governing body members.. in 1919 the then president of the wts j rutherford proclaimed that god has exclusively chosen him and the wts as its earthly chosen organization among all other christian based faiths.. was this just a calculated self marketing ploy to create validation and to draw attention to the wts published works ?
the gb today still uses the assertion that god is backing this organization with that attaining exclusivity by god, jehovah blesses are work and jehovah had offered this, is constant reiterated in about every talk during most jws meetings.
is this just intentional adverse brainwashing ?
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They're trying to sell themselves as the " final authority " on everything that 8 million JW's need to know to survive. They are trying to be God, Jehovah, and Jesus Christ all wrapped into one -
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Why are so many Elders and Elders deleted so angry at the Flock?
by JWCartPusher inhas anyone else experienced the wrath of elders and ex-elders on innocent rank-and-file dubs?
what are these power hungry men and their wives so mad about?
where is the love we were promised when those witnesses spent hours indoctrinating us about the spiritual paradise of witnesses we would be joining?
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But in answer to your thread question : " Why are elders so angry " ? Could be lots of reasons. They are in a patriarchal organization where they are the " middleman " so to speak, the go-between - between WT authorities and the publishers so a lot is expected of them, the pressure must be incredible. One reason I stayed an MS and never served as an elder. But the WT Society GB and leaders will throw these elders under the bus in court cases regarding child abuse and leave them twisting in the wind. That could cause anger. But they are probably angry also because as an elder you get to see more of the hypocrisy coming down from Bethel and see injustices in closed door meetings that the average rank & file JW would not see. So there is probably a lot of anger in elders knowing they have to follow such stupid ass leaders at Bethel - then be expected to insist the rank & file do so as well. I would imagine it doesn't make you many friends at the " publisher " level. So out of frustration some elders take it out on the flock and some elders are into hoarding authority over the flock just like WT leaders hoard authority over them. It's the trickle down effect of keeping power and control over people. So again- just my 2 cents -
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Why are so many Elders and Elders deleted so angry at the Flock?
by JWCartPusher inhas anyone else experienced the wrath of elders and ex-elders on innocent rank-and-file dubs?
what are these power hungry men and their wives so mad about?
where is the love we were promised when those witnesses spent hours indoctrinating us about the spiritual paradise of witnesses we would be joining?
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" What shall I do , roll away ? " If by roll away you mean walk away from the organization- then yes, roll away. Even though I came from a very prominent JW family in my California area - I saw the injustices committed by my own elder dad for over 40 years. And I was on the receiving end of plenty of vitriol by elders who ran after me trying to DF me even 4 years after I left the JW cult. If you are on their radar- they will not stop until you either turn yourself in, give in , or come back in the organization. They will NOT give you an acceptable way to leave- if you're on their radar.
That being said one thing you can do - which I did myself- is move to another area where nobody knew you in the cult. That works very well because you don't end up bumping into these people all the time that you knew at Starbucks or grocery stores. It's nice not having to see their angry faces looking back at you. I even had elders chasing after me for awhile although I moved 80 miles away from my last congregation. Eventually they gave up when I threatened them with a lawsuit and they overturned my DFing. I won my appeal, they didn't want to drag in a tiger by the tail. They had a live one who challenged them and they didn't like it. So sometimes if they keep harassing you - then you have to fight fire with fire. But if they leave you alone- I would just as well leave well enough alone and get the hell out of their area. My 2 cents from one who has lived it
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Governing Body Member Stephan Lett Lies On JW.TV
by Finkelstein ini 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 .
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FINKELSTEIN- You make a very good point that " JW elders and WT lawyers do not have the expertise to psychologically evaluate individuals who are mentally encased with particular sociological behavior. " Yeah, I totally agree. The GB can't even figure themselves out let alone evaluate other humans behavior- least of all determine who is a predator or who is not. Hell- WT leaders are predators themselves when you really sit back and analyze it. They prey on unsuspecting families by coercing JW's to shun family and coerce elders and others to stay silent regarding child abuse in the congregations- thus causing proliferation of felony child abuse to continue. Can't get much more predatory than that -
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What did you become after leaving Jehovah's Witnesses?
by Garrett inhey guys,.
so, since my leaving i have been doing so much research on so many topics that it's been extremely enlightening.
not only have i learned a lot about the organization and what motivates it, but i have also learned a lot about the bible, god and most importantly, myself.. currently, i'm not quite sure where i stand, but i'm having some real issues with the bible and god.
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I became myself after exiting the JW cult. My authentic, real self, not the WT trained cult self. And I found out that I really LIKE myself. I found out I had no need to feel an inferiority complex about myself. No need for fear or guilt. And now I treasure freedom of mind. Consider myself happily agnostic and I have no interest or need to know if there is a God or not. I just need to know and trust myself. I found that works a lot better