On Saturday 10 December 2016, Trey Bundy said: "In June, Strauss ordered the Watchtower to pay $4,000 a day until it complied with the court’s order. The Watchtower is appealing."
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Any updates on the org's $4000 per day fine?
by The Searcher inhttp://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2016/jun/24/ticker-judge-sanctions-jehovahs-witnesses/#.
it's heading towards $900,000 now..
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UK The Times: "We need to do more to tackle sexual abuse among JWs"
by darkspilver inarticle written by kathleen hallisey appearing on the website of the uk's times newspaper - the article does not appear (yet?
) to be in the print version.. kathleen hallisey is a senior solicitor at bolt burdon kemp, specialising in child abuse.
she acted on behalf of the claimant in the landmark case of a v watchtower [2015] ewhc 1722 (qb), the first judgment against the jehovah’s witnesses in the uk for historical sexual abuse.. in the article she refers to the wt uk child safeguarding policy - click here for a side-by-side 2012/2017 comparision of the document.
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PLEASE NOTE: The original article has been amended. It appears that they forgot to upload the last TWO paragraphs to the website - I've copied them below. You can view the amended complete article here
@ Half banana: Unfortunately most JWs don’t read The Times.
And you do, I hope?
I rechecked my copy of The Times newspaper for Thursday 26 January 2017 (Thursday editions carry a special weekly 'Legal & Law' section) - and I note that the article by Kathleen Hallisey was flagged up as being an 'online exclusive for Times members' in a box in the middle of page 55 - as per the picture below:
The newly added last two paragraphs read as:
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UK Daily Mirror: Vampire Farms
by darkspilver infront page of today's daily mirror newspaper in the uk (26 january 2017).
vampire farms exposed: british meat in cruel horse hormone scandal as pregnant mares' blood is injected into pigs.
thousands of pregnant horses are kept on blood farms for fertility product which is then sold to uk vets and factory farmers to help increase production.
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Front page of today's Daily Mirror newspaper in the UK (26 January 2017)
Vampire farms exposed: British meat in cruel horse hormone scandal as pregnant mares' blood is injected into pigs
Thousands of pregnant horses are kept on blood farms for fertility product which is then sold to UK vets and factory farmers to help increase production
WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/vampire-farm-hell-british-meat-9693895
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Baumgartner - Dr. Mark Morehart: State of Washington Appeal Court - aborted use of cell saver machine
by darkspilver infor information:.
court of appeals of the state of washingtondivision iidocket number: 48070-1file date: 01/24/2017.
keisha baumgartner appeals the summary judgment dismissal of her medical malpractice wrongful death claim against anesthesiologist dr. mark morehart and columbia anesthesia group, p.s.
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My reaction to this is...why tf should they have to get all the f***ing stupid details of JW theology correct?
Because they're being paid. If you being paid to do a job, you have a responsibility to fulfil that job, even if you think it is stupid, or if unable to, then to stand down.
If they're unwilling to, as you say, 'keep-up', then they should NOT accept the job in the first place.
This was NOT an emergency, it was planned, cold surgery.
So much for CPD!!!
This article is written for the public
I presumed it was the official court record, I got to it through the official Washington Court Website- it's not a newspaper article written by a journalist, it is a court document.
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Australia TV's Bride & Prejudice’s Forbidden Wedding Dilemma
by darkspilver init's a world away from the dating shows and cooking competitions commercial tv networks are stacking their schedules with right now.
but on channel 7's bride & prejudice, we meet couples whose families are dead set against their relationships.
and it's a heartbreaker..... it was at love at first sight for sydney couple chris, 39, and grant, 32. grant's parents have always accepted his homosexuality; however chris's parents have struggled and remain uncomfortable with his way of life.
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It's a world away from the dating shows and cooking competitions commercial TV networks are stacking their schedules with right now. But on Channel 7's Bride & Prejudice, we meet couples whose families are dead set against their relationships. And it's a heartbreaker....
It was at love at first sight for Sydney couple Chris, 39, and Grant, 32. Grant's parents have always accepted his homosexuality; however Chris's parents have struggled and remain uncomfortable with his way of life. Chris, who was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, realised he was gay when he was five. His parents, Yvonne and Geoff, object but for different reasons....
https://au.tv.yahoo.com/shows/bride-and-prejudice/a/34233156/chris-grant-nsw/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiOVOi8RgHg
Grant (left) and Chris,
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Baumgartner - Dr. Mark Morehart: State of Washington Appeal Court - aborted use of cell saver machine
by darkspilver infor information:.
court of appeals of the state of washingtondivision iidocket number: 48070-1file date: 01/24/2017.
keisha baumgartner appeals the summary judgment dismissal of her medical malpractice wrongful death claim against anesthesiologist dr. mark morehart and columbia anesthesia group, p.s.
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Actually IMHO it's much more involved than that - hence the Appeal
It appears that the cell saver tube fell to the ground, while the cell-saver's named operative had LEFT the operating room - and it was during this time that significant blood-loss started.
That named operative believed that the cell-saver machine could only be used if "that before the first incision there must be a continuous, closed circuit from the cell saver’s suction input, through the cell saver, and back to the patient."
There was evidence presented that Jehovah’s Witness beliefs do not require the suction input to be continuously in contact with the patient.
Also it seems that they say that, for this operation, the cell-saver should have been on stand-by and brought into use only when and if needed. Instead they got it working before it was needed, and this would have helped avoid the above issue.
Baumgartner argues that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of Dr. Morehart on her medical malpractice claims. She claims that Dr. Morehart was negligent in (1) failing to direct the surgical team to set up the cell saver machine on standby, and (2) failing to direct Hendrix to continue using the cell saver machine during surgery after replacing the contaminated suction tube. We hold that Baumgartner presented sufficient evidence to create genuine issues of material fact regarding these claims.
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UK The Times: "We need to do more to tackle sexual abuse among JWs"
by darkspilver inarticle written by kathleen hallisey appearing on the website of the uk's times newspaper - the article does not appear (yet?
) to be in the print version.. kathleen hallisey is a senior solicitor at bolt burdon kemp, specialising in child abuse.
she acted on behalf of the claimant in the landmark case of a v watchtower [2015] ewhc 1722 (qb), the first judgment against the jehovah’s witnesses in the uk for historical sexual abuse.. in the article she refers to the wt uk child safeguarding policy - click here for a side-by-side 2012/2017 comparision of the document.
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Article written by Kathleen Hallisey appearing on the website of the UK's Times Newspaper - the article does not appear (yet?) to be in the print version.
Kathleen Hallisey is a senior solicitor at Bolt Burdon Kemp, specialising in child abuse. She acted on behalf of the claimant in the landmark case of A v Watchtower [2015] EWHC 1722 (QB), the first judgment against the Jehovah’s Witnesses in the UK for historical sexual abuse.
In the article she refers to the WT UK Child Safeguarding Policy - click here for a side-by-side 2012/2017 comparision of the document
She also refers to the UK BBC TV 2002 Panorama documentary: "Suffer the little children" - see bottom of this post to watch.
I believe the 'landmark case' on which she acted on behalf of the claimant is this one, when she was working for AO Advocates
BBC: Jehovah's Witnesses to compensate woman over sex abuse - 19 June
A woman who claimed Jehovah's Witness elders failed to protect her from sex abuse carried out by a paedophile has won a £275,000 payout.
The woman, now in her 20s, alleges she was abused as a child in Loughborough by ministerial servant Peter Stewart.
She had argued at London's High Court that he used his role to abuse her.
A judge ruled the organisation was liable for the abuse because it failed to take "safeguarding steps" after Stewart admitted abusing another child.
Mr Justice Globe said he was "satisfied" the defendants should be "held responsible" for the abuse, which took place between 1989 and 1994.
It is the first civil case in the UK of historical sexual abuse brought against the Christian-based religious movement.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33201010http://www.boltburdonkemp.co.uk/child-abuse/church/
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CBC: Jehovah's Witness shunning court case shines spotlight on rare practice
by Simon injehovah's witness shunning court case shines spotlight on rare practice.
hutterites, first nations among groups that have used shunning and banishment.
by dave dormer, cbc news posted: sep 19, 2016 6:30 pm mt .
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25 January 2017 article regarding the Randy Wall Court Case:
The much-needed separation of church and state
HOWARD ANGLIN - The Globe abnd Mail
Howard Anglin is the executive director of the Canadian Constitution Foundation, a registered charity dedicated to defending and promoting constitutional rights and freedoms. The CCF filed an affidavit in support of the Highwood Congregation’s application to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Is there any limit to the law’s reach in the Charter era? Does any sphere of private life or civil society remain beyond the sweep of our judiciary’s Sauron-like gaze? What began as a membership dispute in a suburban Calgary church has landed on the steps of the Supreme Court of Canada, and if the court chooses to hear the case (and it should), these questions could make it the most consequential legal decision of the year.
The case, in a nutshell: Randy Wall attended Calgary’s Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses until April, 2014, when he was expelled – “disfellowshipped,” in the church’s discordant term – for alleged drunkenness, verbal abuse of his wife and insufficient repentance. Having exhausted appeals within the church, Mr. Wall sought relief from the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, claiming that his disfellowshipping was not consistent with the principles of fundamental justice. The church responded that Canadian courts have no jurisdiction to second-guess the membership decisions of a private religious body. By a 2-1 decision, a panel of the Alberta Court of Appeal disagreed.
Read the full 800-word article here:
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1919 What???
by NikL ini had seen it before but never actually looked.. sure enough in july 15 2013 wt .... 17 in the past, we have stated in our publications that these last four references apply to jesus’ arriving, or coming, in 1918. as an example, take jesus’ statement about “the faithful and discreet slave.” (read matthew 24:45-47.
) we understood that the “arriving” mentioned in verse 46 was linked to the time when jesus came to inspect the spiritual condition of the anointed in 1918 and that the appointment of the slave over all the master’s belongings occurred in 1919.
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July 15 2013 WT ...
Finally, we examined why Jesus’ arrival to appoint the faithful slave over all his belongings did not occur in 1919 but will take place during the great tribulation.
"Gods Kingdom Rules" book...
Then, in 1919, he appointed the faithful slave to take the lead among his followers
So Jesus appointed in 1919 over his followers, those who want and are willing to accept his leadership
Jesus not then appointed over EVERYTHING (ie subdued nations?), until the GT.
I don't believe that is a change in the WT doctrine?
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JWs in Russia- "Pray for those in prison"
by NikL inlast night at the midweek meeting was a part titled "pray for those in prison" or something like that.. they showed a video all about the witnesses in russia and the court battles they've been fighting of late and the hard time they have been having because of it all.. the first thing that struck me, hey, why don't you a** holes in brooklyn send these poor sods a few rubles to help them along?.
nah!
prayer is what they need.. anyway, i hadn't really followed the story so i thought i would look it up this morning and see what was in the media about the story.. on the npr website they had a big write up about it back in may of last year.... http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/05/17/476898973/russias-jehovahs-witnesses-fight-extremist-label-possible-ban.
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No probs NikL - TBH the item has been some what overtaken by events vis-a-vis that new video that was uploaded to JW Broadcasting only this week
In honesty I wasn't paying real close attention to the part because i kept wondering if the society was sending financial aid to these poor folks in Russia.
Actually, they're probably not allowed to?
Similiar to the situation in India where I believe only Indian Nationals can contribute, not outside / foreign entities
BoE Letter November 29, 2013 - Re: JWIndiaGift.org
