have anyone heard of a case where they (jw) turn the person over.
to the law???
?.
I know what they'd do if their daughter was 13. Send her to the elders to determine if she was a victim or willing and just a skanky, fornicating evildoer.
Personal experience.
To say I am happy the WTBTS is being exposed for what they are is a huge understatement.
jw: "wha-a-a-t?
mormon: "okay.
other jw: "that's just .
jw: "wha-a-a-t?
mormon: "okay.
other jw: "that's just .
i'm picturing a situation in which a savvy 12 year old doesn't like the house rules that mom's new husband has put into place.
or something along that line.
i can certainly agree that protection of children is paramount, but who protects the real victim in those cases?
the press is reporting that over 1,000 cases of abuse were hidden from authorities in australia.. australia has around 68,000 publishers.. if you that ratio applied to the u.s. also, there could be over 14,700 cases that were covered up here.. if the ratio held the same worldwide, that would be over 117,600 cases.. just let that sink in a little..
In 1950 there were >7000 publishers. In 1960, 14000. Now 68000+.
Hmmm. Had they grown at that pace -since they more than doubled between 1960 nbd 1970, theyd have 450,000 by 2010, 675,000 by 2015.
just thought i would relate a conversation i was having with a some what of a wishey washey jw.
first of all i was sitting having breakfast this morning listening to the trial highlights provided by barbra anderson.
i could just feel my blood boiling ( this was also combined that i was also feeling rather lousy from a cold).
I think it would temper some persecuted attitudes if youd remind them that the jws are one religion of many. The catholic church started this process
Religion is not going to be destroyed for any of this. Its reforming. Across the board folk will begin to recognise their obligations to protect their flocks rather than their religions reputation.
so i have not reported a single hour of fs or family worship in over 8 months.
have not given a single comment in a meeting for over a year.
a few weeks ago, my brother in law, who is an ms now, approached me.
I like the idea of undermining jw teaching if at all possible. Use it fir good, then withdraw from school.
OTOH, you could eat a few ex lax and have a viable excuse for staying home again. Just so your wife is sympathetic. Mention the roach coach lunch in passing(gas, or whatever you are passing at that point ;) )
remember there was a talk about not listening to "false stories" about sexual abuse from apostates on jw's fantasy station?
did the governing body put it out there as preemptive damage control because they knew this was coming?
they must have had subpoenas giving them a heads up.
These are not coming from the world. the accusations are coming from jw children and their parents within the org.
WT offenders do have a protection against the world if they keep their abusing to family and congregation members. The policy here does help them because if you think there isnt a whole lot taken care of with a comment about not making jahs people look bad then youd be naive. Or a dad going directly to the one accused by his child and dropping it at that point because of denial, repentance or some other old boys club understanding that makes sense to those 2 alone.
a friend of mine that is df went to hall today someone held door for him he thanked them ,soon after and elder aproached wispered in his ear "you cant talk to anyone" the pharisees .
