spotted this article this morning.
i will try to post a link.. jtg.. australia.. institutions refusing to join the national redress scheme are "doubling down" on the crime of child sexual abuse, prime minister scott morrison says.. mr morrison and social services minister anne ruston have warned institutions they may lose funding and tax concessions if they fail to sign up by tuesday's deadline and will be named and shamed.. "all institutions are doing in not joining is doubling down on the crime and doubling down on the hurt," they said in a letter to 25 institutions.. "we consider it to be reprehensible that you have failed to sign up to the scheme.".
the jehovah's witnesses is among the organisations that has refused to sign up, arguing it does not have the institutional settings of other faith-based institutions that the redress scheme is designed to cover.. senator ruston is set to name the non-participating institutions on wednesday, when she will announce what action the federal government will take against them.. "we urge you to join the scheme not because of concerns about being identified, but because it is the right thing to do," the minister and mr morrison said.. "it is the right thing to do by survivors and their families and it is what every, decent, honest, australian demands.".
Over the past five years Jehovah’s Witnesses in Australia have purchased 7 new properties, constructed 17 new Kingdom Halls, and undertaken 430 renovations. To help offset the cost of these building projects, 27 Kingdom Halls and 11 plots of annexed land were sold during the same five year period. An additional $11 million was invested in these new building projects.
An interesting statement from The Jehovah`s Witnesses H.Q. in Australia.
They could hardly cry poor now could they .?
i don't know if anyone has stumbled across this video, but it just blew may away.
omg!!!
just goes to show why in dubland they adhere to the 2 witness rule so adamantly and are so anal about it.
Anna marina ,i enjoyed watching your video and i also look forward to your upcoming video .
But in the NWT Reference Bible on p 1577 para 2-4 it says “we often speak of…the ‘second coming’… but the Scriptures never speak of a ‘second Parousia’… there is no such thing as a ‘second Presence." Is this a contradiction or am I misreading it?
However can you enlighten us a bit more about this ? Did you get a reply ,and what repercussions does or would this have on the organization ?
i`m a bit confused about this quote ? Hopefully you can clear it up for me ,and or others ?
in minneapolis, the city council has voted to abolish the police.. many cities want to either disband or defund the police.
black lives matter and other groups have influenced citizens and neighborhoods to get rid of police and their authority.
is anyone really supportive of removing the police or cutting out law enforcement through the budget?
This is the most craziest ridiculous proposal I have ever heard of. And don`t the anarchists just love it.
I`m with slimboyfat on this one ,America has lost its mind.
And I might add the world is in deep trouble if this became a reality.
yes, he a republican.
but come on.. am i expected to come in, have a couple of shots, a few beers and leave by noon?
what time should i arrive, 9:30am?
Here in Victoria Australia clubs and bars have been open since last Monday 6 days ago , and while I have been in the habit these past few years spending a couple of hours catching up with friends everyday for a couple of hours chewing the fat / solving the worlds problems and a lot of bullshit being dished out and having my 2 schooners ,i have held back from taking advantage of the restrictions being lifted and will probably wait another week or so before I decide whether or not to resume the practice.
I think its better to be safe than sorry.Besides i have my 78 Y.O. wife to consider .
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just wanted to put this out there for any lurkers.. as someone that grew up during the 70s and 80s, we were promised that we would be in the first picture long ago.
if you are still on the fence, please let this sink in for a while..
waton
I should have said , Armageddon and the New System was supposed to happen in the year 1914 .
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just wanted to put this out there for any lurkers.. as someone that grew up during the 70s and 80s, we were promised that we would be in the first picture long ago.
if you are still on the fence, please let this sink in for a while..
There are many scriptures in the Bible that indicate the approximate length of a generation ,one generation ,and none of them suggest in anyway ,length or form of an overlapping generation.
The overlapping generation is just a ploy to cover their failed prophecy interpretation of when Armageddon and the New System was supposed to happen from the year 1914.
https://youtu.be/2nacvosx8n0.
good to see the caring brothers help establish depth of guilt..
Quote from Mae West : " When i`m good i`m very good ,and when i`m bad i`m even better ",
poor Robbie ,he never had a chance its all lucy`s fault.
tonight there was an 8 minute segment allocated to reporting on jws regarding child abuse and the redress scheme.
it was presented by lisa wilkinson for the project.the australian branch has issued a statement to the show advising that they will not be joining the scheme.. they state:.
statement from the jehovah’s witnessesthe religion of jehovah’s witnesses does not have the institutional settings that the voluntary national redress scheme is designed to cover.therefore, the ministry for families and social services has been advised that jehovah’s witnesses will not join the scheme.jehovah’s witnesses have responded and will continue to respond directly to individual claims for redress in a caring, fair, and principled manner, taking into consideration the unique circumstances of each claim.. https://10play.com.au/theproject/articles/statement-from-the-jehovahs-witnesses/tpa200621ycelq.
shepherdless
If your wife or yourself wanted to see the project episode she could still do so , you just have to click on the catchup channel the project was on and click on the particular episode you want to view.
for those who haven't come across furuli before , he is a 77 year old norwegian professor and is ( or was ) one of the few "scholarly" jws used by the society and used as a source on various matters ( especially 607 bce ).. however recently he has fallen out with the gb and has published an interesting book - like many recent scholarly apologists , he seems to be going down the road of disagreeing with the authority of the gb but still holding that the jws is the one true religion.
kind of "lions led by donkeys".
whether this view will continue is anyones guess.
Hasn`t Rolf Furuli now been disfellowshiped for writing this book ? He sounds like a truly messed up individual ?
How can one look at the GB as misleading the flock on so many important issues and still believe they are the "true" religion ?
tonight there was an 8 minute segment allocated to reporting on jws regarding child abuse and the redress scheme.
it was presented by lisa wilkinson for the project.the australian branch has issued a statement to the show advising that they will not be joining the scheme.. they state:.
statement from the jehovah’s witnessesthe religion of jehovah’s witnesses does not have the institutional settings that the voluntary national redress scheme is designed to cover.therefore, the ministry for families and social services has been advised that jehovah’s witnesses will not join the scheme.jehovah’s witnesses have responded and will continue to respond directly to individual claims for redress in a caring, fair, and principled manner, taking into consideration the unique circumstances of each claim.. https://10play.com.au/theproject/articles/statement-from-the-jehovahs-witnesses/tpa200621ycelq.
My wife saw this last night and told me about it so I just watched it on catch up TV a few minutes ago.
Very damning for for the JW religion Lisa certainly didn`t pull any punches she told it how it is.
ARC videos are case 29 and 54 if my memory serves me correctly. Justice McClellan and Angus Stewart were also very critical of the Jehovah`s Witnesses policy dealing with abuse victims.
We can only hope that they do lose their charitable Status.
