Jehovah's Witnesses have hired known cult apologist Massimo Introvigne to write a 21-page "Expert Opinion" defending the Witnesses for their child abuse mishandling.

[Jack Ryan]

 

BREAKING: Jehovah's Witnesses have hired known #cult apologist Massimo Introvigne to write a 21-page "Expert Opinion" defending the Witnesses for their child abuse mishandling. Introvigne founded CESNUR a defender of #Scientology, #Moonie Church and other controversial groups.

— Mark O'Donnell (@Mark_J_ODonnell)

January 27, 2020

 

JWs will probably love to know he wrote this book. 😂

 

 

Wikipedia: He was the Italian director of the Transylvanian Society of Dracula, which included the leading academic scholars in the field of the literary and historical study of the vampire myth.[43][44]

Eating from the table of demons much?

— Robert A. Fett (@with_an_umpty)

January 27, 2020

 

I wonder how much ice cream money went into this and who decided to spend it thus instead of saving someone from dying in agony...

A report like this is easy to purchase. The authors have no morals or credibility and the 'report' was built off a set of required talking points provided by the watchtower. The very fact that they spent an massive pile of ice cream money on something completely non-binding means they are mortified of the possibility that the Dutch report will cause a massive Exodus.

He was even interviewed by JW.ORG and you can download the video here:

https://www.jw.org/en/news/legal/by-region/russia/dr-massimo-introvigne-interview/

Here is a PDF as another source

All they had to do was use one of their own college educated scholars to write on their behalf! Oh wait...

[JJJ-AUSTRALIA]

Ohhhh this is Gold.... Massimo Introvigne is also the director of Transylvania society of Dracula...

Cant read about Dracula's book but happy to hire him to write something possitive for the society... 😆😆😆

Nice one

[Patiently waiting for Truth]

The JW Org / Watchtower Soc' / GB  are No part of the world ? 

They seem to be digging themselves deeper into the world every day. Obviously NOT guided by God's holy spirit. 

The plot thickens, but they cannot have God's approval at all, on this and many other matters. 

Is Almighty God bringing it all to a head ?

Is Jesus Christ showing the world how wicked the GB and it's Org are ?

Come on JWs lets hear your defence of this one 

[Witness]

 

[Patiently waiting for Truth]

@Witness  the video is (for me anyway) over the top Americanism unfortunately. BUT what he is saying is true. 

We can see how the first sentence of this report starts off.  1. 

Expert Opinion, Holly Folk, Massimo Introvigne, J. Gordon Melton.

1. We have been requested by the law firm of Mr. Shane Brady, representing the “Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Netherlands”, 

Shane Brady, it seems, is/ was in 2007, an "in house Witnesses lawyer and respected 'Bethelite'. and a senior religious leader.... that defended the blood issue in 2007. 

I can't quite understand how this Mr Brady can be be a full time JW living in Bethel / HQ in USA, and at  the same time be part of this Law Firm below. 

https://wghow.ca/partners-associates.htm 

 

Shane H. Brady, J.D.

Partner

Shane received his law degree from Osgoode Law School (Toronto, Ontario) (later converted to J.D.) and was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 2001. He articled under the tutelage of our eminent founding lawyer, W. Glen How, O.C., Q.C., L.S.M. Few other mentors could have provided the breadth and depth of legal education. Shane has done trial and appellate work in civil, family, constitutional, and criminal law.

Shane has advocated for mature minors' rights to make their own medical treatment decisions. He was the primary lawyer in a case from the provincial trial court to the Supreme Court of Canada, resulting in the seminal decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in AC v Manitoba (Director of Child and Family Services), 2009 SCC 30, [2009] 2 SCR 181.

Currently Shane specializes in international human rights work in the European Court of Human Rights, the Court of Justice of the European Union, and the United Nations Human Rights Committee, representing clients in both European and post-Soviet countries. 

So is he only representing JWs ? 

 So it was this Mr Brady, JW leader, Lawyer, currently specialising in human rights, that hired the EXPERT OPINION report, using a man, Massimo Introvigne  that writes about satanism and From 2008 to 2016 he has served as vice-president of the Catholic movement Alleanza Cattolica

 Massimo Introvigne is also known to :-  

 he advocates doctrinaire positions that favour groups like Scientology.

 

Sorry the writing is a mess, it's grabbing quote that don't want to fit together.

 

But, oh dear, the GB and their lawyers seem to have a lot to answer for. I honestly wonder how God and Christ feel about it all. What is Jesus feeling right now, that he actually died for this mess ? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[JJJ-AUSTRALIA]

9 hours ago, 4Jah2me said:

The JW Org / Watchtower Soc' / GB  are No part of the world ? 

They seem to be digging themselves deeper into the world every day. Obviously NOT guided by God's holy spirit. 

The plot thickens, but they cannot have God's approval at all, on this and many other matters. 

Is Almighty God bringing it all to a head ?

Is Jesus Christ showing the world how wicked the GB and it's Org are ?

Come on JWs lets hear your defence of this one 

Unfortunately we have seen time after time the watchtower can twist, lied and change things as it suits them, so im sure they can make something up..

And remember the watchtower doesn't need to defend themselves if JWs doesn't know about it.... 😆😆😆

[Patiently waiting for Truth]

I expect all the JWs on here will run and hide in the Closed / Private Group, all in shame of their leaders the GB and the Lawyers that lie on their behalf. I wish there were more JWs on here, to give their honest opinion of the mess the JW Org is in. Surely this is not how God wants to be served ? 

[Shiwiii]

Why?

 

Why the need to hire anyone?

 

they've been defending themselves for a long time, so why now with an outside.....hired......source?

[Patiently waiting for Truth]

I see we have a new Cowboy in the room. @Leander H. McNelly   Must be a friend of @BillyTheKid47 

[Srecko Sostar]

30 minutes ago, Shiwiii said:

Why?

 

Why the need to hire anyone?

 

they've been defending themselves for a long time, so why now with an outside.....hired......source?

In Australia hearing they tried the same thing with a little help of Dr. Monica Applewhite. 

https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/sites/default/files/file-list/Case Study 29 - Findings Report - Jehovahs Witnesses.pdf

8 Expert Evidence for the Jehovah’s Witness Organisation      page 73-75

 At the request of Watchtower Australia,637 the Royal Commission heard evidence from Dr Applewhite, who was engaged by Watchtower Australia to provide a report on the response of the Jehovah’s Witness organisation to allegations of child sexual abuse.

 

 

[Witness]

1 hour ago, Shiwiii said:

Why?

 

Why the need to hire anyone?

 

they've been defending themselves for a long time, so why now with an outside.....hired......source?

They are desperate.  "Outsourcing" when Holy Spirit is not aiding them "in house", is the only way.  

[Shiwiii]

48 minutes ago, Srecko Sostar said:

In Australia hearing they tried the same thing with a little help of Dr. Monica Applewhite.

I see that from your post. What I don't get is do they really think that an outside person is going to be able to explain the wt position better then they can? They have lawyers on speed dial, no? Or do you think they have to outsource because the wt's lawyers can only handle personal cases ( witness against another person or the like) and not really so when it comes to another organization?