has anybody confronted any jws with the royal commission reports on the news yet?
i showed my 8-year old daughter a newspaper headline about it, and when she told my jw wife that the jws in australia were in trouble for not reporting over 1,000 child abusers to police, her response was "oh, really?
well, i don't know what the rules are over there.
I keep hoping that if the local elder testimony has been so damning that the branch representatives will really put the nail in the coffin. Then the news can report what the leaders of the WTS Australia say and not just a local elder or CO. Let's face it most people these days want to hear from the head honchos not just a local priest or elder.
I am really hopeful that the news stories will grow and expand and not disappear by some other large event.
the governing body have painted themselves in a corner, so to speak.
if they acknowledge their response to abuse claims was insensitive, unloving and inadequate they are denying the belief that "god's way" is best and risk losing abuse cases.
if they stick with it and say it is "god's way according to the bible" they will be seen as cult leaders and risk losing abuse cases.
It would be great if the Royal Commission could require the GB to appear before them. Maybe if the local branch representatives say that they call Headquarters (GB) for direction then the Royal Commission will continue to climb up the chain of command.
you can refer to me as a still in mole.
anyway, i've been getting texts from jw's about the australia news.
the general census is that the jw's are very, very confused.
Depressedsoul you have a unique situation being a mole and all. I can't get my wife's real opinion on anything because she immediately puts up the cult personality as soon as the letter J comes out of my mouth. I would love to know what she's thinking about this, if she's heard and your post gives me hope.
you can refer to me as a still in mole.
anyway, i've been getting texts from jw's about the australia news.
the general census is that the jw's are very, very confused.
I haven't heard anything yet from the JWs I know. One of them being my wife. In order for most JWs I know to see this it needs to be on the front webpage of MSN, CNN or be a segment on Good Morning America or Today show. If it makes one of those outlets a majority of witnesses will see it.
I keep checking CNN and MSN to see if an article or video makes it to the headlines. I keep hoping...
just about to start on next segment ...
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.
just about to start on next segment ...
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??
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.
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.
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.
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.
