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  Governing Body Member Geoffrey Jackson's Empathy For Survivors Of Child Abuse Hypocritical

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  so says the royal commission.

  which we all can agree.

  his expressed sympathy is a hollow sham and it is the same way with all the governing body's expressions of love and concern for all loyal member captured by their organization into servitude.

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  So says the Royal Commission. Which we all can agree. His expressed sympathy is a hollow sham and it is the same way with all the Governing Body's expressions of love and concern for all loyal member captured by their organization into servitude. Its true they view them as Jehovah's sheep, but sheep that can be fleeced, slaughtered in sacrifice to Jehovah's organization, or eaten at their desire, and the pastures they lead them to are full of Ragwort.

  http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.aspx
  

  Submission of Senor Council

  
  9 Mr Jackson told the Royal Commission that although Jehovah’s Witnesses try to ‘keep a high moral standard’ and ‘treat victims in a loving way’, he had not personally been involved in Governing Body discussions regarding consideration of the issue of an apology to survivors of child sexual abuse.791 He said in evidence that he was unable to speak ‘collectively for everybody’ but the Governing Body has ‘apologised on other matters in the past’ and so an apology to survivors of child sexual abuse ‘is perceivable’.792 450 Mr Jackson agreed with the proposition put to him that ‘it is very important for people in such senior positions as [his] to really have a good understanding of the perspective of a survivor of abuse’.793 He also said that empathised with BCG. However, he had neither read the statements nor heard the evidence of BCG, nor did he seem to be aware of the fact that BCG was a woman,794 purportedly on account of being too busy. However he had clearly taken considerable time to follow the evidence of Jehovah’s Witness witnesses.795 Mr Jackson accordingly failed to live by the principle that he said he regarded as important, namely that he should have a good understanding of the perspective of a survivor of abuse, and his stated empathy with BCG was hollow.
  Available findings on Mr Jackson’s stated empathy for survivors
  F65 Mr Jackon’s failure to have read or be familiar with the testimony of the survivor witnesses yet to have read or otherwise familiarised himself with the testimony of Jehovah’s Witness witnesses belies his stated empathy for the survivors and his stated recognition of the importance of their perspectives.
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  WT claims to have completed "Peak Construction Phase of New World Headquarters"

  by wifibandit in

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  2. beliefs

  https://web.archive.org/web/20151210004420/http://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/united-states/jw-headquarters-peak-construction/.

  http://imgur.com/a/dbsqt.

  are they just moving the goal posts now that 2016 is almost upon us?.

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  I think this is where the Governing Body hold their weekly meeting That way they can feel majestic over their catch unpaid workers for the Lord.

  As they look out over their mini empire of slaves, and buildings, with no worldly people anywhere in sight they can become even more isolated from society where Satan is ruler. Hey it also maybe a special place where no is allowed but a special few(GB& the Helpers elves) to gaze out at the empire they built and be in awe. You can bet that this move to seclusion from the world will make them even more loonier which might reach Jim Jones. proportions.

  Or it might be a nice place to jump from to commit suicide when things get really bad for the corporation. Thinking back to the history of the Tower's hotel and the stock market crash and what Mr. Towers did and tell me if that wouldn't be ironic?
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  WT claims to have completed "Peak Construction Phase of New World Headquarters"

  by wifibandit in

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  https://web.archive.org/web/20151210004420/http://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/united-states/jw-headquarters-peak-construction/.

  http://imgur.com/a/dbsqt.

  are they just moving the goal posts now that 2016 is almost upon us?.

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  Can anybody tell me what the hell a 'Peak Construction Phase' is? My guess is: they've passed the 1/2 way mark or something.
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  WT claims to have completed "Peak Construction Phase of New World Headquarters"

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://web.archive.org/web/20151210004420/http://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/united-states/jw-headquarters-peak-construction/.

  http://imgur.com/a/dbsqt.

  are they just moving the goal posts now that 2016 is almost upon us?.

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  Google maps of the branch davidians:

  https://www.google.com/maps/place/1781+Double+Ee+Ranch+Rd,+Waco,+TX+76705/

  @31.5959956,-96.9900717,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x864f7a3fccf4b0e9:0xebac2b0ef76bfc64
  
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  WT claims to have completed "Peak Construction Phase of New World Headquarters"

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://web.archive.org/web/20151210004420/http://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/united-states/jw-headquarters-peak-construction/.

  http://imgur.com/a/dbsqt.

  are they just moving the goal posts now that 2016 is almost upon us?.

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  If you click on the google maps link and then click on earth you can zoom in and out and see they are isolated in the hills and trees the perfect place for a chemical dump site and a Mind Control Cult in its last days where they can eventually fade away, just don't drink the Koolaid they offer you.

  The Governing Body are headed for the hills folks where they can practice being the Faithful and Discreet Slave of God over a contaminated group of pee ons. I'm sure the Nickel company is laughing all the way to the bank about the way they stiffed these bunch of morons.
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  WT claims to have completed "Peak Construction Phase of New World Headquarters"

  by wifibandit in

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  2. beliefs

  https://web.archive.org/web/20151210004420/http://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/united-states/jw-headquarters-peak-construction/.

  http://imgur.com/a/dbsqt.

  are they just moving the goal posts now that 2016 is almost upon us?.

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  Brokeback Watchtower

  Here a google maps of the address to zoom in on:

  https://www.google.com/maps/place/1422+Long+Meadow+Rd,+Tuxedo+

  Park,+NY+10987/@41.2266069,-74.2188263,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c2d8a9d1f4bd45:0x920272a45614e1cb
  
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  Jesus Worshipped a Moral Monster

  by cofty in

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  it has become very common for christians to try to disavow the disgusting ethics of the god of the old testament.. this is a dishonest venture.. the capricious, vengeful deity of israel was "the god and father of our lord jesus christ".. putting aside the damaging things he said and did himself, jesus comes with some worrying history.. gentle jesus meek and mild is inseparable from baby-murdering soldiers of jah.

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  Jesus who ever he was, was suffering from what psychologist term : Messiah Complex, that got blown out of proportion in stories that were written about him after he was long gone. But that being said all this talk about forgiving your enemies, loving your neighbor, not judging people, that supposedly came from JC does not match up with the old testament and is completely out of harmony with the personality of the old testament Deity. Perhaps along with his psychological problem of imagining he is some type of Son of God savior we can also add that he suffered from severe Compartmentalization when it came to his imagining God to be this extremely good guy.

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messiah_complex

  A messiah complex (also known as the Christ complex or savior complex) is a state of mind in which an individual holds a belief that they are, or are destined to become, a savior.[1]
  The term "messiah complex" is not addressed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), as it is not a clinical term nor diagnosable disorder, however, the symptoms of the disorder closely resemble those found in individuals suffering from grandiose delusions or delusions of grandeur. This form of delusional belief is most often reported in patients suffering from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. When a messiah complex is manifested within a religious individual after a visit to Jerusalem, it may be identified as a psychosis known as Jerusalem syndrome.[2]
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  New Article on Reveal by Trey Bundy: JW's shield child sex abusers from police, report says

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  2. child-abuse

  https://www.revealnews.org/blog/jehovahs-witnesses-shield-child-sexual-abusers-from-police-report-says/jehovahs witnesses shield child sex abusers from police, report says.

  by trey bundy / december 7, 2015 .

  jehovahs witnesses policies allow child sexual abusers to operate within their congregations without fear that they will be reported to police, according to a new report published by the australian government.

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  The Royal Commission has the authority to investigate any private or public organization that works with children, including churches, schools, treatment centers and sports clubs. The commission lacks the power to prosecute accused child abusers but has referred more than 800 cases to law enforcement agencies in Australia.

  800 cases referred to law enforcement Wow! I wonder if we will see some getting prison time over this? At any rate it is going to be a big financial drain on the branch & headquarters. The GB are awfully stupid to let it get this far out of hand I don't think they are living up to their claim of being the Faithful and Discreet Slave what a black eye they giving Jehovah their sock puppet.
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  WTBTS Submissions to Royal Commission on abuse: The response document in FULL

  by JWchange in

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  2. child-abuse

  it is not obvious if someone has already put the responses and excuses to the findings of the royal commission, by watchtower on this forum somewhere, sorry if it is already posted.

  click on the link below, and scroll down to 'submissions' near bottom of page and you can download the full document.

  if this link doesn't work.

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  On shunning:

  Available findings on shunning F69 Members of the Jehovah’s Witness organisation who no longer want to be subject to the organisation’s rules and discipline have no alternative than to leave the organisation which requires that they disassociate from it. F70 The Jehovah’s Witness organisation’s policy of requiring its adherents to actively shun those who leave the organisation: a) makes it extremely difficult for someone to leave the organisation b) is cruel on those who leave and on their friends and family who remain behind c) is particularly cruel on those who have suffered child sexual abuse in the organisation and who wish to leave because they feel that their complaints about it have not been adequately dealt with d) is not apparently justified by the Scriptures which are cited in support of it e) is adopted and enforced in order to prevent people from leaving the organisation and thereby to maintain its membership, and f) is in conflict with the organisation’s professed support for freedom of religious choice and the belief that Jehovah
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  WTBTS Submissions to Royal Commission on abuse: The response document in FULL

  by JWchange in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  it is not obvious if someone has already put the responses and excuses to the findings of the royal commission, by watchtower on this forum somewhere, sorry if it is already posted.

  click on the link below, and scroll down to 'submissions' near bottom of page and you can download the full document.

  if this link doesn't work.

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  Brokeback Watchtower

  After reading about 3/4 through the Submissions of Senior Council I found this one says it all:

  Mr O’Brien told the Royal Commission that the elders would meet with a person against whom an allegation of child sexual abuse had been made but not proven and ‘give very clear direction on what restrictions would apply to their association with children, with others in the congregation, and [the elders] would monitor that’.838 479 Mr O’Brien said that others in the congregation would not be aware of the restrictions placed upon a person against whom an allegation of child sexual abuse had been made.839 He accepted that in those circumstancessupervision of that person istherefore confined to when the elders or an elder is present to observe the person.840 480 Mr O’Brien gave evidence that the extent to which elders are able to discharge their obligation to care for the congregation is restricted by application of two‐witness rule and that ‘unless there is a second witness to a similar type of event, or the same event, then ‘the elders’ hands are tied with warning the person’.841 Evaluation of risk and treatment of offenders 481 Mr Spinks accepted that the processes used by secular society to evaluate the risk of re‐ offending were not used by the Jehovah’s Witnesses.842 482 Mr Spinks also gave evidence that the Jehovah’s Witnesses did not offer any kind of programmes for the professional treatment of offenders.843 483 Dr Monica Applewhite, who was engaged by the Jehovah’s Witness organisation to provide expert evidence about its practices and procedures, told the Royal Commission that ‘once somebody abuses, once their internal mechanisms of control have allowed them to cross that line once, I don’t have confidence in those internal mechanisms of control for the future’.844

  
  Available findings on the system of prevention of child sexual abuse- risk of reoffending

  The practices and procedures of the Jehovah’s Witness organisation for the prevention of child sexual abuse, and in particular for the management of the risk of an abuser reoffending, do not take account of the actual risk of an offender reoffending and accordingly place children in the organisation at significant risk of sexual abuse.