Contact Kim Norris at www.lovenorris.com
She is a lawyer very knowledgeable about the WT and specializes in WT Child abuse issues . Even though she is in Texas, she may work with lawyers or know of qualified lawyers in Maryland.
DevonMcBride
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Attorneys in Maryland anyone?
by love2Bworldly inhi all--just wondered if anyone knew of any attorneys in maryland who have knowledge of wbts.
i was reading 'watch the tower' posts and a non-jw needs to hire an attorney to fight her daughter's jw grandparents.
if anyone has any info for the woman, please let me know.
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InterNet Impact ???
by ljwtiamb inhaving read through these posts for the past several weeks, i was just wondering:do you know (or heard) of any other groups (religous, politcal, corporate, etc.
) that are being impacted by the internet like wts?is anyone else warning their current membership of internet dangers from dissidents?are other anti-groups being formed via boards, blogs, chats?.
i'm sure that there must be others, but am interested in what you are seeing develop out there on the web.
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DevonMcBride
I heard somewhere that the Mormons were warning their members of the internet also.
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Prayer in School
by DevonMcBride in(someone sent this to me and i thought it was very good.).
dear jim,.
as you know, we've been working real hard in our town to get prayer back in our schools.
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DevonMcBride
(Someone sent this to me and I thought it was very good.)
Dear Jim,
As you know, We've been working real hard in our town to get prayer back in our schools. Finally, the school board approved a plan of teacher-led prayer with the children participating at their own opinion. Children not wishing to participate were to be allowed to stand out in the hallway during prayer time. We hoped someone would sue us so we could go all the way to the supreme court and get the old devil-inspired ruling reversed.
Naturally, we were all excited by the school board action. As you know, our own little Billy (not so little, any more though) is now in the second grade. Of course, Margaret and I explained to him no matter what the other kids did, he was going to stay in the classroom and participate.
After the first day of school, I asked him "how did the prayer time go?"
"Fine.
"Did many kids go out into the hallway?"
"Two.
"Excellent. How did you like your teachers prayer?"
"It was different, dad. Real different from the way you pray."
"Oh? Like how?"
"She said,'Hail Mary mother of God, pray for us sinners...'"
The next day I talked with the principal. I politely explained I wasn't prejudiced against Catholics but I would appreciate Billy being transferred to a non-Catholic teacher. The principal said it would be done right away.
At supper that evening I asked Billy to say the blessings. He slipped out of his chair, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, raised his hand palms up in the air and began to hum.
You'd better believe I was at the principal's office at eight o'clock the next morning, "look," I said. 'I don't really know much about these Transcendental Meditationists, but I would feel a lot more comfortable If you could move Billy to a room where the teacher practices an older, more established religion."
That afternoon I met Billy as soon as he walked in the door after school.
"I don't think you're going to like Mrs. Nakasone's prayer, either, Dad."
"Out with it."
"She kept calling God O Great Buddha..."
The following morning I was waiting for the principal in the school parking lot.
"Look, I don't want my son praying to the Eternal Spirit of whatever to Buddha. I want him to have a teacher who prays in Jesus' name!"
"What about Bertha Smith?"
"Excellent."
I could hardly wait to hear about Mrs. Smith's prayer. I was standing on the front steps of the school when the final bell rang.
"Well?" I asked Billy as we walked towards the car.
"Okay."
"Okay what?"
"Mrs. Smith asked God to bless us and ended her prayer in Jesus' name, amen just like you."
I breathed a sigh of relief. "Now we're getting some place."
"She even taught us a verse of scripture about prayer," said Billy.
I beamed. "Wonderful. What was the verse?"
"Lets see..." he mused for a moment. "And behold, they began to pray; and they did pray unto Jesus, calling him their Lord and their God."
We had reached the car. "Fantastic," I said reaching for the door handle. Then paused. I couldn't place the scripture. "Billy, did Mrs. Smith say what book that verse was from?"
"Third Nephi, chapter 19 verse 18."
"Nephi what?"
"Nephi," he said. "it's in the Book of Mormon."
The school board doesn't meet for a month. I've given Billy very definite instructions that at prayer time each day he's to go out into the hallway. I plan to be at that board meeting, if they don't do something about this situation, I'LL sue. I'LL take it all the way to the Supreme Court if I have to. I don't need schools or anybody else teaching my son about religion. We can take care of that ourselves at home and at church, thank you very much.
Give my love to Mary and the boys.
Your buddy,
Richard
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In need of any information on White Witches
by kls in.
what they do , what they believe and if they have physic powers.
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DevonMcBride
Well it's possible the woman wasn't a third generation witch or a practicing wiccan at all. She could have been nuts.
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Keep on the lookout for any favorable article$ toward the UN in upcoming Awake! magazine$. Think of how much money they could make renting out thi$ $pace to them. There could be $ome "New Light" coming up very $oon.
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Steven Hassan on Dr Phil today
by Dogpatch insteven hassan on dr phil today.
just go to www.drphil.com and check your loca listing.
randy.
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DevonMcBride
I just saw an advertisement on Fox News channel about this story. They are going to do a follow-up on it tomorrow morning.
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What's this thing about guys not wanting to neuter/spay their pets?
by TresHappy inaccording to yesterday's (may 1) article in parade magazine, one of the main causes of dogs biting is a male that's not neutered.
we have a beautiful golden retriever that is about 10 months old.
sometimes he's out of control and i want to neuter the dog but my husband has steadfastly refused.
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DevonMcBride
Growing up we had male dogs. My father always said if he were to have a female dog he would have her spayed but never wanted to neuter the male dogs. Talk about a double standard. He finally gave in to neutering their last dog because he was very out of control.
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A challege for Bible scholars
by jaffacake incan anyone find any scriptures in either old or new testaments which contain the following phrases, or word combinations?
i will accept any bible versions:
new light
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Two more words you won't find,
Circuit Overseer
Presiding Overseer
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Women Sue Church for Fraud after not getting promised Christ Visit
by DevonMcBride inthe watchtower has repeatedly gone back on their promises.
i wonder if they could be sued because armageddon didn't come in 1975.
women sue church for fraud after not getting promised christ visit
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The Watchtower has repeatedly gone back on their promises. I wonder if they could be sued because Armageddon didn't come in 1975. Women Sue Church for Fraud After not Getting Promised Christ Visit Associated Press, via KUTV, USA
Apr. 27, 2005 Two women who gave their life savings to an apocalyptic religious group say they are victims of fraud because the church failed to make good on promises that the women get land and see Christ in return for their money. Kaziah Hancock and Cindy Stewart took their case against Jim Harmston and The True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of The Last Days (TLC) to the Utah Court of Appeals on Tuesday.
The women won an earlier district court lawsuit against the Manti-based church, but it was thrown out by a judge.
Stewart turned over her life savings to TLC. Hancock sold her farm and gave the church the proceeds.
In return, Harmston allegedly promised the women membership in the ``Church of the Firstborn,'' that they would see Christ face-to-face, and be given land.
An attorney for Harmston argued that the promises are rooted in church doctrine, not a business contract. Also, Utah law requires a written contract for agreements related to property, attorney Kevin Bond said.
Bond said the promises were not to be fulfilled by Harmston, but by God.
He said a ruling in the women's' favor would set a precedent for excommunicated church members of any faith to seek repayment of tithing.
Don Redd, an attorney representing the women, said Harmston and TLC should not be allowed to create a ``religious cocoon'' to protect themselves.
Hancock and Stewart first sued in 2002. A jury awarded them $300,000, but a judge said there were too many church members to fairly divide up damages.
Redd refiled the lawsuit, but a judge dismissed three of five claims, prompting the appeal and a separate district court suit.
TLC was founded in 1994 by Harmston after his excommunication from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
TLC, which preaches the practice of polygamy as one of its tenets, made news in 2002 after posting a declaration on its Web site that the end world was at hand and only its church members would survive. -
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About The Best of Series
by Lady Lee ini am glad to read that so many of you are finding the best of the board helpful to you.
for some of you who haven't browsed it yet, each section contains links to various discussions that have been posted on the board that many people have found helpful.
if you have a question feel free to browse through the best of to see what may have already been posted.. you will discover also that you cannot post to any thread in the best of section.
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DevonMcBride
I love the Best of Section and appreciate the time and effort you put into it.