jw leaks has published the respondent's brief prepared by rick simons in the case: candace conti v. watchtower bible and tract society of new york & fremont congregation of jehovah's witnesses.
(90 pages).
http://jwleaks.org/candace-conti/.
The fact remains that unless you identify these people children are susceptible based upon the culture of the organization. As a child any adult in the building who told me to do anythingI had to do it because they were an adult... and since everyone there was "family" you would listen.
So if a kid has someone of a greater age tell them, "hey, come to the second school with me for a second" the kid will go simply because the culture of the organization will dictate that they should.
jw leaks has published the respondent's brief prepared by rick simons in the case: candace conti v. watchtower bible and tract society of new york & fremont congregation of jehovah's witnesses.
(90 pages).
http://jwleaks.org/candace-conti/.
@Data - it appears to me that the answers they gave are directly from the BORG itself. As if the lawyer or other entity coached them on what to say.
There is no human being besides a lawyer or NAMBLA member who would reason that way in regards to pedophiles being around children.
It was literally abouot 8 months ago. Me and another somewhat liberal elder went to find out what exactly was wrong and why we had not seen him since he sent in his letter. His letter was very eloquent and well thought out. Full of him blaming himself (he was 13 come on). So I asked the other brother if maybe we should go. We honestly both felt miserable that a person at 13 had to go through this sort of thing and that we should do all we could to "restore him to the flock".
I hope he just decided to stay in the state he was in and find joy somewhere else. I always felt the arrangement for reinstating someone was the most unloving thing imaginable. After all this time away they are like on some kind of probation until 3 men arbitrarily decide that they have made enough "progress" and been through enough "shame".
Last time I checked the ransom didn't have a time delay on its benefits to cover our sins
He didn't... atleast not until the time I stepped aside.
He submitted his letter and then after about 2 months he never came back to the kingdom hall. We made a visit on him and some woman came to the door and asked us to please leave
math: 24:47 :"--he [christ] will appoint him [ the f&ds] over all his belongings.".
the "all" like in the total, the cosmos, leaving nothing unclaimed.. so who is this f&d slave?
as jesus asked?.
what page is this statement on LOL
I was on a case in my old hall of a 27 year old guy seeking to be reinstated. He disassociated himself at 13 years of age :(
He said he really had no idea what it meant at the time. He was just very upset that he was getting in trouble with the congo. Neither of his parents were witnesses so they told him to go back to the church and tell them he no longer wanted to be a part of the church (Kingdom Hall) annymore.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvcvnhohno4.
naaaahh.
we're not a business.
SO i mention this to my mother a few minutes ago and I told her they have state of the art touch screen computers and swanky furniture and she says, "Well who paid for all that??? My computer is 8 years old and my furniture is older than you!" I thought I had an opening.. then she followed up with "It's not my business to question the slave... afterall it is all for God's glory"
***spit***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvcvnhohno4.
naaaahh.
we're not a business.
Can you imagine had the catholic church done this 5 years ago they would have said how they are lazy and that they just want to make money. I garauntee that this will be one of those "Look at how the slave is keeping up with the times moments"
just ran upon this info:.
candace conti beats the watchtower society!submitted by teeny on august 27, 2012 - 9:22 pm .
http://www.jehovahswitnessblog.com/jw-lawsuits/candace-conti-beats-the-watchtower-society/?fb_action_ids=348543075229733&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=246965925417366.
d-7 can you pleeeease tell me what page its on or a linkS
this is one thing that i just can not seem to resolve in my mind and i want people... in particular diehard christians to please explain something to me.. we have humans on 7 continents for thousands of years before the bible was written and in many places for 2000 years after the bible was written had no concept of christianity at all.
never hearing of jesus or reading the book of revelation.
they had sophisticated religious belilefs in many cases - and venerated god or gods and no doubt these people really wanted to please these dieties.
@humbled - same to you. Sometimes i just felt like doesn't anyone else ever think this LOL
