details of the society's child abuse policies have been published in jehovah's witnesses' publications, although more specific guidelines are only made available to elders, or on request.
press releases issued by the watch tower society's office of public information confirm that if a person accused of molestation repeatedly denies the charges of his victim, and there is no other witness to the incident, "the elders cannot take action within the congregation at that time", but would report to authorities if required by local laws.
our families jehovahs witnesses and child protection.
Child sexual abuse is a crime. I agree with what others have written about file reports with local law enforcement, who have better resources to investigate crime. Is the Watchtower a religion or the police?
Why doesn't the Watchtower just tell JWs to report all crimes to the local law enforcement? Answer: the Watchtower cares more about protecting its image than its members.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
calendar notice sent.
calendar date:.
december 10, 2014 at 9:00 a.m.. .
I don't know the court room, but the address of the 1st District Court House is:
1st District Court of Appeal
350 McAllister Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415-865-7300
E-mail: [email protected]
Now that people know the date, time, location, and directions for parking, who is going to show up to support Candace Conti?
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
i've tried taking the slow, patient approach with my wife.
i believe i first posted here about 13 months ago about my wife.. we've always had good communication and could talk endlessly about philosophy, neuroscience, sociology and then when i learned the ttatt, i clammed up a bit about spiritual things.
i'd always been fairly liberal, suggesting other alternative ideas, but then i told my wife about the un/ngo scandal (i ran across the guardian story doing a talk as an ms, lol!
Hi Flipping El, Can you afford marriage counseling with your wife? If you can and she will, then ask the counselor how you both can make your marriage more loving and fulfilling. It is important to show your wife that you love her whether she is a JW or not.
If your wife will not go to counseling with you, then her cult or authentic persona may be a controlling and manipulative in which case talk with a councelor about your feelings and how to avoid being manipulated. Non-JWs can also be controlling and manipulative. Life is too short to live with a controlling and manipulative person.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
so, my wife and i purchased a house about a month ago and recently we met our new neighbors.
they are an older couple.
they are very nice and even brought us cookies.. in conversation they brought up that they were mormons and mentioned how much they loved it.
Hi Theredeemer, I have known Mormons, who are very nice. If they want to talk about religion, tell them how you feel and why.
The best way a Morman can learn that they are in a dangerous cult is for an ex-JW to explain that the WTBTS is a dangerous cult and what are the characteristics of dangerous cults. Let the Mormans draw their own conclusions.
Peace be wtih you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
what a massive relief!
thank god i have just found this site the other day!
i don't know where to begin!
Hi Smart, Anything you do or say that expresses doubts will put you on the CO's and elder's radar. If you have JW family and friends, who you would like to possibly talk to in the future, fade quietly. When JWs ask why you are not attending meetings, just say that you are waiting on Jehovah for guidance and doing Bible research.
If you want to go out with a bigger bang, I would recommend reading Billy the Ex-Bethelite's thread exJW Psychology 102--How to Ask a Question When Questions Aren't Allowed .
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
i was head over heels for this girl, but when i realized i was in a self destructive cult i realized tieing the knot with her would screw up my future.
this makes me think of the highschool sweethearts i turned down that were worldly.
now she gives me dirty looks whenever our eyes meet a the hall or at gatherings.
You dodged a bullet Yondaime. Go out and start dating non-JW women.
Don't worry about the glaring sister. As long as she doesn't want to critically think for herself, she will be happier with an MS or elder.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
i found out that barbara anderson is scheduled to talk about the watchtower's child abuse problems on chuck morse speaks from 11-12 am et on november 11, 2014 about child protection and/or sol reform.. .
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I found out that Barbara Anderson is scheduled to talk on Chuck Morse Speaks from 11-12 AM ET on November 11, 2014 about the Watchtower's child abuse problems and/or SOL reform.
To listen to podcasts for $0.99/month, click on this link Chuck Morse Speaks.
To listen to Chuck Morse's show 'Chuck Morse Speaks" on the radio, complete an information form for the IRN USA network using this link: Station Finder | IRN USA Radio.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
a while ago laika came to visit.
we went to town and low and behold the jw trolleys were there doing their thing.. we approached the brother and i introduced laika, the brother was polite.
i then went on to tell him that it was too difficult for me to return and be reinstated.
Hi KateWild, You did great! Kindness, self-assuredness, happiness, and respectfulness are the best ways to break through to a JW's authentic persona.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
they're both doing an excellent job... but which lawyer do you believe is currently best equipped to expose the watchtower's child sex abuse scandals and cover-ups?.
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Calebs Airplane - They're both doing an excellent job... But which lawyer do you believe is currently best equipped to expose the Watchtower's child sex abuse scandals and cover-ups?
Is Rick Simons retiring? If Simons is retiring, then Irwin Zalkin and his firm would be the better choice.
Also, how many lawsuits has Simons won compared to Zalkin's firm against the Watchtower. It seems that Zalkin has filed more successful lawsuits against the Watchtower than Simons. I count settlements and judgements as wins.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/135m-awarded-to-bible-teacher-gonzalo-campos-alleged-abuse-victim-jose-lopez-281031832.html.
(published thursday, oct 30, 2014).
thursday, oct 30, 2014 updated at 11:58 pm pdt.
$10 million judgements sounds like easy money to me. If judges like punishing the Watchtower for contempt of court, may be attorneys should learn what the Watchtower is afraid to give to the courts? With numerous opportunities to sue the Watchtower, I would keep asking for the same thing from the Watchtower for every lawsuit with the expectation that judges would peanlize the Watchtower for contempt of court.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
