https://www.revealnews.org/blog/24232/.
jehovahs witnesses leaders say they dont protect sexual abusers.
by trey bundy / december 21, 2015 .
"...the handling of the sin of child abuse by Jehovah’s Witnesses cannot be faulted from a secular point of view.”
I was struck by that remark too. The JW leadership continues to view the sexual molestation of children as simply a sin, not a criminal act. I am a little surprised they would say this in a public document where anyone can read of their lax attitude toward it.
https://youtu.be/8ue3--fnsh8.
the portuguese channel tvi in portugal, broadcast this documentary in october 2015 about jehovah's witnesses.
child abuse, shunning, blood transfusions and many other topics were mentioned in this report.the documentary makers asked for a response from the leadership of jehovahs witnesses to the damaging statements made by survivors of child abuse and domestic violence.
The girl next door, Thank You for this post! I remember this documentary being mentioned a few weeks ago and was hoping there would be a translated version into English.
I am part way through it and it is excellent.
i thought that the 1975 thing started in the mid to late 60's, but it seems the seeds were sown two decades earlier.is this the earliest reference to it?.
18 how many today are awake to the fact that the lord christ jesus, by his resurrection of the faithful bride members that slept in death, is taking his "bride" unto his father's house and the marriage of the lamb has begun' .... they do not say, 'it is a long time yet to the wind-up, and, according to the present understanding of bible chronology, six thousand years of human history will end first in the coming seventies and till then it is a long stretch to serve the lord continuously and undividedly.'.
... they keep their eye and heart on jehovah's kingdom, and not on the time clock.
(w44 9/15 p.280 par.28)
They do not say, 'It is a long time yet to the wind-up, and, according to the present understanding of Bible chronology, six thousand years of human history will end first in the coming seventies and till then it is a long stretch to serve the Lord continuously and undividedly.'
Witnesses today will typically deny that 1975 was supposed to be the end of the world as we know it, Armageddon, or anything of a final nature. But notice that in 1944 the Society was referring to the 1970's as the "wind-up."
Wording like that clearly signifies the end.
will just post the general findings by counsel for the commission (angus stewart) - case specific ones are prior to them.
in short, absolutely damning.. not been through every submission myself yet.
available for download here: http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.aspx.
The police are not notified even if a sexual offender if disfellowshipped. A child molester, known to Jehovah's Witnesses, is simply turned loose on the community to offend again, repeatedly, as he will.
This makes a liar out of all JW's who claim they go door to door because they love their neighbor.
Available findings on sanctions – disfellowshipping
F53 Since it is the policy or practice of the Jehovah’s Witness organisation not to report
allegations of child sexual abuse to the police (other than if required by law to do so), if a
known abuser is disfellowshipped he remains in the community and a risk to children in the
community.
from the october 19 letter to the body of elders:.
to all bodies of eldersre: service meeting part for week of december 21, 2015dear brothers:the service meeting for the week of december 21, 2015, includes a ten-minute part entitledshow appreciation for jehovahs generosity.
this is to be a talk based on the november15, 2015, watchtower, pages 14-15. sometime during this part, the video a gift in hand to jehovahshould be played for the congregation.
From the letter in the opening post...
This video...describes some of the ways that donated funds are used by the organization.
Hmm. Watchtower, what are you hiding? Why won't you tell us all the ways donated funds are used by the organization? How much are you paying out to settle lawsuits for example? The ways you show will surely be hand picked examples intended to glorify the organization, and that's not good enough.
Until Watchtower opens it's books fully, showing all the money that comes in and where it comes from, and all the money that goes out and where it goes to, I personally would never consider returning to the organization. There are many other reasons for not returning, but financial accountability is a big one with me.
dear anthony morris, iii:.
i wanted to send you a note of "thanks" on this special day.. why is this day special, you may ask?
one year ago today, you, tony, woke me up to the fact that the governing body could not have jehovah's blessing or direction.. last year, on november 8th & 9th, 2014, the united states branch visit was broadcast to over 1,000,000 jehovah's witnesses across the country.. as i sat at the kingdom hall listening to the "historic occasion," i was ignoring certain doubts that had surfaced in the few months prior.
bank - thank you for maintaining your loan repayments for the past 3 years.
to show our appreciation we are forgiving the balance of your loan.
borrower - yeah!.
Bank - No we insist on forgiving your loan. It's the least we could do. You're welcome.
Thanks Cofty, I needed a laugh like that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_h68ktwpim&feature=youtu.be.
a number of years ago when i was still active, our service group was having a coffee break with the visiting circuit overseer.
during the conversation he mentioned that the "society" was now being run like a business.
being raised in the "truth" i thought that rather odd (and my eyes began to be opened!
WT is into something, just what that is at this point has us all for now, but sooner or later we will know, sooner or later.
I hope so. There seem to be more and more leaks, Bethel insiders leaking out letters, announcements, and other information. I can't wait til there is significant leak of Watchtower finances. We have never known how much money comes in to the Organization and where it comes from, or how much goes out and where it goes to.
Wouldn't it be nice to have that revealed? I hope it happens in my lifetime.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_h68ktwpim&feature=youtu.be.
The double talk is astounding.
Sam Herd first says....
The cutbacks, Directed by the GB, are
- Branch and Assembly Hall construction projects worldwide be delayed, reduced in scope, or in some cases cancelled.
- KHs built or renovated in proportion to whatever the brothers are able to contribute for this purpose.
- Bethel families are being reduced at all branches.
- Temporary Special Pioneers will be reduced significantly, and some reduction in Special Pioneers in affluent countries.
Then he says,
Please be assured that these adjustments are not being made because of a lack of financial support on your part.
That's probably true. So what has the Organization done with all the money that was donated, collected from Brooklyn property sales, and taken from congregation bank accounts? This amounts to a windfall of cash easily totaling more than a billion dollars, a windfall that the Organization has never had in it's history. They should have more cash than they know what to do with. He didn't address this of course. Will they ever?
He continues,
The Kingdom work is expanding at an accelerated pace, and we can only do so much with the funds at our disposal.
If the Kingdom work is accelerating, why all the cutbacks in Bethel personnel, construction work, Special Pioneers, and literature (not mentioned here, but mentioned in other announcements)? All of these things would be needed if the expansion reports are true.
Then he adds,
- We will be reducing personnel at Bethel
- Bethel family members will be caring for many of the services that were previously provided by fellow Bethelites.
Those services, which he didn't identify, would likely be what we've already heard about - laundry services, house cleaning services, and waiters in the dining room. All cut and sent home.
Again, why all the reductions just when the work is expanding?
Then he adds this loving remark,
The response of the Bethel Families to these adjustments has been heart warming. We love them for it.
Ok then. Thank you for all the straight talk.
