Posts by jamiebowers

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Rodney King dead at age 47

by observador in

was brought up as a jw by his mother, who told him not to talk about race in court.. .

http://www.examiner.com/article/rodney-king-victim-of-lapd-brutality-that-sparked-la-riots-dead-at-age-47.

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Rodney King Dead at 47

by NewChapter in

jw
friends

they found him in the bottom of the swimming pool.

for those that are younger than me, king was beaten by police and it was caught on video.

it went to trial, and the officers were acquitted, which led to the race riots in la in 1992.. .

jamiebowers

I read on Facebook that he was raised a jw. No wonder he had substance abuse problems!

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Some of you aren't going to like this news, but here goes...

by AndersonsInfo in

rick simons, candace conti's attorney, will be interviewed on the six screens of the watchtower conference phone line this evening.

there's a good chance that candace will join in, but that's not set in stone.

the host of the program, rick, told me to tell everybody that he is learning how to calm down and to do better on these conference calls.

jamiebowers

Kudra asks: Who is that hella old-sounding man?

I believe that is the voice of Richard Rawe, (pronounced Raway)

Belbab, I posted a link to Richard Rawe's history earlier in this thread, (16 posts up). I'm glad someone else mentioned him. I only know him from the conference calls but have quite an admiration for him. He was df'd in 1975 and still hasn't lost his fire despite all the years gone by, his advanced age, and health problems.

Med Saver Card in the US for Those without RX Coverage

by jamiebowers in

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friends

this is not spam.

i don't get paid to post this link.

i was doing research on prescription assistance plans and ran across this.

jamiebowers

This is not SPAM. I don't get paid to post this link. I was doing research on prescription assistance plans and ran across this. Although there are many assistance programs in Ohio where we live, most of them are based on income and do not cover some of the medications that my husband has to take. He just got the two most expensive ones filled and by using this card, he saved 55%, and this was at Walmart, where prescription are already cheaper than most pharmacies. The Med Saver card is not based on income, covers lots of medications, and is accepted at most pharmacies. The price is only the cost of the ink and paper needed to print a copy of the card.

I hope this is helpful to anyone out there who is in the same situation as we are, unemployed and uninsured. My husband and I are both on medications that we will have to take for the rest of our lives, so this discovery has really helped us out. Here is the link:

http://www.medsavercard.com/

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pay or appeal, what will they do?

by pontoon in

of course watchtower lawyer says it's not over yet, we are going to appeal.

thats what they are suppose to say.

but wat is going to want to put this nightmare behind them as fast as they can.

jamiebowers

They will appeal and then probably offer a smaller settlement. But the damage is already done. The Watch Tower was found responsible for the molestation of a child by a court.

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Everyone who can PLEASE report Sex abuse story to the largest news aggregator in the WORLD

by BlindersOff1 in

http://www.drudgereport.com/.

at the bottom right side of the first page is a small box to report stories.

he gets 30 million hits a day to the website.

jamiebowers

Done.

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Recent Sex-Abuse Lawsuit: three questions

by Celestial in

i'm drawing my conclusions from what was reported from msnbc.

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/15/12225753-jehovahs-witnesses-ordered-to-pay-more-than-20-million-to-woman-who-said-she-was-sexually-abused?lite .

i plan to retrieve the actual court documents from an official source.

jamiebowers

I don't know the answer to your first question. Based on what I've read, and please forgive me, because I've read so many articles about this case that I can't cite where I got the information, here are the answers or at least legitimate suppositions to your other questions.

2. Where did the abuse of this girl take place?

At least some of them took place when he took Candace out on field service.

3. Was Jonathan Kendrick married when he abused this girl?

He was convicted of molesting his stepdaughter in 1993. I would hope that his wife would've divorced him for that, but I'm uncertain if she did. Within a few years' time, he moved to the North Fremont congregation where he started to molest Candace.

I hope someone with more details responds to this thread, because I'm curious about the details as well.

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Some of you aren't going to like this news, but here goes...

by AndersonsInfo in

rick simons, candace conti's attorney, will be interviewed on the six screens of the watchtower conference phone line this evening.

there's a good chance that candace will join in, but that's not set in stone.

the host of the program, rick, told me to tell everybody that he is learning how to calm down and to do better on these conference calls.

jamiebowers

I haven't listened to one of Rick's shows in a long time, even before the controversy here on JWN. The shows were too long, and eventually I began to feel that Rick's zeal was misdirected. I hope he has changed his tactics, because despite how crazy he may have seemed, he really wants the Watch Tower to fall.

That being said, I believe the old man with raspy voice, about whom some were commenting on this thread, is more than likely Richard Rawe. If it was indeed him, please appreciate that he has been an opponent to the Watch Tower for longer than some of us have been on this planet. He was fighting the good fight before the internet's common usage and even before the Ray Franz incident. If memory serves me correctly, he was so vocal about the Watch Tower's vileness, that a Broadway play based on his experience was done.

Here is a link with his story: http://www.xjw.com/rawe-df.html

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Understanding the Watch Tower's Claims about Child Abuse

by jamiebowers in

the watch tower released a statement after the 2007 lawsuit settlement.

it's found here:.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/jehovah%27s_witnesses%27_handling_of_child_sex_abuse.

jamiebowers

The Watch Tower released a statement after the 2007 lawsuit settlement. It's found here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah%27s_Witnesses%27_handling_of_child_sex_abuse

It reads:

In the United States, over 80,000 elders currently serve in over 12,300 congregations ... During the last 100 years, only eleven elders have been sued for child abuse in thirteen lawsuits filed in the United States; In seven of these lawsuits against the elders, accusations against the Watchtower Society itself were dismissed by the courts.

Let's examine this statement, shall we? Only 11 elders have been sued for child abuse in the last 100 years. First, the elder arrangement hasn't been in place for 100 years. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but the elder arrangment wasn't formed until sometime in the 1970's. Second, no one ever claimed that only elders are child molesters. Third, 13 lawsuits had been filed by that time, and accusations against the Watch Tower in seven of the lawsuits were dismissed by the courts. Why is that? Why didn't the Watch Tower explain that in their statement? Could it be because they chose to settle out of court? If the Watch Tower's child molestation policies are so wonderful, why weren't all of the cases against them dismissed?

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Mr. McCabe aka McCabe Law (representing WBTS)...

by iamwhoiam in

you know...as a jdub...your only allowed to engage in higher education if you plan on being an attourney for the wbts.. http://www.mccabelaw.net/our_practice.html.

...of course...i could be wrong, as i usually am..

jamiebowers

Two possibilities:

1. He was of the Watch Tower elite that was permitted to go to college.

2. He became a jw or jw friendly after getting his education.