Flip-side News: The Truth About Jehovah's Witnesses' Policies on Child Abuse
I could not do any better to explain the matter about our stand on the child abuse issue than what thirdwitness has done. He puts to rest all the lies and confusion that our apostates and religious opposers have heaped upon the situation in the media. If you believe the media hype, then you believe a lie. This is temporary until I provide my own article on the subject.
Jehovah's Witnesses Child Abuse Policy -- Exposing the Myths
Warning: thirdwitness ill-advisedly cites apostate material and names apostates and apostate organizations to counter their claims. I do not endorse his practice of doing so. My website is designed for people to get the facts without exposure to apostate propaganda. If you have not already been negatively affected by the propaganda of our opposers on this issue, there is no pressing need to look it up.
Other Links:
Jehovah's Witnesses Child Abuse Policy - Protecting Children from Abuse
Jehovah's Witnesses Child Abuse Policy -- Exposing the Myths
Warning: thirdwitness ill-advisedly cites apostate material and names apostates and apostate organizations to counter their claims. I do not endorse his practice of doing so. My website is designed for people to get the facts without exposure to apostate propaganda. If you have not already been negatively affected by the propaganda of our opposers on this issue, there is no pressing need to look it up.
Other Links:
Jehovah's Witnesses Child Abuse Policy - Protecting Children from Abuse
Comments
I think the information is in need of a little updating, but I love how he references the dismissed/dropped cases our opposers try their best to keep secret and swept under the rug.
I occasionally read his information to remind myself of the lies told about our attitude toward child abuse.
So they want the elders in all cases, even in cases of hearsay, to call the police themselves no matter the respective State laws and without regard to the wishes of the survivor or their families.
Yet, they criticize the organization for allegedly "controlling the DECISIONS of its members", usually, without qualifying that so they won't contradict themselves.
But on the same token, they're asking the organization to do just that; "control the DECISIONS of its members" by saying they should call the police without regard to the decision of the members.
Then they trot out the lazy analogy that if someone were murdered, they'd report automatically. That ignores the fact that (1), the murder victim is dead, so someone who HAVE to report on his/her behalf, and (2), the "two-witness" ruled would be completely satisfied because you have the witness to the murder (who is dead), and the evidence (the dead body).
I know the two-witness rule has nothing to do with reporting a crime, but I just added that to debunk that lazy analogy.
My point is that they cannot have it both ways.
That's how those outside the organization can tell that we are morally clean. That's what they've said. We've been applauded by some for that. They cannot say we are morally clean if we don't kick bad people out.
If you had a reputation for being physically clean, you got that reputation by cleaning your clothes and your body, not by refusing to clean them.
Simple analogies like this often times makes me wonder if apostates even think, or if they don't expect you to think. Often, then latter is true.
They normally appeal to their own authority as if what they claim is truth. Fact is, if it contradicts what we teach and what's written in our publications, it simply false.
Best to come to us personally. Ask us about our policies. If we cannot provide the answer right there on the spot, we can get them for you.
We discussed it and we do not know what you are referring to. The post
Flip-side News: Opposers Want Ex-Criminals to Stop Confessing Sins explains why we DON'T pay up if we can avoid it.