Canadian citizens have complained that the illegal immigrants are Creating an organic-broccoli shortage and renting all the good Susan Sarandon movies.
Damn that explains it!
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Exodus into Canada: American Liberals Sneaking Across Border
by SixofNine inamerican liberals sneaking .
across border into canada .
barnett fief.
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I go to Court tomorrow for Sole Custody..... I'm excited but scared too!!!!
by formerout ini am writing this partly to get straight in my mind how i want to present my material tomorrow, since i am representing myself.
but i would also love any advice that you may have to help me (other than get a lawyer.... lol... not an option unfortunately).. my ex-wife and i got separated on april 24, 2003. i spent over $12,500.00 on lawyers just to get to see my kids.
she tried everything in the book to try to prevent me from seeing them, including lying to the police and having me thrown in jail for a night, calling children's aid on me 9 times, (all not substantiated), and most recently by trying to hire someone to beat me up.. we ended up having a settlement conference on june 22, 2004, from which twenty-nine different orders were made, including joint custody with primary residence with her, that my children were ordered to not go to the kingdom hall anymore, access times, support, not moving away, etc.
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Thanks for the update Brad. I think you did well. You got the case adjourned to a much sooner date and you got an order saying the children are to remain in their current school until ordered otherwise. This is likely a major setback in your ex's plans to move them away and set up a new status quo with them rooted in a different location with new freinds. That would have likely been an impediment to your petition for a change in primary residency.
They were probably hoping to make the move to different schools and build the new status quo through delays and adjournments. Your ex's lawyer is clearly making attempts to get under your skin. He probably wants you nice and hostile when you approach the Judge. Good job on staying focused.
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Non-JW teacher needing advice
by Teacher inhi there, i'm new to the board and have turned here for advice.
i am a new teacher and have a child in my class who is a jw.
as i know nothing about the religion i thought i would ask here.. i am aware that he will not be able to take part in re or religious assemblies or christmas activities.
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The lavel of knowledge on this thoughout the school is shocking when we consider that every class has at least 1 JW in it, any help?
I am little surprised that the school board which you work for would not have their own policy which has been approved by the school board legal staff with rules to follow regarding this situation. I would suggest you start with your school board as there may be some legal ramifications to your question and the advice which you seek.
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I go to Court tomorrow for Sole Custody..... I'm excited but scared too!!!!
by formerout ini am writing this partly to get straight in my mind how i want to present my material tomorrow, since i am representing myself.
but i would also love any advice that you may have to help me (other than get a lawyer.... lol... not an option unfortunately).. my ex-wife and i got separated on april 24, 2003. i spent over $12,500.00 on lawyers just to get to see my kids.
she tried everything in the book to try to prevent me from seeing them, including lying to the police and having me thrown in jail for a night, calling children's aid on me 9 times, (all not substantiated), and most recently by trying to hire someone to beat me up.. we ended up having a settlement conference on june 22, 2004, from which twenty-nine different orders were made, including joint custody with primary residence with her, that my children were ordered to not go to the kingdom hall anymore, access times, support, not moving away, etc.
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Happy Guy :)
I got an Affidavit today from her that said that I have grabbed my son by the neck and dragged him into my van for the visits. I cannot fathom how anybody can tell such an absolutely grotesque lie and use the Court System to try to keep him from me, but she seems to have little or no conscience.
Good luck to you Brad. I recognize this behavior in my ex as well. It did not get better rather it got worse over the years. By the time my sons were teenagers she had tried to convince the entire neighborhood and Police of these types of claims. The police ended up interviewing our teenage sons who were physically being prevented from their access visits. She would allow me to drive 4.5 hours just to have them hidden at freinds houses. When the Police interviewed the children they found out that their Mom was completely inventing these stories and in fact the children had been threatened with severe grounding and violence by their Mom if they came for their visit.
Youth Protection ended up intervening over time and my ex was subsequently diagnosed with a psychological disorder. I would not be surprised if your ex suffers from one as well based on some of your comments.
My ex did some of the things you mentioned including having me put in jail. Once, I drove 4.5 hours to get my kids and a Police cruiser was waiting for me at the other end. A Police officer claimed he had received information that I was transporting drugs and that I was a drug smuggler. He searched my car, cuffed me and detained me in a holding cell for 2 hours after strip searching me. Unfortunately it was a small town and he was the only cop on duty at the time so it was easy for him to abuse his authority like this. When he released me from the cell he told me that I should not be coming around and harrassing my ex. Unfortunately he had been told that I did not have a right of access and I learned from that day on to always keep a copy of the court order in my glove compartment. Naturally, when I was released and returned to the children's residence a sarcastic note was waitng for me saying that I was late and had disappointed the children. I had to drive home empty handed - a very lonely drive. The next day my attorney's contacted the Police Chief in that small town and notified them they would be sued for interfering in a Court ordered access for no good reason. The Police officer ended up being fired.
So I know how you feel about some of these issues. Please feel free to PM me if you need someone to be a kind ear for you to vent to.
I just hope that the Judge can realize that the truth is NOT anywhere near the middle of our two stories
You are right in this fear as many Family Court Judges employ "Jesuit reasoning". They assume that everyone is a huge liar in Family Court. When issues are contentious they figure the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle. This is particularly dangerous when one party acts and lies without scruples or conscience.
If I had advice it would be to stay focused on your children's best interests no matter what. If she is engaging in malicious behavior which is designed to alienate the children from a loving parent then hopefully the Judge will see this sooner or later. Based on what you have said, you may have a good chance of the Judge recognizing the danger.
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Best turkey recipe?
by bebu inhere's one i've used for years.
i only urge caution if your oven fluctuates or is unreliable in temperature, or if you think the power will go out for some reason during the course of baking.
take your bird, get it all ready to roast (stuff it just before you are prepared to bake it).
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Standard Betty Crocker recipe always worked well for me. Rub the cavity and flesh with salt, stuff with a sage based dressing (have tried fancy ones with berries or nuts or sausage etc etc but the results are disproportional to the effort).
If anyone is a real turkey fan and they are in the New Hampshire area then this place is a must for the turkey lover http://www.hartsturkeyfarm.com/
For the last 8 years I have either ordered my turkey dinners from local restaurants or I buy the prestuffed and de-boned turkeys from the grocery store. That way I can enjoy company without the stress of preperations.
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Did this couple ever exist?
by Sgt Pepper inhi - this is my first post!.
i have a question that i have needed answering for over 20 years now.. is a story true, that i beleived was true and happily passed on as fact even though i had no evidence.. it went like this:.
an interested female was studying in america (a long way from britain)!.
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Happy Guy :)
This reminds me of one about 20 years ago from my ex brother-in-law.
Witnesses are going door to door and knock on the door of a high ranking U.N. official (of course no name provided). They start "witnessing" to the official by saying "Did you know that the U.N. is secretly controlled by Satan and it's real mission is not one of peace but to induce war and destroy God's people?". U.N. official replies by saying "Shhh, nobody is supposed to know that."
This was presented to me as proof positive, by my ex borther-in-law, that Watchtower's claims were true about the U.N. and about the end of the world.
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Church faces abuse complaints Jehovah's Witness policy: Address issues inte
by Elsewhere inhttp://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?date=20041122&category=repository&artno=411220301§ioncat=&template=printart
article published nov 22, 2004. church faces abuse complaints jehovah's witness policy: address issues internally .
by annmarie timmins.
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Hey did anyone hear about this:
Article published Nov 22, 2004
Church faces abuse complaints Jehovah's Witness policy: Address issues internally
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Does The WT Society Help People In Order To Keep Them Helpless?
by xochsi in"i was going down the wrong path, i was using drugs, drinking, and thinking about suicide when the jw's came to my door.
they helped me to stop using drugs and alcohol and saved my life.
"i use to beat my wife and drink heavily.
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A wise person once told me that their opinion was that WT wants to keep it's members poor and dependant in order to have control over them. Whether or not it's their goal, they certainly adopt policies which promote that statement. So I would agree with your observation as it has been echoed by many in slightly different versions..
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Another reason to hate the WTS.
by CountryGuy inyou know what i hate most about the wts?
that no matter how much you think you've put it all behind you... it still comes up and smacks you over the head every now and then.
saturday night, i visited my local bookstore/coffee shop.
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When I hear stories like yours CG, I feel sorry for them. Sorry that they can't accept you for who you are, sorry that they have to live like that where they reject people. The world is moving forward and their social behavior is regressive. They are the ones who are stricken with bigotry and cursed to live their lives like that my freind not you. Somehow knowing doesn't stop the pain of their bigotry unfortunately
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Kwintestal's Letter of Disassociation
by kwintestal into whom it may concern: .
i was raised a jehovah?s witness and taught from infancy it?s beliefs and doctrines.
i was baptized on (date of baptism here) at the age of 12 years old.
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Good letter.
Couple of suggestions:
If I am disfellowshipped or am slandered in any way, I will take legal action against you.
You are correct about legal action for slander but under freedom of religious laws they are allowed to disfellowship you. I suppose they would have to do it in a way which doesn't slander you and, no doubt, just by announcing you are disfellowshipped, the mind-controlled congregation will come to their own negative conclusions but you probably would have no reasonable legal recourse for that scenario.
The same would be for this:
including making a public announcement stating that I have disassociated myself
Since that is "in effect" what you are doing
This next part could cause a legal impediment for you in effectively blocking contact if they choose to annoy you:
The only exception to this request is this letter, which may only be retained at the Watchtower headquarters in Brooklyn, New York.
Members would have an excuse that they were not aware not to contact you. You would have to add a request that puts the onus on the Watchtower in Brooklyn to see to it that their congregations are aware of your request not to be contacted. They would also likely have a "grace period" to make get this word out and in the meantime you could be bothered.
I am not a lawyer but I have seen legal decisions where members tried to block disfellowshipment. If it is really a large issue then perhaps you might get consult a lawyer.