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The First Stone Revisited (2018 2nd edition)
In 1995 noted Australian feminist and author Helen Garner published her book ‘The First Stone’. In this she examined the case of two charges of indecent assault that were brought by the Victorian Police against the then Master of Ormond College, Melbourne University. She tried to understand why the complaints were brought and why events
Emma’s Remaining Allegations
Ten years later, and there is still no resolution of the case of Lee Nicholls’ complaint ‘on behalf of’ her adult daughter Emma Nicholls. In 2009, the Anglican church Sydney diocese Disciplinary Tribunal was forced to recommend to Archbishop Jensen that all the ‘charges’ be withdrawn and dismissed because no-one had jurisdiction to bring the
Leadership, Ministry and a Coffee Machine (revised 2018)
What are the limits on the power and authority of the clergy and lay leadership of a Parish and officers and senior clergy of Sydney Diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia to prosecute pseudo-criminal proceedings against an ordinary parishioner? In its’ prosecution of the Dobbs family, the leadership of Figtree Anglican church (in Wollongong
Open Letter to the Disciplinary Tribunal
SETTING THE BOUNDARIES ON CHURCH DISCIPLINE. This article was sent to the Deputy Chair of the Disciplinary Tribunal of the Anglican church Sydney Diocese in November 2008. In response, the director PSU Mr. Phillip Gerber telephoned the writer one morning and treated me to a 45 minutes abusive harangue, to which I listened with some
A Mother’s Story: Figtree Anglican church and the Dobbs family.
A Mother’s Story: this Machelle Dobbs’ story of the ruthless abuse of herself and all her family by clergy, staff and parishioners of Figtree Anglican Church, in Wollongong, NSW, Australia by inflicting shunning and disfellowship on this mother and her six children because of a complaint fabricated by a Lee Nicholls about her OCD-affected adult
The Evolution of a Lie Chapter 6
2016 chapter 6 (2) The Evolution of a Lie Chapter 6 Figtree Anglican Church and the PSU are responsible for abuse of the Dobbs family and Emma Nicholls
The Evolution of a Lie Chapter 2
2016 chapter 2 (2) The Evolution of a Lie Chapter 2 A timeline and outline of the evolution of the Lie from the 1990’s to November 2006
The Evolution of a Lie Chapter 1
2016 chapter 1 (2) The Evolution of a Lie Chapter 1 The Story