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  Australian hearings on JW.org child abuse featured on CNN

  by Simon in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  just about to start on next segment ...

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  Google news has lots of articles on the Royal Commission from all over the world and ony a couple on the regional conventions - not what the GB were hoping for this summer I am sure.
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  Australian hearings on JW.org child abuse featured on CNN

  by Simon in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  just about to start on next segment ...

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  CNN America or CNN UK? Or are they the same?
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  Speculation ( not theory ) on child abuse inquiries.

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  most of you, like me, keep yourself informed as to what's happening in jw-land.

  like me, you make it your business to know what's going on.

  so i'm wondering why the wtbts is allowing eldubs to appear in these inquiries in australia??

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  What can the Commission do as a result of the hearings? What power do they have?
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  Canada's CBC reports on Australia's Royal Commission

  by OrphanCrow in

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  2. child-abuse

  this story will not be kept silent.. thank you cbc.

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  http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/jehovah-s-witnesses-church-hid-child-abuse-cases-for-decades-australian-inquiry-told-1.3168944.

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  Orphan Crow said,

  I have a feeling that the rather silent King of the North will soon be busting out with JW child abuse cases.

  Woe! I never even considered that. Russia seems to have it out for the witnesses. I could totally see them seizing upon this and running with it in their own country. Never even crossed my mind.
  
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  Update on Royal Commission

  by umbertoecho in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  paedophiles repeatedly promoted to positions of authority in jehovahs witness church royal commission told.

  1 hour ago july 27, 2015 12:45pm.

  counsel assisting the royal commission, angus stewart sc has told the royal commission that church elders could now face criminal charges.

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  vidiot, I am, I am.
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  The Australian Royal Commission hearings on the JWs handling of child abuse begins here in the US later today. It will be streamed.

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  the royal commission hearing starting on monday, july 27, 2015 - australian day and date - (and it could go on until august 7th depending on how many witnesses testify) regarding jehovah's witnesses handling of child abuse is supposed to be streamed.. it could be that the hearing will only be audio not video although we were informed it will be streamed.

  we'll find out in a few hours.. i live in the central time zone of the us and right now here it is sunday, 3: 45 pm.

  in sydney, australia, it is 15 hours ahead of us.

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  Does the commission have the ability to "discipline" the WTS in any way? For example, can they take away their tax free status?
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  Royal Commission convened for now, but Jackson is an asshole

  by umbertoecho in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i have just finished listening to this man jackson.

  i remember him well.

  he is twisting things around as much as he is allowed.

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  There is an article on the NYPost and Reuters. Don't have links.

  The article is on the front page of NYPost but further down the page.
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  AUSTRALIA | Day 1 - Child Abuse Royal Commission - Documents

  by jwleaks in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  documents relating to the child abuse royal commission into jehovah's witnesses - direct download .

  day 1 - 27 july 2015. opening statement by counsel assisting the royal commission - this document contains all the facts and figures.

  witness list - this document lists the scope of each witness testimony.

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  What can the Commission do to the witness organization or individuals as a result of the information they gain?
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  Update on Royal Commission

  by umbertoecho in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  paedophiles repeatedly promoted to positions of authority in jehovahs witness church royal commission told.

  1 hour ago july 27, 2015 12:45pm.

  counsel assisting the royal commission, angus stewart sc has told the royal commission that church elders could now face criminal charges.

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  I hope so much this breaks into the american mainstream news.
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  Question and answers for fisherperson regardingy time at bethel

  by _Morpheus in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so fisherperson sent me a pm asking a bunch of questions re my time at beth hell.

  rather than respond in a pm i will post the q/a here as i have nothing to hide.

  q:what years did you serve in brooklyn bethel?

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  I always felt bad for the new boys who would come to bethel and had girlfriends back in their home congregation or gained a girlfriend quickly after coming to bethel and felt stressed out their entire first year obligation and then left as quick as they could. They were miserable most of the time.

  And truth is that with all the stress and weird things that go on at bethel it could be a lot of fun. Lots of young guys in a pressured environment meant lots of nerdy rule breaking and trying to get away with stuff. It was a very "us against them" mentality with the younger ones and the heavies. At least that was my experience.