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Reveal News: One Thing Leads to Another
by ABibleStudent in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
according to reveal news' website at https://www.revealnews.org/episodes/one-thing-leads-to-another/, "in august, we're is picking up the threads from three major investigations to see whats happened since they aired.

these are stories that moved people, made them angry and sparked change.".

peace be with you and everyone, who you love,.
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Would the WTBTS ever do this?
by ABibleStudent in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
i know that jws like to boast about how virtuous jws and the wtbts are and believe that the wtbts abhors child sex abuse.. if a co is equivalent to a catholic archbishop, would the wtbts ever df a co and support him being prosecuted for child sexual abuse like the catholic church is doing to wesolowski, who paid to have sex with children ( http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33491956 )?

i wonder if this news will appear in a watchtower or awake.

i doubt it for obvious reasons.. peace be with you and everyone, who you love,.
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How Would a JW Respond to . . .
by ABibleStudent in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
reading archbishop resigns after archdiocese charged with coverup article?.

archbishop john nienstedt, deputy resign after archdiocese of st. paul and minneapolis charged with sex abuse coverup.

| by nicole winfield.
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How to Complain to the IRS about Non-Profits
by ABibleStudent in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
has anyone read the if you want the irs to re-examine scientologys tax exempt status, its time to get real by tony ortega?

the blog made two interesting points that definitely applies to scientology and may apply to the wtbts.. 1st point -.

jeff found, for example, this happy language from the government about how it really, really wants to hear from you!
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Petition to Revoke Scientology's Tax Exempt Status
by ABibleStudent in
1. social
2. current
fyi, if you feel that scientology's tax-exempt status should be revoked, you can sign a white house petition to revoke its tax-exempt status at https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/revoke-scientologys-tax-exempt-status.. i signed the petition even though i have mixed feelings about this petition.

i would prefer that dangerous cults like scientology be reformed by suspending its tax-exempt status until it makes needed changes and i do not like targeting a specific organization when the whole system should be changed.

on the other hand this type of action may help to promote debate about revising the tax codes in the us.. i do prefer revising the tax code like i wrote about in revise tax code to protect children from sexual abuse .. peace be with you and everyone, who you love,.
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Child Protection is Everyone's Responsibility!
by ABibleStudent in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
i just completed recurrent child protection training for a voluntary organization that i belong to.

i wanted to share the following information.

i highlighted one statement in bold from the training that i felt was important for adults of any organization to remember.. peace be with you and everyone, who you love,robert.
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Combatting Cult Mind Control is now available at Amazon in an e-book format
by ABibleStudent in
1. social
2. current
for those who want to read steven hassan's "combatting cult mind control" in an e-book format, it is now available according to thttp://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/combating-cult-mind-control-the-1-best-selling-guide-to-protection-rescue-and-recovery-from-destructive-cults-25th-anniversary-edition-by-steven-hassan-300057048.html .

now jws can read about bite control techniques without having to hide their book - just hide it on your tablet/smartphone/computer.. i apologize it i posted this in the wrong forum.

peace be with you and everyone, who you love,.
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Revise Tax Code to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse
by ABibleStudent in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
over the last five years, i have read lots of threads complaining about the wtbts, but few threads about becoming involved to help jws to critically think for themselves so that they can decide whether to stay, change the wtbts, or fade.

i'm curious if anyone is willing to write to their political representatives like i did today?.

before someone writes that the bill that i wrote would infringe on rights of either the establishment or free excercise clause of the u.s. constitution, i already checked with a lawyer and she said that the concept sounds promising.
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What I Saw & Heard in the Oral Argument Hearing on January 14, 2015
by ABibleStudent in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
im not an attorney and i could not record the hearing, so please forgive me if i make mistakes in relating what i remember of the oral argument hearing for jane doe (i.e., candace conti) versus the watchtower bible & tract society on january 14, 2015 and the length of this post.. i arrived at the civic center/union plaza in san francisco, ca about 7:30. the area is very nice with a few homeless people sleeping in the park across from the courthouse.

it took me about 10 minutes to find the clerks office for the court on the first floor, which opened at 8:00.. once the clerks office opened, the two clerks who i talked with were very polite and helpful.

the arguments for jane doe (i.e., candace conti) versus the watchtower bible & tract society were scheduled 5th out of (i think) 8. while i was in the office a cameraman and another person for nbc arrived asking about the hearing for candace contis case.. the courtroom for the 1st appellate court is on the 4th floor and takes up most of that floor.
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Barbara Anderson scheduled to appear on "Chuck Morse Speaks" from 11-12 AM ET on November 11, 2014
by ABibleStudent in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
i found out that barbara anderson is scheduled to talk about the watchtower's child abuse problems on chuck morse speaks from 11-12 am et on november 11, 2014 about child protection and/or sol reform.. .

to listen to podcasts for $0.99/month, click on this link chuck morse speaks.. .

to listen to chuck morse's show 'chuck morse speaks" on the radio, complete an information form for the irn usa network using this link: station finder | irn usa radio.. .