by Tadua | Feb 1, 2020 | Child Abuse, Watchtower Commentor |
[from ws study 12/2019 p.14] “The Bible says that at least two witnesses are needed to establish a matter. (Num. 35:30; Deut. 17:6; 19:15; Matt. 18:16; 1 Tim. 5:19) But under the Law, if a man raped an engaged girl “in the field” and she screamed, she was innocent of...
by Meleti Vivlon | Feb 20, 2016 | Editorial Commentary |
Is the Organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses guilty of institution civil disobedience?
by Meleti Vivlon | Dec 12, 2015 | Child Abuse |
[All unattributed references in this document is following the format (P. n par. n.n) refer to the WT Submissions document under discussion.] The Senior Counsel Assisting the Australia Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse recently...
by Meleti Vivlon | Sep 25, 2015 | Judicial Matters |
I was doing my daily Bible reading a few days ago and came to Luke chapter 12. I’ve read this passage many times before, but this time it was like someone had smacked me in the forehead. “In the meantime, when a crowd of so many thousands had gathered together that...
by Meleti Vivlon | Sep 2, 2015 | Jehovah's Witnesses |
One of our commenters put forward a defense for the position of Jehovah’s Witnesses regarding the mandatory reporting of child abuse cases. Coincidently, a good friend of mine gave me the identical defense. I believe it reflects the standard belief among...
by Meleti Vivlon | Aug 16, 2015 | Child Abuse |
On August 14 at 11:00 AM AEST Brother Geoffrey Jackson of the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses provided testimony under examination before the Australia Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. At the time of this writing, the...