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related to "child abuse" and "regular pioneer applicants".. then i searched [boe letter 3/3/09], but i could not find that letter.. i found the thread on this forum and it said that the pioneer application.

procedure was somewhat changed in 2009 to minimize the responsibility of.

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Body of Elders letters can be downloaded in PDF via the following link:

www.jwleaks.org/boe-letters/

Documents and Court Records relating to "Candace Conti v Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York", including jury transcripts as well as the most latest court action (Watchtower Appeal) can be downloaded from here:

www.jwleaks.org/candace-conti/

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Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania - Financial Records for years 1995 through 1998

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jw leaks has just published the financial records for watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania for the years 1995 through 1998 in pdf.. these form just some of the records that were required to be lodged in britain as part of the legal requirements relating to the establishment of an overseas branch of the watch tower society in britain in 1993.. also published by jw leaks are a copy of the original 8 page "certificate of registration of an oversea company" and application lodged with the registrar of companies for england and wales for the registration of "watch tower bible and tract society" in britain.. on november 1, 1999, watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania closed their overseas branch in britain.

a copy of the "closure form" has also been published.

this closure was done following the registration of "watch tower bible and tract society of britain" a few weeks earlier.. documents relating to the watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania can be download at:.

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JW LEAKS has just published the Financial Records for Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania for the years 1995 through 1998 in PDF.

These form just some of the records that were required to be lodged in Britain as part of the legal requirements relating to the establishment of an overseas branch of the Watch Tower Society in Britain in 1993.

Also published by JW Leaks are a copy of the original 8 page "Certificate of Registration of an Oversea Company" and application lodged with the registrar of Companies for England and Wales for the registration of "WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY" in Britain.

On November 1, 1999, Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania closed their overseas branch in Britain. A copy of the "Closure Form" has also been published. This closure was done following the registration of "WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF BRITAIN" a few weeks earlier.

Documents relating to the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania can be download at:

www.jwleaks.org/watchtower

Documents relating to the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Britain, including a copy of their 21 page "Certificate of Incorporation" can be downloaded at:

www.jwleaks.org/britain

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Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Britain - "Certificate of Incorporation" and "Memorandum of Association"

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jw leaks has just published the 21 page "certificate of incorporation" (and application) for watch tower bible and tract society of britian, as well as a copy of their 13 page "memorandum of association".. www.jwleaks.org/britain.

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JW LEAKS has just published the 21 page "Certificate of Incorporation" (and application) for Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Britian, as well as a copy of their 13 page "Memorandum of Association".

www.jwleaks.org/britain

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CANADA | Toronto Star | May 3, 2013 - Jehovah's Witnesses: Kindness is an act of grace - not an obligation

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who should be responsible for financially supporting jehovah's witnesses, who put misguided faith in the failed 1975 "end-of-the-world" predictions, and went full-time preaching without any consideration for retirement many years later?.

kindness is an act of grace not an obligationare successful brothers ethically required to help aging moneyless sister?

toronto star.

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Link to Watchtower Library Online

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CANADA | Toronto Star | May 3, 2013 - Jehovah's Witnesses: Kindness is an act of grace - not an obligation

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who should be responsible for financially supporting jehovah's witnesses, who put misguided faith in the failed 1975 "end-of-the-world" predictions, and went full-time preaching without any consideration for retirement many years later?.

kindness is an act of grace not an obligationare successful brothers ethically required to help aging moneyless sister?

toronto star.

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Who should be responsible for financially supporting Jehovah's Witnesses, who put misguided faith in the failed 1975 "end-of-the-world" predictions, and went full-time preaching without any consideration for retirement many years later?

Kindness is an act of grace — not an obligation

Are successful brothers ethically required to help aging moneyless sister?

Toronto Star

Fri May 3, 2013

By: Ken Gallinger Ethically speaking columnist

Q: My husband grew up in a family of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Upon leaving home, half the siblings stayed with the religion, while the others vehemently rejected it. One sister became a “Pioneer;” she moved west to promote the religion as her calling in life.

Flash forward 40 years, and Pioneer Sis is now 65 years old. She has never had a job as such, and has always relied on the “green handshake” to get by. Her brothers have become successful, and are now being asked to support their sister in retirement. Is it our responsibility to do this?

A: Complicated ethical questions get easier when you filter out irrelevant factors.

In your case, the “Jehovah’s Witness” thing, as such, is beside the point. Sis made a choice: to dedicate life to her faith. But lots of people make choices that leave them without adequate resources for retirement. Some choose to be artists or musicians; others gamblers or drunks. Some choose religious vocation, others a lifetime on the sofa eating Jos Louis. Some spend every cent on consumer goods, retiring with a mountain of debt; others save and invest.

Depending on our biases, we judge some choices better than others; I tend to think a life given to faith might be more fulfilling than one given to IBM, but that’s just my bias. Evaluating Sis’s decisions is not up to you. Your dilemma is simpler: given that someone makes choices that leave them impoverished, are siblings obligated to support them?

The answer is “no.”

Your sister-in-law’s poverty wasn’t forced upon her by health, disability, addiction or violence. That would be a different situation. But Sis made decisions of her own free will. Responsibility for the consequences is hers — not yours.

I’m not saying you shouldn’t help; I am saying you shouldn’t feel obligated to do so. That one word, “obligated,” is all the difference.

Presumably you and your husband are also at, or near, retirement age. If you have adequate resources to take care of yourself and decide to shower Sis with financial blessings, that’s a lovely thing to do. But that’s the point: your help needs to be understood as an act of generosity, rather than of obligation. It’s something you choose to do, rather than something you must do.

Several years ago, the Newfoundland folk band Great Big Sea recorded a hit called Consequence Free. The chorus went: “I wanna be consequence free; I wanna be where nothing really matters.” Good luck with that. Whether a consequence-free world would be an improvement is highly debatable; what’s clear is that life, in fact, doesn’t work that way.

It’s terrific that, in Canada, much of life, for most people, is shaped by choices we make, rather than dictates imposed by others. But the old principle of logic that we learned in high school, “if A, then B” still applies, even here.

Sis made a decision about her life’s course. Hopefully, it worked out as she wanted. If you choose to help out with the financial results, that’s very kind. But kindness is an act of grace — not obligation.

You say she’s never had a job in her life. McDonalds is hiring.

http://www.thestar.com/life/2013/05/03/kindness_is_an_act_of_grace_not_an_obligation.html

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AUSTRALIA | TRANSCRIPT of Child Abuse Inquiry into Jehovah's Witnesses and Watchtower Society - April 2013

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jw leaks has published the 17 page official transcript of the appearance by watchtower bible and tract society of australia and jehovah's witnesses before the "inquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious and other organisations" conducted on 11 april 2013 in victoria, australia.. http://jwleaks.org/australia/.

quote from rachel van witsen, legal counsel for watchtower bible and tract society of australia and jehovah's witnesses, in reply to who is responsible for reporting child abuse within the religion of jehovah's witnesses... .

ms van witsen at the moment, because there is no mandatory reporting for ministers of religion in victoria, then the victim, who has very often had their dignity removed, is then put in the drivers seat.. .

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The CHAIR — Good afternoon. On behalf of the committee I welcome Mr Terrence O’Brien, director of the Society and Acting Branch Coordinator from the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Australia (Jehovah’s Witnesses) ... I would like to open up the questioning to you and ask you: do you maintain records on the number, nature, extent and outcomes of allegations of any criminal abuse within your church?

Mr T. OBRIEN — Sorry. Could you just repeat that? I did not quite catch that.

TRANSLATION

Mr T. OBRIEN — I know nothing.

Mr McGUIRE — Okay. Religious personnel are not mandated reporters in Victoria. What is your church’s policy on reporting allegations of child sexual abuse to police or to child protection?

Mr T. O’BRIEN — I missed a bit of the question again, sorry.

Mr McGUIRE — Religious personnel are not mandated reporters in Victoria. What is your church’s policy on reporting allegations of criminal child abuse to police and child protection?

Mr T. O’BRIEN — I did not quite understand.

TRANSLATION

Mr McGUIRE — What is your church’s policy on child protection?

Mr T. O’BRIEN — I missed a bit of the question again, sorry.

Mr McGUIRE — What is your church’s policy on child protection?

Mr T. O’BRIEN — I did not quite understand.

NOTHING TO SEE HERE FOLKS!

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AUSTRALIA | TRANSCRIPT of Child Abuse Inquiry into Jehovah's Witnesses and Watchtower Society - April 2013

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jw leaks has published the 17 page official transcript of the appearance by watchtower bible and tract society of australia and jehovah's witnesses before the "inquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious and other organisations" conducted on 11 april 2013 in victoria, australia.. http://jwleaks.org/australia/.

quote from rachel van witsen, legal counsel for watchtower bible and tract society of australia and jehovah's witnesses, in reply to who is responsible for reporting child abuse within the religion of jehovah's witnesses... .

ms van witsen at the moment, because there is no mandatory reporting for ministers of religion in victoria, then the victim, who has very often had their dignity removed, is then put in the drivers seat.. .

jwleaks

JW LEAKS has published the 17 page official transcript of the appearance by Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Australia and Jehovah's Witnesses before the "Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and other Organisations" conducted on 11 April 2013 in Victoria, Australia.

http://jwleaks.org/australia/

QUOTE from Rachel van Witsen, legal counsel for Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Australia and Jehovah's Witnesses, in reply to who is responsible for reporting child abuse within the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses...

Ms VAN WITSEN — At the moment, because there is no mandatory reporting for ministers of religion in Victoria, then the victim, who has very often had their dignity removed, is then put in the driver’s seat.