jehovah's witnesses have tried - and failed - to get an advance copy of the abuse in care inquiry's final report into their church.. the christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses australasia (ccjwa) filed an urgent claim in the high court in auckland on 21 june to obtain a copy of the final case study relating to the religious denomination in the inquiry's report, but the claim was dismissed.. it also unsuccessfully sought all relevant underlying documents supporting the case study.. in a separate case, the jehovah's witnesses also filed for leave to appeal to the supreme court after the court of appeal dismissed an earlier bid to avoid the scrutiny of the inquiry altogether.. rnz understands the ccjwa received and commented on a draft copy of the case study in may, but has yet to see a final draft.. if its high court claim had been successful, it could have led to the church receiving a copy before the government or abuse survivors had read the report.. jehovah's witnesses is the only religious group to take legal action against the commission.. it has taken similar action against public inquiries overseas, including in australia and the united kingdom.. in a statement, a jehovah's witnesses spokesperson said it had no choice but to go to court.. "we are in full agreement with the inquiry's objective to protect children but have serious concerns about the accuracy of the report regarding jehovah's witnesses.. "child protection is of utmost concern to jehovah's witnesses and we believe the people of new zealand, its decision-makers and most importantly survivors, deserve to be presented with accurate information.
we have no choice but to resort to court to address these issues.".
the inquiry is due to hand its final report to the governor-general on wednesday, wrapping up six years of work.. after that, it will be passed to internal affairs brooke van velden, who must table the report in parliament before it is made public.. that was expected to happen in the week beginning 22 july.. survivors of church abuse new zealand spokesperson and former jehovah's witnesses elder shayne mechen said former jehovah's witnesses members and survivors had been angered by the new court action.. "they are feeling angry and frustrated because it shows they [the church] don't care.".
"The head man at the branch was given a flat next to a K.H and demoted to now a nobody instead of being worshiped everywhere he went.... the rest were layed off to go into the wilderness after many years serving there."
Loyalty to the slave has its rewards. 🙄
You'd think that he'd be transferred to the Sydney branch and commute between Sydney and NZ. That's how a sane organisation would handle something similar.
jehovah's witnesses have tried - and failed - to get an advance copy of the abuse in care inquiry's final report into their church.. the christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses australasia (ccjwa) filed an urgent claim in the high court in auckland on 21 june to obtain a copy of the final case study relating to the religious denomination in the inquiry's report, but the claim was dismissed.. it also unsuccessfully sought all relevant underlying documents supporting the case study.. in a separate case, the jehovah's witnesses also filed for leave to appeal to the supreme court after the court of appeal dismissed an earlier bid to avoid the scrutiny of the inquiry altogether.. rnz understands the ccjwa received and commented on a draft copy of the case study in may, but has yet to see a final draft.. if its high court claim had been successful, it could have led to the church receiving a copy before the government or abuse survivors had read the report.. jehovah's witnesses is the only religious group to take legal action against the commission.. it has taken similar action against public inquiries overseas, including in australia and the united kingdom.. in a statement, a jehovah's witnesses spokesperson said it had no choice but to go to court.. "we are in full agreement with the inquiry's objective to protect children but have serious concerns about the accuracy of the report regarding jehovah's witnesses.. "child protection is of utmost concern to jehovah's witnesses and we believe the people of new zealand, its decision-makers and most importantly survivors, deserve to be presented with accurate information.
we have no choice but to resort to court to address these issues.".
the inquiry is due to hand its final report to the governor-general on wednesday, wrapping up six years of work.. after that, it will be passed to internal affairs brooke van velden, who must table the report in parliament before it is made public.. that was expected to happen in the week beginning 22 july.. survivors of church abuse new zealand spokesperson and former jehovah's witnesses elder shayne mechen said former jehovah's witnesses members and survivors had been angered by the new court action.. "they are feeling angry and frustrated because it shows they [the church] don't care.".
Vidiot, can you blame them? There was $52m involved! Do know any WT higher-up who wouldn't sell his own grandma for a sum like that?
Actually, that is a huge sum for a church to come up with (although they probably borrowed a lot of it). The church that bought it would have to be Hillsong sized, or something like the Catholics or the Anglicans selling one property to buy another.
i am in western canada.
we use to have our assembly in saskatoon.
our assembly has moved to medicine hat.
Is it ever fun to attend one of these things?
Just askin' as one who was never "privileged" in that way.
Speaking of which, do non-baptised, non-JWs ever get to attend?
the upcoming governing body update, set to be released on friday this week, will feature a bearded samuel herd.. jwtalk website revealed the leak, so this thread will be used to speculate the content of the update and discuss the actual contents after its release..
"bunch of freakin snakes!"
Didn't Jesus compare the religious leaders of his time to a nest of vipers?
the september watchtower has already been released and is being discussed over on reddit.
some highlights: .
1. more hitting the flock on total reliance and obedience to god's representatives on earth today, the f&ds (the governing body, of course).
FFGhost: "The obvious apparent answer is “they want these rewritten articles to be studied in October, not earlier, not later, but exactly in October”."
It's only a thought. My sometimes faulty memory tapped me on the shoulder. Something about October and the new WT Christmas Carol as mentioned here:
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/4864613443698688/org-came-out-christmas-song
Kerryking: "Aha does that mean from the October broadcast onwards we'll be allowed celebrate Xmas?"
Is the Christmas Carol an October release?
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6507797198405632/september-2024-study-watchtower-warnings-jws
From the thread above: "One of the primary ways that sheeplike ones support Christ’s brothers is by assisting them in the preaching work"
A thought, and just a thought: the WT has been severing the link between the 144,000, the FDS, the annointed and Jesus' brothers. Are they going to finally announce that the GB, and ONLY the GB are Christ's brothers?
People on here are starting to notice a change of emphasis in that they are pointing at Jesus more. A Jesus TV series and a Christmas Carol, for starters. The WT has rediscovered Jesus. Why?
Should the GB be declared to be the only ones who can be considered Christ's brothers, re-emphasising Jesus could make sense. Show the life of Jesus. Get the R&F fond of him again. Then do the old WT bait and switch tactic: well Jesus isn't here, but his brothers are and you can show the same devotion that Jesus demanded to his brothers still on Earth!
Notice that they are not calling themselves the slave any more. That would be somewhat humble. No, they're Jesus brothers, the future kings.
So it's just a thought. The GB being the sole representatives of the upper class and everyone else being plebs would certainly make the paperwork* simple.
* Including that which is is published as official doctrine. They never did explain why partakers were never recruited to Bethel or had conferences and church councils to establish doctrine.
jehovah's witnesses have tried - and failed - to get an advance copy of the abuse in care inquiry's final report into their church.. the christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses australasia (ccjwa) filed an urgent claim in the high court in auckland on 21 june to obtain a copy of the final case study relating to the religious denomination in the inquiry's report, but the claim was dismissed.. it also unsuccessfully sought all relevant underlying documents supporting the case study.. in a separate case, the jehovah's witnesses also filed for leave to appeal to the supreme court after the court of appeal dismissed an earlier bid to avoid the scrutiny of the inquiry altogether.. rnz understands the ccjwa received and commented on a draft copy of the case study in may, but has yet to see a final draft.. if its high court claim had been successful, it could have led to the church receiving a copy before the government or abuse survivors had read the report.. jehovah's witnesses is the only religious group to take legal action against the commission.. it has taken similar action against public inquiries overseas, including in australia and the united kingdom.. in a statement, a jehovah's witnesses spokesperson said it had no choice but to go to court.. "we are in full agreement with the inquiry's objective to protect children but have serious concerns about the accuracy of the report regarding jehovah's witnesses.. "child protection is of utmost concern to jehovah's witnesses and we believe the people of new zealand, its decision-makers and most importantly survivors, deserve to be presented with accurate information.
we have no choice but to resort to court to address these issues.".
the inquiry is due to hand its final report to the governor-general on wednesday, wrapping up six years of work.. after that, it will be passed to internal affairs brooke van velden, who must table the report in parliament before it is made public.. that was expected to happen in the week beginning 22 july.. survivors of church abuse new zealand spokesperson and former jehovah's witnesses elder shayne mechen said former jehovah's witnesses members and survivors had been angered by the new court action.. "they are feeling angry and frustrated because it shows they [the church] don't care.".
karter, did the closing of their own branch upset the NZ dubs? I can just imagine the bean counters in NY saying: "We'll close the branch in NZ and make great savings by operating the NZ "work" out of the Australian branch. It doesn't make any difference; it's all the same, anyway!"*
I have had a few friends from NZ over the years and I can imagine how much that attitude would piss them off.
*For those playing along at home, NZ was separated out from under the NSW colony in 1840 and became a colony in its own right. It was invited to the talks about forming the Commonwealth of Australia in the 1890s but decided to remain its own country.
it's fluff clickbait...but...what other famous people are current or ex-jws?.
famous people you didn't know were jehovah's witnesses.
story by stars insider.
Ah, hidden in the secret files of Jehovah's totally open and above board organisation! 🙄
Thanks, Blondie!
jehovah's witnesses have tried - and failed - to get an advance copy of the abuse in care inquiry's final report into their church.. the christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses australasia (ccjwa) filed an urgent claim in the high court in auckland on 21 june to obtain a copy of the final case study relating to the religious denomination in the inquiry's report, but the claim was dismissed.. it also unsuccessfully sought all relevant underlying documents supporting the case study.. in a separate case, the jehovah's witnesses also filed for leave to appeal to the supreme court after the court of appeal dismissed an earlier bid to avoid the scrutiny of the inquiry altogether.. rnz understands the ccjwa received and commented on a draft copy of the case study in may, but has yet to see a final draft.. if its high court claim had been successful, it could have led to the church receiving a copy before the government or abuse survivors had read the report.. jehovah's witnesses is the only religious group to take legal action against the commission.. it has taken similar action against public inquiries overseas, including in australia and the united kingdom.. in a statement, a jehovah's witnesses spokesperson said it had no choice but to go to court.. "we are in full agreement with the inquiry's objective to protect children but have serious concerns about the accuracy of the report regarding jehovah's witnesses.. "child protection is of utmost concern to jehovah's witnesses and we believe the people of new zealand, its decision-makers and most importantly survivors, deserve to be presented with accurate information.
we have no choice but to resort to court to address these issues.".
the inquiry is due to hand its final report to the governor-general on wednesday, wrapping up six years of work.. after that, it will be passed to internal affairs brooke van velden, who must table the report in parliament before it is made public.. that was expected to happen in the week beginning 22 july.. survivors of church abuse new zealand spokesperson and former jehovah's witnesses elder shayne mechen said former jehovah's witnesses members and survivors had been angered by the new court action.. "they are feeling angry and frustrated because it shows they [the church] don't care.".
Did a bit of online searching regarding The Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses Australasia (I'll probably post something later about the article itself)
The ASIC* register lists them as CHRISTIAN CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES (AUSTRALASIA) LIMITED, Type: Australian Public Company, Limited By Guarantee. Locality of registered office: DENHAM COURT NSW 2565.
Limited by Guarantee is a company type common for non-profits**.
I did a similar search on the New Zealand Companies Office website, but there doesn't seem to be any such entity or subsidiary listed.
It looks like New Zealand's JW operation is governed by the office in Denham Court (is that Sydney Bethel's address?).
So the New Zealand inquiry is being handled by the Australian branch as far as I can tell. I wonder who the legal team is. Do they have any loyal JW barristers in New Zealand? Or here in Australia, for that matter.
No smoking gun in this post. Just exercising a bit of curiosity.
*Australian Securities and Investments Commission
** A for-profit company would probably be Limited by Shares. And should the WT need that sort of structure, they'd probably choose a private company (Proprietary Limited) over a public (Limited) company.
it's fluff clickbait...but...what other famous people are current or ex-jws?.
famous people you didn't know were jehovah's witnesses.
story by stars insider.
"Why should we have unnecessary social contact with people who still pursue worldly ways and who have not become worshipers of Jehovah?"
I don't know, maybe social contact with outsiders in a social setting might convince them that you are not the insular, vicious death-cult* that you actually are? 🙄
They've painted themselves into a bit of corner by their exclusivity. By shunning people who aren't convinced but would be happy to support their friends and family who still are, they miss out on the benefits of being a highly regarded mainstream religion. Nominal Catholics don't raise any eyebrows, still attend the occasional mass and probably put a few dollars in the plate when they do. JWs only have one special "feast day" where hangers on can attend. And I imagine that it's risky to attend for faders because the elders may notice them.
A few social gatherings where you can bring a friend probably wouldn't be as detrimental as the disconnected-from-the-rest-of-humanity Bethelites fear**
Blondie, do you have a source for that segment you quoted?
*Bragging about the children they've killed through the blood doctrine and having HLCs to ensure more of those deaths makes them a vicious death-cult, IMO. Suicides due to shunning probably doesn't help their image, either.
** It's always about fear, isn't it! It's their prime motivator.
i am in western canada.
we use to have our assembly in saskatoon.
our assembly has moved to medicine hat.
"...and charging $$/publisher for those assigned to attend there."
"...keeping the rental fee in their own pockets, as well as asking for more money."
Let me guess: "... to cover costs!"?
