A takedown of the cult of Jehovah's Witnesses in Australia by two women who escaped: [abc.net.au]
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Two items stood out in the report for me:
"Religious Trauma Syndrome (RTS) is a relatively new term coined by US psychologist Marlene Winell and puts a name to the symptoms many people struggle with after leaving an authoritarian religion."
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""The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse acknowledged that Jehovah's Witnesses do not have the institutional settings that exist in many faith-based institutions," Mr Pecipajkovski said.
"[And the] recommendations in relation to Jehovah's Witnesses specifically, all exclusively relate to our Bible-based beliefs. As such, they are beyond the scope of the Royal Commission's terms of reference."
After much pushing by the government, new laws were introduced which threatened to strip the charitable tax exemption for any religions that didn't join redress.
Two weeks before the law came into effect, the Jehovah's Witnesses joined redress and therefore maintained their charity status."
• On RTS - there are sadly many sufferers to be seen within this site.
• On charitable status - obviously more important than their bible.
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