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  Here's the updated (3:20 p.m. ET) MSNBC article quoting Candace Conti

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  jehovah's witnesses ordered to pay more than $20 million to woman who said she was sexually abused.

  by james eng, msnbc.com.

  updated at 3:20 p.m. et: in what both sides described as a momentous ruling, a jury in oakland, calif., has found that jehovahs witnesses was partly responsible for the alleged sexual abuse of a girl by one of its members and must pay her more than $20 million.. the alameda county superior court jury on thursday awarded $21 million in punitive damages to the plaintiff, who is now 26 years old.

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  http://content.usatoday.com/communities/Religion/post/2012/06/jehovahs-witnesses-to-pay-millions-to-sexual-abuse-victim/1
  
  http://tucsoncitizen.com/usa-today-news/2012/06/16/jehovahs-witnesses-may-have-to-pay-millions/
  
  http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/nationalbreaking/ci_20867873/jehovahs-witnesses-must-pay-20-million-fremont-sex
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  Greetings from Candace Conti

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  candace asked me to tell you thank you for all your kind expressions of support.

  this really means a lot to her.

  she wants you to know that she is coping well with all the stress and excitement, even though she's had years of anger and frustration because of being abused for so long, first by the molester, and then by the wt.

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  Thanks for your hard work Candace!
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  Human rights violations by the Watchtower

  by yalbmert99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  12 p. 110 par 15 .

  2 - watchtower may 15th, 1978 p. 30-31.

  5 - watchtower may 1st, 2002 p. 17, par.

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  yalbmert99

  That too is for sure..
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  Human rights violations by the Watchtower

  by yalbmert99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  12 p. 110 par 15 .

  2 - watchtower may 15th, 1978 p. 30-31.

  5 - watchtower may 1st, 2002 p. 17, par.

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  yalbmert99

  http://www.watchtowerlies.com/watchtowerlies_021.htm

  Human rights violations by Jehovah's Witnesses

  The Jehovah’s Witnesses organization has often been prompted to go before the courts to defend the rights of its members to reunite, to preach door to door, to refuse certain medical treatments, to refuse to salute the flag, to refuse to sing the national anthem, to refuse to serve in the military etc. However, behind closed doors this cult is far from respecting fundamental human rights.
  
  Here are a few of the prohibitions in the Jehovah’s Witnesses, which are imposed on their members stripping them of their human rights.
  
  

  • Forbidden to have premarital sex. 1
  • Forbidden to participate in oral sex. 2
  • Forbidden to participate in anal sex. 2 and 3
  • Forbidden to participate in sexual activity with people of the same sex.4
  • Forbidden to marry someone who is not Jehovah’s Witness. 5
  • Forbidden to divorce and to remarry. (Can divorce and remarry only if the other spouse commits fornication). 6
  • Forbidden to have an abortion or to use the morning after pill. 7
  • Forbidden to masturbate. 8
  • Women must be in total submission towards their husbands. 9
  • Forbidden to believe in evolution theory and to promote such ideas.10
  • Forbidden to promote other beliefs that are not taught by the cult and forbidden to contest existing ideas (apostasy). 11
  • Forbidden to go to another religion or cult.12
  • Forbidden to oppose the law of the sect, organization or its representatives. 13
  • Forbidden to listen to certain types of music, movies, television shows, read certain books, play certain games or video games. 14
  • Forbidden to acquaint oneself with non-believers on a regular basis. 15
  • Forbidden to participate in sports competitions (not sports). 16
  • Forbidden to vote independently at an election. 17
  • Forbidden to involve oneself in politics. 17
  • Forbidden to play the lottery. 18
  • Forbidden to partake in any celebrations such as Halloween, Christmas, New Year's Eve, Birthdays, Mother's Day, Father's Day, national celebration days, Easter etc. 19
  • Forbidden to receive blood transfusions even if life is compromised. 20
  • Previously: Vaccines and organ transplants were strictly forbidden. 21
  • Previously: Post secondary education was strongly discouraged. 22
  • Forbidden for women to wear revealing shirts, tub tops skirts that are above the knee. 23
  • Forbidden for women to have special privileges in the congregation such as elders or ministerial assistant or other. 9
  • Forbidden for women to teach men the doctrine unless there are exceptional circumstances and in these cases they must wear a hat as a sign of subordination.9
  • Forbidden to participate in martial arts. 24
  • Forbidden to drink a toast to somebody. 25
  • Tattooing is strongly discouraged. 26
  • Piercings are strongly discouraged. 27
  • And more.

  
  
  Many prohibitions are directly linked to disciplinary measures imposed by what they call an ‘elder’ or a committee of 3 elders forming a judicial committee (a religious court). They use a manual named “Shepherd the Flock of God - 1 Peter 5:2“. Only elders are permitted to use this manual. It indicates how to punish disobedience. The following are some examples of their coercive measures:
  
  

  • Severe and humiliating verbal reprimands to break the individual.
  • Temporary or permanent loss of privileges (they work on a privilege system).
  • Inability to obtain privileges.
  • Censorship.
  • Rejection and avoidance of a member once they’ve been deemed 'noted'.
  • Unwanted disassociation.
  • Disfellowshipping: no longer able to have access to other members. Forbidden to speak or to associate with the disfellowshipped. It is psychological harassment.
  • Parents use corporal punishment to discipline their children.

  
  These prohibitions and disciplinary measures are violations of human rights. The prohibition of blood transfusion is a violation of the right to life in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. References : Watchtower publications listed below.
  Note : these references were taken from the french versions. The pages and dates may differ in the english ones, especially for the older publications. 1 - Watchtower February 15th, 2004 p. 12 par. 9
  1 - You can live forever in paradise on earth, (1989), chap. 12 p. 110 par 15
  2 - Watchtower January 1st, 1978 p.14 par 14
  2 - Watchtower May 15th, 1978 p. 30-31
  3 - Watchtower July 1st, 1977 p.400 par 16
  4 - Watchtower February 1st, 2002 p. 5
  4 - Watchtower June 1st, 2000 p. 6
  5 - Watchtower May 1st, 2002 p. 17, par. 13-15
  5 - Watchtower July 15th, 1999 p.31
  6 - Awake ! May 8th, 2004 p. 20-21
  6 - Watchtower May 15th, 1990 p.17 par. 11
  7 - What does the Bible really teach? (2005) chap. 13 p.127 par. 5
  7 - The secret of family happiness (1996) Chap. 5 p. 53
  8 - Questions Young People Ask-Answers That Work. (1989) Chapters 25 and 26.
  9 - Insight on the Scriptures (1988) p. 875
  10 - See the book : Life : How did it get here? By evolution or by creation? (1985)
  Chap. 20 p. 248 par. 6
  10 - Watchtower April 1st, 2005 p.5-6
  10 - Awake ! June 22nd, 1998 p. 8
  11 - Our Kingdom Ministry, December 2003
  11 - Our Kingdom Ministry, May 1992
  11 - Watchtower May 15th, 2003 p.15 par. 24
  11 - Watchtower October 1st, 1989 p.18-19, par 13-14
  12 - Watchtower October, 15th 1986, p. 31
  13 - Watchtower August 15th, 2000 p. 28
  14 - Worship the only true God, (2002) chap. 8 p. 75 par. 12
  14 - The secret of family happiness (1996) chap. 13 p. 156 par. 10
  14 - Awake ! November 8th, 1986 p.10
  15 - Worship the only true God (2002) chap. 5 p. 46. par. 10
  15 - Awake ! November 8th, 1986 p.10
  15 - Awake ! January 22nd, 1994 p.18
  15 - Awake ! December 22nd, 1993 p.26
  15 - Awake ! May 22nd, 2002 p.25
  16 - Watchtower April 15th, 1977 p.238-239 par. 9-12
  16 - Watchtower June 15th, 1999 p.13
  17 - In the past , it was forbidden for Jehovah's Witnesses to vote at the elections. In the past, many witnesses were imprisonned around the world for refusing to vote :
  17 - Revelation : it's grand climax at hand! (1988) Chap. 28 p. 197 par. 36:
  But since 1999, the Watchtower took a softer line. If they are forced to vote, they can :
  17 - Watchtower November 1st, 1999 p. 28-29
  18 - Watchtower June 15th, 1993 p. 31
  19 - Watchtower November 15th, 2003 p. 27
  19 - What does the Bible really teach? (2005) Chap. 16 p. 156-159
  19 - Watchtower December 1st, 1996 p.9
  20 - Watchtower June 15th, 2004 p.29-31
  21 - Watchtower June 15th, 1980 p.31
  *Vaccines were forbidden from 1931-1952. (The Golden Age of Feb. 4th.1931 ; The Watchtower 15 déc. 1952)
  22 - Questions Young People Ask-Answers That Work. (1989) chap.18 p.141
  22 - Watchtower August 1st, 1990 p.13 par. 15
  22 - Watchtower August 15th, 1992 p. 28
  22 - Watchtower November 1st, 1992 p. 20 par. 17-19
  23 - Watchtower February 1st, 2002 p.6
  23 - Watchtower June 15th, 1977 p.373 par. 6
  23 - Watchtower July 1st, 1973 p.412
  23 - Watchtower December 1st, 1970 p.724 par.21
  23 - Watchtower April 15th, 1971 p.242
  23 - Awake ! February 22nd, 1985 p.22
  24 - Watchtower October, 15th 1983, p. 24
  25 - Keep Yourself in God's Love, (2008), p. 154
  26 - Awake ! September 22nd, 2003 p.25
  27 - Awake ! March 22nd, 2000 p. 11
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  Paradise earth doctrine - did it strike anyone else as a bit odd?

  by sseveninches in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have neglected to read jwfacts.org since discovering jwn a few weeks ago (remnants of the "apostate" defenses in action), but recently i decided to dive head first into it, and it has been eye-opening.

  of course, some of the information i already knew through reading jwn, but one of the pages that really got my attention was the paradise earth topic under "questionable doctrine".. paradise earth caught my eye because way before i started having doubts about jw doctrine, i have always been asking questions about the topic - not to raise doubts (since i didn't have any back then), but just for my personal understanding, and to see how plausible it could be.

  in the past i have asked things like:.

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  yalbmert99

  Everlasting life on a paradise earth? Unlikely ! See this link : http://www.watchtowerlies.com/watchtowerlies_145.htm
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  WatchTower damages more JW families & children with Sparlock video :(

  by mind blown in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  another disgusting attempt of the wts controling attempt to know it all.

  you can totally see the wts did not consult a therapist, getting professional help/advice on how to handle the situation or message they were trying to convey to the child.

  the facial expression of the mother ( is disturbing even to me) while evoking guilt to the child.

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  The other new DVD "Walk by faith not by sight" seems to by inspired from a version of the book "The Lord of the Rings".

  http://forum.doctissimo.fr/psychologie/sectes/watchtower-seigneur-anneaux-sujet_3275_1.htm

  Coincidence? Releasing a video that condemns wizards, then releasing a DVD that is a blatant rip off of a book cover featuring a wizard.
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  New DVD 2012 - Walk By Faith, Not By Sight

  by AnnOMaly in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it only takes a couple of minutes to download.

  the video quality isn't that great at times, but let see how this goes .... http://www.sendspace.com/file/gk744d.

  it will suffice until someone puts up a better one.. .

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  The cover image of the DVD seems to by inspired from the cover from a version of The Lord of the Rings book :

  http://forum.doctissimo.fr/psychologie/sectes/watchtower-seigneur-anneaux-sujet_3275_1.htm
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  World map showing net reduction in publisher numbers

  by cedars in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  mp has asked which country has lost the most publishers, and i decided to investigate.

  one thing led to another, and i decided to produce another world map, this time showing the net reduction in publishers for each country.. this has been calculated by means of the following equation for each country:.

  2011 total no.

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  Thanks a lot for this map!
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  France : protest against the JWs in Lucciana this saturday

  by yalbmert99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.corsematin.com/article/derniere-minute/lucciana-manifestation-ce-samedi-contre-les-temoins-de-jehovah.642443.html.

  people from lucciana in france, corsica island will protest against the building of a kingdom hall.

  the watchtower won in court and can build one.

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  http://www.corsematin.com/article/derniere-minute/lucciana-manifestation-ce-samedi-contre-les-temoins-de-jehovah.642443.html

  People from Lucciana in France, Corsica island will protest against the building of a kingdom hall. The Watchtower won in court and can build one. Protest will start à 9h30 saturday the 28th of april 2012
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  Sue the watchtower?

  by luckylou in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  what ever happened with the lawrence hughes lawsuit?

  has anyone else ever sued them for ripping off a familie's inheritance?.

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  His lawsuit is over, because of lack of money.

  you can sue the Watchtower for psychological damages if you can prove it and if you can afford a lawyer.