Absolutely incredible, and heartbreaking, testimonies coming from Australia of all places, with damning evidence on the culture of secrecy that surrounds disciplinary procedures amongst Jehovah’s Witnesses.



Remember, when you read the following, that Jehovah’s Witnesses view themselves as:



- the only TRUE religion

- the only religion that is TRULY guided by god.



The Royal Commission in Australia has been, for some time, investigating Institutional Responses to Child Abuse. This is to see how institutions like schools, churches and sporting groups responded to allegations of child sexual abuse. Here in the UK, Operation Yew Tree is well known, but I had no idea this was going on in Australia.



The simple act of asking some straight forward, direct questions has presented results, which for reasonable people, are devastating.



1006 people, since the 1950s have been known to the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Australia of being paedophiles. 1006. That’s not cases, that’s people. There’s rarely one victim.



Now, remember, the Royal Commission is investigating other organisations too, and the results are not expected to be good.



Remember though, that Jehovah’s Witnesses claim to be guided by god. What god is this? That would permit 1006 paedophiles to shelter in his so-called organisation? Who ‘guided’ his people to insist that children who were abused had to present two witnesses to the abuse before it would be taken seriously? Who gave those children a stark choice: continue going to the meetings with your abuser, or be shunned by everyone you know. Who guided elders to urge children not to go to the police, to protect the reputation of the congregation? Well, where is your reputation now?



How many of these were reported to the police? Answers at the end.

Elders have been required to answer basic questions, which have been devastating in the simplicity.



Here’s one clip to whet your appetite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ9DqHB5dUA

The Royal Commission’s public hearing into the Jehovah’s Witnesses will recommence in Sydney on Friday 14 August 2015 at 11:00am. It is anticipated that the hearing will hear from one witness, Mr Geoffrey Jackson, a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses.



You will be able to watch it, live, without media interpretation to cloud or influence your judgement, here: http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/



Of the 1006 paedophiles known to Jehovah’s Witnesses in Australia, none were ever reported to the police.

