https://pennrecord.com/stories/654791353-pa-courts-weigh-whether-jehovah-s-witnesses-elders-must-report-confessed-child-abuse.
harrisburg – after the commonwealth court of pennsylvania dismissed a petition from a group of jehovah’s witnesses nearly two years ago, which argued the confidentiality of their confessions shielded them from being mandatory reporters of child abuse, the supreme court of pennsylvania overruled their colleagues and decided the commonwealth court must re-examine the action.. in a 24-page memorandum opinion authored by state supreme court chief justice debra todd and handed down feb. 13, the court found that their commonwealth court contemporaries violated the coordinate jurisdiction rule – which states “judges of coordinate jurisdiction sitting in the same case should not overrule each other’s decisions” – by its initial pair of separate findings that ivy hill congregation of jehovah’s witnesses did not have proper standing against the commonwealth’s department of human services, and that a grant of declaratory relief would not terminate the legal controversy.. todd was joined in the opinion by supreme court of pennsylvania justices christine donohue, kevin m. dougherty, david n. wecht and sallie updyke mundy.
justices p. kevin brobson and daniel mccaffery did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.. “appellant is a congregation of approximately 140 individuals in philadelphia, pennsylvania, who follow the tenets of the jehovah’s witnesses religion.
In the time I was growing up ('60s-'70s) the JWs were very proud of pointing at their Supreme Court (US) victories for preaching and their role in defining the First Amendment right of free speech. My dad was really into it and studied the JW pamphlet 'Legally Defending...' like it was the Bible.
It's kind of sad now that they are spending their time and money defending their 'right' to allow children to be abused.
text: matthew 24:45-47.
45 “who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time?
46 it will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
When I was growing up there was indeed an evil slave, defined by the WT as the Bible Students who left in the Rutherford years. These were the bad guys of the time period, ‘60’s in the US. Particularly in Chicago area, where some of the Bible Student leaders lived.
https://youtu.be/pszy22hzj8o.
new light?.
https://www.dadseekingtruth.com/.
The OP is just wishful thinking. There is no master plan; the JW leadership just reacts, usually when it is too late.
That being said, the recent changes to reporting, beard allowance, etc. point to their reacting to the declining membership and associated donations. There is undoubtedly more to come in the next year. It will be interesting to see. It's kind of like watching a train wreck in slow motion.
just ran across a mention of jws on a '70's monty python sketch.. at about the 1:05 mark:.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiba_3ak0hg.
Just ran across a mention of JWs on a '70's Monty Python sketch.
At about the 1:05 mark:
can anyone give me a rundown or send me to a thread on the robert hendriks thing?
he was recently 'dismissed' from bethel and was pid (public information department?
) i'm not even sure i have this right..... thanks much.
Wow, he was front and center on jw.org for so long. It’s like Trotsky being erased from that famous photo with Lenin.
just heard about khconf+ app replacing zoom for hybrid meetings at kngdom halls.
did a quick search here and didnt find any posts about it.
have i missed something?.
Wife says that KH Conference doesn’t allow you to comment or otherwise interact.
with the jw congregations about to be informed that the ubiquitous awake!
magazine is to be issued just once a month from january 2006, now is an apt time for interested parties to share brief memories and/or impressions about the bi-monthly awake!
magazines, whether poignant, hard-hitting or humorous.
The only thing better than one per year is ZERO
a decade after leaving brooklyn bethel, the presiding overseer's son drops by, offering a bible study.. was so disillusioned with the hypocrisy found there and being able to peak behind the curtain.. it was like, 'are you freakin crazy?'.
what could happen to a mature christian?.
18. what about those today who become inactive... .
The picture doesn’t seem to match the narrative. It looks like the older man is the elder ( tie, etc) and the younger man is the recipient of the harassment, err counsel
everybody knows the famous "stay alive still 75" audio clip but here is a clip from 1972 with english subtitles.
harold mouritz was the branch committee member in finland when he gave this talk.
later he became the coordinator of the australian branch.
Our Man!
Assuming the translation is accurately done, quite a damning recording.
It's no wonder things are going south in Norway.
The speaker was born in 1927, so it seems unlikely that either he or his wife, who is also pictured a couple of times, are still living in 2023. Maybe, but unlikely.
2024-01 addendum to shepherd book.. 2024-02-s-147-february announcements and reminders.. .
zipped folder.. .
https://www.filemail.com/d/mcrweztlglnoheb .
Fascinating.
From the wording it is evident is is intended for the European branch which is under GDPR. Also it appears to me to be translated into English.
I guess my question is whether the addendum to Shepherds Manual would apply across all branches or is it only for the GDPR affected branches.
I personally would be delighted if they would delete all my records and erase any written connections I may have had with them.
