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Salvation Army Apology Video Regards to ARC
by LevelThePlayingField inif only the gb did this!
notice how in this 2 minute video he says that he says he "accepts that abuse has happened" and offers an "unreserved apology" and "will not defend this failure on our part".
he said he is personally available to meet with survivors and to offer a personal apology.
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An ANALYSIS of Watch Tower of Britain’s last (January 2013) Child Safeguarding Policy by Barbara Anderson
by AndersonsInfo inan analysis of watch tower of britain’s last (january 2013) child safeguarding policy by barbara anderson.
last year, i was asked to review watch tower of britain’s child safeguarding policy and its implementation.
what i discovered was depressing and disappointing especially because the policy contained just a single statement (#18) directing elder/trustees on how to protect children in their congregations from avoidable harm - they were to restrict a repentant abuser “…from being alone in the company of children.” the policy did not explain what procedures to follow to assure that abusers would obey that rule.
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Daily Legal News: 9th District partially reverses Jehovah’s Witnesses molestation suit - (Zalkin case. Decision mostly in Plaintiff's favor)
by AndersonsInfo in9th district partially reverses jehovah’s witnesses molestation suit.
tracey blairlegal news reporter published: september 20, 2016. a lorain county trial court erred when it ordered the west congregation of jehovah’s witnesses to produce certain documents for discovery in a child molestation case.. however, the trial court was correct in concluding the majority of documents that were compelled are not protected from disclosure via the clergy-penitent privilege or the first amendment, according to a recent decision by the 9th district court of appeals.. former west congregation member elizabeth mcfarland sued the lorain-based church in 2013 for negligence, ratification and fraud by omission/concealment.. according to case summary, mcfarland was a member of west congregation from 1997 to 2001, when she was 10 to 14 years old.
mcfarland’s parents told church elders that scott silvasy, a fellow member, had molested their daughter for several years.. silvasy died in 2003. mcfarland claimed elders never disciplined him or reported the issue to their superiors, and discouraged her parents from doing so.. in her suit, mcfarland said church elders were aware silvasy had previously molested a minor and was a danger to her.
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Another Kingdom Hall sold
by gerry inberkeley kingdom hall in wollongong south of sydney australia has just been sold.
berkeley congregation are now sharing a neighbouring hall at dapto.. .
the reason given was the governing body has taken over all the halls and the building was in need of repair.
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Any word on the annual meeting?
by careful inhave all the leaks at ny bethel been discovered, or are there still some who are revealing the inner secrets beforehand?
i haven't seen anything here about the annual meeting just a month away now.
anyone have any real info on it?.
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Real Estate turn over in Amqui, Québec
by StephaneLaliberte inso, the jehovah`s witnesses sold a kingdom hall that used to be a little too big and started to build a new one a few streets away: .
http://www.lavantposte.ca/actualites/societe/2016/7/22/l-edifice-des-temoins-de-jehovah-prend-forme.html.
what i find absolutely ridiculous is that they could have taken the profit of the sale of the first hall to have a contractor build the second.
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WTS investment in Ford-Werke - 1943
by OrphanCrow in*thanks to reddit poster ahilexxx for this information*.
the watchtower society was invested in the german branch of ford motor.
in 1943, their investment was worth $597,595 ($8,363,677.95 in today's value - over 8 million!)..
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Article: Religious privilege undermines abuse victims’ access to justice
by AndersonsInfo inhttp://www.secularism.org.uk/blog/2016/08/religious-privilege-undermines-abuse-victims-access-to-justice.
religious privilege undermines abuse victims’ access to justice.
posted: mon, 22 aug 2016 10:40 by richard scorer.
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Mega-Church buys JW Assembly Hall property in Indianapolis
by OrphanCrow inand yet another sale of watchtower property.... http://www.ibj.com/articles/59973-suburban-mega-church-expanding-into-downtown-with-big-purchase.
suburban megachurch expanding into downtown with big purchasea historic church building at the corner of 12th and delaware streets has been purchased by a large congregation expanding into the downtown area.. traders point christian church in whitestown is spending $2 million to renovate the 35,300-square-foot structure and should have it ready for worship early next year, rev.
james stanley said.. the neoclassical, limestone building has been used as a place of worship since it was built in 1912 and had been owned by the jehovah’s witnesses since 1978.. the location at 1201 n. delaware st., across from the benjamin harrison presidential site, will be the third for traders point.
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Kushner investor group closes deal for Watchtower building
by recovering inhttp://nypost.com/2016/08/04/kushner-investor-group-closes-deal-for-watchtower-building/.
an investor group led by jared kushner closed wednesday on the $340 million purchase of the jehovah’s witnesses headquarters buildings in downtown brooklyn.. extra detail jared kushner is donald trump's son in law.