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Hey Kent--take a look!
by JAVA in
1. jw
2. friends
kent and others,.

take a look at the "will swingle r.i.p.

" topic gianluca just put up.
Court Hears Church Confession Case
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1. social
2. current
by david a. lieb.

the associated press.

jefferson city, mo.
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Moscow makes religious gesture
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dayton daily news, saturday, february 24, 2001, p. 10a.

"world headlines" from wire reports:.

"moscow -- a moscow court on friday threw out a prosecutor's effort to ban jehovah's witnesses in the capital, a decision hailed as a strong move for religious tolerance.. applause and tears broke out amoung the crowd of about 50 people listening to the reading of the decision, which also called for the prosecutor's office to pay $650 to experts called in the case.. 'we are crying tears of happiness,' said a jehovah's witnesses member who did not give her name.
JWs: Child abuse claims can go unreported
by JAVA in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
here's another article:.

jehovah's witness: child abuse claims can go unreported.

11 february 2001. by kimberly hefling.
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JW's & Child Sexual Abuse Reporting
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another interesting article in the news about jw's not reporting child abuse: .

from the front page of the paducah sun in paduach ky, jan 28th 2001. .

"jehovah's witnesses' handling of child sexual abuse criticized".
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Unity-the 2nd time around
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1. jw
2. friends
someone looked at my web page and sent the following:.

"it seems that whenever ex jw's read about other ex jw's stories and points of view, we feel like, at some point, we've read each other's minds!

everything makes sense!".
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JW Charged with Molesting
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an interesting article from the ap:.

the associated press.

nashua, n.h. (ap) - a man charged with molesting three girls argues that meetings where he discussed the accusations with his jehovah's witness elders were confidential and can't be used as evidence.. gregory blackstock, 45, of hollis, faces eight counts of rape, punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
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Karl Klein dead
by JAVA in
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found this on h2o:.

1/3/01 it was announced at morning worship today that brother karl klein, a member of the governing body, has passed away.

he was 95 years old.
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The Truth for Dummies
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2. humour
the url http://skipstarbuck.homestead.com/ is a great little spoof in the "(....) for dummies" series found in book stores.
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JW in the News
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just found this info tonight.

in part it reads:.

"judge kram rejected metcalf's request for a reduced sentence based on his claims that the counterfeiting operation was "aberrant behavior" because he was a jehovah's witness who was active in charitable causes.".