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Watchtower Releases 2017 Grand Total Figures!
by darkspilver in
1. jw
2. friends
2017 grand totals.

branches of jehovah’s witnesses: 90. .

number of lands reporting: 240. .
Brokeback Watchtower

I would not trust any figures the WT publishes. They are lying sacks of shit. Anything they publish has an agenda. They are trying to show growth and not let on that there is a big exodus happening. Selling valuable properties, moving to the boonies, dissolving congregations, selling Kingdom Halls, robbing congregations of their accounts and tons of bad publicity over child molestation lawsuits.
When have these guys ever been honest they only honestly print facts when it furthers their cause.
By giving a basic over all figure for the work world wide makes it easier to fudge the figures as less people know they fudged them.
Any growth they report I'm sure was inflated by the those who compiled it and suggestions from the GB.
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Should private citizens be allowed to video record law enforcement?
by Fisherman in
1. jw
2. friends
i saw an article in the news yesterday that laws are going to be passed subjecting the police to being recorded by anyone while performing their duty or enforcing the law and encourages citizens to sue if they interfere.

some law enforcement agents become angry and confiscate recording devices from people recording them while making an arrest, etc.. it does seem that the work that the police and other government agents do is public and not private or confidential so there should be nothing to hide from the cameras.

on the other hand, how can one distinguish being shot by a camera or by a weapon until one is hit?.
Brokeback Watchtower

Yes most definitely, when a police officer knows he's being video he is much more likely to make sure he does his job right and isn't abusive without proper cause for doing so.
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ARC - Final Report - Jehovah's WItnesses
by berrygerry in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/religious-institutions.

one of our case studies examined the responses of the jehovah’s witness organisation to allegations of child sexual abuse.

we also held an institutional review hearing to provide an opportunity for the jehovah’s witness organisation to inform us of its current policies and procedures in relation to child protection and child safe standards, including responding to allegations of child sexual abuse.as of 31 may 2017, of the 4,029 survivors who told us during private sessions about child sexual abuse in religious institutions, 70 survivors told us about abuse in the jehovah’s witnesses.
Brokeback Watchtower

I think not following the ARCs recommendations should put every body who is in line to receive payments should put them easily in the higher payments category above the 65,000 figure due to stubborn non compliance of recommendations thus putting children under their care in danger. I think the Governing Body needs to bite the bullet and stop hiding behind their arbitrary 2 witness rule and should start showing a modicum of concern for the children of their members.
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ARC - Final Report - Jehovah's WItnesses
by berrygerry in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/religious-institutions.

one of our case studies examined the responses of the jehovah’s witness organisation to allegations of child sexual abuse.

we also held an institutional review hearing to provide an opportunity for the jehovah’s witness organisation to inform us of its current policies and procedures in relation to child protection and child safe standards, including responding to allegations of child sexual abuse.as of 31 may 2017, of the 4,029 survivors who told us during private sessions about child sexual abuse in religious institutions, 70 survivors told us about abuse in the jehovah’s witnesses.
Brokeback Watchtower
Something about redress, and monetary payments
As part of our case study, the Jehovah’s Witness organisation provided us with files containing allegations, reports or complaints of child sexual abuse. They provided us with documents relating to at least 1,800 children and over 1,000 alleged perpetrators.
I see a lot of KHs going up for sale eventually in Australia to pay the victims.
https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/redress-and-civil-litigation
1. The appropriate level of monetary payments under redress should be:
  a minimum payment of $10,000
  a maximum payment of $200,000 for the most severe case
  an average payment of $65,000.
  Monetary payments should be assessed and paid without any reduction to repay past Medicare expenses, which are to be repaid (if required) as part of the administration costs of a redress scheme.
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ARC - Final Report - Jehovah's WItnesses
by berrygerry in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/religious-institutions.

one of our case studies examined the responses of the jehovah’s witness organisation to allegations of child sexual abuse.

we also held an institutional review hearing to provide an opportunity for the jehovah’s witness organisation to inform us of its current policies and procedures in relation to child protection and child safe standards, including responding to allegations of child sexual abuse.as of 31 may 2017, of the 4,029 survivors who told us during private sessions about child sexual abuse in religious institutions, 70 survivors told us about abuse in the jehovah’s witnesses.
Brokeback Watchtower

I think that if they don't follow the recommendation that the monetary sanctions to follow could be very severe in the future. These recommendations should be taken very seriously by WT legal department which should move the GB to make policy changes to avoid major legal problems. Only time will tell if the GB are too braindead stupid in interpreting scripture so as not to follow these very reasonable recommendations.
We recommend that the Jehovah’s Witness organisation abandon its application of the two-witness rule in cases involving complaints of child sexual abuse (Recommendation 16.27), revise its policies so that women are involved in processes relating to investigating and determining allegations of child sexual abuse (Recommendation 16.28), and no longer require its members to shun those who disassociate from the organisation in cases where the reason for disassociation is related to a person being a victim of child sexual abuse (Recommendation 16.29).
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Do You Feels That Your Life Was Ruined Because of Ypur JW Experience?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i know that some are upset because of the time lost because of ever having been a witness.

have you moved on as an ex jw or are you stil devastated because of your past jw lige?.
Brokeback Watchtower

I won't say ruined but caused me a lot of wasted time chasing after their bull shit of meeting attendance and as a unpaid advertising agent for the corporation's material prosperity.
That being said I have learned to adjust and change even after 29 years of indoctrination. It wasn't easy but I feel a change at age 47 was good for my brain's neuroplasticity I'm now 64 and have many new interests that make life better and more worth living then the bull shit the WT crammed down my throat.
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Leah Remini to do episode on JW's
by cobweb in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
saw this on reddit so this is a bit of a copy/paste jobie but i thought there would be people here excited about this as i am.

i've enjoyed her show on scientology and seems like in season 3 she is branching out with jw's getting the first episode.

https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/leah-remini-returning-to-ae-to-investigate-other-cult-like-religions/.
Brokeback Watchtower

.I can see it now (the cart work), for the last time we are not a cult..
Yup! I think the notoriety that they are and end of the world mind control cult has cause many not to stand to close to their carts to avoid this type of confrontation. At least in my area they are no where insight just empty carts at libraries and other public places.
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Leah Remini to do episode on JW's
by cobweb in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
saw this on reddit so this is a bit of a copy/paste jobie but i thought there would be people here excited about this as i am.

i've enjoyed her show on scientology and seems like in season 3 she is branching out with jw's getting the first episode.

https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/leah-remini-returning-to-ae-to-investigate-other-cult-like-religions/.
Brokeback Watchtower

This does not bode well for the Governing Body of Imbeciles all this public exposure of their evil policies that cause great harm their members. No way will the GB be able to live this one down and it will only get far worse for them from here on.
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The watchtower does not have the resources part two
by pepperheart in
1. watchtower
2. bible
on another post on this site it tells you that the watchtower is selling the bethel in greece ??

?.
Brokeback Watchtower

I'm also thinking KHs that have the most potential for future child molestation lawsuits will be on the early auction block. I would watch these KHs that already cost the WT in the way of lawsuits they no doubt will be up for sale in the near future.
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Is this life all there is?
by Fisherman in
1. jw
2. friends
what do you sincerely think?

do you nurture any hope?.
Brokeback Watchtower

Yes so make the best of while you're alive and stop wasting time and attention on somebody's pipe dream utopia.