I just heard Japan Bethel has had a police raid?
something about children but I don’t know the details
anyone here got any info on this latest police raid? Is it to do with the Pensilvania trouble?
Japan Bethel police raid
by llubrevlis2000 10 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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Bartolomeo
I think is something similar to what's going on in Pennsylvania, I've posted this about two months ago:
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Not Jacob
From where did you hear this?
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llubrevlis2000
It was on NHK Japanese news, reporters outside Tokyo Bethel today.
proper police raid.
something about children. I think it’s something about child abuse
are there any Japanese speakers on here can check NHK news channel?
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carla
In attempting to find a story on this, I did find this with todays date of 2-27-https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20230227-93835/ re: blood issue & kids (The Japan News)
and here- https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230227_28/ (NHK World Japan) again about the blood issue and if it is child abuse or not
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HiddlesWife
That's why WT has scheduled for the membership to study articles like the one that was established for them yesterday (Sunday, 2/26/2023): All about PREPPING FOR PERSECUTION! The Borg has its followers FAINT OUR OF FEAR and wants them to develop PERSECUTION COMPLEXES. 😫
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Fisherman
I just heard Japan Bethel has had a police raid?
Have not read anything online. Are you lying?
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llubrevlis2000
No definitely not lying
NHK news had a report about child abuse and filmed the Tokyo branch with reporters outside with bethel in the background. Lots of Japanese writing and the report was all in Japanese so I couldn’t tell what was said.
The authorities went inside for some reason, if it can be called a raid or what is the correct term I don’t know.
officially it’s about children being beaten and too harsh discipline but it sounds like there is more to it.
I wonder if it’s something to do with Pensilvania
the news report also mentioned the blood issue
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Biahi
Get the popcorn ready! 😂🤣👍🏻
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TonusOH
There is a reddit post that describes the police raid as an unsubstantiated rumor: https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/11dokuq/japan_news_today_japan_copy_the_prosecutor_of/
Mostly, what you can find is about a group of lawyers representing JWs or exJWs who are accusing the organization of promoting or condoning child abuse by encouraging parents to refuse blood transfusions. Others are claiming that they were beaten as children by their parents (presumably as a disciplinary measure) which they consider to be child abuse.