Quote: The lawsuit, in which Lopez is the only plaintiff, accuses the Watchtower of refusing to obey court orders to produce documents that would show the problem of sexual abuse within congregations across the U.S. and of turning down a court order to produce a leader for a deposition.
The Watchtower told NBC 7 it plans to appeal the judgment, saying the award given after a hearing at which it was barred from participating.
INVESTIGATIVEDay Care Owner Arrested in Infant's Death
“Jehovah’s Witnesses abhor child abuse and strive to protect children from such acts,” the organization said in a statement. “The trial judge’s decision is a drastic action for any judge to take given the circumstances of the case. We will seek a full review of this case on appeal.”
As for Campos, Zalkin said he is in Mexico, where he moved as soon as they started investigating this case.
JWs are widely disliked. I respect their attitude toward the world though. It is a scary mess. Maybe this criminal used the religion as a scapegoat and left the jurisdiction.
At least they aren’t afraid to talk about it. Also, the local JWs here say that they are always receiving the same instruction: report these crimes to law enforcement immediately. Seems like they get it. I’m sure there are bad apples everywhere, though. Be careful,
Thank you for this bit of research 🙂 Another thing interesting is JWs are banned in Russia even after providing video evidence of the Russian authority's planting fraudulent literature in a Kingdom Hall and the same year wile court case is still pending , Putin gives a witness family a " parent of the year award" now that's weird 🤔
You reminded me that I didn't watch the November broadcast yet for JWs worldwide ( or whoever else wishes to watch it) and right at the beginning of the broadcast it's highlighting the importance of reputable . sources! And I had just posted about this . Although no organization on earth is perfect I have yet to find any fault with the teachings of JWs because they are based on study of the scripture. They have admitted fault and changed things accordingly , like Christmas . It used to be celebrated until thorough research proved that nobody knows the exact date of Jesus birth and that this was of pagan origin . So ya it was hard for some to walk away from the traditions of men and they clung to them verses being ill treated like others were and still are to this day . The one thing Jesus said to remember was his death and why it had to happen . It was studying the Bible with witnesses after 911 that made me question and research everything . I went to the pastor at our then church to ask him about certain things in the Bible that didn't coincide with his teachings and he told me the Bible wasn't meant for us to understand 😳 Sorry I didn't accept that ...
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GreenDell144 ago
Here is a more legit source. https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/135M-Awarded-to-Bible-Teacher-Gonzalo-Campos-Alleged-Abuse-Victim-Jose-Lopez-281031832.html
Quote: The lawsuit, in which Lopez is the only plaintiff, accuses the Watchtower of refusing to obey court orders to produce documents that would show the problem of sexual abuse within congregations across the U.S. and of turning down a court order to produce a leader for a deposition. The Watchtower told NBC 7 it plans to appeal the judgment, saying the award given after a hearing at which it was barred from participating. INVESTIGATIVEDay Care Owner Arrested in Infant's Death “Jehovah’s Witnesses abhor child abuse and strive to protect children from such acts,” the organization said in a statement. “The trial judge’s decision is a drastic action for any judge to take given the circumstances of the case. We will seek a full review of this case on appeal.” As for Campos, Zalkin said he is in Mexico, where he moved as soon as they started investigating this case.
JWs are widely disliked. I respect their attitude toward the world though. It is a scary mess. Maybe this criminal used the religion as a scapegoat and left the jurisdiction.
Notice their record for discussing pedophilia:
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/s/r1/lp-e?q=pedophilia&p=par&r=occ
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/s/r1/lp-e?q=protecting%20children
At least they aren’t afraid to talk about it. Also, the local JWs here say that they are always receiving the same instruction: report these crimes to law enforcement immediately. Seems like they get it. I’m sure there are bad apples everywhere, though. Be careful,
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Thanks for sharing
Cc1914 ago
Thank you for this bit of research 🙂 Another thing interesting is JWs are banned in Russia even after providing video evidence of the Russian authority's planting fraudulent literature in a Kingdom Hall and the same year wile court case is still pending , Putin gives a witness family a " parent of the year award" now that's weird 🤔
GreenDell144 ago
Yes. Take a look at some of the other things Putin has done recently. That family award stood out for me too.
Cc1914 ago
You reminded me that I didn't watch the November broadcast yet for JWs worldwide ( or whoever else wishes to watch it) and right at the beginning of the broadcast it's highlighting the importance of reputable . sources! And I had just posted about this . Although no organization on earth is perfect I have yet to find any fault with the teachings of JWs because they are based on study of the scripture. They have admitted fault and changed things accordingly , like Christmas . It used to be celebrated until thorough research proved that nobody knows the exact date of Jesus birth and that this was of pagan origin . So ya it was hard for some to walk away from the traditions of men and they clung to them verses being ill treated like others were and still are to this day . The one thing Jesus said to remember was his death and why it had to happen . It was studying the Bible with witnesses after 911 that made me question and research everything . I went to the pastor at our then church to ask him about certain things in the Bible that didn't coincide with his teachings and he told me the Bible wasn't meant for us to understand 😳 Sorry I didn't accept that ...