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An opportunity for ex Jehovah's Witnesses survivors of domestic violence, to tell their story to the media
by jw news 2017 in
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2. beliefs
for *australian* exjws who have stories of domestic violence, use email in this story to share.

(link: http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-18/shattering-silence-surviving-domestic-violence-in-church/8788902) .
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An opportunity for ex Jehovah's Witnesses survivors of domestic violence, to tell their story to the media
by jw news 2017 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
for *australian* exjws who have stories of domestic violence, use email in this story to share.

(link: http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-18/shattering-silence-surviving-domestic-violence-in-church/8788902) mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-1.
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Apostasy ~ The film, set in the Jehovah’s Witnesses community
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2. beliefs
http://variety.com/2017/film/news/cornerstone-films-worldwide-sales-jehovahs-witness-film-apostasy-1202536715/.

cornerstone films takes worldwide sales on jehovah’s witness film ‘apostasy’.
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Jehovah's Witnesses and their claim to be the best
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2. beliefs
https://youtu.be/kcrmkwpo73w
Watchtower Victims Memorial Day ~ 26th July
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Watchtower Victims Memorial Day ~ 26th July
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https://youtu.be/k57ygyxmlvw.
"Telling Families to "Be Obedient" to Abusers, and Child Molestation Among Jehovah's Witnesses"
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https://youtu.be/g_v5qp7cqrk.
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Magistrate says Jehovah's Witnesses are complicit because they failed to report to authorities
by jw news 2017 in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
"former jehovah's witness jailed for historical sex offences against young sisters... .

sentencing magistrate bernadette boss noted it was "most unfortunate" that once again a church had failed to notify the authorities about an allegation of sexual abuse.. that made the church complicit in the matters and "appears to have exacerbated the effect on the victims of the offence," dr boss said...".

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More progress
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2. child-abuse
jwvictims.org .

"breaking news: the state of victoria, australia, changes onus of proof in child sex abuse cases..." .

https://jwvictims.org/2017/07/03/breaking-news-the-state-of-victoria-australia-changes-onus-of-proof-in-child-sex-abuse-cases/#comments.
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Jehovah's Witnesses on BBC World Service radio
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© copyright bbc world service © copyright bbc heart and soul **" witness protectionheart and souljehovah’s witnesses follow a strict interpretation of the bible.

it is supposed to shape every facet of the lives of its 8 million followers around the world.its beliefs set it apart not only from non-believers and other christian faiths.but what has emerged in recent years is an alleged catalogue of sexual abuse that has gone unreported and unpunished due to this adherence to the literal word of god.david cook meets the survivors of years of abuse who say their claims were ignored because of the lack of two witnesses to the crime, a major law of the organisation which it says is enshrined in the bible.jehovah’s witnesses deny they shelter any abusers but he will hear how some alleged abusers were allowed to remain part of the organisation because of the lack of witnesses.he will also investigate how this insular worldwide community is responding to mounting pressure to turn over decades of testimonies which could expose thousands more cases of abuse... "~ quoted text, and video image, from the web page:http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p056p7wgaudio of the programme:'heart and soul ~ witness protection' ~ broadcast on bbc world service at13:32 uk time, on 30th june 2017© copyright bbc world service © copyright bbc heart and soul