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  What's Going on In Quebec? Class action?

  by Slidin Fast in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  according to these news items the child abuse front is extending to quebec.

  a class action would really open some eyes i suspect.

  here's hoping!

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  John Davis

  It is technically not a class action lawsuit right now. There is a petition for it to be classified as such but it is up to the court to grant that status.

  I know that this isn't the US but it may be somewhat similar. For it to be a class action there has be a significant amount of people who have suffered that harm from that action. Also they plaintiffs would have to suffer from very similar harm and from very similar causes.

  I think that they may get classification on one of their cause of action which is those that have been abused by Elders, but I really doubt that it will extend to the cause of action that the perpetrator was just a member of Jehovah's Witnesses and is not an agent of Watchtower.
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  2018 Annual Meeting

  by EyesOpenHeartBroken in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anybody have any word on the 2018 annual meeting?

  i assume something new will be rolled out, since they are having all the congregations do special weekend streaming.. my guess is that there will be some major "new light" concerning the memorial, partaking, anointed, etc.

  i would guess that they will say all baptized believers should partake.

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  December 31, 2016 to all congregations. the relevant part is:

  At the conclusion of the annual meeting program held on October 1, 2016, it was announced that the dedication program for the new world headquarters in Warwick and for the Wallkill expansion will be held in conjunction with the 2017 annual meeting.
  
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  Updates on the workload of Bethelites

  by usualusername1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  have the bethelites started cooking and doing their own washing yet?

  how are they coping?.

  paul.

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  John Davis

  In most cases even if you are reproved or disfellowshipped they give you some time to collect your belongs and make arrangements. If you're reproved they may give you a week or so to make your arrangements, DF'ing I have heard they are more firm on the week requirement that you depart. You can stay there your just not going to work or morning worship, the idea is your spending that time to pack and get ready to leave.

  If you leave on your own they request that you give 30 days notice and for the most part those that are being dismissed due to them no longer being needed they are giving them at least 30 days to get their affairs in order. Also most bethelietes unless your going in from SKE is only being accepted as long-term temps with an expiration for 1, 2 or 3-year terms so you know that at the end of your term they may or may not extend you.

  For the commissary, there is a little computer where you put in your Bethel ID number and the cost of the items that you are purchasing. That gets added to your monthly expense account. The account can cover anything from vehicle maintenance to gas purchased at the gas pump to your cell phone if you're using their corporate TMobile account. The account also includes your credits such as reimbursement for travel to and from meetings, assemblies, and conventions.
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  2018 Annual Meeting

  by EyesOpenHeartBroken in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anybody have any word on the 2018 annual meeting?

  i assume something new will be rolled out, since they are having all the congregations do special weekend streaming.. my guess is that there will be some major "new light" concerning the memorial, partaking, anointed, etc.

  i would guess that they will say all baptized believers should partake.

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  John Davis

  Sparrowdown: Yes it was announced it is in the letter that was read to all congregations in the US Branch territory. It is just remembering what is said.
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  Malloy v Watchtower

  by John Davis in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  a woman asked the federal court in michigan for a restraining order as well as she has sued watchtower.

  the restraining order was denied.

  the following is from the court's decision not to grant the restraining order.

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  John Davis

  I only put up that section because I don't have access to the original complaint and the Judge used that as a breakdown of what the complaint is about. The complaint according to the court is several hundred pages.
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  2018 Annual Meeting

  by EyesOpenHeartBroken in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anybody have any word on the 2018 annual meeting?

  i assume something new will be rolled out, since they are having all the congregations do special weekend streaming.. my guess is that there will be some major "new light" concerning the memorial, partaking, anointed, etc.

  i would guess that they will say all baptized believers should partake.

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  John Davis

  They are tying everyone in because it is a combination of the annual meeting and the dedication of Warwick and the expansion and Wallkill.
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  Malloy v Watchtower

  by John Davis in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  a woman asked the federal court in michigan for a restraining order as well as she has sued watchtower.

  the restraining order was denied.

  the following is from the court's decision not to grant the restraining order.

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  A woman asked the Federal Court in Michigan for a restraining order as well as she has sued Watchtower. The restraining order was denied. The following is from the court's decision not to grant the restraining order.

  Plaintiff appears to assert that she is entitled to a total of several billion dollars (“$4,000,000,000” and “2.4000,000”) for “kidnapping in infancy and as a young adult, separated from parent, family and country for 53 yrs.[,] unlawfully took my children and had adopted, arranged (5) sexual aggravated offenses including statutory, mutilated and dismembered, denied education for self and children, denied legitimate employment for 38 yrs, orchestrated (5) car accidents to injure-causing multiple injuries, defamation of character, physical and mental torture for 16 yrs, physical abuse for 49 yrs, monopolized and defrauded of revenue, secretively implanted the Nkultra Military Device, forged identity, inundated compulsive conceptions, attempts of murder, inventions of criminal and[d] psychological incidents, 30 yrs. of destruction of property, innumerable irreversible damages and 53 yrs in a conspiracy that denies liberty and justice and coerces slavery.” [Dkt. No. 11] Prior to the Motion, Plaintiff did not seem to seek injunctive relief for the alleged conduct of Defendant.
  
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  Canada: class action lawsuit filed against the Watchtower about the pedophilia issue

  by yalbmert99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  canada, province of quebec : class action lawsuit filed against the watchtower about the pedophilia issue.

  it is now official.

  see the articles in french of today:.

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  John Davis

  It will require for the courts to approve the collective lawsuit. So it is only on the first step.
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  UK: Revised UK child sexual 'consent' rules provoke backlash

  by darkspilver in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  there was some discussion here the other week regarding the updated letter:.

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5072996442046464/september-1-2017-boe-re-protecting-minors-from-abuse.

  including paragraph 14 - the issue appearing (?

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  John Davis

  It really highlights how complex the situation of child sexual abuse is and how even government agencies have to take certain aspects into account before they make a decision. In some jurisdictions, if the person who is the perpetrator exerts authority over the victim the penalties can be more severe, some jurisdictions it doesn't matter. Some jurisdictions give a couple of years of leeway for those approaching the age of consent so like if the age of consent is 16, so a 16-year-old might be able to have sex with a 13-year-old and it not is prosecuted or an 18 and a 16-year-olds. That is of course unless the parents pressure the prosecutors to file charges. So it is not always this cut and dry thing that so many people think it is. there is a lot of circumstances that must come into play.
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  Help! Mike & Kim videos all being deleted by Youtube

  by mrmagic in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  due to watchtower flagging the mike & kim videos on youtube for copyright, youtube is giving them 6 days before they are shutting down their entire youtube channel.

  can you help with a mass downloading program and then reuploading them on a mirror ?

  would hate to lose all those good videos!

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  John Davis

  Stanford University has a good explanation on fair use. Again this is one of the most complex areas of law that is out there, but it is a good start.

  http://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/fair-use/four-factors/