Insight on The Word Radio will be airing a five day event to help former JW Lawrence Hughes continue his fight against the Watchtower Society. Thanks to Joe Emerson who provided me some news, I like to pass this on...Lawrence Hughes who is suing Watchtower attorneys over death of his daughter (blood transfusion issue) needs to raise $10,000 in the next few weeks to be able to continue the lawsuit which is a battle to save the lives of other JW kids too!
This is a very crucial moment for all concerned which is the reason for this special presentation of Insight on The Word Radio, starting tonight at 11 PM U.S. Eastern Time (10 PM Central, 9 PM Mountain and 8 PM Pacific). Tune in by logging on to www.blogtalkradio.com/insightontheword
We want to help him get the necessary funds to continue legal proceedings against the Watchtower attorneys. Join us February 14 - 18, 2010 as we rally for Lawrence and those who lost loved ones from the diabolical blood transfusion policy of the Watchtower Society.
May YHWH be your rear guard.
Send your donations to:
Lawrence Hughes
P.O. Box 20161
Calgary Place
RPO
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T2P-4J3
Special Radio Drive for Lawrence Hughes
by Dr_Derrick 6 Replies latest jw friends
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Dr_Derrick
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Scully
You're seriously asking for money to support Mr Hughes, even after the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear the case?
Supreme Court declines to hear Calgary father's lawsuit against Jehovah's Witness church
By Calgary Herald, Calgary Herald January 28, 2010
Photograph by: Mikael Kjellstrom, Calgary Herald
A lawsuit brought by a Calgary father who alleged the Watchtower Society, its church leaders and lawyers contributed to his teenage daughter's death in 2002, will not be heard by the country's highest court.
The Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal to Lawrence Hughes on Thursday and put what is left of the case back in the hands of Court of Queen's Bench Justice Alan MacLeod, the case management judge.
The Supreme Court did not give any reason why it won't hear Hughes' case claiming the Jehovah's Witness church intentionally misled and manipulated his daughter into refusing blood transfusions.
The church believes the Bible says it is wrong to receive blood from someone else.
However, the province made Bethany a ward of the state while she was suffering from leukemia and she was given 80 transfusions against her will while at Alberta Childrn's Hospital in May and June 2002. She died in September 2002.
A relieved David Gnam, lawyer for Bethany, said the ruling "certainly narrows the issues and focus of the lawsuit."
He said only the doctors, plus himself and lawyer Shane Brady, who represents Bethany's mother Arliss Hughes, are included on a limited basis regarding the treatment the girl received before she died at age 17.
"The allegations laid against us were very disturbing, that we contributed to Bethany's death," Gnam said in an interview from his law office in Toronto.
"She was close and dear to us."
Gnam said it is now up to Lawrence Hughes to decide whether or not to continue the watered-down lawsuit and contact the judge about it.
Lawrence Hughes could not be reached for comment on Thursday.
© Copyright (c) The Calgary Herald
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judge rutherFRAUD
I think the wt lawyers in Canada should be but in the electric chair or slowly bleed to death. Mr hughes put up a good fight, but the wt just has too much$$$$$$$$$$ for him to fight. I'm not saying his daughter wasn't going to die anyway . but the wt sure pushed her and destroyed the Hughes family. It's a sad story. ALL BECAUSE OF THE WATCHTOWER BABBLE AND CRACK SOCIETY.
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Dr_Derrick
Allow me to clarify this, despite of what you are hearing: Lawrence is involved in a different lawsuit and it is the strongest one he is pursuing. This is the reson for the event. Learn more by tuning in to the program by calling the Listener Line (347-945-7601) or go on the Internet and listen to the streaming live version @ http://www.blogtalkradio.com/insightontheword
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Dr_Derrick
Purpose:
1) to prevent the needless deaths of Jehovah's Witnesses who are bleeding to death, an estimated 200,000 having died since 1945.2) to support a Wrongful Death Lawsuit against the Watchtower Society.
When:
Saturday, February 27th - Sunday, February 28th
3:00pm EST to 7:00pm ESTMonday, March 01st through Wednesday, March 03rd
5:00pm EST to 8:00pm ESTSpeakers will include scholars from the legal and medical professions, well known xjw members, and the media.
To listen or be a caller on the show please visit by phone(347-945-7601 and wait a few seconds and then press 1 to speak) or by internet (blogtalkradio.com/insightontheword)
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carla
How is the number estimate of 200,000 arrived at?
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freddo
I believe that all blood matters should be a "matter of conscience" in emergencies and that the decision of what constitutes an emergency should be left to the patient and his/her doctors with no interference from WTBTS aka "the organization." I believe there is scriptural support for this in the old testament where no one seemed to receive a death penalty for eating blood when famished and were allowed to sell blood-filled animal carcases to the surrounding nations. I also believe that in the new testament that the abstaining from blood is a dietary/worship matter not a medical life saving one.
If Lawrence Hughes is successful in pushing towards this goal then I wish him all the best. On a personal level I cry for him as I could so easily be in the same position if either my (now adult) son or daughter should take a "firm stand" against blood - I would be desperate that I had brought up my children to believe this is what God wants of them when I now don't believe this at all.
On this particular case with Bethany having received many transfusions as ward of court and dieing anyway - well, what a tragedy for all concerned.