Posts by AudeSapere

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Dr Monica Applewhite!

by username in

i'm just listening to this so called doctors testimony.

where did the watchtower dig her up from.

her answers have mostly been maybe's and i think!.

A cursory thought I had while listening to her testimony late last night was that, in theory and as evidenced by their own written material (especially the Awake! articles from the late 80's and early 90's), the WTS has the tools and exceptional communication systems in place that are needed to establish and maintain 'best practices'. They *do* know how to get their adherents' attention. They *could* present the protective information and values from the platform and/or in their WT study articles. They have an army of volunteers who are not afraid to walk up to strangers and present a message that they deem important.

They have everything in place that could actually effect a significant change that would benefit people on a deep and personal level.

They could. But they don't.

Instead they choose to bolster their image at the expense of their substance and their humanity.

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Dr Monica Applewhite!

by username in

i'm just listening to this so called doctors testimony.

where did the watchtower dig her up from.

her answers have mostly been maybe's and i think!.

AudeSapere

Watchtower rhetoric contradicts Watchtower practice.

Also, Ms Applewhite complete missed the point of the entire commission - although Justice McClennan recognized where this problem originated. She was not given the proper assignment by Watchtower. McClennan stated, "Whoever asked her to give this form of statement was missing the point."

I think the WT is *so* accustomed to 'defending and legally establishing' itself and taking every public opportunity to brag and boast about how much better and faster and blessed they are than everyone else, that it was completely blinded to the clearly stated aim of these hearings.

Maybe it was their collective legal reflex kicking in that caused them to miss the point.

Or maybe they really are just a publishing business, run by arrogant bumbling buffoons, masquerading as a kookie-but-legalistic religion.

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Day 4 Looks to Be Live at Any Moment - Link...and Upcoming Witness List!

by LostGeneration in

https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.

anyone know who this monty baker is?

i'm sure this guy will be able to tell the rc how things work behind the scenes without all the evasiveness, being that he is an "apostate".

AudeSapere

Mr McClennen stated: Whoever asked her to give this form of statement was missing the point.

Nitty-Gritty wrote: "...Also, sorry to disappoint you, but most “worldly” people are not going to be “put off” by the JWs because of child molestation issues as they know this is prevalent in all society..."

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I agree with you on this point. Only the most naive person will believe they are completely immune to exposure to abusers and molesters.

The most off-putting part, however, is the absolute lack of compassion and the further victimization on the child by those in charge. Add to that the encouragement to *NOT* report the incident(s) to the police and you have a horrible psychological environment in a (church) community that is supposed to provide shelter and refuge on AT LEAST a spiritual/psychological/emotional level.

In other words, the way abuse reports are currently handled by the elders AFTER the report of abuse, heaps further abuse and then added isolation on the person who needs validation the most. This failure to respect and help 'heal' the victim in a *meaningful* way, is what is 'off-putting' to most rational people.

The 'handling' procedures and processes MUST change.

As with most traumatic events in people's lives, how the trauma is addressed AFTER the fact is often more impactful on an individual's future life and development than the actual trauma itself.

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What would a JW do if their none JW neighbor molested their 9 year old daughter???

by James Mixon in

have anyone heard of a case where they (jw) turn the person over.

to the law???

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AudeSapere

Before we were witnesses, I was molested by a non-JW neighbor. (Decades later I found out the my younger brother was also molested by the same neighbor.)

I recall at the time that I *did* report the incident to my parent(s).

My parent(s)'s reaction at the time: He continued to be our babysitter.

When confronted in therapy 30 years after the incident, my parent(s)'s response: "Aude is just making it up. She's just looking for attention. And besides, I spoke with the guy's mother and she said he would never do anything like that."

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It may have just been a typical reaction/denial (or not) for the time period in which it occurred, but I'm not really sure. Some JWs prefer to stick their head in the sand and pretend everything is fine and they are great protectors and there is nothing they can do about anything anyway. Some non-JWs feel the same way.

Others act like grown-ups and take charge and responsibility for themselves and watch out for their children's best interest.

I would hope that modern-day (!!) JWs would not hesitate to action and would file a police report immediately whether the offender is JW or not.

I try to keep hoping that (all) people will due the right thing. Sadly, I am sometimes disappointed.

-Aude.

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Branch Service Department Manual approves appointing Child molestors as Elders

by stuckinamovement in

http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/downloadfile.ashx?guid=7ba22716-556c-43c2-9fc6-76697afad440&type=exhibit&filename=wat.0001.004.0076&fileextension=pdf

AudeSapere

@BoC: God Bless the RC??