Posts by smiddy3

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"The Project" posted a video about the National Redress Scheme and JWs

by AndersonsInfo in

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=612947649624670.

the project posted a video to playlist feature stories.. .

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smiddy3

There has been a lot of coverage by the media here in Australia barb.& Joe ,both on TV and newspapers about those who have not joined the redress scheme and some scathing attacks on the JW Organization.

TV presenter lisa Wilkinson pulled no punches in her report about the JW`s telling viewers to remember this next time JW`s come knocking on your door.

The South Australian senator Anne Ruston was also scathing on those who did not join up to the scheme as was the Prime Minister Scot Morrison.

I think the WT/GB/JW.Org. in Australia has done a bloody good job of bringing reproach not only on Jehovah`s name but also the organization that is supposed to honour and uphold his name .

And they have violated their own stated belief of "Being obedient to the Superior authorities" Rom.chapt. 13

And are to be judged as " going against the arrangement of God."

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Athlete A..... A powerful moving story

by UnshackleTheChains in

i just watched athlete a on netflix.

it moved me to tears.

it was about the cover up by usa gymastics of child sex abuse at the hands of dr nassar.

smiddy3

I did sit down with the wife also to watch it and its almost unbeleivable how he got away with it for so long and to what extent the organization went too to cover it all up ?

Pleading the 5th is a good sign one is guilty as sin.

Recommended viewing.

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Athlete A..... A powerful moving story

by UnshackleTheChains in

i just watched athlete a on netflix.

it moved me to tears.

it was about the cover up by usa gymastics of child sex abuse at the hands of dr nassar.

smiddy3

This doco caught my eye just before I logged on today and have it down to watch it soon.

Another show I saw last week on catch up TV was "Insight" Belonging was the title and it dealt with people who had issues with belonging in society and one womans experience with a fundamentalist xian cult was very similar to JW`s.

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Frenchy, Please...

by Seven in

jw
friends

don't make me beg!

i am in need of a poetry fix!!.

it's going on a week now since eve's choice.

smiddy3

HMMM ,Are any of these people still alive ? I wonder .

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P. Ms Letter to non subscibers to Redress Scheme

by jonahstourguide in

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.".

smiddy3

i`m with you joey jojo ,these idiots have brought Jehovah`s name and his organization into public disrepute all on account of 10 people they would have been made to redress under the scheme ?

If one thing becomes obvious here it`s that Jehovah is not directing this organization and if he is then he has less brain cells working for him than I have.

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Bringing Reproach on Jehovah's Name

by cofty in

all my jw life i was reminded constantly about the importance of not bringing reproach on jehovah's name.

decisions on whether or not to disfellowship an individual often turned, not on the seriousness of the sin, but on whether the incident was public knowledge and had resulted in bad publicity for the congregation.

i recall a middle-aged lady being reported to the elders for shoplifting a sweet worth less than £1- and the elders' insistence that a judicial committee must be formed because the store manager and staff knew that she was a jw (i successfully argued that all she needed was support for her dreadful family life, but that's another story).

smiddy3

I`m not a fan of FB by any means ,so are you saying the ARC is not doing the rounds on FB at all ?

I find that hard to comprehend that so many people love that site ? and nothing ?

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P. Ms Letter to non subscibers to Redress Scheme

by jonahstourguide in

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.".

smiddy3

The WTB&TS / Jehovah`s Witnesses are doing a great job of dragging Jehovah`s name through the mud here in Australia.

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Australian JW's and child abuse redress scheme

by Tantalon in

hi fellow apostates, here is a link about the redress scheme from the arc into child abuse and jws refusal to participate.

enjoy; https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jul/01/six-groups-fail-to-join-australias-national-child-abuse-redress-scheme.

smiddy3

The WTB&TS / Jehovah`s Witnesses are doing a great job in dragging Jehovah`s name through the mud.

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Bringing Reproach on Jehovah's Name

by cofty in

all my jw life i was reminded constantly about the importance of not bringing reproach on jehovah's name.

decisions on whether or not to disfellowship an individual often turned, not on the seriousness of the sin, but on whether the incident was public knowledge and had resulted in bad publicity for the congregation.

i recall a middle-aged lady being reported to the elders for shoplifting a sweet worth less than £1- and the elders' insistence that a judicial committee must be formed because the store manager and staff knew that she was a jw (i successfully argued that all she needed was support for her dreadful family life, but that's another story).

smiddy3

Well said cofty.

The excuses for active JWs to cling to the organisation are becoming more tenuous every day.

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I had a somewhat paranormal experience 2 days ago, but I think science is just light years behind on this.....

by Bad_Wolf in

for the record i'm agnostic, never seen any direct evidence of spirits, afterlife, etc.

i've been visiting my mother during this corona ordeal.

a year ago i had a dream i was much older and talking to somebody about how my mom died this year but it was avoidable.

smiddy3

This is an interesting and fascinating post from my perspective. And I especially liked sbf post about it and also cofty`s .

Thank`s for starting it Bad_Wolf ,though I don`t believe we are going to get a definitive answer to the question raised in our lifetime.