Cedars, can I point your attention to the 2 paragraphs included in the apology? can you not see after reading this why some of us would be pissed off?
"When it comes to child abuse within the religion of Jehovah’s Witnesses there is a common pattern I have noticed among many of those who protect the religion and it’s leaders over the children…as long as the children remain nameless and faceless then those who share in these sins – whether by remaining silent or by covering them up or by denying they exist – believe that they themselves can remain blameless. These children have names and have faces. Their tears and their pain are real. They are the ones that are blameless. Not you!
Personally attacking me over my standing up for the children does not wash away your liability, your guilt, or your sharing in the sins of others, if you yourself did nothing and chose to side with those who had a valid charge brought against them both within the religion of Jehovah’s Witnesses and within the courts. You’re conscience is now either accusing you or excusing you. It will never acquit you. Take a good hard look at the face of the child in the above picture and then take a look at yourself in the mirror. There is such a thing as community fault if the community denies judgment."
he apologises and then says those who took issue with the picture were "attacking him" and want to have abuse victims remain facelesss among other things. Just because you did something good, and he did do something good and deserves props for that, that doesnt give a person liscence to go off on people who brought up a legit point.
i dont even really need you to respond, just read that and think about it.