William H. Bowen in mineral water
If from sexual children's abuse among witnesses Jehovas the speech is, the name William H also falls mostly. Bowen .
The former oldest from the USA who was expelled in the meantime because of his(its) activities, is a founder of the organization silentlambs.
After from him organized silentlambs
March to the world head office of the witnesses Jehovas in Brooklyn, New York, came Bowen also after
mineral water to call a visit among other things on the Germany head office of the organization.
William H. Bowen in the little gatehouse in mineral water In the talk with Werner Rudtke |
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Presentation of a lamb As a symbol for the victims of sexual abuse |
On
Saturday 12th of October, 2002 a small group met in sect reconnaissance aircrafts in the railway station of low mineral water in the Taunus . With from the portion Jutta Birlenberg, founder by inc KIDS (children in destructive sects) were in Leverkusen, as well as Nora Herzog, Henriette Banscher and Stephan E. Wolf of the sect drop-out's initiative and affected initiative FROM / ROSE inc to the Jockgrim/Palatinate. They had come, around William H. To accompany Bowen by his(its) visit of the Germany head office of the watch-tower society in mineral water.
Bill, like William H. Bowen is named in the meantime within the drop-out's scene, among other things had come to Germany to perform to a young witness Jehovas Beistand who had been abused as a small child by their(her) father. She had, how already many other affected persons in similar situations the painful experience done that neither the oldest of their(her) meeting, nor the witnesses Jehovas were ready as an organization to go forward against the offender. The mother of the young woman(wife) has separated in the mean time from their(her) man(husband) who was neither expelled nor was pulled in some other way to the account and furthermore as outstanding one Jehovas of house gives evidence at home goes.
William H. Bowen before the entrance To the Germany head office of the watch-tower society In mineral water / Taunus William H. Bowen , silentlambs with Jutta Birlenberg, Inc KIDS before the access road of the watch-tower society In mineral water William H. Bowen with a lamb silent up to now William H. Bowen , silentlambs And Stephan E. Wolf, sect initiative FROM / ROSE inc. |
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Bowens intention was to point out the watch-tower society to the fact that there are numerous abuse cases also in Germany and that it is the highest time for the watch-tower society to think over their(her) behavior carried out up to now opposite victims and offenders.
In the gate of
the head office of the watch-tower society Bowen asked for a talk with Werner Rudtke,
board member of the watch-tower society of the witnesses Jehovas in Germany. This was got by the doorkeeper on the telephone and Bowen explained(expressed) his(its) intention. He asked for a clearing talk to this oppressive subject, about of the leaders(ladders) of the legal department of the watch-tower society in mineral water, Uwe W. Man's man, only recently in a television interview had said: " to Us, the religious community in Germany such cases are not known for Germany ".
Rudthke knew immediately with whom he had to do it.
He presented himself emphatically friendly reserved, however, broke off after few minutes the talk with the indication that his(its) English knowledge would not be enough and he wants to get another interlocutor.
Bowen noted to his(its) companions opposite that he did not have at all the impression, Rudtke does not understand him and called the action Hinhaltetaktik . He held it also for strikingly that one him allowed to wait in spite of repeated demand on an individual talk outside in the cold and not the lowest institutions does
to ask him at least in the inside of the building.
There passed about one quarter of an hour, since the announced talk partner announced himself. Not possibly individually, but also only on the telephone. He introduced himself as Hans Obermeier. Also he knew obviously just(exactly) with whom he had to do it and got involved in a just 10-minutes talk with Bowen . Besides , Bowen demonstrated in detail what is his(its) request. He expressed that he considers it a big mistake how the witnesses Jehovas handled with cases of sexual children's abuse And he denounced first of all the fact that such unambiguously criminal businesses would be treated only inside instead of doing the only right thing and turning on the prosecution authorities.
Bowen referred to an internal card index in the watch-tower head office in Brooklyn, the USA in which more than 23.500 such cases would be registered. His(its) interlocutor stated that it is, besides, predominantly about an American problem for which also the American head office of the watch-tower society is responsible. Here in Germany, however, only some individual cases are known. What Bowen answered to, that this cannot vote, because at his(its) organization silentlambs would also have announced themselves from Germany a whole row of abuse victims.
High bailiff referred again to the American head office of the watch-tower society and said that one implements only their(her) instructions here in Germany. Therefore, he should address directly in Brooklyn.
For the conclusion of the talk William H asked. Bowen his(its) interlocutor whether he can hand a small present to him. He can do this gladly, the answer came, he should leave behind it simply with the doorkeeper. William H. Bowen handed a small cuddly toy in form of a lamb - to symbol for the sheep silent umpteen thousand of God whom victims of sexual infringements became and from the organization to which they
had brought absolute trust(confidence), in the stitch have been let.
Stephan E. Wolf
Edited by - UnDisfellowshipped on 16 October 2002 4:56:12
