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  Revenge of the Jedi - Quotes site PR campaign

  by EscapedLifer1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  greetings folks, .

  well, the big pr blitz about the wtbts legal threats to shut down the quotes website has begun.

  we are sending the first wave of copies of the press release (text below) to the following news outlets.

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  seattleniceguy, RichieRich, Too Opinionated:

  Thanks guys! Every little bit helps.

  seattleniceguy, thanks for posting your introductory note, that was well written. Thanks!!

  Brandon
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  Revenge of the Jedi - Quotes site PR campaign

  by EscapedLifer1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  greetings folks, .

  well, the big pr blitz about the wtbts legal threats to shut down the quotes website has begun.

  we are sending the first wave of copies of the press release (text below) to the following news outlets.

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  EscapedLifer1

  seattleniceguy,

  Thanks! That's Awesome!! Anyone else want to shoot this to your regional media outlets you are more than welcome to do so!!!

  Brandon
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  Revenge of the Jedi - Quotes site PR campaign

  by EscapedLifer1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  greetings folks, .

  well, the big pr blitz about the wtbts legal threats to shut down the quotes website has begun.

  we are sending the first wave of copies of the press release (text below) to the following news outlets.

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  EscapedLifer1

  Have you sent a copy of the press release to Stephen Bates

  Yes, I have. Also to 20/20, 48 Hours, PrimeTime Live, and a couple others too. It usually takes a few days for something that isn't BREAKING NEWS to generate a response, so it may be a few days before this story gets picked up.

  Here's hoping!

  Brandon
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  Revenge of the Jedi - Quotes site PR campaign

  by EscapedLifer1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  greetings folks, .

  well, the big pr blitz about the wtbts legal threats to shut down the quotes website has begun.

  we are sending the first wave of copies of the press release (text below) to the following news outlets.

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  EscapedLifer1

  Greetings,

  No responses yet, will keep you posted!

  Brandon
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  Revenge of the Jedi - Quotes site PR campaign

  by EscapedLifer1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  greetings folks, .

  well, the big pr blitz about the wtbts legal threats to shut down the quotes website has begun.

  we are sending the first wave of copies of the press release (text below) to the following news outlets.

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  EscapedLifer1

  bttt
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  Time was when we would just have taken you out and killed you...'

  by Mystery in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  sounds like what my jc told me.

  'you know, we are being loving here.

  time was when we would just have taken you out and killed you...' .

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  My father told me this on the phone one morning, about not going to the meetings. We were beginning the fade, and were missing a lot of meetings. He called one Sunday morning to encourage us to go to the meeting, and read me a scripture about where Israelites were to be put to death for not attending one of the festival gatherings. He said that is how "seriously" Jehovah viewed our meeting attendance.

  WTF?

  I asked him "Do you think this is going to ENCOURAGE me? That Jehovah wants to kill me for missing the meeting?" He stammered around, and then said he just loved me and wanted to see us back at the meetings.

  Cult slaves!!

  Brandon
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  Where Is The Ultimate Truth Found?

  by JamesThomas in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there is much discussion here about the bible.

  some might see that after hundreds of years of argument and controversy no two people interpret the damn thing exactly the same, and so they have acquired the wisdom to abandon it.

  there is a story which goes like this: .

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  The question of everything has already been answered, about 60+ years ago.

  All truth, knowledge, answers, everthing... The answer to it all is "42", the simple two digit number 42. Anything else is window dressing.

  Brandon
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  Revenge of the Jedi - Quotes site PR campaign

  by EscapedLifer1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  greetings folks, .

  well, the big pr blitz about the wtbts legal threats to shut down the quotes website has begun.

  we are sending the first wave of copies of the press release (text below) to the following news outlets.

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  EscapedLifer1

  Everyone,

  Since i am not omniscient, please keep an eye and ear open to the news outlets shown above, and please let me know if they do a story or comment on this situation.

  Thanks!!!!!

  Brandon
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  Revenge of the Jedi - Quotes site PR campaign

  by EscapedLifer1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  greetings folks, .

  well, the big pr blitz about the wtbts legal threats to shut down the quotes website has begun.

  we are sending the first wave of copies of the press release (text below) to the following news outlets.

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  EscapedLifer1

  Greetings folks,

  Well, the big PR blitz about the WTBTS legal threats to shut down the Quotes website has begun. We are sending the first wave of copies of the Press Release (text below) to the following news outlets. Additional suggestions are welcome!

  CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, MSNBC, Scarborough Country (MSNBC), Dateline NBC, 60 Minutes, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, AP, UPI, Reuters, Newsweek, USA Today, CBC, CTV, CTVNewsNet, CityTV, The Globe and Mail, The Guardian, Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, BBC Religion and Ethics, CP (Canadian Press).

  Text of PR:

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  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS RELEASE
  Wednesday, June 8, 2005

  Contact: Brandon Bartlett
  (866) 801-8642 – fax

  FRINGE RELIGIOUS SECT USES LEGAL THREATS TO SHUT DOWN EMBARASSING WHISTLE-BLOWER WEB SITE

  JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES, WHO PUBLICLY TRUMPET THEIR PAST LEGAL BATTLES TO ENSURE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, EXPRESSION, AND RELIGION, HYPOCRITICALLY WAGE LEGAL WAR TO SUPPRESS THE VOICE OF DISSENTERS ON THE INTERNET

  TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA - As a result of repeated legal threats from the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (hereinafter referred to as WTBTS) beginning in January, 2005, the personal website quotes.watchtower.ca was shut down for five days in late May. While the site is currently back in operation, it is unclear where the legal dispute will go from here.

  Jehovah’s Witnesses have taken great pride in publicizing their past legal battles, some even in front of The Supreme Court of the United States, to secure their right to publish and distribute their religious literature and to proselytize publicly and from door to door in America. They are quick to make it known that the benefits of their legal efforts on behalf of freedom of expression and religion have by extension protected these same rights for many other people and organizations.

  However, apparently the current leadership of Jehovah’s Witnesses does not believe that these hard won rights extend to those who disagree with them or their teachings and activities. Under the guise of protecting their publication copyrights, their legal representatives were successful in shutting down a web site that did nothing more than quote excerpts from various WTBTS publications. The brief quotes catalogued at the quotes.watchtower.ca site fell well within the realm of “fair use,” even under the strictest interpretation of copyright law.

  So then, why would WTBTS leadership want to shut down a web site that did nothing more than quote from their own religious literature? Because the very nature of these quotations is embarrassing to them. From their own words the web site documented years of their failed prophecies, constantly changing Bible chronology, flip-flopping doctrinal changes, bizarre medical advice, and dogmatic teachings that many consider physically and emotionally harmful.

  For example, one of the most recent additions to the collection is Watch Tower's 1932 claim that the "theory of gravity" is thoroughly in error and that electrical forces, instead, hold the planets in orbit and hold everything down on the earth's surface -- a remarkably ludicrous claim, even when compared to the limited scientific knowledge of the 1930s. Also included were quotations demonizing the Internet, the Media, the United Nations, and other non-Witness entities as ‘tools of the Devil.’ Obviously, the WTBTS would rather these embarrassing writings be quietly ignored or entirely forgotten, and they are willing to resort to legal threats and pressure to make it so.

  [Quotes], registered owner of the aforementioned domain and designer of the web site, is a former member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses religion. After years sincerely believing the claim of the Witnesses’ leadership to be ‘God’s sole channel of communication to mankind,’ [Quotes] was heartbroken to find that he had not been taught the truth about the religion’s history and the development of their current beliefs. In a spirit of scholarship, research, and fairness he created the web site to accurately document the Witnesses’ own self-incriminating words.

  To receive further information on this ongoing legal battle to defend freedom of expression on the Internet, please fax your request to (866) 801-8642. Be sure to include your return fax number and we will promptly fax you more information.
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  Brandon
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  2005 Conventions - Florence, SC, USA - Press Release

  by EscapedLifer1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  howdy,.

  well, didn't get much response from the pr i sent to media outlets for the dallas/ft worth texas convention.

  so i decided to redo the pr and try again, for this coming weekend in florence, south carolina.

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  RR,

  Yeah, been following your thread. I've downloaded the check and the badge. Cool, man. Is there anything I can do to help out, other than attend a DC and drop off my donation check?

  Brandon