Posts by Balaamsass2

a few months later it was revealed that the watchtower bought him a house in lumberton, north carolina.. however, and correct me if i am wrong, since leaving the gb nobody has reported seeing tony attending jw meetings or participating in field service.

in fact nobody has reported seeing him anywhere, not even at a local liquor store.

Balaamsass2

If he is sponging off a JW family ( or his kids) he could "attend" meetings on Zoom under his hosts' ID and no one would know.

Same with groceries and booze, his hosts do the shopping or they get delivered.

My bet he is relaxing poolside or in the shade, with a drink in his hand.

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Do Jehovah's Witnesses have to buy any of the organization's literature before distribution?

by Vanderhoven7 in

was this ever a requirement?.

Balaamsass2

When I was in Bethel in the mid-late 70s the governing body was aware that the IRS was looking at them and the "income" from literature. I remember discussions with Ray and Cynthia Franz about this. How did they know?

Remember this was before personal computers and all government agencies had armies of secretaries who took dictation and TPYED all investigative reports. Well, it just so happened a few JWs worked in those secretarial pools...and word was passed on to Bethel stat.

The Swaggart case and dates are below.

https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/3d/204/1269.html

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Jehovah’s Witnesses fail to get state recognition in Lithuania

by AndersonsInfo in

https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2290924/jehovah-s-witnesses-fail-to-get-state-recognition-in-lithuania#:~:text=lithuanian%20lawmakers%20on%20thursday%20denied,in%20favour%2c%20and%20three%20abstained.

jehovah’s witnesses fail to get state recognition in lithuania.

news2024.06.06 13:46. lithuanian lawmakers on thursday denied state recognition to the lithuanian jehovah’s witnesses religious community.. in total, 88 mps voted against granting jehovah’s witnesses state recognition, two were in favour, and three abstained.. according to the seimas, this community does not comply with the lithuanian constitution and its requirement that religious teachings and rituals be in accordance with the law and integrity.. the resolution says that the religious teaching of jehovah’s witnesses prohibiting blood transfusions is incompatible with the constitutional right to life of a human being and the right to state-guaranteed medical aid.. it also says that the community’s teaching prohibiting participation in the defence of the state with weapons or contribution to the defence of the state by non-military means encourages non-compliance with the constitution and its requirements to defend the state against a foreign armed attack.. read more: https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2290924/jehovah-s-witnesses-fail-to-get-state-recognition-in-lithuania#:~:text=lithuanian%20lawmakers%20on%20thursday%20denied,in%20favour%2c%20and%20three%20abstained.

Balaamsass2

Thanks for the post Barb.

No doubt Watchtower will appeal. I think the public perception of JWs has been changing with the easy availability of information on the net. Years ago co-workers seemed to think JWs were some minor religious group of pleasant door knockers who dressed better than Amish. "Amish with make-up". With all the various news stories and criminal convictions, JWs are frequently referred to as a doomsday "Cult" now, with a walled headquarters in upstate NY.

It will be interesting to see what happens next.

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Former Lancaster, PA Elder convicted of child sexual abuse of multiple victims .......

by WingCommander in

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another creepy pervert elder convicted of multiple counts of child sexual abuse in pennsylvania.

this guy moved from puerto rico to lancaster, pa in the 1990's, worked his way up thru to being an elder, and then used his position to babysit families with children and abuse them.

he then denied everything, but when some victims went to the police, he fled back to pr, where us marshall's eventually caught up to him and arrested him.

Balaamsass2

Thanks for the update Wing Commander. It is all over the first pages of Google search today. Many more to come.

https://local21news.com/news/local/former-jehovahs-witness-church-elder-found-guilty-of-abusing-three-kids-lancaster-city-county-crime-pennsylvania-attorney-general-pa

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Criminal trial begins for Lancaster, Penn., Jehovah's Witness Elder accused of molesting three girls.

by Balaamsass2 in

it appears the perp got the victims disfellowshiped!

the state attorney general has re-opened the botched case.. "the trial for a jehovah’s witness elder accused of molesting three girls in 1999 began in a lancaster county court monday with lawyers giving opening statements to the jury.. norman aviles-garriga, 45, was charged by the pennsylvania attorney general with two counts of aggravated indecent assault and 16 related offenses in connection with assaults alleged by three women who say the abuse happened when they were girls.. aviles-garriga is one of five pennsylvania jehovah's witnesses charged by a statewide grand jury with using their positions within their churches to sexually abuse children.

the attorney general’s office brought charges against the men in october 2022 and february 2023.. .

Balaamsass2

Well, that was a quick trial. All over Google search for news the last few days. Glad to see it is ranking high and "Making Jehovah's name known". I hope more of these defendants plead out and roll on the Governing Body.

https://local21news.com/news/local/former-jehovahs-witness-church-elder-found-guilty-of-abusing-three-kids-lancaster-city-county-crime-pennsylvania-attorney-general-pa

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Where is Tony?

by Athanasius in

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on february 22, 2023, anthony morris iii was officially removed from the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.

a few months later it was revealed that the watchtower bought him a house in lumberton, north carolina.. however, and correct me if i am wrong, since leaving the gb nobody has reported seeing tony attending jw meetings or participating in field service.

in fact nobody has reported seeing him anywhere, not even at a local liquor store.

Balaamsass2

I'm sure he is happy mooching off an affluent JW somewhere nice sipping some good scotch poolside.

Since his location was made public he has been hiding out from all those he wanted to sizzle like an overcooked hotdog.

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Criminal trial begins for Lancaster, Penn., Jehovah's Witness Elder accused of molesting three girls.

by Balaamsass2 in

it appears the perp got the victims disfellowshiped!

the state attorney general has re-opened the botched case.. "the trial for a jehovah’s witness elder accused of molesting three girls in 1999 began in a lancaster county court monday with lawyers giving opening statements to the jury.. norman aviles-garriga, 45, was charged by the pennsylvania attorney general with two counts of aggravated indecent assault and 16 related offenses in connection with assaults alleged by three women who say the abuse happened when they were girls.. aviles-garriga is one of five pennsylvania jehovah's witnesses charged by a statewide grand jury with using their positions within their churches to sexually abuse children.

the attorney general’s office brought charges against the men in october 2022 and february 2023.. .

Balaamsass2

These cases are becoming hard to follow as time slowly grinds along. Unlike most abuse cases, this State Prosecutor is trying to rope them together and include Watchtower Headquarters for aiding the perps and destroying evidence. What started with 4-5 JW perps is up to about 17 JW perps last I looked. Fingers crossed this approach nets a Governing Body member or two.

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The MYSTERY of the Society's BETH-SHAN secret cult compound

by Terry in

1945 black and white photo of beth-shan (now hand colored):.

beth-shan house built in 1939, ten years after beth-sarim on adjacent property.

beth-shan, which means "house of security" in hebrew, was literally a house of security -(cult compound)*- it was accessed by a single dirt road that was guarded and gated.

Balaamsass2

My family used to talk about this stuff in the 60s. They had joined in the 1930s, some were in Bethel. Lots of paranoia from the very beginning. The governing body tells the sheep to have faith in "Gods protection" while they raise money for underground survival bunkers. lol.