I'm sorry, but this doesn't seem right to me. It bothers me that the JWs would appear in a case where they have no idea if he is guilty or not, simply because he is also a JW. But it would also bother me to support an alleged victim without knowing anything about the people or the case. I don't understand this whole idea about rallying around anyone who alleges they were abused, without any substantial motivation for belief.
amac, it is documented that the man confessed to the elders, was df'd, then reinstated. He was convicted, but may walk on a technicality, as I understand it. I don't understand your hesitation or your discouraging others from doing what is right. What is it you require before you, or anyone for that matter, gets off their apathetic and cynical highhorse and does something to effect change?
Re-read this please:
On November 11, 2003 Howard Kanhe a Jehovah's Witness in good standing was convicted of molesting his daughter, in addition, his step daughter also offered testimony of her molestation but her testimony was kicked out due to the statue of limitations in California.
Apparently this information was part of the congregation record as well in that Howard Kanhe was disfellowshipped in the early summer of 2002 for confessing to child molestation yet he was reinstated latte summer of 2002 due to his great 'repentance.
Now stop wringing your hands and get your apathetic behind to the courthouse on Friday morning.
These victims do not need distant prayers and posative wishes. They need to physically see others who believe and support them. What they are going through is terribly difficult and they are taking the hard road for the sake of REAL truth and justice, not Jehovah-justice. We have all had our fill of WT justice, haven't we?
The judge also needs to see with his own eyes that others care and are watching what unfolds. The perp has support of the most disgusting kind and I for one cannot have a clean conscience knowing what I know and not making the effort to do something to make a difference. I am 1 hour and 41 minutes away from the Riverside Courthouse. There is no excuse or reason why I cannot do something good for another human being who is in need and so close.
Who will be there to stand up for you or your children? Who will not object to what this sick man did if not we? We are not talking about a woman on the side of the road with a flat tire we see as we are driving along, and we just too lazy or in such a hurry to stop and give assistance to. No, we are talking about a victim of one of the most evil crimes one can perpetrate on a child. We must object. We must raise our voices and support her and every other victim we are aware of.
Each one of us as former victims of the WTBTS and their drones have the obligation, now that we are out, to help others. We can make changes and expose the organization for the sham it really is, but only if we choose to, only if we do it collectively. There is power in numbers, but complete impotence in apathy and mediocrity. We can sit around bitching about what happened to us, but we can also step up, be seen, be heard and be the difference that makes a difference in someone else's life. We owe it to ourselves and we owe it to other human beings in need. We must not turn out backs, ever.
Corvin