Anything they say could work against the appeal process. It they apologize, they admit they did it. If they deny any wrongdoing, they only fuel the flames of anger. It would also keep the pedophilia problem in the public eye that much longer.
IsaacJ22
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Awful, horrible: still no official WTBTS statement about the child abuse case
by Gorbatchov inhow awful, how un-christian beheavior, how horrible for believers with a conciense.
the wtbts, the corporations, the pr staff in brooklyn / patterson gave no official comment about the child abuse case.. only the lawyer of the "local congregation" gave some remarks.. humiliating for the victims and also for fellow believers with a conciense and good hart.
they only can questioning why the wtbts is hiding..
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IsaacJ22
If it's that good, please someone download it before it gets taken down. :)
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Perfection........
by criticalwitness inwhat exactly is perfection?
for instance jesus had to learn things like being a carpenter learning how to read with learning comes mistakes.
if put him on a golf coarse he would not auttomatically sink a hole in one everytime.
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IsaacJ22
When I was a JW, I sort of took it to mean that we would be returned to whatever God's original design specs were. We would be more like Adam and Eve. But now I realize that this sort of begs the question. OK, so what exactly was different about them? I can't try to answer that without cheesing off any Bible believers in the room, though. :-)
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What Some Loyal JW's Are Saying About The Oakland Case.
by Bangalore inform the pro-jw site jwtalk.
this is such a ronald mcdonald court case.
i can't believe what i am reading.. lie: "the lawsuit alleged that watchtower had a policy that instructed elders in its jehovah's witnesses congregations to keep reports of child sex abusers within the religious group secret to avoid lawsuits.".
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IsaacJ22
At least this person acknowledged that real harm was done to someone, even if their other comments are typically paranoid. I have a picture of another conversation on FB at my site. The article is at http://www.atheistgeeknews.com/update-on-sexual-abuse-case-in-california-2655.htm and the picture is at the bottom if anyone wants to see it.
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Alameda Court Award: Nothing Yet In The Mainstream Media?
by Room 215 inare they asleep at the switch, or are we?
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IsaacJ22
Yes, we should really try to raise awareness with this. Please guys, try emailing big online new services to raise awareness. It could find it's way into the real media if we do.
Bear in mind that if people start wondering about this, and the Society's many other pedophile cases, the media may start to wonder about its other practices as well.
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What was the weirdest thing ever said to you as a JW?
by falseprophet ini was about 8-10 years old and twice i had people tell me that i should not pioneer but to go to bethel because i "was governing body material".. one was a co and another a do.. i didn't even believe in god, never have so that makes it weird!.
what wierd things were told?.
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IsaacJ22
An elder told me that his son rented a copy of "Eddie and the Cruisers." That night, he said his son saw a man who looked like Eddie from the movie walk into his bedroom. Then WT literature started flying across the room. His point was that the literature was not a talisman against demons.
Good call.
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What was the weirdest thing ever said to you as a JW?
by falseprophet ini was about 8-10 years old and twice i had people tell me that i should not pioneer but to go to bethel because i "was governing body material".. one was a co and another a do.. i didn't even believe in god, never have so that makes it weird!.
what wierd things were told?.
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IsaacJ22
Here's one I heard in field service: the angels from the Bible were actually robots made by aliens. The householder thought the angels had feelings, but the demons were older, inferior models made without emotions. This guy thought the Bible was some sort of alien alegory.
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TRUTH BE TOLD - New JW Documentary??
by Flat_Accent inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftol5mq3iuw&feature=plcp.
from the blurb:.
truth be told is a new feature-length documentary film about growing up in the jehovah's witnesses religion.
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IsaacJ22
I like the idea about local PBS stations. Or even the PBS channel on cable. Knocking made it on there a while ago.
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TRUTH BE TOLD - New JW Documentary??
by Flat_Accent inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftol5mq3iuw&feature=plcp.
from the blurb:.
truth be told is a new feature-length documentary film about growing up in the jehovah's witnesses religion.
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IsaacJ22
I agree. :-) This could be the documentary so many of us were hoping for--even the one we want to see.
I don't want this to be a diatribe or an indictment per se. I would like it to present both sides fairly so people can judge for themselves. Since it's unlikely that the Society will be involved, that may not happen as I'd like. Ideally, members of the GB would actually be interviewed and given the chance to respond. Or maybe even the elders at the KHs of the XJWs being interviewed. But I will settle for it sharing the experiences of XJWs in a compassionate way. That may be as good as we'll ever get.
Either way, I want to see it. I hope many others will too.
Like you said, exposure exposure exposure.
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TRUTH BE TOLD - New JW Documentary??
by Flat_Accent inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftol5mq3iuw&feature=plcp.
from the blurb:.
truth be told is a new feature-length documentary film about growing up in the jehovah's witnesses religion.
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IsaacJ22
The director has contacted me about the film becaue my site is directing traffic to his. He has asked if I'd like to interview him. Are there any particular questions you'd like me to ask?
I'm also encouraging Gregorio to do an online chat with us. I could add a chat room to my site or do it somewhere else. What do you guys think about doing a chat with him? Would you want to be there? Is there anything you'd want to talk to him about or questions you'd want to ask him directly if you had the chance?
I've also suggested that we could do a podcast, maybe by phone (though I don't anything about that would work yet). Would a podcast interview interest anyone?
I could forward your reactions to him as an incentive as well.
What do you think?