Saturday, Elders response to Royal Commission

by umbertoecho in

on saturday the elder and his wife turned up.

i have my reasons for not turning them away at the moment, at least, not until the completion of the rc.. i asked him about his thoughts on the rc.

he said that he thought it was easy and nothing to worry about.

millie210

Unfortunately I think he expressed the common Witness viewpoint.

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Shalom! (Peace!)

by Danage in

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i am not a jew, btw, but a judeao-christian (well, that's what i consider myself), and i hope i have not posted in the wrong forum, if indeed i am allowed.

i am the lay minister and postulate deacon of the arian catholic church in worcestershire, uk and the surrounding region.

i am also a lay oblate novice in the arian catholic order of saint benedict of nursia (acosb).

millie210

What a nice apology Danage,

It sounds like you are growing and evolving in faith and in awareness of yourself as you go through life. Those are fine traits to possess for sure.

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Royal Commission needs to call GB to personally testify

by RedPillPopper in

the gb needs to be subpenaed to testify just like losch was.

the commission needs to subpena each one individually and make separate fines when each one refuses.

millie210

What a great job you did with that Toes Up!

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More Inspiring Young Awakenings

by freemindfade in

i just found these vidoes on youtube, maybe you have seen them already, but i thought i would share.

these canadian kids for me are courageous and inspiring.

more excellent public examples of non vitrial apostate awakening.

millie210

LOL Steve you sound exactly like my family...only they mean it for realz!

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Watershed moment???

by sparrowdown in

will this rc turn out to be the beginnings of a watershed time in wbts history?.

do you have any thoughts regarding this?.

The perception of the news is that it moves fast and corruption is everywhere. Nothing surprises people anymore - or at least it takes something pretty big. JWs are not that big and dont matter to most people so I think this is going to have more impact in Australia but less in the U.S. and perhaps other countries.

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Human rights issue

by possum in

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hi, i am possum and have been posting for a short time just thought i would introduce myself with much trepidation.

i am a third generation ex witness.

grandparents originally lured into cult in 1920 after the death of a precious child.

millie210

Welcome Possom and thank you for sharing your story. You are accomplishing a lot now with your life and I love what you said about sunshine. So true!

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Will Child Abuse Issue Keep Growing Like A Forest Fire?

by OnTheWayOut in

i don't know if a commercial will come up and i can't find this on youtube as it is probably copyright material or i am just not in a good search pattern today.

anyway, try to view this if you haven't seen it:.

https://rutube.ru/video/0ba7a3ee7e89dbbc730c4af32032e33b/?ref=logo .

millie210

I really appreciated the point made in the OP about the "Cosby effect".

I think that is where this battle will gain momentum. Each case building on the one before.

Like Blondie mentioned, a lot of brave folks have gone before...

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Is it justice to see elders in hot seat australia

by poopie in

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now they no what it feels like to be on other side of the questions more fellow feeling now.

millie210

It is definitely justice.

“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.”

― Martin Luther King Jr.

(Attributed to MLK but was him quoting someone else, sorry, I cant remember who it was)

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Questions that don't deserve their own topic thread (QTDDTOTT)

by Saintbertholdt in

i haven't seen a topic thread like this one, so i thought i might start one.

as the title suggests, this is a topic thread for anyone's questions that have quick or one line answers.

for example: how many meetings do the witnesses have per week?

millie210

blondie2 hours ago
Explain CTR in a few words............

Ok I'll take a shot at that one

Turn of the century charismatic eccentric, who adopted and added to the work of Miller, using his family fortune to start his own religion.

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Dr Applewhite and Child Abuse

by snare&racket in

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i am shocked that an expert would simply examine only the literature given to her by the organisation she was defending and simply accept it.

also the ease she has in making huge sweeping statements when comparing the jw's to all other international religious organisations simply undermines her professionalism.. i am also thoroughly shocked at her blatant, 'expert for hire', 'will defend anyone' apparent decision making, the organisation is responsible for covering up thousands of abuse victims by its own records, in australia alone!

never mind their judicial process being heartless and traumatic!.

millie210

Continuing in the vein of thought that "experts" are easy to find, this is a Wickipedia

link:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Joo/Context_debate_on_Catholic_sex_abuse_cases

Recently charges have been sought against Dr. Monica Applewhite for her prominent role in not reporting and covering up child abuse allegations. Along with Dr. Applewhite New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond, Rev. Ed Chiffriller - Immediate Past Superior General of the Society of St. Joseph, and the General Council of the Society of St. Joseph.

The black and white evidence is particularly disturbing especially in that Applewhite confirms in a letter that she received complaints, asked no questions or details and did no investigation of follow-up concerning the child abuse allegations reported to have taken place at a Catholic School by school administrators / teachers.

millie210

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“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.”