Posts by smiddy3

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Montana - new claim adds Watch Tower of Pennsylvania as defendant

by annihilator in

the following is from mark o'donnellhttps://twitter.com/mark_j_odonnell/status/1225864318794772480breaking news: on february 6th, plaintiff lexi nunez filed an amended complaint in sanders county montana, alleging negligence in connection with her abuse.

the new claim adds watch tower pennsylvania as defendant, listing more than 1 billion in assets and securities.

stay tuned!https://twitter.com/mark_j_odonnell/status/1225864318794772480.

smiddy3

Lets hope Lexi gets justice and WT/JW is hit with another big payout.

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Clergy Penitent Privilege

by lastmanstanding in

this privilege is not biblical.. neither is it supported is any jw teaching or publication.. the catholic church invented it, and its primary use is.... drum roll please.... to grant absolution.. do jehovah’s witness elders, who seek the same invented privilege, also grant absolution?.

if a jw elder hears “a sacred confession” then he must also grant absolution, absolving the sinner of his crimes.... er... sin..

smiddy3

Maybe the lawyers defending victims need to get there act together honing in on this point that WT/JW`s claim in their publications that they do not have a clergy class.?

And see how that goes.

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Kh's will be gone in 5 years! Here's how it will work

by nowwhat? in

besides the media center they are going to build in n.y. it's been noted they are also building one and a studio in australia.

there is no way donations can cover these massive projects.

so the money will have to come from the sale of the remaining halls.

smiddy3

I think you can forget about meeting in private homes nowadays for many of the reasons outlined above .

What I believe could happen is that they will become strictly a television based religion where you tune in 3 times a week .

One where JW`s would have to subscribe too so big brother can keep tabs on you, and of course a fee would apply to join up and then an ongoing fee to keep you listed in good standing.

Maybe one Assembly hall in each major city so that the numbers look good.Donations to be done by credit or debit cards on line.

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JWs In The UK: Jehovah's Witnesses sued over 'historical sex abuse

by pale.emperor in

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51006771.

according to my older brother, my mother now refuses to watch the news in case they mention this story.

funny, when the news exposed the catholic church she turned the volume up.. at least 20 former jehovah's witnesses are suing the group over historical sexual abuse they say they suffered.the group has a policy of not punishing alleged child sex abuse unless a second person, alongside the accuser, has witnessed it - or an abuser confesses.it says its elders "comply with child-abuse reporting laws even if there is only one witness", though, and always tell police if a child is in danger.but one former elder said it had been failing to involve the authorities.john viney, who says he was abused between the ages of nine and 13, by "a distant family member who was an active jehovah's witness", added children were still being abused and the religious organisation was "inadvertently" protecting their abusers.

smiddy3

Its all about saving face , protecting their image , not bringing reproach on Jehovah`s name or Jehovah`s Witnesses religion

That`s why they the Elders never report child sex abuse to the appropriate authorities .

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People that are shunned and those that shun mimic slavery

by Yomama in

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so im reading this book 1619 about slavery then it dawned on me that shunning like slavery emotionally rips apart families.

if you look at romans 1:32 study note under natural afection they tell on themselves if you cannnot love your familey you cannot love others wow just wow try shareing that point with your pimi relatives..

smiddy3

Hi Yomama and welcome to the board ,you do make a valid point but as Vidiot points out the Bible does not and has not condemned slavery anywhere and in fact tells slaves to be obedient to their masters Eph.6:5

Its no wonder that many people say the Bible is like an instrument you can play any tune on .

I hope you stick around there is much to learn on this site ,I have learnt more in the 10 or so years on this site about JW`s than I ever did in my 32 years as an active JW.

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Documentary Examines Alleged Child Sex Abuse Within Jehovah's Witnesses

by annihilator in

in february, oxygen will premiere a two-part documentary about the jehovah’s witnesses in which a journalist who has spent five years looking at the group alleges “an abuse story that has layers of coverup.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wy4qx7lraa.

smiddy3

I hope it gets a wide distribution around the world and not just in the USA

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Article: What Is The Clergy-Penitent Privilege And How Can It Protect Sex Offenders?

by AndersonsInfo in

https://www.oxygen.com/the-witnesses/crime-news/how-clergy-penitent-privilege-may-protect-sex-offenders.

how clergy-penitent privilege may protect sex offenders | crime news.

it’s a practice that is centuries old: confessing one’s sins to a trusted clergy member.

smiddy3

Dont forget Jehovah`s Witnesses are on record as saying they "have no clergy class" .

Yet in a Court room when asked to divulge certain information ,they claim Clergy-Penetint privilege ?

Which is it WT / G.B./JW ? Do you have a Clergy class or don`t you.?

That is something the rank and file PIMI JW`s should be asking the Elders in there congregations .

Also to note as an example using the Catholic religion a person confesses to a priest and its between the priest and the confessor alone nobody else is involved .

If and when somebody confessed a sin / crime to an Elder in the JW religion it then becomes a matter for a judicial meeting with 3 Elders , that then is passed on to the Branch Office and possibly to the legal dpartment which involves a helluva lot more people .

So in no way can it conform to simply one Clergy person and a confessor.

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Judge warns JW elders for covering up child molestation

by krismalone in

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/02/04/high-court-judge-jehovahs-witnesses-prioritised-spiritual-counselling/.

smiddy3

I don’t think this crap will end till regular elders start getting convicted and jailed for YEARS for the non reporting and coverup of CSA. When that happens, things will change.

I don`t understand or know why this hasn`t been occurring years ago ,for one thing it might just wake up Elders as to their responsability to the child victim and not to just protect the image of the JW religion or the name Jehovah.

We all know that the JW organization would not back up the Elders if they were charged with negligence of a childs safety Elders would quickly learn that they would be thrown under the bus after all they are not in the employ of the WTB&TS they are only volunteers ,so the responsability rests squarely on their shoulders ,its not our problem says the Watchtower.

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Former elders did you ever ?

by Fadeaway1962 in

hi did any former elders ever suggest that bro & sis should go to the police?.

there was a group of sis with various health conditions and on medications had a gathering and drank a lot wine , one of the sister physically assaulted another sis , myself and a another elder were assigned to deal with it after hearing what happened i said to the sis she could contact the police the other elder a lot older gave me a dirty look , the sis said i trust you bro to deal with it .. i think that's why witnesses don't get the police involved because we have been convinced that we can trust the elders and the organisation , and to trust and have faith that god knows all the facts and can read hearts and will deal with it in his time scale and encouraged to leave it with him and not to bring reproach on his name..

smiddy3

To guide them in theirWhat is it about Romans 13:1-7 that Jehovah`s Witnesses can`t comprehend ? I mean its spelt out plain as daylight.

OOOOHHHH That`s right there is a scripture that contradicts that one isn`t there .1 Corinthians 6 : 1-11 ,that is also spelt out as plain as daylight isn`t it.

Do Jehovah`s Witnesses today have a Moral Compass ? or even an Ethics Compass ?

In their everyday existence in the world they live in and even care for the children in their own congregations who can`t speak for themselves because they are intimidated sadly by there own parents and the Elders in the congregation who won`t speak up for them .

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Lili Dale: The American Town Jehovahs Witnesses will not preach in!

by Diogenesister in

there's a wonderful channel called "the blue envelope" and the vlogger does exjw topics, oftentimes from a very interesting and unusual perspective.

a real treasure - he's a nerd's nerd!.

anyway this ones subject is the western new york connection with jws.

smiddy3

I don't know why the borg will not let the flock witness there.

I`m sorry but is that true ? The Borg / Elders will not let the R&F witness there ?

Is there any confirmation of that anywhere ? Letters ,directions from the G.B. or the local Elders ?

or is it just a word of mouth thing that the G.B.turn a blind eye to.?