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  A chance to support the work of Reclaimed Voices by crowdfunding

  by redpilltwice in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  if you wish to support this way, here's the link to the crowdfunding:.

  https://reclaimedvoices.org/donatie/.

  excerpt from the website:.

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  jochie

  Board members and voluntiers do not receive a salary.
  
  These donationas our solemny used to cover the costs of the foundation.
  Do you know what hiring a lawyer costs? 360 USD an hour.
  
  More than 200 victims have reported to the Foundation. This is only 600 USD per victim.
  
  
  
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  Child sexual abuse major item in Dutch News

  by jochie in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  last friday child sexual abuse was a major item in the 7.30 pm news by the rtl broadcasting company.the item can be watched here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvnjde0nsek&feature=player_embedded(english subs available).

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  jochie

  Please,
  
  we have had a conversation with the Minister of Justice. We already know that it isn that simple.
  We have given some advise, we drawed attention to the ARC hearings and reports.
  
  But please don jeopardize our mission be acting in certain ways. There is a lot more I cannot tell right now, because of confidentiality.
  
  
  
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  Child sexual abuse major item in Dutch News

  by jochie in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  last friday child sexual abuse was a major item in the 7.30 pm news by the rtl broadcasting company.the item can be watched here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvnjde0nsek&feature=player_embedded(english subs available).

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  jochie

  RTL Broadcasting did there job well.
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  Child sexual abuse major item in Dutch News

  by jochie in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  last friday child sexual abuse was a major item in the 7.30 pm news by the rtl broadcasting company.the item can be watched here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvnjde0nsek&feature=player_embedded(english subs available).

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  jochie

  Last Friday Child sexual abuse was a major item in the 7.30 pm news by the RTL Broadcasting Company.
  
  The item can be watched here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVNJDE0NSEk&feature=player_embedded
  
  (English subs available)
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  Looking for Dutch (ex) elders who can confirm policy

  by jochie in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the reclaimed voices foundation is looking for dutch (ex) elders who can help us with confirming jw child abuse policy to an investigation journalist.

  (it is just for confirmation, you will not be quoted in media)please contact me at: [email protected].

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  jochie

  The Reclaimed Voices Foundation is looking for Dutch (ex) elders who can help us with confirming JW child abuse policy to an investigation journalist.
  
  (It is just for confirmation, you will not be quoted in media)
  
  Please contact me at: [email protected]
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  Do You Know Any “Gay” Jehovah’s Witnesses?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  of course the religion condemns homosexuality but did you know any gay witnesses?

  i knew some bethelites that were very effeminate and i remember 4 women who were suspected of being lesbians by many in the congregation.

  they eventually moved away and were very vocal against males, especially elders..

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  jochie

  I am gay, so cergtainly I knew someone who was gay, when I was still in ;)
  I left 11 years ago.
  
  I know some others who were gay and are ex-Jw's
  
  I also know someone who is inactive but is gay.
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  FINALLY sexual abuse among Dutch JW gets attention on national TV! 80 reports received at Reclaimed Voices reporting centre during 1st month

  by redpilltwice in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  those who have been aware and informed have seen this coming.. of course it's just the beginning.

  80 reports seems to be only the tip of the iceberg.

  reclaimed voices is expecting hundreds of cases more.

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  jochie

  More is to come!
  
  We have been approached by a major late night talk show for a round table conversation on national television,
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  FINALLY sexual abuse among Dutch JW gets attention on national TV! 80 reports received at Reclaimed Voices reporting centre during 1st month

  by redpilltwice in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  those who have been aware and informed have seen this coming.. of course it's just the beginning.

  80 reports seems to be only the tip of the iceberg.

  reclaimed voices is expecting hundreds of cases more.

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  jochie

  Today we received new reports a few of them are reports form active JW's.
  
  I am sure that this is only a matter of time before we receive many more reports.
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  The Netherlands: Minister for Legal Protection wants Jehovah's Witnesses to conduct an independent investigation of sexual abuse

  by jochie in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  meanwhile in the netherlands:minister dekker: jehovah's witnesses must review abuse policyin order to protect children better against abuse, the jehovah's witnesses must look back on catholics, according to minister dekker.

  but abuse victims think that this approach will not work.. minister sander dekker for legal protection wants the jehovah's witnesses to conduct an independent investigation of sexual abuse within the community, just like the catholic church.

  this is stated in a letter he sent this week to the parliamentary committee for justice and security.

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  jochie

  I read a lot of scepptic reactions.
  
  Would you expect a gorvernment minsister of The Netherlands know whats going around the rest of the world in relation to sexual abuse in the Witness comunity?
  
  This is just a start!. I am the chairman of the Reclaimed Voices foundation and we will certainly be heatd by the minister. In this hearing we will refer to the ARC reports.
  
  Government officials are not trained to see the double speech of the Wachtower society, so there is a task for us here.
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  The Netherlands: Minister for Legal Protection wants Jehovah's Witnesses to conduct an independent investigation of sexual abuse

  by jochie in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  meanwhile in the netherlands:minister dekker: jehovah's witnesses must review abuse policyin order to protect children better against abuse, the jehovah's witnesses must look back on catholics, according to minister dekker.

  but abuse victims think that this approach will not work.. minister sander dekker for legal protection wants the jehovah's witnesses to conduct an independent investigation of sexual abuse within the community, just like the catholic church.

  this is stated in a letter he sent this week to the parliamentary committee for justice and security.

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  jochie

  Meanwhile in the Netherlands:
  
  Minister Dekker: Jehovah's Witnesses must review abuse policy
  
  In order to protect children better against abuse, the Jehovah's Witnesses must look back on Catholics, according to Minister Dekker. But abuse victims think that this approach will not work.

  Minister Sander Dekker for Legal Protection wants the Jehovah's Witnesses to conduct an independent investigation of sexual abuse within the community, just like the Catholic Church. This is stated in a letter he sent this week to the Parliamentary Committee for Justice and Security. In July, he asked for a reaction to the 'worrisome messages' in Trouw about the way in which the religious organization handles abuse.
  

  Research from this newspaper showed that the internal legal system that the religious organization uses, protects children poorly and ensures that perpetrators often go free. Last month, the Jehova board of the ministry had a meeting to discuss what measures they are taking to prevent this.
  

  The minister advised the administration to 'study and, where possible, take the measures of the Catholic Church against sexual abuse'. He points to the important contribution of the independent investigation by the Deetman Commission, set up by the church itself.
  

  Followers follow
  

  Michel van Hilten, spokesperson for the Jehovah's Witnesses, does not want to say whether such research will come about because discussions with the ministry are still ongoing. "We are going to study the measures of the Catholic Church," says Van Hilten. According to him, the board, based in Emmen, has already taken 'a great deal' of measures 'in line with what other organizations do'.
  

  When asked what that means in practice, he says: "You can think of things like monitoring and following perpetrators of child abuse." The Jehovah's Witnesses are a Christian society with some 30,000 supporters in the Netherlands, who frequently visit the doors go and proclaim their faith in Jehovah on the street.
  

  Dekker's desk
  

  The newly established Reclaimed Voices foundation, which defends abuse victims within the Jehovah's Witnesses, is pleased that 'the problem now lies on the minister's desk', says co-founder and abuse victim Frank Huiting. According to the foundation the measures of the Catholic Church 'do not cover what happens within the witness' community.
  

  Huiting: "The measures are aimed at officials, but the problem with the witnesses is larger than that; it is about the way in which abuse is dealt with through an internal legal system." The letter from the minister revolves around prevention of abuse, he notes. "That's important, but what happens to the suffering that has already happened?"
  

  Reclaimed Voices wants to discuss this with both the minister and the Jehovah's Witnesses. The jehovah's Witnesses' board earlier indicated that they were prepared to do so.This conversation has not yet taken place, despite insistence, according to Huiting. Spokesman Van Hilten indicates that the Jehovah's Witnesses want to wait for the follow-up discussion at the ministry.
  

  Incidentally, the question is whether the administration in the Netherlands can change anything about the abuse policy. That is the same internationally and is determined by the head office in New York. Minister Dekker does not yet know what he will do if the board refuses to take over the measures of the Catholic Church. "We are not going to anticipate this", according to his spokesman.
  
  Original News Paper article in Dutch: https://www.trouw.nl/religie-en-filosofie/minister-dekker-jehova-s-getuigen-moeten-misbruikbeleid-onder-de-loep-nemen-~a796d271/