by jwleaks 37 Replies latest watchtower child-abuse
Thanks for the link, Size! That was SO easy.
My message to the PM:
Thank you for opening an inquiry into religions, and how they deal with child sexual abuse when it is reported to their clergy. This is what needs to be done by ALL governments, for the sake of the children. With regards, from Canada.
tal
Thanks, Scott77, that was nice. :))
I wanted peeps to know how easy it is. Just click the link, fill in title, name,,,, type message ... *click* SENT!
xo
tal
Steven Unthank made the following comment on F/B . . . I don't think he'll mind, as it's a public comment . . .
For the past 12 months we have been non-stop lobbying every single Senator in Australia and also the Prime Minister to launch an Inquiry or Royal Commission into religions, especially the Jehovah's Witnesses and the Watch Tower Soci ety.
We even sent a Federal Member of Parliament to personally lobby Prime Minister Gillard for us.
We must also personally thank Senator Nick Xenophon, Senator Richard Di Natale, Senator Sue Boyce, Darren Chester MP (my local Federal Member) and Colleen Hartland MP (Victoria) - all of whom have assisted and listened to my concerns.
While we may not get the media coverage like the Catholic Church is, we are still there NEVER EVER giving up, but making sure the JW children have a voice and are not silenced.
The reason I've posted it is to reassure folks that the JW's are very definitely under the spotlight . . . and among the key reasons for the broad range of the inquiry. Govt. representatives are well aware of WTS's flawed policies and institutional cover-ups. Thier day has well and truly come.
There is a strong focus on allowing the victims of abuse to have thier say and be heard, as a critical part of thier healing. The Catholic church, Anglican church, and several other smaller denominations have been quick to endorse the Inquiry and all have pledged support and openness to the process . . . .
Not a word from the WTB&TS. Just the eerie silence of the worried guilty.
That link is easy. Let's all love bomb Julia Gillard for agreeing to this Royal Commission. 
Mine was similar...
Just wanted to send a huge THANK YOU for agreeing to investigate this matter.
As someone who was raised Jehovah's Witness and has since come to know many people who are shunned by their own families for leaving their religion while their families still speak to the person who sexually molested the one they shun (combination of both their 'two witness' and shunning policies) I am grateful to see this issue getting the attention it deserves.
You are awesome
Brinjen
Bloody good news................I understand Gillard was against a Royal Commision, but I may be wrong..................anyway bloody good news if it brings justice that's long overdue
Actually some of those wanting the Catholic church investigated have said they are surprised this is happening so quickly... by the looks of things, Steven Unthank can take some of the credit for this. I noticed Nick Xenophon's name popping up a bit too. He was trying to get the Australian government to crack down on cults around a year ago. He has also been making quite a bit of noise about the Scientologists... and the JW's from time to time over their shunning policy. Always loved that man.
What I love the most about this Commission is that it's investigating everyone including the police. We all know the Watchtower's policies when it comes to co-operating with the law... that is sure to highlight just how dangerous those policies are.
Only good can come from this. 
AWESOME AUSSIES!
Thanks to Steven, and all others who worked to make this happen.
Quote from the link above:
" The inquiry will target institutions that have failed to safeguard victims. It will extend far beyond the Catholic Church and other religious orders that have been the focus of sex abuse concerns in the past."
