To Anitar and Mary: Very good points. Almost any JW parent I know would let their child go to the door with another adult. Most JW's think that no one would ever molest a child. I think some of them don't even know it happens at all in the world.
I'm a firm believer in the "iceberg theory". I call it that because I think that whatever is known to us or the public is only a fraction of the whole truth, just like about 10% of icebergs are above the waterline. So consider how many cases of abuse we know about and then realize that there are 90% more left to be discovered. JW parents need to learn that even a grandfather or sibling might molest a child.
When I got my psych degree, we learned that one out of six children will be molested before they are 18 years old. And one out of three women will be sexually attacked in their lifetime. Now if these figures are for the world in general, then how many JW perverts are there? There should be NONE, but child abuse occurs at a higher rate among JW's than the world. Does anyone find this disgusting that these self-righteous pieces of slime are worse than the world they condemn to death??
We need to keep telling the public, emailing newspaper editors, and other media. I am active on Silent Lambs because my child was raped by a JW. We are attempting to flood Dr. Phil and Oprah with letters and emails until someone does a show on this. If everyone here contacts people like this, we might get somewhere.
Tell all your friends and neighbors. When JW's come to the door, have a newspaper clipping and show it to them. Don't let them talk about anything else until you know they heard what you said. And throw in the UN scandal too while you're at it. They won't hear it anywhere else and they might listen to you at the door if you presented yourself as a newly interested person who "had a few questions".
It's time these perverts are stopped. One way or another, we have to do it. You can warn your neighbors to either make them talk, or slam the door. And I know the happiest day of my life will be if I see Bethel burn to the ground.
