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  The Watchtower Punished: Society loses legal battle over child abuse case

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  it's taken a while, but i've finally managed to put up an article on this remarkable court case.. a link to my article is below:.

  http://jwsurvey.org/general-information/the-watchtower-punished-society-loses-legal-battle-over-child-abuse-case.

  i've tried very hard to make the article as factual as possible by reading and comparing the various documents available.

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  TimeBandit

  In some of the comments posted on the news stories (abc news, nbc news etc.) some jws or apologists were calling Candace Conti a gold digger.

  Here's proof that she's not:

  
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  Don't Taze me...

  by TimeBandit in

  1. social
  2. humour

  a poster named dishonest john did a cool wt cover over at jwr and i thought i'd put my own spin on it.... .

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slsaoic83zu&hd=1 .

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  TimeBandit

  A poster named Dishonest John did a cool wt cover over at JWR and I thought I'd put my own spin on it...

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLsAOiC83zU&hd=1

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  Plaintiff awarded in punitive damages -21M & 1 dollar. Total award, 28M & 1 dollar. Here's more info

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the plaintiff, candace conti's goal from the very beginning was to bring enough attention to this problem to incentivize watchtower to change its policy of secrecy.

  the award can be explained as it was decided: separate compensatory and punitive damages.

  the punitive award is established in law to punish wrongdoing - here, the conscious disregard for others - and deter that conduct in the future.

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  TimeBandit

  "The elders admonished Kendrick to stay away from children and stripped him of his unpaid role as a ministerial servant, McCabe said, though his fellow congregants were not told the reason and police were not notified .
  
  "The elders watched him after that," McCabe said. "They met with the family, and the family seemed like they were working it out . No one saw him do anything inappropriate after that, or heard anything inappropriate. ... The congregation never put (Conti) in a situation of danger with this man ."
  
  "The congregation never put (Conti) in a situation of danger with this man." Really? They put her in " a situation of danger " because "His fellow congregants were not told the reason and police were not notified" ...
  
  Lying Bastards !
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  How does a congregation handle being found guilty in a lawsuit?

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as in the current oakland, california case, since the congregation must vote on expenditures and pay on such rulings, is there any announcement concerning the specific case and rulings?

  are the elders removed to make it look like it was their blunder.

  any real info along with wild speculations would be welcome..

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  They can do no wrong since they gots da holy spirit...They'll never admit to any wrondoing because the organization looking good is thier prime concern. They're being 'persecuted'. The loss of the lawsuit is an attack by evil Satan and his apostate minions...They'll probably pin metals on the elders from her congregation.
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  Plaintiff awarded in punitive damages -21M & 1 dollar. Total award, 28M & 1 dollar. Here's more info

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the plaintiff, candace conti's goal from the very beginning was to bring enough attention to this problem to incentivize watchtower to change its policy of secrecy.

  the award can be explained as it was decided: separate compensatory and punitive damages.

  the punitive award is established in law to punish wrongdoing - here, the conscious disregard for others - and deter that conduct in the future.

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  TimeBandit

  The jw Lawyer said :
  
  “We’re stunned by the verdict. We hate child abuse and EVERYTHING TO DO WITH IT .”
  
  EVERYTHING TO DO WITH IT? Huh? That shows just how little they think of abuse victims. Sounds like they hate helping the abuse victims too....
  
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  It took me a long time to write this...i'm staying.

  by MsGrowingGirl20 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it took me a long time to write this....i'm being brutally honest...i am still a reg pioneer...three sundays ago,i was praying and asking god for a sign or something because i was so confused...i told him exactly what i needed to see for me to believe.i was feeling terrible--crying and feeling sick because i was so confused.ten minutes after, i walked into the kingdom hall and to my surprise--my prayer was answered!

  i soooo wasn't expecting it, even though i prayed.

  so this is where almighty god wants me to be,ii've reasoned.

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  TimeBandit

  Yer so gonna regret it some day. I hope you have fun waiting around for Armageddon to come like all the other Sheeple. Best wishes!

  Chris-
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  The "30 Other Lands" revealed - in a YouTube video!!

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've just uploaded the following 12-minute video presentation to youtube:.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vamnz4nxspa.

  the video is based on the following article on my blog at jwsurvey.org.... http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/under-the-microscope-the-watch-tower-societys-claims-to-divine-direction-part-3.

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  TimeBandit

  Interesting post Joker10. Where did you get your information from?

  Chris-
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  Shunning ... when it's Convenient

  by xelder in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have a lifelong buddy (g) who is now df'd ....doing great and happy.

  he has a nice boat.

  a while back he gets a call from a very well known elder who, of course, shuns him.. elder: "hi g. i know this is a little strange, but i don't know who else to call".

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  TimeBandit

  I would have refused to help. Maybe you felt like it was the moral thing to do, but they just USED you.
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  shaking hands

  by man in black in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  when i was a witness ( esp.

  as a youth) it seemed that whenever i went to a meeting, or assembly.

  i would send an incredible amount of time shaking hands.

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  TimeBandit

  I knew this sister who made her husband follow brothers into the men's room and observe whether or not they washed their hands. If you didn't receive a handshake from her, you knew to wash your hands the next time you went to the restroom.
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  How many here smoke?

  by cantleave in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't and am very unlikely to after seeing my father dying of a smoking related lung disease (even though i would like to try a high quality cigar).. but i am curious to see how many people take up smoking after leaving the org.. .

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  TimeBandit

  When I was 16 we were an inactive jw family living in Athens, Ga. I had no freinds but eventually made a couple. One was a latchkey kid named Jerry. One day Jerry offered me a cigarette. I accepted, and lit it up right away. I didn't cough or choke. I inhaled the smoke smoothly. I liked it. We walked down to the convienience store and I bought my own pack. Ever since that day, I've been a smoker.

  I'd spend a few years as a jw with my nose clean concerning smoking, then I would slip up and smoke for a while. I'd usually end up with feelings of guilt so I'd confess to the elders and get a slap on the wrist here and there. I got myself disfellowshipped (in part) for smoking twice.

  I know it's bad for me but I love smoking. It's one of my few comforts in life. I've been thinking about quitting again, but I know I'll end up smoking at some point in the future. I smoke less then I used to (Unless we're talking about weed) so I feel good about that.

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