Posts by truthseekeriam

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Judge sanctions WTS - $4k per day penalty for not producing sex abuse documents

by Simon in

judge sanctions jehovah's witnesses.

imposes $4000-a-day penalty for not producing documents in sex-abuse case.

by dorian hargrove, june 24, 2016. a san diego superior court judge has ordered the church of jehovah's witnesses, also known as the watchtower bible and tract society of pennsylvania, to pay $4000 a day for every day that it fails to produce documents requested in a civil lawsuit brought by former parishioner, osbaldo padron, who claims a church elder sexually abused him when he was seven years old.. in a june 23 ruling, expected to be made final today, judge richard strauss admonished the church for willfully ignoring a court order to produce all documents associated with a 1997 body of elders letter that church leaders sent to parishes around the world in a quest to learn about sexual abuse of children by church leaders.. over the course of the past year, the watchtower society and its lawyers have fought hard to keep the letter confidential, claiming that turning over the documents would infringe on the privacy of those mentioned in the letter that were not associated with the case.. in march 2015, the church turned over a heavily redacted version of the letter.

truthseekeriam

I was just looking at the link provided for the court documents and was surprised to see the amount of lawyers the WT is paying to keep these documents hidden! I think I counted 8 lawyers against Zelkin and Story?

I do feel bad for Padron/ Lopez and how ever more fighters against the WT are out there. I know how frustrating it is to hurry up and wait. I just keep in mind it's a marathon and not a race.

I can't tell you how impressed I am by the fight and patience these survivors have and hope they know we are all behind their fight.

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Racial Insensitivity

by Coded Logic in

"blue" lives matter!

- sheriff david clarke at the rnc.

this bs really makes my blood boil.

truthseekeriam

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/unarmed-south-florida-man-hands-shot-police-video-article-1.2719331

So so please tell me what he did wrong to get shot? Please explain it away....

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Jehovah’s Witnesses and Child Sex Abuse – A Brief Handbook for Attorneys

by Watchtower-Free in

free download.

https://jwvictims.org/jehovahs-witnesses-and-child-sex-abuse-a-brief-handbook-for-attorneys/ .

truthseekeriam

That's great!

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Elders harassing me

by raven in

hi everyone, it has been a while since i've last updated!

(refer to my previous posts for the full story) here is a quick re-cap: 2 months ago my mother found out that i am living with my boyfriend, she told me i was discovered by an "anonymous" tipper who turned me in for "living in sin".. first of all, that is nearly impossible, the congregation i was in is 100's of miles away from where i currently live.. no one would have ever known i was living with my boyfriend unless i told them, which i never did, i cut off all communication with that congregation in part of my attempted fade which was blown into pieces and discovered.. anyways, my mom tells me if i don't go to the elders and confess like a good little sheep, then she is obligated to tell them.. ( don't see why, i don't even live under her roof ) well i never went to them because why should i?

so they met with my mother and she told them i live with my boyfriend... let me remind you, this was two months ago.. i was told i was going to be df'd and that was that.

truthseekeriam

Just continue to ignore them. It took me awhile to realize that the only power they had over me, was what I gave them. They don't pay your bills or put food on your table so why would you owe them anything?

Move forward and start living you new happy life :)

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Racial Insensitivity

by Coded Logic in

"blue" lives matter!

- sheriff david clarke at the rnc.

this bs really makes my blood boil.

truthseekeriam

Black lives matter is in no way saying everyone else's lives don't. It's simply putting a spotlight on the fact that if your black you're more likely to be pulled over and also more likely to be killed at the hands of a police officer. Three times more likely.

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Latest UPDATE UK Charity Commission investigation

by Watchtower-Free in

good afternoon,.

i am writing to give you a quick update about our ongoing statutory inquiries into safeguarding and charities linked to jehovah’s witnesses.. as you may know, one of our inquiries is into watch tower bible and tract society of britain.

we opened this inquiry in 2014. watch tower then initiated what turned out to be protracted litigation against us.

truthseekeriam

I'm sure at this point the higher courts know exactly what the WT lawyers are going to argue and are probably tired of hearing it.

I truly think it's just a ploy to slow things down.

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My son is coming home to me soon. Yey!!!

by KateWild in

my son sent me a wonderful song a month ago on this thread.

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5704271907520512/my-wonderful-son.

it's amazing how a bad experience can trigger action.

truthseekeriam

So happy for you and your son Kate.

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Virtual Reality??? Does it really work?

by Quarterback in

jw
friends

every time i walk into a best buy, the vr equipment is busted for a sample test.

does anyone know, or have tested these?

is it really worth buying?.

truthseekeriam

I'm someone who gets motion sickness in the car when on curvy roads so imagine my surprise when I tried out the googles that came with my new Samsung phone and loved it!! I'm really new to it so I'm still learning but I really enjoy so far.

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For My Kids

by myjourney in

i haven't been on here much, but every so often i try and keep up with the discussions.

i'm sure this topic has been talked about before, so my apologies in advance if i'm repeating.. a little about me.... i'm a non baptized jw married to a devout jw.

both my husband and i were raised in the organization.

truthseekeriam

Good for you! Stick to you guns and your kids will thank you later.

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Elder who taught at private school for JWs accused of abuse

by Robo Bobo in

http://www.presstelegram.com/article/lb/20160630/news/160639983.

note: southwestern longview was a private school that catered to witness children.

buena park – a south carolina man who worked as a teacher at a private school in long beach a decade ago has been arrested by buena park police officers on suspicion of the “continuous sexual abuse of a child” who was a student of his, authorities said today.. jason gorski of fort mill, 43, was arrested on june 21, said buena park police sgt.

truthseekeriam

I get LA news it was one of the top stories at 5pm and 6 last evening.

I wish I could say it surprised me but it seems to be more and more JWs are getting busted. I'm so glad the victim gained the strength to go to the police. I hope it helps with the long road to healing.