the following article appeared in yesterday's national post of toronto.
could it be that someday we'll be reading a similar title and article about the wt society?
sex scandal destroys law firm.
Gopher,
I agree. But my focus is on the legal problems and loss of financial and property assets. Lawsuits similar to those levied against tobacco companies could put a big dent in the Society's reputation that could slow down and even reverse the organization's growth.
But, alas!, as I stated above, I'm probably just dreaming. But it's a nice dream, and sometimes dreams do come true.
the following article appeared in yesterday's national post of toronto.
could it be that someday we'll be reading a similar title and article about the wt society?
sex scandal destroys law firm.
This is what we possibly could see in the near future. I can dream, can't I?
Sex scandal destroys Watchtower Society
Headquarters careers wrecked: Court hears how thousands of child abuse cases were covered up to keep the religion's name from becoming tarnished in the public eye
George Jefferson
New York Times, Wednesday, December 31, 2003
BROOKLYN - Members of the Watchtower Society's Governing Body had a reputation as the most important spiritual leaders in the entire world. They were at the pinnacle of the Jehovah's Witnesses organization. In a matter of a few short years they were scheduled to lead the worldwide association into a new world where paradise conditions would replace the present system of things.
But instead of occupying lavish offices in Brooklyn and Patterson, New York, all members of the Governing Body have spent the past month in the courthouse four blocks away, fighting a legal battle to salvage a name and a reputation that seem to have been irrevocably tarnished during the past few years.
The trial has laid bare a scandal in which, as a Brooklyn Superior Court Justice observed yesterday, "everyone loses." The Watchtower Society's lucrative assets, used mainly to promote the interests of the Jehovah's Witnesses sect worldwide, have evaporated. The Governing Body has seen their corporation and authority dissolve in disgrace after 125 years of existence. Jehovah's Witnesses around the world, whose faith in the organization has disintegrated, are trying to re-establish themselves in their families and communities in order to start life all over again.
All Governing Body members remain tormented by the events of 2001 to 2003, when many members of their organization began stepping forward to reveal how they were sexually abused as children and received no help at all from the elders to whom they reported such cruel and inhumane treatment. In fact, it has been learned that the elders covered over such incidents with the full endorsement of the Governing Body. The purpose was to shield the organization from bad publicity. Victims were discouraged, even forbidden, from reporting the abuse to proper law enforcement authorities.
Rarely has the media paid great attention to the inner workings of the Governing Body of the Witnesses, but this case is so sad and despicable that it has become irresistible. We can expect this case to make front-page headlines around the world for weeks to come and no doubt much longer.
the following article appeared in yesterday's national post of toronto.
could it be that someday we'll be reading a similar title and article about the wt society?
sex scandal destroys law firm.
The following article appeared in yesterday's National Post of Toronto. Could it be that someday we'll be reading a similar title and article about the WT Society? I've got my hopes up. How about you?
Sex scandal destroys law firm
Montreal careers wrecked: Court hears how lawyer's dinner with administrator ended in heavy drinking, sex attack allegations
Graeme Hamilton
National Post, Friday, May 09, 2003
MONTREAL - Gaëtan Legris had a reputation as one of the city's hardest-working and highest-earning lawyers and in the spring of 2000, he was at the pinnacle of his career. In a few months he was scheduled to take over as head of Pepin Létourneau, the prestigious firm he had joined fresh out of law school.
But instead of occupying a law office towering above Old Montreal, Mr. Legris, 51, has spent the past month in the courthouse two blocks away, fighting a legal battle to salvage his name and a career that disintegrated in one drunken night in May, 2000.
The trial has laid bare a scandal in which, as Quebec Superior Court Justice J. Claude Larouche observed yesterday, "everyone loses." Mr. Legris's lucrative business, specializing in insurance law, has evaporated. Guy Pepin and Alain Létourneau, two highly respected members of the Montreal legal community, have seen their firm dissolve in disgrace after 34 years of existence.
And Louise Trudeau, an administrator who worked at Pepin Létourneau for 30 years, remains tormented by the events of May 16, 2000, when she met Mr. Legris for dinner to discuss firm business. The two drank to excess, and Ms. Trudeau alleges the night ended with Mr. Legris sexually attacking her in the corridor outside the firm's Place d'Armes offices.
Rarely does the Montreal tabloid the Journal de Montréal pay great attention to the inner workings of the city's law firms, but this case was irresistible. "Money, alcohol and sex," it summarized in a front-page headline.
i didn't think that i would ever retire in this system of things.
i felt that long before retirement age the new system would be here and i would have no money worries.
as the years rolled by and i didn't have any thing saved for retirement, i became more and more anxious.
Hi Shakita and Blueblades,
I'm another. I had serious doubts about WT teachings, and I couldn't go on living a lie. So I left JWs and 40 years of full-time service at age 58. I lost all my relatives and friends of a lifetime. My parents and siblings disowned me. It was at a time when it was hard to find a job. When I finally did get one, it was for minimum wages. For awhile I had to live out of my old car alongside a river. I got my food from a soup kitchen staffed by some of the local churches. Occasionally I got a good night's sleep by bunking out at a Catholic home for men.
I'm 67. Because I put nothing aside for my old-age, I get less than $500 a month for my pension. It doesn't cover my expenses so I keep working. I have no reason to complain since I have good health and the stamina for a regular full-time job. I'm grateful for that. Additionally, I believe in prayer, and based on some fine experiences I've had since leaving JWs, I'm convinced the Lord will never leave me in the lurch.
I don't dislike JWs as people. I know that perhaps millions of them will someday be in the same shoes I'm in. I just wish I could grab hold of every decent member of the organization and give each one of them a shaking that would pound some sense into them. The WT Society is surely not a Christian organization in any sense of the word. It is in fact, I believe, an instrument of the Devil that he uses to bring severe hardship and ruin into the lives of a countless number of people.
as i looked at these photos i could not help but to think of the $$$$$$ billions that they own around the world and they have not setup one retirement home for it's members.
outside of any members who are bethelites such as co, do, missionaries who have spent 40-60yr of service to the corp they have no where to go.
how sad.
Here are just a few Roman Catholic nursing homes within 10 to 30 minutes from Brooklyn Bethel:
SS Joachim & Anne Residence (Roman Catholic), 2720 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11224
Brooklyn East Family Center (Roman Catholic), 1987 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11234
Brooklyn West Family Center (Roman Catholic), 191 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Queens North Family Center (Roman Catholic), 23-40 Astoria Boulevard, Astoria, NY 11102
Queens South Family Center (Roman Catholic), 90-39 189th Street, Hollis, NY 11423
There are many others, some Catholic (Greek & Roman), Episcopalian, Lutheran, Baptist, etc.
as i looked at these photos i could not help but to think of the $$$$$$ billions that they own around the world and they have not setup one retirement home for it's members.
outside of any members who are bethelites such as co, do, missionaries who have spent 40-60yr of service to the corp they have no where to go.
how sad.
Nina,
Back in the late 1940s and early 1950s, the JW kids in Long Branch, New Jersey, wore T-shirts that said "Long Branch Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses." They had their own sports team. (I think it was baseball, but I'm not sure.) They usually worked as a team in the circuit assembly department where they had all volunteered to serve, either cleaning or the kitchen or cafeteria. Were the majority of us glad to see such pride in their group spirit? Not at all. We cringed and wondered when they would grow up and become "mature Christians."
Nowadays, I'm almost certain that the elders in any JW congregation would put a damper on it as soon as they saw just one kid doing such a thing.
Ah, the blessing of knowing "the truth" that sets one "free"!
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hi folks ,danny walsh from liverpool here .
i just wanted to know if there are any websites that have good ex jw books that are readable online or that are downloadable on the likes of kazaa , in particular from the authors edmond c gruss , david a reed , james penton .
In Search of Christian Freedom, by Raymond Franz
Foreword, Chapter 1 and full Index:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0914675168/ref=lib_dp_sp_1/102-3381515-9849753?v=glance&s=books&vi=slide-show#reader-link (Then click on: "Look inside this book".)
Chapter 9 (Blood and Life, Law and Love):
http://www.commentarypress.com/eng-search-ch9-01.html
The Sign of the Last Days - When? - by Carl Olof Jonsson and Wolfgang Herbst
Chapter 6: (Is Today's Increasing of Lawlessness Unprecedented?)
http://user.tninet.se/~oof408u/fkf/english/sign6.htm
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hi folks ,danny walsh from liverpool here .
i just wanted to know if there are any websites that have good ex jw books that are readable online or that are downloadable on the likes of kazaa , in particular from the authors edmond c gruss , david a reed , james penton .
as i looked at these photos i could not help but to think of the $$$$$$ billions that they own around the world and they have not setup one retirement home for it's members.
outside of any members who are bethelites such as co, do, missionaries who have spent 40-60yr of service to the corp they have no where to go.
how sad.
