child abuse is a catholic problem according to public talk

by bereanbiblestudent 16 Replies latest watchtower child-abuse

  • bereanbiblestudent
    bereanbiblestudent

    I went to the public talk and the speaker told us that child abuse is a problem in the catholic church but not so for Jehovah´s witnesses.


    I wondered why he said that would that have been in the manuscript. I know I told him about how it really was when he visited me at home.


    So was he lying because of the manuscript, did he not believe me, or did he forget I told him about the settlements?

  • mrsjones5
    mrsjones5

    See no evil, hear no evil - It's called Denial.

  • yknot
    yknot

    What was the title of the PT?

  • drew sagan
    drew sagan

    Child abuse can be a problem for any group. The question is not if it happens (any large social organization like this can have the problem of local authority figures abusing their power), but what is done when it happens. I think the record shows JWs have a mixed record at best (with most of the credit going to Elders who do not tolerate the behavior, not Watchtower policy which can be vague and misleading).

  • bereanbiblestudent
    bereanbiblestudent

    It was this year´s special talk: something like "Is there for God only one true religion?"

    I did not find a scan for the outline at the Internet for that talk, would be interesting to see if it was in there or that it was his own addition.

  • dinah
    dinah

    The gag orders that they have placed on child abuse court cases should tell you all you need to know. They are just trying to protect themselves and look righteous to the world.

    If it weren't a problem, it wouldn't even be mentioned. If they had handled abuse cases the correct way, it would not have cost them so much money to settle them in court.

    Can you imagine how someone who was abused and watched their abuser go free from punishment would feel hearing these statements?

  • bereanbiblestudent
    bereanbiblestudent

    Drew I do understand that child abuse can happen in any group and that the fact that it happens does not say anything about the group or its teachings, I was suprised he blamed the Catholic Church for not handling it well, and making the jw´s look good in this issue.

  • yknot
    yknot

    This is the sp that was given after the Memorial this year "Is There a True Religion From Gods Standpoint"

    http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/173878/1/Special-Bible-talk-entitled-e2809cIS-THERE-A-TRUE-RELIGION-FROM-GODe28099S-STANDPOINT-e2809d-Coming-to-a-Kingdom-Hall-near-you-on-Sunday-April-26-2009

    I will post a MP3 DL when it finishes uploading....

  • keyser soze
    keyser soze

    That's the real value of hush money. You can make claims like that and the majority will not know how full of shit you are.

  • yknot
    yknot

    Okay here is three different presentations of the same outline......((( let the listener discern))).....I am not responsible for bleeding ears, headaches or the unbelieveable desire to beat one's head against a brick wall

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/dy0j5n

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/i75zd6

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/mxbqfl

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