Again, I found this over at Bboy's and it's Mike Pence's work - found at his website. This is just a small portion of his thought provoking (lord, those jw words will follow me to my grave), and heartfelt article. Please go read..........well worth the effort!
http://blogs.salon.com/0001138/2002/09/04.html
"Unknown to the faithful, who would have taken the Watchtower as gospel, molesters could remain in positions of authority at all levels of the organization. The contents of that letter, though leaked on the Internet, remain a secret to the lay members of the group. It was explained to the elders, said Brown, and it is not a part of our standard way of handling things to always inform every detail of matters to the congregation in general. What is stated there [in the January 1, 1997 Watchtower] and the way its stated there, without the clarification, is certainly what happens most of the time.
The same issue of The Watchtower insured that not even a history of criminal child sexual abuse would exclude a penitent member from being required to engage in the Witnesses public preaching activity. Speaking of a molester who may have recently been released from prison, it states, if he seems to be repentant, he will be encouraged to make spiritual progress [and] share in the field ministry.
Brown reassured that a penitent predatory pedophile might be offered alternatives to going door-to-door, at the discretion of the local elders. "We consider just as valid if he sits on a bench in a mall with magazines and offers them to people there. Or, if he calls up on a telephone."
As a matter of policy, the governing body stipulated that known child molesters may hold positions of authority in the church and that even criminal child sex offenders must engage in public preaching."
Btw, Mike asked that we read it there, because he gets credits on how many times people click onto his website....or somesuch thing.
Thanks, yet again, to Mikepence.
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