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  Some of you aren't going to like this news, but here goes...

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  rick simons, candace conti's attorney, will be interviewed on the six screens of the watchtower conference phone line this evening.

  there's a good chance that candace will join in, but that's not set in stone.

  the host of the program, rick, told me to tell everybody that he is learning how to calm down and to do better on these conference calls.

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  Thank you, Barbara and Rick! Me and my JW family are in for the conferance.

  nice to meet you Outlaw! Welcome back!
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  Mr. McCabe aka McCabe Law (representing WBTS)...

  by iamwhoiam in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  you know...as a jdub...your only allowed to engage in higher education if you plan on being an attourney for the wbts.. http://www.mccabelaw.net/our_practice.html.

  ...of course...i could be wrong, as i usually am..

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  He also practices Trusts and Estste?

  Hey, that means is he also behind Watchtower's scheme of defrauding elderly JWs of their assets?!
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  Greetings from Candace Conti

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  candace asked me to tell you thank you for all your kind expressions of support.

  this really means a lot to her.

  she wants you to know that she is coping well with all the stress and excitement, even though she's had years of anger and frustration because of being abused for so long, first by the molester, and then by the wt.

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  Candace, I am inspired by your courage and integrity. You have spoken clearly and loudly for us all. Thank You!

  I am so sorry what you've had gone through. What the monster did to you was bad enough and yet the Watchtower made your situation from bad to worse. How grossly hyporite when McCabe(JW elder/lawyer) said, "Jehovah's Witnesses abhor child abuse, they are forefront in exposing it." You and many of us know better. The truth is, "Jehovah's Witness abhor the JW victims of child abuse, they are forefront in punishing the victims and their family who exposing it." You are the Winner and courageous Survivor in any event! Justice prevailed!

  I would also like send my gratitude to Mr. Simons who took your case and did right thing by fully supporting you.

  Thank you Barbara for your commitment for the sake of justice. You and your husband as well as Bill Bowen have been cut off by your own family and grandchildren for your courageous acts. I am forever grateful for that.
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  Excellent news article re Candace Conti's abuse, not for the sensitive or tender-hearted

  by yesidid in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/06/15/bauq1p2ph2.dtl.

  sadly there are details which may make you heave or want to commit violence..

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  "Jehovah's Witnesses abhor child abuse," McCabe said. "They've been at the forefront in exposing it."

  More correctly,

  "Jehovah's Witnesses abhor victims of child abuse, they've been at the forefront in punishing victims and their family who exposing it."
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  Facebook Comments From JWs About Kendrick Case

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i can't believe do catholic priest get hit with payouts like this.

  definitely feel terrible what happened to her but to hold the society responsible for a person not living by bible standards is crazy.

  what a pack of lies about secrecy and cover ups.

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  blindnomore

  Yeh, It's been only 5 months since I awoke. That explains my bad spelling and grammer grammar. I am getting better and brighter everyday.
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  It took me a long time to write this...i'm staying.

  by MsGrowingGirl20 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it took me a long time to write this....i'm being brutally honest...i am still a reg pioneer...three sundays ago,i was praying and asking god for a sign or something because i was so confused...i told him exactly what i needed to see for me to believe.i was feeling terrible--crying and feeling sick because i was so confused.ten minutes after, i walked into the kingdom hall and to my surprise--my prayer was answered!

  i soooo wasn't expecting it, even though i prayed.

  so this is where almighty god wants me to be,ii've reasoned.

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  MissGrowingGirl20,

  I sure hope you are making a rational but emotional decision. Are you bother by the '12 reasons why we preach part' that you had at the meeting last night?

  Sweetie, if you read and examine every single points carefully, you know they are not scriptural. One of the points said, "it is requirement for our salvation." Whatever happened to Jesus who said he is the way, truth, life? Our salvation is possible sole because of his ransom sacrifice. It's God's undeserve kindness. We can never earn it by our work. That's the teachings of the Bible.

  James 2:26 says that 'faith without works is dead'. JWs use this scripture to support their activities. But that scripture is simply counselling us to live our lives in harmony with teachings of Christ. That is act of kindness and love. We know that is the case if we read entire chapter. They are given examples of Abraham and Rahab for instance. Verse 25 says Rahab declared righteous by works after she had received the messengers hospitably and sent them out by another way. She acted (not just in word) mercifully. Read 1Corin 13:1-3. and Matt chapter 12. I just don't see how JWs who engage in door to door ministry deligently and yet refuse to give hand to those who's in need. At least that has been the case in my area for years. And I understand my area is hardly unusual in this way.

  Besides, God doesn't rely on us human to sanctifiying his name nor does he depend on us to help people gaining knowlege of him. It's Him and His Son who draw people to them(James 4:8, Draw close to God. He will draw close to you). How presumptuous in our part in claiming as if God is too vulnerable in that he must depend on JWs to do his works.

  Food for thought.
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  A Pettion for US Residents to Suspend Tax Exemption From Religious Cults deadline July 1st

  by discreetslave in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this petition is to actively encourage congress to revise usc title 26 501 (and possibly 170) so that all tax exempt organizations must promote freedom of religion and speech to its members and employees.. .

  congress should authorize the irs to promulgate regulations; investigate members, employees, and former members complaints; and enforce legislation.

  an organizations tax exempt status should be suspended for not less than 3 years that does not promote freedom of religion and speech to its members and employees and instead intimidates or coerces them.. .

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  I was at the Naturalization Ceremony the other day. A lady from Laos related her story.

  She was 5 when she and her family fled her native Country 32 years ago. Laos fell to the Communist Regime. She has waited last 32 years to return her native Country but finally gave up in realizing its ongoing inhumane political situation. She said,

  "We have no idea how good we have here(the US). If we were to have a public meeting like this one in my native Country, we would be arrested and never to be seen again. There's no human dignity or basic human rights are honored in Laos. I am proud to become an American citizen and grateful for the land that allow me to have dream and freedom."

  I also am a proud citizen of the US that honors the voice of no one without punishment.
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  Plaintiff awarded in punitive damages -21M & 1 dollar. Total award, 28M & 1 dollar. Here's more info

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the plaintiff, candace conti's goal from the very beginning was to bring enough attention to this problem to incentivize watchtower to change its policy of secrecy.

  the award can be explained as it was decided: separate compensatory and punitive damages.

  the punitive award is established in law to punish wrongdoing - here, the conscious disregard for others - and deter that conduct in the future.

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  the WT lawyer said, "even if received today, that confession by Kendrick would be privileged"

  No wonder he lost the case so miserably! I am not sure what planet he's from(oh yeh, he's from Watchtower planet) but as far as I know from my extensive research,

  1. The confession of Child sexual abuse is not protected by Ecclesiastical Privilege.

  2. Even if it was, once you pass the information to another person(such as reporting it to the Branch), you loose the privillege.

  Someone can correct me if I am incorrect on these.

  The WT may ended up taking the case to the Suprem Court for interpretaion of the law at cost of huge publicity. Either way it's huge blow on them.
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  Jane Doe, you have our support... (Jane Doe vs WTB&TS)

  by SweetBabyCheezits in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  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.

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  I espcially impressed by Candace's sense of Justice.

  She fought for the rest of JW past, current and potential victims. Her goal was to expose watchtower's dirty secret/policy to the world.

  I thank you for your courage and integrity for the sake of justice! You spoke loud and clear for all of us!
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  Shunning ... when it's Convenient

  by xelder in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have a lifelong buddy (g) who is now df'd ....doing great and happy.

  he has a nice boat.

  a while back he gets a call from a very well known elder who, of course, shuns him.. elder: "hi g. i know this is a little strange, but i don't know who else to call".

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  blindnomore

  LongHairGal,

  I have been pre occupying with $28+million case. I haven't forgot about your feed back on my comment.

  For privacy reason, I didn't reveal what was my statuts in the borg at the time when I wrote check of $1500 to a JW family. Now that this entire child sexual abuse case bring more light to our attention, I can better explain my situation.

  I was one of immodest by running ahead and bring reproach on Jehovah and his orgranization at the time. I stood up against local child abuser elders. I wasn't Df'ed but was being witch hunted by the BOE of 3 congregations and was treated worse than DF'ed. I was shunned fully and this family was one of a few who kept their association with me. I thought they were my friend. I was glad to help them out. Little did I realize then that was my last personal contact with them. Of course I never got even $1 back from them. Looking back the JW took advantage of my situation and drew out from me while I was still in officially.

  I had been taken advantage by numerous JWs over the years mostly financially. I was a sucker.