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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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  TheListener

  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.
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  Potential for new meeting?

  by campaign of hate in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've mentioned it in a few threads, but i'd like to make it a thread of it's own.. i'm going to make the prediction the gb will schedule a new meeting once a month, starting in jan 2016, for watching the jw broadcasting program.

  at the moment it's up to each cong to organize a viewing, but soon the gb will take over the arrangements.. i make this assumption based on the fact that they know that a substantial quantity of pubs are not tuning in every month.. by scheduling a meeting once a month, it's easier for the gb/elders/organisation to gauge how many people are watching, and to make sure everyone is fully indoctrinated with what the gb are saying.

  it will also keep the rank and file busy busy busy.. if i was a cult leader, that's what i would do.

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  Oh man a video WT study would be horrible. Very boring. I hated that WT study each week at bethel.

  I thought about the split talk just once a month so the GB could show their face and power but still maintain a bit of mystery. But, you're right that they are egocentric and probably wouldn't want to share the stage.

  My spouse and some of her dub friends love the fact that the GB is more public and out there. They feel it makes them so much more human and accessible. They also love how funny the GB members are and how down to earth they sound when giving parts. [insert puking icon here]
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  Angelo Catanzaro

  by Room 215 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i recently heard angelo catanzaro, a rather prominent figure in the organization .. a long-time district overseer and a favorite of knorr's, died recently.

  there was some indication that he and his wife figured out ttatt in their latter years and turned "apostate"... .

  does anyone out there know what happened to them?

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  It was on a thread a few years ago, which must have been on another board. I can't seem to locate it so consider it probably incorrect. The last mention I was able to find for Angelo was his 2010 AGM prayer.
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  Potential for new meeting?

  by campaign of hate in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've mentioned it in a few threads, but i'd like to make it a thread of it's own.. i'm going to make the prediction the gb will schedule a new meeting once a month, starting in jan 2016, for watching the jw broadcasting program.

  at the moment it's up to each cong to organize a viewing, but soon the gb will take over the arrangements.. i make this assumption based on the fact that they know that a substantial quantity of pubs are not tuning in every month.. by scheduling a meeting once a month, it's easier for the gb/elders/organisation to gauge how many people are watching, and to make sure everyone is fully indoctrinated with what the gb are saying.

  it will also keep the rank and file busy busy busy.. if i was a cult leader, that's what i would do.

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  I think a video talk is going to happen as well. I have already heard some dubs say they would like to have that. They think it would be "cool" to have the GB or or bethel heavy give a Sunday talk.

  I think attendance will go very high for awhile but once it becomes the normal procedure the apathy will set back in.

  Or maybe they'll split the public talk into two parts. One part by a local brother and the other a video message from headquarters.
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  Angelo Catanzaro

  by Room 215 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i recently heard angelo catanzaro, a rather prominent figure in the organization .. a long-time district overseer and a favorite of knorr's, died recently.

  there was some indication that he and his wife figured out ttatt in their latter years and turned "apostate"... .

  does anyone out there know what happened to them?

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  I thought I read a few years ago that Angelo also learned the TTATT. Don't know where I read that though.