Australian cult: Anyone recognize this?
Date: June 03, 2007 06:47AM
Turtle posted this on livingdonorsonline.
Turtle
Member since 3-Sep-06
38 posts 02-Jun-07, 10:24 AM (EDT) 6. "RE: Toronto General bans Jesus Christian donation"
In response to message #2
Living within the area of TGH and St. Mike's in Ontario, I am very familiar with what occured here, because I have been one of the proponents of antruistic donation and my recipient especially has put much pressure on both the Ontario Government and the hospitals (Toronto General (TGH) and St. Michaels)to create a policy in regards to altruistic donations and internet donations.
6 months ago there was no such policy even on the radar and both TGH and St. Mike's were in the process of creating a policy about shared donations only...altruistic donations weren't even on their radar.
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When I first approached St. Mikes about donating to the recipient I met here at LDO, I was rejected as a donor because the hospital found out that we met online.
There excuse was that they had no policy in place that dealt with that kind of donation.
My recipient, took up the cause and forced the hospitals to deal with the issue.
I am not really familiar with what he did, but I do know through him the hospitals created a new policy as it relates to altruistic donation.
The donation which you two are relating to, would have been one of the first such donations in Ontario.
The hospitals are very sensitive to altruistic donations, and therefore because this is new area for them are very careful.
Whistleblower...the policy in regards to altruistic donations, including those who met online, is NEW, whomever raised this issue with the Hospital administration just put the whole issue in jepoardy.
Craig, I find your "it wasn't me who complained" rather hollow, for it is obvious to me you had something to do with this.
In the other thread, before it was removed, you had clearly stated that you did raise this issue with the Hospital board, and now you say you are "clean"?
Whatever..
Whether it was you who actually complained is a moot point.
You were part of the process, whether egging on in the background or frontline.
Lost in this pathetic display is not only the one donor you "saved", but the recipient, as well as the hundreds of others whom would benefit from an altruistic donation.
Realize, that not only have the concerns raised by whomever jepordizes the recipient in this case, but the hundreds of potential donations that have absolutely nothing to do with the Jesus Christians.
While you may have issues with the JC's and Dave Mackay in particular, you need to realize that "motives" is affecting others as well, including me..which has no affiliations with either Dave Mackay or the JC's.
IMO, It looks like TGH took the safe route here, only because the policy is so new and were most likely worried about the potential publicity you would have most certainly brought to bare regarding this particular donation.
I think it is a large stretch for you now to say you have been vindicated with this decision and it proves your accusations.
Far from it.
All you did was delay the procedure and at the same time put the whole altruistic policy in jepoardy.
The whole issue of altruistic donations is the focus, and it is good to see TGH concerned about the whole issue and delaying this particular donation.
The negative publicity had the donation occured would have put the whole policy in jepoardy.
I feel for the donor and the recipient, whom are the real losers in this farse.
Blessings
At least the hospital saw the big picture.
Hello there Turtle,
I am not a kidney donor so will not trouble LDO with my response. I hope RR will not mind me responding here.
You think this is just a farse and that ex members just have a few issues with the JC’s and Dave and that their motives are detrimental to others like yourself who have no affiliations with Dave Mackay or the JC’s.
We had no affiliations with Dave Mackay either until one day a young family member overseas disappeared, having been instructed by the group to say nothing to family members. A young person acting suddenly out of character and gone without a word or without a whisper. Bereaved and in pain, the family were kept apart as Dave sniped and jeered at their efforts. Dave spoke in the same way about my relatives as he does now about the Ash’s parents.
More than a year later and after extensive negotiations with McKay, the family met briefly on another continent under the watchful eye of Dave McKay, after they agreed to his terms. These involved providing information and signing documents at his direction. My observation at the time was that Dave used his members like pawns on a chessboard.
I have no doubt in my mind that Dave can and does manipulate young people. He turns truth on its head. For those of us who have been blighted by this experience, we know the consequences of such blind loyalty. He appears to do everything he can to turn them against their relatives and their old life. This is not a farse Turtle, it is a tragedy.
Our relative had to accept many group decisions and get on with it or be subdued and broken with their endless system of grievances. Why should anyone who has a young relative in this group accept a situation like the one happening there in Canada?
You must realise that the person you need to be in discussion with is Dave himself. He needs to change his policy of splitting up and causing division in families. He needs to clarify the ‘motives’ behind his latest publicity seeking exercise. Your issue is with Dave himself.
No one should make such big decisions in isolation. If any of my relatives living a free life, wanted to donate a kidney, I would give them all the support I could.
If our youngster decided to donate while under Dave’s manipulation and being denied normal communications and interactions, I would have objected very strongly.
Dave has engaged in a number of ‘causes’ over the years. It is ironic that Dave’s methods of getting publicity generally tend to be detrimental to those causes. Turtle before you begin blaming whistleblower or anyone else for the loss to ' hundreds', learn a little about the damage Dave has already done.
Eoin