Posts by cofty

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Australian JW's and child abuse redress scheme

by Tantalon in

hi fellow apostates, here is a link about the redress scheme from the arc into child abuse and jws refusal to participate.

enjoy; https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jul/01/six-groups-fail-to-join-australias-national-child-abuse-redress-scheme.

cofty

The Victorian Reason party MP Fiona Patten singled out the Jehovah’s Witnesses for criticism, saying the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse had examined allegations that more than 1,800 children were abused by 1,006 perpetrators in Jehovah’s institutions.

“Jehovah’s Witnesses reported zero allegations to authorities or police and now refuse to provide redress to victims,” Patten said.

“The Jehovah’s Witnesses are an absolute disgrace.

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Results of the 2018 Global Survey of Jehovah's Witnesses

by Unstuck in

it's long overdue, i know, and i apologise profusely but it's tough working full-time and trying to spend time on all the ex-jw work that i want to do...... that said - here are the 2018 survey results for anyone interested and i am already working on the 2019 results.

also, i'm tweaking the survey for the 2020 release which will be soon..... hugs to all!.

sherrie d'souza (aka unstuck!).

cofty

Thanks. Will look forward to looking at the numbers later today

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FATHER OF ABUSE VICTIM CONFRONTS WITNESSES

by ThomasCovenant in

i missed this when it first came out.

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it's so sad to realize that i was part of the behaviour shown by the witnesses in the video.. this is my neck of the woods, and i recognize some of the yellow vested attendants that control the situation.i used to play football with the big french brother named guy.. if only they could see.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukiqqgfngxk.

cofty

Really appreciate that man's manner. Thanks for posting.

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Inconsistencies is the Preachng Work

by LetTheTruthBeKnown in

jw
friends

with the shutdown of the public preaching work.

some take it to mean all preaching in all forms.

other take it to mean it only includes door to door and cart witnessing, but you can do phone witnessing.. what is interesting is that depending which country you live in the direction that was given what to do is different.. two countries (malta and ireland) that i know of were told explicitly not to do phone witnessing.

cofty

Eloquence stop bouncing multiple old threads to promote your campaign.

Why not start an actual thread to discuss the topic?

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What has SARS Cov 2 been doing since 2004?

by BoogerMan in

in 2002-2004 - during its first time around - that "pandemic" killed 774 people worldwide and then "evaporated.".

strange how viruses "work.

".

cofty

Boogboy.

1 - Nobody is more respectful of people of faith than me. Challenging beliefs is not disrespectful.

2 - I NEVER share PMs. As far as I am aware I have never received a PM from you, I might be wrong but if I did it was forgettable and I did not share it.

3 - Your references to 'soul' is a mystery. Not one that I care to know more about. Come back if/when you learn to behave like an adult.

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What has SARS Cov 2 been doing since 2004?

by BoogerMan in

in 2002-2004 - during its first time around - that "pandemic" killed 774 people worldwide and then "evaporated.".

strange how viruses "work.

".

cofty

SBF - Interesting. I started listening to Bret Weinstein's podcast series - Dark Matter I think - but gave up eventually. It could do with being a bit more succinct. I might go back to it.

I was reading today the the reports from Spain of early transmission of the virus based on sewage analysis is very suspect. Time will tell.

(Boogy - hush the adults are having a conversation)

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What has SARS Cov 2 been doing since 2004?

by BoogerMan in

in 2002-2004 - during its first time around - that "pandemic" killed 774 people worldwide and then "evaporated.".

strange how viruses "work.

".

cofty

Boogy you got banned from the forum (at least) once before for behaving like an obnoxious child. Now you are back under a new moniker doing it again.

Personal attacks are not a substitute for rational debate.

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P. Ms Letter to non subscibers to Redress Scheme

by jonahstourguide in

spotted this article this morning.

i will try to post a link.. jtg.. australia.. institutions refusing to join the national redress scheme are "doubling down" on the crime of child sexual abuse, prime minister scott morrison says.. mr morrison and social services minister anne ruston have warned institutions they may lose funding and tax concessions if they fail to sign up by tuesday's deadline and will be named and shamed.. "all institutions are doing in not joining is doubling down on the crime and doubling down on the hurt," they said in a letter to 25 institutions.. "we consider it to be reprehensible that you have failed to sign up to the scheme.".

the jehovah's witnesses is among the organisations that has refused to sign up, arguing it does not have the institutional settings of other faith-based institutions that the redress scheme is designed to cover.. senator ruston is set to name the non-participating institutions on wednesday, when she will announce what action the federal government will take against them.. "we urge you to join the scheme not because of concerns about being identified, but because it is the right thing to do," the minister and mr morrison said.. "it is the right thing to do by survivors and their families and it is what every, decent, honest, australian demands.".

cofty

Do we know the sum that they are being asked to contribute to the scene?

Phizzy I noticed that you said $250m is that an estimate?

ETA - I just noticed Joey's comments on page one.

I bet it's the compulsory apologies that are a bigger problem for the Watchtower than the money.

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P. Ms Letter to non subscibers to Redress Scheme

by jonahstourguide in

spotted this article this morning.

i will try to post a link.. jtg.. australia.. institutions refusing to join the national redress scheme are "doubling down" on the crime of child sexual abuse, prime minister scott morrison says.. mr morrison and social services minister anne ruston have warned institutions they may lose funding and tax concessions if they fail to sign up by tuesday's deadline and will be named and shamed.. "all institutions are doing in not joining is doubling down on the crime and doubling down on the hurt," they said in a letter to 25 institutions.. "we consider it to be reprehensible that you have failed to sign up to the scheme.".

the jehovah's witnesses is among the organisations that has refused to sign up, arguing it does not have the institutional settings of other faith-based institutions that the redress scheme is designed to cover.. senator ruston is set to name the non-participating institutions on wednesday, when she will announce what action the federal government will take against them.. "we urge you to join the scheme not because of concerns about being identified, but because it is the right thing to do," the minister and mr morrison said.. "it is the right thing to do by survivors and their families and it is what every, decent, honest, australian demands.".

cofty

Smiddy - I thought that was one of the inconsistencies exposed by the commission.

First they claim that they don't report because of bible principles about 'not exposing confidential talk'. BUT if the govt make reporting compulsory they will comply. On the other hand they argue that they must 'obey god as ruler rather than men'.

They use the bible like a box of fortune cookies.

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P. Ms Letter to non subscibers to Redress Scheme

by jonahstourguide in

spotted this article this morning.

i will try to post a link.. jtg.. australia.. institutions refusing to join the national redress scheme are "doubling down" on the crime of child sexual abuse, prime minister scott morrison says.. mr morrison and social services minister anne ruston have warned institutions they may lose funding and tax concessions if they fail to sign up by tuesday's deadline and will be named and shamed.. "all institutions are doing in not joining is doubling down on the crime and doubling down on the hurt," they said in a letter to 25 institutions.. "we consider it to be reprehensible that you have failed to sign up to the scheme.".

the jehovah's witnesses is among the organisations that has refused to sign up, arguing it does not have the institutional settings of other faith-based institutions that the redress scheme is designed to cover.. senator ruston is set to name the non-participating institutions on wednesday, when she will announce what action the federal government will take against them.. "we urge you to join the scheme not because of concerns about being identified, but because it is the right thing to do," the minister and mr morrison said.. "it is the right thing to do by survivors and their families and it is what every, decent, honest, australian demands.".

cofty

Surely it can be shown that they have repeatedly broken the law by failing to report abuse in Australian states that have a reporting law.