this is in the july 2015 monthly program on tv.jw.org cedars wrote about it too.. starting at around 42:30 in the video, morris talks about the child abuse situation for almost 10 minutes.
link to video.
i'm writing a transcript right now.
"Also, that new PSA is good in that it encourages young ones how to react if someone does something inappropriate and makes them feel uncomfortable in any way, but it still fails to address the problem of pedophiles in the organization!"
Oubliette, the problem with the PSA as I see it, is it puts the onus on THE CHILD to protect him/herself.
what can i add?
this says it all.. elder on stand is mute till prompted.. .
i guess i could encourage you to watch to the end and a guest commentary, lol..
what can i add?
this says it all.. elder on stand is mute till prompted.. .
i guess i could encourage you to watch to the end and a guest commentary, lol..
not sure if this subject has been covered recently but i thought i'd make this observation anyway.... i remember when the word "gluttony" was a frequently mentioned sin in public talks, in the wt publications, in convention talks, etc.. in fact, in the 80's and 90's it wasn't unusual to hear the words "gluttony" and "disfellowship" mentioned in the same sentence.
i haven't been to a meeting in over 5 years, so i'm not sure if they still harp on the subject of gluttony or other excesses.
but i can't help but notice how much heavier the gb 2.0 has become compared to previous regimes.
i recently heard angelo catanzaro, a rather prominent figure in the organization .. a long-time district overseer and a favorite of knorr's, died recently.
there was some indication that he and his wife figured out ttatt in their latter years and turned "apostate"... .
does anyone out there know what happened to them?
I recently heard Angelo Catanzaro, a rather prominent figure in the organization .. a long-time District Overseer and a favorite of Knorr's, died recently. There was some indication that he and his wife figured out TTATT in their latter years and turned "apostate"...
Does anyone out there know what happened to them?
i didn't think any of these things really deserved their own threads, so i've cobbled some random observations, incidents and reflections together.
some are sad, like those poor jw school kids i know, and some are warm, like my friendship with my mother.. a year 10 girl who was enrolled in the a level science class was absent: i noticed because i used to be good friends with her jw mother, who recently ranted at me and unfriended me on fb.
i've supervised a couple of aisha's* classes this year, and found her to be a quiet sort of kid who gets on with her work.
So sorry for Aisha.... sadly an too often-repeated story. Not entirely on topic, but I can't help but wonder what makes Aussies, or any non American JWs for that matter, submit so meekly to the tune of this upstart American sect.
then why aren't the gb personally going out and spearheading the preaching in places like china for instance and muslim countries?.
no money in it?.
they are afraid of getting killed?.
GOB: Spineless nonentities, bereft of spiritual vision. They're happy to censure Catholics and Protestants, not Muslims; their worst nightmare is a suicide bomber showing up at a District Convention or at Bethel.
the committee assigned to build the new complex was called into a meeting with the governing body.
they were told " you finish this project by january 1 2017. we want the keys to the complex and will be headquartered there by that date, do you understand?".
when the brothers protested and said that it would take 6 years for the project to be complete and if they moved that fast there would be many mistakes, the gb responded, "we don't care, that is your deadline".
" They told us "for the time being, comply since you have plenty of other territory to cover. " ... WTF? Judge Rutherford and Knorr must be spinning in their graves....
What about the good ol' days when JWs were instructed to defy local ordinances en masse, to provoke mass arrests, publicity and set the stage for Hayden Covington to mount a legal challenge leading all the way to the US Supreme Court? Anyone remember the handy little booklet every JW kept in his bookbag during the 50s "Defending and Legally Establishing The Good News" ??
the issue july 15th 2013 changes the understanding of the fds dramatically, and it was broiught out here and on other places this creates numerous problems.. here is another one:.
jesus is supposed to be the head of the congregation.
when something goes wrong, he is often portrayed as the one having control over his congregation and also that in time he will act, clean the congo and direct elders (being the stars in his hand).
" if you don't obey them and agree with everything they say, you are in danger of being annihilated at Armageddon "... that's after they first trash your family life in the meantime.
it's only about 8 minutes long.
but he brings up the child abuse policies and cover ups and was disfellowshipped for being an 'apostate & liar'.
it's pretty good:.
bttt.... for anyone who watched it... did any of you see that reference to the elders in non-reporting states being told to make an anonymous call to the police from a public phone?
