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  Australian RC - Hot topic

  by punkofnice in

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  i have listened to segments of the hearing.. i am really impressed with the way the rc are well informed about jw procedure and the 'flock book'.. does anyone know how the rc got so clued up?

  are they just that good at what they do?

  (not saying they're not).. have 'mentally diseased apostates(tm)' been of use to the rc?.

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  I am very impressed with the homework these people did. One of the criticisms that a JWs makes when an outsider speaks about the religion is that they don't understand the language and culture. The RC absolutely has a handle on the JW-speak.

  Do you notice how they as questions in such a professional and non-judgmental perspective. The example that comes up is their questioning of Applewhite about elders being appointed by holy spirit. They knew the literature They also knew how to as questions with no indication that they had an opinion about the subject matter. Those skills don't happen by accident.
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  Confidentiality. Confidentiality. Confidentiality. RC Hearing Day 5

  by passwordprotected in

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  2. scandals

  confidentiality.

  how many times does ron de rooy state the importance of jehovah's witnesses being confidential?.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qucn5azi5gk&index=17&list=plpq6kz-aghvqbadlzmqn26dvmpzddxlui.

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  These videos are great. I will put this in my queue. If I start watching right now I will never get anything done.
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  boom!

  by username in

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  2. scandals

  just before the morning adjournment in the australian proceedings the judge played an absolute blinder.. he asked the elder as in deuteronomy would the jehovah's witnesses stone a woman for committing adultery?!

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  I am so unbelievably impressed with the professionalism ad thoroughness of the RC. They did their homework.
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  What direction will the government take from the Royal Commission?

  by barry in

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  2. friends

  i have a friend at church that is a lawyer and he writes laws for the governments health department.. i asked him what the government will do with the directions of the royal commission?

  he believes australian laws are already adequate and there will be no change in that area.

  he added where we may see changes is in the area of compensation and that millions of dollars in compensation may be replaced with with tens of millions by guilty organisations.

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  I wonder if there will be any discussion about removing their not-for-profit status?
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  JW EXPERT WITNESS FLOORED BY COMMISSION OF INQUIRY LAWYER

  by steve2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  much has already been written about dr monica applewhite, the expert witness hired by the jw organization.

  her job was to provide "expert" testimony to the australian commission of inquiry into jehovsh's witnesses' policies and practices on child sexual abuse.

  astonishingly, dr applewhite was unprepared for the inquiry lawyers' questions.

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  NewYork44M

  If anyone is interested, here is the link to the article mentioned in part 3 of YouTube Presentations

  Conceptualising the prevention of child sexual abuse: Final report
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  Horley Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses UK (disbanded)

  by konceptual99 in

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  2. scandals

  does anyone in the uk know any details about the above congregation?

  it seems it was disbanded by the co specifically because of "lack of love" and members reassigned to other congregations in the reigate and crawley areas.. i've checked the charities commission web site and the charity was removed in may 2012.. http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/showcharity/registerofcharities/removedcharitymain.aspx?registeredcharitynumber=1066699&subsidiarynumber=0.

  the cobe was a guy called rossiter (sp?

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  May be they lacked the love for contributing to the society.
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  JW EXPERT WITNESS FLOORED BY COMMISSION OF INQUIRY LAWYER

  by steve2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  much has already been written about dr monica applewhite, the expert witness hired by the jw organization.

  her job was to provide "expert" testimony to the australian commission of inquiry into jehovsh's witnesses' policies and practices on child sexual abuse.

  astonishingly, dr applewhite was unprepared for the inquiry lawyers' questions.

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  I watched part 1 & 2 of the interrogation of Applewhite. I am absolutely astounded by the preparedness of the RC. The gentleman who did the inquiry was well prepared and was able to capture the nuances of the Watchtower-speak.

  Applewhite seemed like she expected to accept her testimony just because she was an "expert." The first 20 minutes where the RC did a granular review of her CV essentially set the stage for showing that she did not have a great background. Did you notice that she has no peer reviewed research and no clinical experience - except for what she did while working while in college.

  I can't wait to watch the rest.
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  Dr Applewhite and Child Abuse

  by snare&racket in

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  2. friends

  i am shocked that an expert would simply examine only the literature given to her by the organisation she was defending and simply accept it.

  also the ease she has in making huge sweeping statements when comparing the jw's to all other international religious organisations simply undermines her professionalism.. i am also thoroughly shocked at her blatant, 'expert for hire', 'will defend anyone' apparent decision making, the organisation is responsible for covering up thousands of abuse victims by its own records, in australia alone!

  never mind their judicial process being heartless and traumatic!.

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  If this is the best the Wt can come up with as an expert witness to support their strategy they have BIG problems. Like some one said, I hope she got paid up front.
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  2nd ANNOUNCEMENT: ID Discovery Channel, Monday, August 3rd @ 9 PM EST - a program about JW, Robert Bryant, murdering his family

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  please tune in for the season 3 premiere of deadly devotion!

  the first of 6 episodes will air on monday, august 3rd, 2015 at 9:00 pm est and it's about jws.

  please check your local listings for the investigation discovery channel.

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  Wow! Thank you Barbara. The stories never end.
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  I Married Someone This Past Saturday!☺️

  by minimus in

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  i haven't married anyone in over a decade but i was the officiant for a wedding this past weekend.

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  Did you preform a marriage ceremony or did you marry someone? I thought you were married?