Posts by AudeSapere

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.

AudeSapere

tornintwo reported on the hearing: "...They also highlight the instructions in the book to 'put the accused at ease' whilst there is no counsel to assist the accuser/victim...."

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Wow.

-Aude.

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Update on Royal Commission

by umbertoecho in

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.

AudeSapere

@jwleaks: I thought so. But wanted to verify. Thank you!

@tornintwo: Thank you. The numbers are kind of astounding, anyway you cut it. It's not just the abuse itself, but the cover-up. The 'wait on Jehovah'. Don't bring reproach upon Jehovah by 'reporting' the incident.

-Aude.

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Update on Royal Commission

by umbertoecho in

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.

AudeSapere

You are fast! Thank you for posting.

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QUESTION: Regarding the "1006 allegations of child sex abuse made against church members since 1950"... Is this just for Australia? or is this figure Worldwide?

Does anyone know?

-Aude.

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The Report - BBC Radio 4 about Jehovah's Witnesses and Child Sexual Abuse can now be heard

by AndersonsInfo in

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0612hjs.

the report about child abuse and jehovah's witnesses is now live.. jehovah's witnesses handle child abuse cases.

jehovah's witnesses and child sexual abuse, the report - bbc radio 4 .

AudeSapere

recovering wrote: I would like to have the youtube link please

Please see the 2nd post on page one of this thread. Immediately following the OP, the next post gives the YouTube link.

-Aude.

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Sam Herd’s comment on the 2001 Dateline expose

by Londo111 in

im going by memory, so not an exact quote...i believe this was around 2002, at the crownsville assembly hall (now sold from what i understand)..

he said basically: some people watch an hour show and give up the faith that theyve had for decades..

the impact of this show was like a canon being shot into a swimming pool.

AudeSapere

I had been inactive for a decade as a walk-away believer, but the story rang so true to me even then. A very important component that led to me becoming more 'Awake' to the workings of the organization.

Thank you for re-posting the video.

-Aude.

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PS: Funny how the word 'organization' now makes me bristle when used in conjunction in a spiritual connotation. The JWs have many of the right words for how they run their Business. Somehow, we were all programmed to see those (secular) business words as special, favored religious concepts.

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The Report - BBC Radio 4 about Jehovah's Witnesses and Child Sexual Abuse can now be heard

by AndersonsInfo in

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0612hjs.

the report about child abuse and jehovah's witnesses is now live.. jehovah's witnesses handle child abuse cases.

jehovah's witnesses and child sexual abuse, the report - bbc radio 4 .

AudeSapere

This was a great report. I was able to listen to the first link direct from BBC that Barbara posted.

This report can easily be shared with JWs. Especially the BBC link.

There are a few people I want to send this to.

-Aude.