Jehovah's Witnesses are mentioned in this excellent article that begins by reporting on an especially awful Mormon child sexual abuse case. The article then discusses the issue of the penitent privilege exemption which former JWs working through scaars.org are trying to influence state lawmakers to eliminate.
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Arizona Republic: Bisbee man confesses he's molesting his daughter. Church tells bishop not to report abuse to authorities
by AndersonsInfo injehovah's witnesses are mentioned in this excellent article that begins by reporting on an especially awful mormon child sexual abuse case.
the article then discusses the issue of the penitent privilege exemption which former jws working through scaars.org are trying to influence state lawmakers to eliminate.. .
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-child-welfare/2020/04/21/bisbee-man-confesses-hes-molesting-his-daughter-church-tells-bishop-not-report-abuse/2876617001/.
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle-Old Brooklyn Photos-one is of Towers Hotel & in Comments is a link to 2002 Dateline program
by AndersonsInfo insurprise, surprise - see the 2002 dateline program exposing jws child abuse problem at the following link:.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2020/04/23/iconic-eagle-photographer-from-1930s-to-50s-left-treasured-images-his-son-recently-discovered/.
the first photo is of the old towers hotel.
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Surprise, surprise - see the 2002 DATELINE program exposing JWs child abuse problem at the following link:The first photo is of the old Towers Hotel. JWs purchased it Jan. 14, 1975 where soon 1,000 Bethelites would live who worked at Watchtower's world headquarters - and that included Joe and me for almost eleven years from 1982 onward. Scroll down after all the old Brooklyn photos to the COMMENTS and there to be watched is the May 28, 2002 DATELINE program that I was part of that revealed JW's hidden problem of child abuse. How clever of a commenter to post that program for people to see some 18 years after it aired.
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New York Times: ‘People Would Be So Receptive Right Now, and We Can’t Knock on Doors.’
by AndersonsInfo inhttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/19/us/politics/coronavirus-jehovahs-witnesses.html.
the pandemic has put a stop to the activities of one of the nation’s most visible religious groups, jehovah’s witnesses.. read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/19/us/politics/coronavirus-jehovahs-witnesses.html.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/19/us/politics/coronavirus-jehovahs-witnesses.html
The pandemic has put a stop to the activities of one of the nation’s most visible religious groups, Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Read More: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/19/us/politics/coronavirus-jehovahs-witnesses.html
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COVID-19 (coronavirus) What to do - Recommendations from an expert
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subject: what i am doing for the upcoming covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
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COVID-19 (coronavirus) What to do - Recommendations from an expert
Subject: What I am doing for the upcoming COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic
Dear Colleagues,
As some of you may recall, when I was a professor of pathology at the University of California San Diego, I was one of the first molecular virologists in the world to work on coronaviruses (the 1970s). I was the first to demonstrate the number of genes the virus contained. Since then, I have kept up with the coronavirus field and its multiple clinical transfers into the human population (e.g., SARS, MERS), from different animal sources.
The current projections for its expansion in the US are only probable, due to continued insufficient worldwide data, but it is most likely to be widespread in the US by mid to late March and April. Here is what I have done and the precautions that I take and will take. These are the same precautions I currently use during our influenza seasons, except for the mask and gloves:
1) NO HANDSHAKING! Use a fist bump, slight bow, elbow bump, etc.
2) Use ONLY your knuckle to touch light switches, elevator buttons, etc., Lift the gasoline dispenser with a paper towel or use a disposable glove.
3) Open doors with your closed fist or hip - do not grasp the handle with your hand, unless there is no other way to open the door. Especially important on bathroom and post office/commercial doors.
4) Use disinfectant wipes at the stores when they are available, including wiping the handle and child seat in grocery carts.
5) Wash your hands with soap for 10-20 seconds and/or use a greater than 60% alcohol-based hand sanitizer whenever you return home from ANY activity that involves locations where other people have been.
6) Keep a bottle of sanitizer available at each of your home's entrances. AND in your car for use after getting gas or touching other contaminated objects when you can't immediately wash your hands.
7) If possible, cough or sneeze into a disposable tissue and discard. Use your elbow only if you have to. The clothing on your elbow will contain infectious virus that can be passed on for up to a week or more!
What I have stocked in preparation for the pandemic spread to the US:
1) Latex or nitrile latex disposable gloves for use when going shopping, using the gasoline pump, and all other outside activity when you come in contact with contaminated areas. Note: This virus is spread in large droplets by coughing and sneezing. This means that the air will not infect you! BUT all the surfaces where these droplets land are infectious for about a week on average - everything that is associated with infected people will be contaminated and potentially infectious. The virus is on surfaces and you will not be infected unless your unprotected face is directly coughed or sneezed upon. This virus only has cell receptors for lung cells (it only infects your lungs) The only way for the virus to infect you is through your nose or mouth via your hands or an infected cough or sneeze onto or into your nose or mouth.
2) Stock up now with disposable surgical masks and use them to prevent you from touching your nose and/or mouth (We touch our nose/mouth 90X/day without knowing it!). This is the only way this virus can infect you - it is lung-specific. The mask will not prevent the virus in a direct sneeze from getting into your nose or mouth - it is only to keep you from touching your nose or mouth.
3) Stock up now with hand sanitizers and latex/nitrile gloves (get the appropriate sizes for your family). The hand sanitizers must be alcohol-based and greater than 60% alcohol to be effective.
4) Stock up now with zinc lozenges. These lozenges have been proven to be effective in blocking coronavirus (and most other viruses) from multiplying in your throat and nasopharynx. Use as directed several times each day when you begin to feel ANY "cold-like" symptoms beginning. It is best to lie down and let the lozenge dissolve in the back of your throat and nasopharynx. Cold-Eeze lozenges is one brand available, but there are other brands available. I, as many others do, hope that this pandemic will be reasonably contained, BUT I personally do not think it will be. Humans have never seen this snake-associated virus before and have no internal defense against it. Tremendous worldwide efforts are being made to understand the molecular and clinical virology of this virus. Unbelievable molecular knowledge about the genomics, structure, and virulence of this virus has already been achieved. BUT, there will be NO drugs or vaccines available this year to protect us or limit the infection within us. Only symptomatic support is available.
I hope these personal thoughts will be helpful during this potentially catastrophic pandemic. You are welcome to share this email. Good luck to all of us!
James Robb, MD FCAP -- Dr. Carly Howett Assistant Director of the Department of Space Studies Southwest Research Institute Suite 300, 1050 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80301, USA. Office Direct Line: +1 720-240-0120
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New Book Release in Portugal: "APOSTATE – WHY I LEFT THE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES" by António Madaleno
by AndersonsInfo in"apostate – why i left the jehovah's witnesses" by antónio madaleno will be released in portugal, march 2020 in portuguese by penguin random house.. comments about the book that will be on the back cover“from his long personal experience, antónio madaleno reveals some secrets and part of the inner workings of the jws that most followers of the religion are unaware of.
more than a whistleblowing book, it is a witness book that should be read by the millions of jehovah's witne.... see more.
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The book is not for sale yet, but if it sells well beginning in March in Portugal, the prestigious international publishing company, Penguin Random House, probably will have it translated into English, Spanish and Italian.
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New Book Release in Portugal: "APOSTATE – WHY I LEFT THE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES" by António Madaleno
by AndersonsInfo in"apostate – why i left the jehovah's witnesses" by antónio madaleno will be released in portugal, march 2020 in portuguese by penguin random house.. comments about the book that will be on the back cover“from his long personal experience, antónio madaleno reveals some secrets and part of the inner workings of the jws that most followers of the religion are unaware of.
more than a whistleblowing book, it is a witness book that should be read by the millions of jehovah's witne.... see more.
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"APOSTATE – WHY I LEFT THE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES" by António Madaleno will be released in Portugal, March 2020 in Portuguese by Penguin Random House.
COMMENTS ABOUT THE BOOK THAT WILL BE ON THE BACK COVER
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“From his long personal experience, António Madaleno reveals some secrets and part of the inner workings of the JWs that most followers of the religion are unaware of. More than a whistleblowing book, it is a witness book that should be read by the millions of Jehovah's Witne... -
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Article: What Is The Clergy-Penitent Privilege And How Can It Protect Sex Offenders?
by AndersonsInfo inhttps://www.oxygen.com/the-witnesses/crime-news/how-clergy-penitent-privilege-may-protect-sex-offenders.
how clergy-penitent privilege may protect sex offenders | crime news.
it’s a practice that is centuries old: confessing one’s sins to a trusted clergy member.
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It’s a practice that is centuries old: confessing one’s sins to a trusted clergy member. But could the protection these confessions receive through clergy-penitent privilege be aiding admitted child sex offenders? “We have a responsibility to try to prevent aggressors from harming people ... -
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THE IRISH TIMES: Judge orders blood can be administered to Jehovah’s Witness girl
by AndersonsInfo inhttps://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/judge-orders-blood-can-be-administered-to-jehovah-s-witness-girl-1.4157892.
a teenage girl who urgently requires surgery can, if necessary, be administered blood or blood products against the wishes of herself and her parents, all members of the jehovah’s witness faith, the president of the high court has ordered.. mr justice peter kelly said he was satisfied, notwithstanding the views of the girl and her parents, the orders are necessary for preserving the girl’s life and not to permit them would be “hazardous”.. the orders take immediate effect, he directed.. david leahy bl, for the hse, sought the orders in an ex parte application, one side only represented, on friday afternoon.. a solicitor for the hse told the court he had informed the girl and her parents of the court application and the parents had indicated they were not attending court to oppose it.. the solicitor said the parents were not objecting to surgery but, should a situation arise where the medical team wanted to administer blood or blood products, they could not agree to that and wanted the team to explore all other alternatives.. they had also said they wanted the best for their daughter and would not stand in the way of a court order.. mr justice kelly said court applications for leave to administer blood or blood products against the wishes of members of the jehovah’s witness faith, while not a regular occurrence, are not unusual.. he referred to a number of decisions permitting that to be done in “exceptional” circumstances.. on the medical evidence, including that antibiotic therapy had not reduced the infection and the serous risk of sepsis if surgery is not carried out, he was satisfied she needed the surgery.. read more: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/judge-orders-blood-can-be-administered-to-jehovah-s-witness-girl-1.4157892.
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https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/judge-orders-blood-can-be-administered-to-jehovah-s-witness-girl-1.4157892
A teenage girl who urgently requires surgery can, if necessary, be administered blood or blood products against the wishes of herself and her parents, all members of the Jehovah’s Witness faith, the president of the High Court has ordered.
Mr Justice Peter Kelly said he was satisfied, notwithstanding the views of the girl and her parents, the orders are necessary for preserving the girl’s life and not to permit them would be “hazardous”.
The orders take immediate effect, he directed.
David Leahy BL, for the HSE, sought the orders in an ex parte application, one side only represented, on Friday afternoon.
A solicitor for the HSE told the court he had informed the girl and her parents of the court application and the parents had indicated they were not attending court to oppose it.
The solicitor said the parents were not objecting to surgery but, should a situation arise where the medical team wanted to administer blood or blood products, they could not agree to that and wanted the team to explore all other alternatives.
They had also said they wanted the best for their daughter and would not stand in the way of a court order.
Mr Justice Kelly said court applications for leave to administer blood or blood products against the wishes of members of the Jehovah’s Witness faith, while not a regular occurrence, are not unusual.
He referred to a number of decisions permitting that to be done in “exceptional” circumstances.
On the medical evidence, including that antibiotic therapy had not reduced the infection and the serous risk of sepsis if surgery is not carried out, he was satisfied she needed the surgery.
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Article: Jehovah's Witnesses leaders ordered to pay rape victim £62,000 damages
by AndersonsInfo inhttps://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/jehovahs-witnesses-leaders-ordered-pay-17661919.
jehovah's witnesses leaders ordered to pay rape victim £62,000 damages.
the woman was raped by a fellow jehovah's witness after going door-to-door evangelising near cardiff, glamorgan, 30 years ago, mr justice chamberlain heard.
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https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/jehovahs-witnesses-leaders-ordered-pay-17661919
Jehovah's Witnesses leaders ordered to pay rape victim £62,000 damages
The woman was raped by a fellow Jehovah's Witness after going door-to-door evangelising near Cardiff, Glamorgan, 30 years ago, Mr Justice Chamberlain heard
ByJames RodgerHead of Trends- 17:56, 30 JAN 2020
Leaders of the Jehovah's Witnesses have been told to pay a rape victim more than £60,000 damages by a High Court judge.
The woman was raped by a fellow Jehovah's Witness after going door-to-door evangelising near Cardiff, Glamorgan, 30 years ago, Mr Justice Chamberlain heard.
A "judicial committee" of Jehovah's Witnesses' elders had, in 1991, found the woman's allegations against Mark Sewell "not proven" at an internal inquiry.
But more than 20 years later Sewell was investigated by police.
He was convicted of raping the woman and indecently assaulting two other people after a trial in 2014, and was given a 14-year prison sentence. READ MORE: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/jehovahs-witnesses-leaders-ordered-pay-17661919
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Did you know that Jane Roe of Roe v. Ray was raised a Jehovah's Witness?
by AndersonsInfo inhttps://observer.case.edu/editorial-reproductive-rights-are-human-rights/?fbclid=iwar1gip_xy4dkz-kepsa8qts72a5_upgeabcrduriit7dsi-iysqnmwxtztk.
editorial: reproductive rights are human rights.
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Editorial: Reproductive rights are human rights
Lorie Shaull
Jane Roe and her lawyer outside of the Supreme Court.
Editorial Board
January 23, 2020
Norma McCorvey was born to two Jehovah’s Witnesses in a suburb west of Houston in 1947. She quickly learned that she did not subscribe to the same beliefs as her parents and, as a result, ended up in a correctional facility. After repeatedly seeing her mother drunk with other men, McCorvey promised herself she would pursue a different life. However, by age 22 she had been pregnant three times—the first cared for by McCorvey’s mother and the second by the child’s father. McCorvey, unprepared for the first two pregnancies, was in no way prepared to have a third child, but lacked the means for an abortion or any other alternative.
Few people recognize McCorvey’s name, but nearly all Americans are familiar with her pseudonym, Jane Roe, of Roe v. Wade.
