i'd bet my left.... pinky toe that the wt's monster 4/9 confidentiality letter was put out as a direct result of the jane doe/candace vs wt case as they were preparing to go to trial.
there had already been a year of legal proceedings - surely the wt knew the shit was about to hit the fan.. thanks goes to atlantis for posting the boe letters originally as pdfs.
the person that a restraining order is a personal legal matter that does not involve the congregation.. thereafter, the elders should call the legal department immediately for direction..
These types of policy changes shouldn't surprise us, the $ocieties legal departments are on constant damage control patrol.
They know the shit's gonna hit the fan so they're just making sure they're ready to clean it up before any gets wind of the foul stench.
i just tried to paste the link from a concordance but i guess it doesn't work on here but if you look up the hebrew word "hovah" it means ruin and disaster... given that, do you think jehovah is an appropriate thing to be calling the lord god?.
Yep, I'll second that; the name seems fitting since that's pretty much what he's known for.
many moons ago, i questioned the legitimacy of the steven unthank case and/or his manner of relating the news on his website.
official court documents were difficult to locate (at least for some of us, and after a certain date) and my only direct source for information was unthank's own website, though later i heard from a poster who attended one of the hearings.
i had my hopes up for a major case against the wt, but the little info i could verify left me confused.
Candace deserves a freakin' parade and special day for what she's done; WAY TO GO!
this may be an encouragement for more victims to come forward, in maybe class actions or individual lawsuits.maybe they will no longer be intimidated by the elders,or put off by the statement "wait on jehovah" or silenced by the ridiculous" two witness rule" and frankly parents of these victims need to take a very hard look at themselves for failing their children.. justice can be acheived now,take advantage of it,the lawyers who won this case should be sought after for future cases,they obviously did a marvelous job.. smiddy.
It might, but I don't think anyone still "in" will budge, if they're anything like my sister they're all too scared.
Plus most never come forward because they feel they lack sufficient evidence and don't want to relive the nightmare for nothing.
according to j dub doc the wages sins pays is death meaning to them death covers your debt of sin when lazarus died did he not pay his debt?
so when jesus resctd him why did he die again?
when jesus brought him back did he creat or recreat an imperfect being on the sinful road to destruction?
NO, NO, NO!
I'll save you all hours and hours of research, debate and frustration.
Here goes, the bible is full of shit!
See it's that easy.
So, unless you have some sort of fecal fetish, I suggest you move on.
But good point though, it just helps solidify my above assertion.
jehovah's witness doesn't vote, so she can't get liquor license.
veronica brown, who is applying for a liquor license, said she was stunned to learn about the requirement.
but she said that voting is adverse to her beliefs as a jehovah's witness and that registering to vote and then not voting would be hypocritical.. http://www.omaha.com/article/20120613/news01/706139915/-1.
What an idiot, she won't vote but she's ok with selling a legalized drug (liquor) to the masses?
REALLY?!?!?!
Does she not realize how stupid this makes her, and the dubs, look?
for those who are not aware, or who wanted a quick alert/summary regarding a number of threads now running on jwn about this matter.. please feel free to add links (to other threads), summaries, clarification, comment....
Serves them right, I hope this opens a whole can of worms, and whoop-ass too.
However
I foresee an even bigger push for money at the upcoming assemblies and conventions because of this; I mean who else is gonna pick up the slack for these assholes?
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the recent letter the wts sent out to all elders regarding protocal, encouraging them to go to the wts first instead of police (reporting crimes) seems like a violation.
could it be?.
It may be, but they'll just claim it's to contact their "supporting" attorneys to find out how to legally proceed.
However we all know it has nothing to do with the law and everything to do with liability, damage control and covering their ass.
You can just about bet these conversations mention nothing of the victim’s safety or well being and consist of questions like, who knows, were there witnesses, is there evidence, can this be stifled, how faithful/obedient to the borg are they, how likely are they to follow your orders, how much of a problem will they be and do they have anything on us?
Jaybooger’s loving borganization my ass.
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.
Great job Cedars.
I was thinking I might try to anonymously print and send this to my sister; she was the victim of sexual abuse by the hands of a man in the congregation we grew up in, there were many victims and the sexual offender, or in my words pervert, was protected each and every time whilst his victims were silenced and threatened. She is still trying to believe but struggles with her feelings toward what happened to her, how it was handled and her faith in the $ociety, hopefully this will help wake her up.
Thank You.
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/15/12225753-jehovahs-witnesses-ordered-to-pay-more-than-20-million-to-woman-who-said-she-was-sexually-abused?lite.
Good, it serves the bastards right for hiding/protecting pedophiles and persecuting, shaming and silencing the victims.
