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Is the WTS backing away from "Bible Tall Tales" ?
by Simon inwhen i was a kid, it seemed like not a meeting went by when you didn't hear about jonah or sampson and other tall tales from the bible.. now though, they seem to have been sidelined.
i guess the rest of the world caught on to the fact that these stories couldn't possibly be true and were so far fetched (yeah, even by bible standards) that they are just treated as 'stories' like aesop's fables.
saying that you believe in them as genuine accounts just makes you look like a crazy zealot.. but the wts is different.
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AUSTRALIA | REPORT from the Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and Other Non-Government Organisations
by jwleaks ininquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious and other non-government organisations.. .
the family and community development committee report from the inquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious and other non-government organisations will be tabled in parliament on wednesday 13 november 2013.. an electronic copy of the report will be available on the official government web site as soon as possible after it has been tabled.. .
as soon as this happens the report will be available here:.
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Executive Summary and Recommendations
Having gone through the report there were no specific mention of the Jehovah's Witnesses or the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Australia. However, about 10% of the report dealt with the Working with Children Check.
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AUSTRALIA | REPORT from the Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and Other Non-Government Organisations
by jwleaks ininquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious and other non-government organisations.. .
the family and community development committee report from the inquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious and other non-government organisations will be tabled in parliament on wednesday 13 november 2013.. an electronic copy of the report will be available on the official government web site as soon as possible after it has been tabled.. .
as soon as this happens the report will be available here:.
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Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and Other Non-Government Organisations.
The Family and Community Development Committee report from the Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and Other Non-Government Organisations will be tabled in Parliament on Wednesday 13 November 2013.
An electronic copy of the report will be available on the official government web site as soon as possible after it has been tabled.
As soon as this happens the REPORT will be available here:
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/fcdc/article/1788
Background Reference: http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/fcdc/article/1790
Background newspaper article relating to a number of submissions relating to Jehovah's Witnesses:
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/child-in-jehovahs-witness-court-bid-20130217-2elcg.htmlJW LEAKS
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Clergy Face Jail Over Abuse Secrets ?
by smiddy in"clergy who fail to report child abuse by their colleagues should face jail,a landmark state parliamentary inquiry is set to recommend.".
"australia`s first parliamentary investigation into the handling of child sexual abuse by religous and other organisations is due to table its recommendations next week" heraldsun.com.au.
they could face up to a year in jail for" failing to protect a child from harm" and "concealing offences for benefit".
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VICTORIA | AUSTRALIA
LINKS:CLERGY who fail to report child abuse by their colleagues should face jail, a landmark state parliamentary inquiry is set to recommend.
After more than 160 hearings over nine months, Australia's first parliamentary inquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious and other organisations will table its findings next week.
The findings of the committee, which considered more than 400 submissions, are scathing of the Catholic Church's actions over several decades, sources have told the Herald Sun.
The committee will recommend a new criminal offence be created for ministers of religion who fail to report physical or sexual abuse of children by other clergy.
The inquiry was set up following 2011's inquiry into the child protection system by retired Supreme Court judge Philip Cummins.
Mr Cummins's report recommended the creation of a new offence for clergy, attracting the same penalties as the existing crimes of "failing to protect a child from harm" and "concealing offences for benefit".
Both can see offenders jailed for up to one year.
Survivors of clergy child sex abuse said they would welcome the move to jail ministers of religion who shield their colleagues.
Stephen Woods, 51, who was sexually assaulted by Catholic clergy when he was a student at St Alipius Christian Brothers Primary School in Ballarat, said the idea was "brilliant stuff".
"But as we are finding out, the Church is still paying huge amounts of money to lawyers to protect and defend pedophiles," he said.
The Family and Community Development Committee, chaired by Liberal Upper House member Georgie Crozier, heard evidence from victims, their families, experts, and other professionals. Almost half of its hearings were held in secret.
Premier Denis Napthine's spokesman, Kathryn McFarlane, said the Government had yet to see the report.
"The Government will be provided with a copy of the committee's report when it is tabled in the Parliament, and is looking forward to reviewing the report and its recommendations before making a decision on any legislative changes," she said.
She said the Government had allocated $650 million in its last three Budgets for vulnerable children and their families and had undertaken significant legislative reform [i.e. Working With Children Check] to protect children.
Related: www.jwsurvivors.org
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Interesting page on finances
by snare&racket inhttp://www.charityperformance.com/charity-details.php?id=16715.
and... http://opencharities.org/charities/1077961.
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Back in the 1993 when WTBTS of Pennsylvania registered as an overseas branch in Britain, they were required to file financial statements. They closed their overseas branch in 1999. However, in doing this they left a trail of financial statements and internal operating structures that have since been obtained and published. These can be downloaded from JWLEAKS:
http://jwleaks.org/watchtower/
A full set of current financial documents and historical documents for WTBTS of Britain, International Bible Students Association (IBSA), and Euopean Association of Jehovah's Christian Witnesses can also be downloaded from JWLEAKS:
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2 SURVEY QUESTIONS
by Terry inplease answer this question thoughtfully.. question #1:.
if there were no holy book in existence--what would you or anybody else know about god and how would you know it?.
question #2:.
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"Si Dieu n'existait pas, il faudrait l'inventer." - Voltaire
( If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.)
"Une fois inventé, il serait nécessaire d'écrire un livre sujet de Dieu." - anon
(Once invented, it would be necessary to write a book about God.)
"Une fois que le livre est écrit, il serait nécessaire de dire qu'il est un texte sacré de Dieu." - anon
(Once the book is written, it would be necessary to say it is sacred text from God.)
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"THE WATCH TOWER" 1865 - Volume 1 - Downloadable PDF 417 pages
by jwleaks inthe watch tower 1865, published by j.f.
shaw & co., for the proprietors of "the watch tower", 158 fleet street, london.
sold at all booksellers and railway book stores during the mid to late 1860's.. this volume of the watch tower was first published on march 29, 1865, for the benefit of learned members of the anglican church.
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nicolaou, click on the jwleaks.org link in the OP.
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"THE WATCH TOWER" 1865 - Volume 1 - Downloadable PDF 417 pages
by jwleaks inthe watch tower 1865, published by j.f.
shaw & co., for the proprietors of "the watch tower", 158 fleet street, london.
sold at all booksellers and railway book stores during the mid to late 1860's.. this volume of the watch tower was first published on march 29, 1865, for the benefit of learned members of the anglican church.
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The Watch Tower 1865, published by J.F. Shaw & Co., for the proprietors of "The Watch Tower", 158 Fleet Street, London. Sold at all booksellers and railway book stores during the mid to late 1860's.
This volume of The Watch Tower was first published on March 29, 1865, for the benefit of learned members of the Anglican Church. Some highlights include the poems "On The Watch Tower" (page 167) and "The Light-Bearers" (page 279).
The Watch Tower volume of 1865 (417 pages) has been recently scanned into PDF by Google as part of a project to make the world's books discoverable online. The document comprises 417 pages in total.
This volume was not published or produced by the Watch Tower Society (Jehovah's Witnesses/Bible Students) or any of theire predecessors.
Also available for downloading is a full size cover of Volume 1, Number 1, and the contents pages.
www.jwleaks.org/2013/10/22/the-watch-tower-1865/
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Witness My Journey - From Jehovah's Witness... To Australia's Party Queen [THE MOVIE]
by jwleaks inwitness my journey - from jehovah's witness... to australia's party queen [the movie].
the story: seven years ago trish may have banged on your front door armed with her bible and the innocent smile of an angel.
but then life changed.
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WITNESS MY JOURNEY - From Jehovah's Witness... To Australia's Party Queen [THE MOVIE]
THE STORY: Seven years ago Trish may have banged on your front door armed with her bible and the innocent smile of an angel. But then life changed. Struggling with her faith, Trish abandoned the Watchtower Society and whilst recuperating in hospital following a significant breast cancer operation she made a life changing decision.
Until just four years ago, Trish had not stepped onto a dance floor. Yet whilst in her mid-40’s she believed something was missing from the dance scene and so embarked on creating a brand where open-minded singles and couples, young and old, could have fun, be themselves without judgement, and enter a world of fantasy. Thus Hot Kandi was born.
Witness My Journey takes us on a diverse voyage; to emotional pain, to excitement and to eroticism. It is a real story. A Sydney housewife who is living a personal dream. And with the success of her own Hot Kandi float in the internationally acclaimed Sydney Mardi Gras, seemingly, Trish Karr’s dream is far from over.NEWS
http://www.samesame.com.au/news/local/8660/From-Jehovahs-Witness-to-party-queen.htm
http://www.2ser.com/on-air/star-observer/item/2686-trishy-dishy-party-queen-of-sydney
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ELDERS STEPPING DOWN
by ADJUSTMENTS inbetween two congregations that i know of four elders have stepped down in the last two months!
there is something really going on in this mandmade organization!
it's busting at the seams!.
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