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  LATE-BREAKING NEWS-ORLANDO PRESS CONFERENCE-SL

  by abbagail in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  sorry for the delay in posting, but it wouldn't let me submit this new topic because i did two new topics last night!

  i've learned my lesson so next time will be more careful the night before a big silentlambs event!.

  while the reporters were talking to bro.

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  Lady Lee

  WooHoo Grits ya did great!!!
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  Sexual Offender in my hall.

  by PandaJ in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so my wife calls me and says, "my mom told me there is a sexual offender in our hall, but she won't tell me who!".

  i have a small child, so i obviously want to know.

  her mom tells her a website where she can search for sexual offenders, www.criminalfiles.info.

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  Lady Lee

  I would say that between the allegations that you heard and the pictures you saw there is little doubt this man is an active pedophile. As silentlambs suggested anonymously put flyers in the parking lot. Just a few will do. Enough to warn those who need to know

  You might also want to consider talking to the police about what you have found. There is always the chance he will go outside the congregation to find victims.

  Personally I don't think I could live with the guilt if I knew this much and didn't say something and then later found out he got another victim. But then I know what happens from experience when people don't speak out.

  And yup I would agree - never ever leave your chaild alone in the hall. There is absolutely no way to know who to trust
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  Silentlambs are heard in Seattle

  by Kenneson in

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  2. friends

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  "silentlambs' speak out about sex abuse".

  http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/text/134530329_jehovah06.html

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  Lady Lee

  Local News: Friday, September 06, 2002

  'Silentlambs' speak out about sex abuse

  By Christine Clarridge
  Seattle Times staff reporter

  Several former Jehovah's Witnesses stood outside a Kingdom Hall church near Green Lake yesterday with a tiny toy lamb whose mouth was covered with black electrician's tape.

  The symbolically silenced lamb delivered to the door of the fellowship hall represented the 5,000 members of the 6 million-member church who claim to have been sexually abused by leaders or others in the church. They further claim to have been silenced or ignored when they sought the church's guidance and protection.

  The news conference was one of about 16 across the country called to bring attention to "silentlambs," an organization planning a march on church headquarters in New York on Sept. 27.

  Started by a former church member who said he was dismayed by the way the church covered up allegations of abuse, silentlambs is calling for changes in church policies.

  "We want to open the doors, " said Bruce Baker, a former Jehovah's Witness leader in Oregon. "We want Watchtower headquarters to turn cases of abuse within the church over to the police and let the police handle it.''

  National church leaders could not be reached for comment, but a spokesman recently told The New York Times that the church's policies on sexual abuse were based on the Bible and were exemplary.

  "We're not trying to say we handled everybody in the right way and our elders are all-knowing, all-perfect. But we say, if you take what our policy is for keeping our organization clean morally, it far outpaces anybody else's," spokesman J.R. Brown said.

  Jehovah's Witnesses is a Christian denomination that emphasizes biblical literalism and the imminent end of the world. Members are best-known in the secular world for giving out religious tracts and for not celebrating holidays and birthdays or allowing blood transfusions.

  Former members said the church's policies and culture conspire to conceal abuse.

  The small group of activists in Seattle included several ex-church members who have been "disfellowshipped" or excommunicated, as well as one woman who claimed the church did nothing to protect her and her sister when they came forward with claims of abuse.

  She said she went to her church leaders to ask for help because her stepfather, who had also sexually abused her, was abusing her younger sister.

  Her stepfather, who has since been disfellowshipped by the church, never paid a legal price for what she said were years of abuse.

  The scope of abuse within the denomination is a matter of debate. The church has recently been sued by eight people in four lawsuits around the country including one filed in Spokane alleging abuse.

  According to Bill Bowen, founder of silentlambs, there have been more than 5,000 current or former members nationwide who say that the church mishandled allegations of child sexual abuse.

  Christine Clarridge: 206-464-8983 or [email protected].

  Copyright 2002 The Seattle Times Company
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  Seattle - Press Conference Success - Pics

  by Trauma_Hound in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we had a total of 5 people show up, including myself, bruce baker presented the lamb, and left a press packet on the door, with copys of the new york times articles.

  i got some pictures and video, and we had a reporter for the seattle times, and komo tv 4 show up, they both talked with us for almost an hour.

  it was great to have a couple of people share they're personal experiences about being molested with the reporters.

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  Lady Lee

  Amazing

  absolutely amazing work
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  Dubs showed up at Dallas press conference

  by Jesika in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ok, well we had 7people total to support the silent lambs.

  it was me,valis, my roommate, country girl, and 3others from oklahoma.. we had 2 reports show.

  one was a talk radio station, and another was from a tv station---no camera though.. the reporter from channel 8 is wanting us to do a documentary type thing.

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  You are all so awesome
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  News Conference in PC Florida

  by Joyzabel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, after being frustrated since last saturday trying to get the local newspaper to do an article about silentlambs and the up coming march, hubby got a hold of the local tv station and they have just left after interviewing him and i about our involvement with the silentlambs and speaking up for that issue.

  they didnt want to film us in front of the kingdom hall so we had them come to our house and do the filming.

  (they filmed us in our office looking at the silentlambs website and then holding the latest wt 10/15/02, with the front cover saying who is behind all evil?

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  Joy and Steve

  Magnificent
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  Silent Lambs Press Conference in Nashville TN

  by worldly girl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just checking in to share the details of our local press conference!!

  it turned out to be a handfull of us there, including: barbara and joe anderson, tatoomom, and myself.

  all in all it went very well.... we didn't even have any dubs show up..... i guess they were on their mcdonald's break at the time!!

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  Lady Lee

  That was soooo very good. Well done. Now breathe. It's almost over VBG
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  It's been a long road...

  by safe4kids in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  as many of you know, i am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse.

  i'm also a survivor of being raised a jw.

  i'm also a survivor of dealing with sex abuse as a jw...lol.

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  Lady Lee

  Dana your initial post was so well said I am thrilled for you that you can get to the March.

  Standing up publically is a big step to take. It can be scary and exciting as well as all things in between. You won't be alone however. How wonderful.

  I found that speaking out publically was a way to take back my power and let my abusers know enough is enough.

  Go get em Dana
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  WOMAN SUES CHURCH; STORM IN THE HALL/Toronto Sun

  by morrisamb in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  september 1, 2002 www.torontosun.com reporter's email: [email protected] woman sues churchclaims jehovah's witnesses hid sex abuse.

  by brodie fenlon -- toronto sun.

  a new brunswick woman claims two jehovah's witness elders and the canadian church hid the sexual abuse she says she suffered at the hands of her father.

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  Lady Lee

  bad apostate bad hehehehehe

  well glad we have that sorted out

  Bill posted that the woman who is going to court is Victoria Boer
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  WOMAN SUES CHURCH; STORM IN THE HALL/Toronto Sun

  by morrisamb in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  september 1, 2002 www.torontosun.com reporter's email: [email protected] woman sues churchclaims jehovah's witnesses hid sex abuse.

  by brodie fenlon -- toronto sun.

  a new brunswick woman claims two jehovah's witness elders and the canadian church hid the sexual abuse she says she suffered at the hands of her father.

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  Lady Lee

  The first article says it is a woman in New Brunswick they will not name

  It isn't Grace either

  Edited by - Lady Lee on 2 September 2002 13:54:52