by romansfourteen1to6 14 Replies latest jw friends
Francois,
You are correct. Pedophiles are not curable as it is a choice with them. It seems sick to the average person but just as we are attracted to women or men, they are attracted to children. Even ones that have had counseling will tell you they have to fight the urge. I seen one ex priest on TV and he at least did the right thing. He knew he had a problem so he voluntarily took himself out of that position of trust so he wouldn't be tempted.
Will
ExPat:
While discussing the Fifth Estate with one still active JW she commented, "Yeah I don't get why they have to go door to door. Yeah they have to preach, but make them do letter writing or prisons cell-to-cell."
Letter witnessing would be an excellent option for the Society as long as all replies went to the PO or Secretary of the Hall and not back to the pedophile.
It would be a way out for them.
Uzzah -
Don't mind me, I'm just steadying the ark
Edited by - Uzzah on 30 January 2003 19:20:42
Uzzah:
You're right about the letter-writing being a possibility. Which of course makes it all the more reprehensible that the WT is still sending molestors to the doors.
I do think this would still create internal problems for the society though. After all, to the vast majority of JW's, field service is an unpleasant chore. Most JW's would love to ve able to fulfill thier service obligations just by letter writing. In effect, paedophiles would be getting a cushy time of it because of being a child molestor! Very bad for morale. Plus of course it would reveal the true extent of the problem within the organisation. Very bad for PR.
Quite an enigma for the Governing Body. I feel really sorry for them.....NOT!
Expatbrit
p.s. Hawkaw was trying to contact you earlier.
Expat:
Yeah the message got through and was handled. Thanks.
The other problem with the above idea is that if anyone hears you are doing letter writing territory they are naturally going to make assumptions ...
So much for that form of witnessing getting done.
Uzzah
Don't mind me, I'm just steadying the ark
Let them make their assumptions. It's a good way to indicate the person has a problem without saying anything.
There are lots of ways the Org could handle matters better. They could require pedophiles to turn themselves in to the authorities before any consideration is given to their request for reinstatement. Problem is they think they are handling everything just fine.
That's why they deserve everything coming their way.
