The Texas Supreme Court agreed with a lower court's ruling, that Child Protective Services did not present ample evidence that the children were being abused.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/29/texas.polygamists/index.html
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Texas Supreme Court upholds Appellate Court:
by CaptainSchmideo in.
the texas supreme court agreed with a lower court's ruling, that child protective services did not present ample evidence that the children were being abused.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/crime/05/29/texas.polygamists/index.html.
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FLDS Children:The court rules Against Texas
by CaptainSchmideo inhttp://www.cnn.com/2008/crime/05/22/flds.ruling/index.html.
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court: texas had no right to remove flds children
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Thank you, Sammieswife. As always, said a lot more eloquently than I could. I'm not FOR child abuse, I AM for effective solutions. This, obviously, was not one.
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FLDS Children:The court rules Against Texas
by CaptainSchmideo inhttp://www.cnn.com/2008/crime/05/22/flds.ruling/index.html.
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court: texas had no right to remove flds children
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I think you just describe a lot of inner cities in the US. Where are the raids on those neighborhoods? Don't those children and teens need rescuing as well?
If there WAS evidence of Aztec heart ripping, then we'd have a different story to tell. Unfortunately, the evidence coming in about this group showed that some of these child brides were actually older than first reported.
I agree with you, James. It's a terrible situation down there, I don't like seeing these kids being raised into this regressed way of life. But if the rule of law isn't followed, then we just open up the doors to all sorts of other abuses by the government, all in the guise of "helping" us.
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Puke email alert: 'encouraging news' from GB
by Robert7 in(thanks a@g for reformatting) .
bro.
--- had a part on service meeting.
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CaptainSchmideo
HE STRESSED PERSONAL STUDYING MORE. BIBLE READING TO MAKE US STRONG.
Yeah, that'll look good on a resume when you get laid off. Maybe we could spend that "free night" at night school, improving our salable skills? Naaaaahhhh, Jehovah will provide!
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FLDS Children:The court rules Against Texas
by CaptainSchmideo inhttp://www.cnn.com/2008/crime/05/22/flds.ruling/index.html.
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court: texas had no right to remove flds children
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This case really bothered me.
If there was evidence that the kids were being abused, physically or sexually, then yeah, they should have been protected. But where was the evidence? The raid was prompted by a "phone call" that has yet to be proven as real. Just because a religious group is unpopular is no basis for government raids. If that were the case, then JW conventions could be raided and the kids hauled off because of the blood transfusion doctrine. In some states, Catholics are a minority. Would it be right for such a state's welfare dept to come into a Catholic church and scoop up the kids because of pedophile priests? Where is the line drawn?
It's a tough situation. I wouldn't want to be the one who ultimately authorized the raid....
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FLDS Children:The court rules Against Texas
by CaptainSchmideo inhttp://www.cnn.com/2008/crime/05/22/flds.ruling/index.html.
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http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/22/flds.ruling/index.html
Court: Texas had no right to remove FLDS children
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Any Stephen King Readers?
by White Dove inso far, i like needful things, secret window/hidden garden, and langoliers best.. guy at the bookstore said the stand was the best.. i just bought the shining and pet cemetary (book's in the other room.
can't spell).
what's your favorite?.
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The Stand is about a killer virus or something. But the survivors have to decide whom to follow.
The Stand is a great introduction to horror fiction, especially if you are a JW or ex JW. The premise of the majority of humanity being killed, with the few who are left caught up in a battle between the forces of evil, represented by Randall Flagg, and the good, represented by a centenarian black woman, sound very familiar to any Witness who ever speculated about life after Armageddon (tm).
Read the unabridged edition that was printed about 15 years ago. It's big, but it's a very fast read. I've read it probably about four times, and it's my second favorite King book.
My favorite is The Dead Zone. It was also the first King book I ever read.
His later stuff, not so good.
Oh, and look up his short story collections. Night Shift, Different Seasons, etc. When he keeps the story small, the endings are better, and pack more of a punch.
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did the letter re: BS change come directly from GB?
by chickpea inmy husband got cornered at the store yesterday by a jw, trying to reinfect him with the doom and gloom outlook, using the catch phrases like "urgency" and "stream of time"..... this fellow made the comment that in his 37 yrs as a jw, only twice has he seen the gb as the direct author of a letter that was directed to the r&f.
does anyone recall if the letter re: the new bs arrangement was directly from the gb?
( i did try going back thru the threads but holy caca, there were myriads upon myriads!).
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Yes it was. The reader of the letter that Sunday started to say "Christian Congregation of" but then quickly corrected himself with "Governing Body". The letterhead also showed that it was from them.
I don't think it really is THAT significant, other than it reflects the split in duties. The GB handles the "spiritual" side of things, while the "Christian Congregation" handles the corporate side of things, ie:convention hotel info, contribution request, insurance for the CO, etc.
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"They said you were the book expert"
by LovesDubs inthat's what a man came up to me and said a few days ago.
i work at sams club.
been there a month and nobody knows me from adam.
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You are working in the wrong store. You should be at B Dalton's or Barnes and Noble. The people they hire there should be the one folding shirts....
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Did anyone watch BOSTON LEGAL last night?
by journey-on ini was particularly interested in the part where the woman sues the catholic church to become a priest, citing sex discrimination.. she wins the right to a trial and the judge says, in essence, that if a religion chooses to practice policies that are directly against.
constitutional rights such as "equality", fine....but they should have to forfeit their tax exempt status.
there were other points made.
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I wouldn't be too hopeful of a show like "Boston Legal" becoming some kind of precursor to a change in the mentality of the majority. As admirable as its arguments and points-of-view are, it's very much a "liberal fantasy". I saw the clip a few weeks ago where James Spader's character insulted the individual members of the Supreme Court of the US during a hearing ("Justice Thomas, can you put down the magazine and pay attention? Justice Scalia, you went duck hunting with VP Cheney...congratulations on not getting shot, by the way..").
Fun to watch, but just as likely to happen as Jesus arriving in a UFO during a Beatles reunion concert.