I've already said to somebody at the hall they need to have an answer ready for this question at the doors.
"How does the two witness rule protect children?"
Deer in the headlights look
every week there is some sort of demonstration on how to offer the latest magazines or monthly offer.. will hq prepare the flock for the inevitable flood a questions about the abuse scandal or will the poor sheep be left to navigate that field on their own?.
I've already said to somebody at the hall they need to have an answer ready for this question at the doors.
"How does the two witness rule protect children?"
Deer in the headlights look
damn those tricky state laws: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmeg1omfumk 15:30 on.
annoying no?.
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dino ali, elder, taking the stand now in the australian hearings.. he's talking about interaction with disfellowshipped persons.. watch it live: .
http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.
-aude..
https://www.youtube.com/channel/ucavrp6e1aymhbf7yueukkxw.
all three segments of day one are on my website and youtube channel.. .
barbara .
"District Overseer Doug Jackson is making things up as he goes along.
It would be more than generous to say he is prevaricating." - Cofty
I have the same impression.
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.
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 .
just in case you didn't know, must have missed a thread because i didn't until i found it on google this morning, there is to be a public hearing about child abuse in jw organization in australia, starting 27th july, should be revealing.
will be watching for reports with interest:.
https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/2015-06/public-hearing-into-the-jehovahs-witnesses.
Link to a transcript of a meeting between the WT and the Victorian government's inquiry into child abuse.
(Melbourne, Australia, April 11, 2013.)
I've been following the Royal Commission for some time - wondered when the WT's turn would come up.
i am not sure if this guy is really from bethel, or walkill, but if he is....this poor guy really tells it like it is from the heart.
he was surprised.. at the 'oh so fast, pack your bags, get your stuff outta here' layoff !.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk1xh1egjcu
"It disgusts me on how cheap Bethel is. This was 20 years ago, but when I was there as a temporary construction worker I got sick with a bad cold. I went to a little pharmacy place they had at Bethel to get some cold medicine. I got there and they said to get 2 cold pills it would cost $.25, yes that's really cheap, but I didn't have any money on me and they refused to give it to me if I didn't pay for it. I was so distraught. Here I was a pioneer, MS, just spent hundreds of dollars to fly to NY on my own, the day before I donated $5 at one of their recreation room donation boxes to play some pool, and here they wouldn't help me when I was very ill just because I didn't have a damn quarter! UGH!" - CleanIdeas
Gobsmacked! What on earth happened to "keep on seeking the kingdom first and its righteousness, and all these other things will be added to you?"
I would have thought that going to Bethel was "putting the Kingdom first." "Keep on seeking the kingdom first" must be just a platitude.
i commented on this on another thread- but i believe this has enough importance to create a thread about this situation in and of itself.
at the current district convention as you know the wt society released a " sophie & caleb " video allegedly warning parents about the dangers of child abuse.
they don't really use the words " child abuse " in the video - but just say if " someone tries to touch you in a manner you aren't comfortable with " and portray it as a cartoon !
I"m looking forward to seeing the next video from the GB where they explain how a toddler develops the conscience of a teenager or adult.
The GB know nothing about child psychology. They are out of touch with reality.
I'd also like to see the GB make a video explaining how parents and elders can report a case of molestation to the authorities. There would be more to it than just making the monster disappear.
this interview was posted april 16, 2015 on youtube.
lorenz reibling's replies to the reporter in argentina are in english.. lorenz reibling is intimately connected to the watchtower society and, according to some sources, is a jw himself.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3ssa-9yvii.
so who is lorenz reibling?
For a long time, I thought that the ban on blood transfusions came about because it was an offshoot from the days when vaccinations were banned i.e. they contained blood serum and were considered to be "unclean" and I figured that maybe transfusions were put into this same category.
But I can see from the research presented here that the matter is much more complicated than that. You learn something new everyday.
OrphanCrow, thank you so much for your research.