is investigating this group because the allegations are so pervasive!
jehovah's witnesses are being investigated in states such as illinois & pennsylvania.
i think that a federal investigation will come about soon.. there is so much negative news about the witnesses now that can't be hidden.
Sounds a little like ex-Circuit Overseer and former Governing Body member Ted Jaracz (sp).
Rather than simply moving Ted around as this group did, Watchtower promoted Ted to the Governing Body. They did the same for E. Chitty.
With the state of Pennsylvania going after Watcthtower's child rapists criminally rather than just civilly perhaps the FBI will take the ball over state lines to include the Governing Body.???
a new child sexual abuse law was signed by the governor of louisiana on june 14, 2021. the new law eradicates the deadline for sex abuse victims to seek damages and establishes a three-year window where all unresolved claims, no matter how long ago they were made, can also be pursued.
this new law will take effect on august 1. the articles below appeared in new orleans on june 15th and 23rd, 2021.
https://www.abuselawsuit.com/news/louisiana-legislature-passes-bill-for-child-sex-abuse-survivors/#:~:text=on%20june%2010%2c%202021%2c%20louisiana,for%20older%20cases%20of%20abuse.
Good news. :)
i open a new topic, to find out how it's going in your area.
from what i see as a southern european in my constituency the situation is patchy.. the congregation where i am now has 30% old people on zoom but also young couples with almost all their cameras off.
no increase but a slight decrease in the total number of publishers.. circuit assemblies: before covid you couldn't find a free seat if you arrived 10 minutes before the start.
As the JW "religion/cult" becomes more online and cloud-based, I see physical attendance continuing to fall. I doubt the GB cares too much as long as automatic donations keep rolling along. Kind of like club and gym memberships as long as the credit card charge clears....they will never call.
i open a new topic, to find out how it's going in your area.
from what i see as a southern european in my constituency the situation is patchy.. the congregation where i am now has 30% old people on zoom but also young couples with almost all their cameras off.
no increase but a slight decrease in the total number of publishers.. circuit assemblies: before covid you couldn't find a free seat if you arrived 10 minutes before the start.
No idea about local physical attendance (I enjoy sleeping in on Sundays now too much to check parking lots. lol)
I have POMO and PIMO friends that tell me their US West Coast KH attendance seems down by about 30% for most meetings.
Interestingly one single POMO friend finds 90% of seemingly PIMI single JW sisters he meets on JW online dating sites have ZERO issues dating him even though he is upfront telling
them he is POMO and thinks the governing Body is full of s#!#t !!! lol.
He has been outspoken with elders about his new "woke" views,...and so far, almost a dozen elders have agreed with him. Not one JC meeting so far!
Could the big change be more PIMO JWs who stick around for fellowship and a tribe? Fewer "true believers" ? Will JWs become more like rank-and-file Catholics..or the Elks Club or Moose Club? lol. :)
just curious but how do the people off this forum find reddit.
for myself i find reddit to be sadly lacking in the jw world.
i just don't find the depth there e.g one sentence replies, trying to be funny.
Interesting old thread. I was just talking to 3rd gen about Reddit today.
One of us was looking at the ex-jw threads and used a personal email and today I received gobs of spam emails from the site.
One thing to consider about the moderation on Reddit....is that the new wife of a Reddit founder...is a newly reactivated JW.
It would seem a simple matter to access email addresses for Watchtower.
Food for thought......
The Wife?
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.
The fact that his beloved Caddy is parked out front tells me he flew offshore or out of the region to stay/sponge.
ha grandpa:.
was there such a thing as a rutherford kite back in the old days?
atlantis reply.
Great promo product. Imagine a huge triangle/pyramid flag printed with "Religion is a snare and a racket!" flying over a JW convention parking lot.
ha grandpa:.
was there such a thing as a rutherford kite back in the old days?
atlantis reply.
Thanks, Blondie. Love that ebay listing!
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.
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.
was this ever a requirement?.
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
