of the religious and nonreligious groups being investigated, the jehovahs witnesses are exceptional, experts say.. in a converted office in downtown sydney, the organizations doctrines and practices are being parsed by lawyers, victims and journalists, providing rare insight into one of the christian worlds most conservative churches.. .
the church, which was founded in pennsylvania during the 1870s to promote a 1st-century interpretation of the bible, has emerged as the least able or willing to deal with sexual abuse within its ranks, said anne cossins, an associate law professor at the university of new south wales and an expert in sex crimes who is a consultant for the inquiry.. .
i find their approach to the issue and victims extraordinarily bizarre almost medieval, she said in an interview.. .
The rotten fruitage of this sick, nasty little sect is being exposed for all to see. Mother organisations skirts are being lifted to reveal filthy undergarments. A whitewashed grave.
This is the death knell in the western world for JW growth, particularly when the Commissions report comes out in 2017.
within the first few minutes, mr. stewart asked geoffrey jackson if the members of the governing body consider themselves to be god's spokesperson on earth.. his response: "that would be presumptuous of us" (implying that they don't consider themselves to be god's sole channel of communication).. to me, that was the worst lie of about 26 lies he's told during this hearing.
however, mr. stewart missed an opportunity to call out mr. jackson on this bold-faced lie.
he should have asked him to explain why the watchtower magazine teaches otherwise.
Deuteronomy 18:22 is officially fulfilled! Read it.
The GB/Watchtower Society/John Class that has self admittedly been prophesying in Jehovah's name officially claims to be the sole channel between heaven and earth and GJ has just admitted they are a presumptuous prophet!!
since all our conceptualisations are limited by our human condition, our images of god are often anthropomorphic; hence bible writers presented god as:.
1) working six days and taking rest on the seventh day [which is not required for one who is omnipotent].
2) grand-father whose eyes are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good (proverbs 15:3) [which is redundant as law of cause and consequence are already in place and does a wonderful job].
Interesting, although your point is unclear. It goes without saying that the story that 'God' intervened to thwart the construction of the Tower of Babel by creating multiple languages is mostly just so much silly Jewish fable.
Nonetheless, the ideal epitomised by the Tower of Babel of a globally united human family all working together for some common goal speaking the same language is the hidden Masonic agenda. To bring about a new world order of the ages through a one world government (a good thing.)
Unfinished Tower of Babel = uncapped pyramid on the US dollar bill.
oz branch coordinator terrence o'brien opined a number of times at about 1:00:00 until about 1:15:00 of his testimony, that a dub does not need to da, they can become "inactive.".
i sent our beloved angus stewart my personal experience, as well as observations about official borg teachings.
(he replied in short order.).
Yeah of course it's possible, if you're prepared to tell a few white lies, tickle their ears a bit (ie, play them at their own game).
All that's required is to tell the nosey nutjob prying JW mullah spiritual policeman (aka elders) that you love Jehovah and want to serve him to your best ability, but that lately you're suffering from some depression, discouragement and ennui but praying hard, reading your Bible and publications daily, and will be making a big come-back very soon.
Then when they leave, secretly give them the big finger as they walk away and get back to being a normal human being instead of a brainwashed religious weirdo.
i usually open posts such as this one with disclaimer for the atheists/agnostics out there.
i respect your position and what i tried to do in posts like this one is discuss the bible, wether you believe the stories or not.. i believe it is well known that in jw doctrine it is thought that no one has ever seen god.
this teaching is also supplemented by the accounts of moises, where jehovah told him that no one can see him and yet live to tell the tale.. i, however, was always puzzled by some of the grammar in the bible where it seems to imply that god appeared to people.
Silly Trinitarians love this garbage. Stupid enough to take the Bible literally and even stupider for believing something as pathetically absurd as the 'holy' trinity.
Stupid is as stupid believes.
yes or no.......what say you?.
i'll start - no!.
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If he shows, he'll just say he is only one out of the whole GB and has no individual power.
He won't lie or deny the policy, but will say they "cannot go beyond what is written " (yes, blame Jehovah).
Remember, the legal system is not interested in debating correct scriptural interpretation on this anymore than it is on the JWs blood transfusion policy.
He will say that JWs must obey all laws that are not in direct conflict with God's law, and if the law in Australia changes to require mandatory reporting by elders to the secular authorities, the elders will be instructed to comply with that.
It's not possible to reason with brainwashed religious fanatics who hold primitive mythology to be immutable truth.
The onus is on the civilised and enlightened world and it's legal system to intervene to stop the evil fruitage religious fanatics produce.
what question would you ask geoffrey jackson, as a member of the governing body of jehovah's witnesses, to answer?
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jw leaks.
why won't they (the wbt$ head honchos), simply change policy on sex offenders?
will they?..especially after the arc for eg?
it seems that with all the bad press and now the arc among other institutions that are exposing the wbt$ for a haven for paedophiles, why hasn't the wbt$ simply changed it's insane policy?.
Because they're brainwashed, ignorant, religious nutters, who honestly believe their God requires 2 witnesses to child rape.
They're about on the same level as the most brainwashed, deluded, pig-ignorant, fundamentalist Muslim.
I'd rather die at Armageddon than worship such a deity.
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