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  Making a Last Will and testament for ex JWs

  by Simon in

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  so you survived the wts upbringing and despite a bad start managed to put your life back together and plan for the future:.

  pension planning and general finance for ex-jws.

  sadly, you may find yourself still at a disadvantage as you lack the support group of friends and family that many rely on and could be cut-off even from immediate family.. but it can't get any worse can it?.

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  Getting a lawyer to draw up a simple will shouldn't cost more than a couple of hundred dollars and it insure that its done right.
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  Cancer Research Update

  by metatron in

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  life extension's annual directory states (pg13) that they are doing a phase i/ii trial on dichloroacetate against a variety of cancers.

  there have been a few studies already suggesting it may be effective in brain/ovarian cancers.. it may involve upregulation of apoptosis.

  lef has already published a complete remission (4 yrs) of non-hodgkin's lymphoma using dca, as a monotherapy after conventional chemo failed.. i am very happy to read this as i have little faith in the major charities or the fda in regard to honestly pursuing this matter - and given how cheap dca is, i can't see any positive drug company interest in it, either.

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  "Faith" would seem to be the right word for what's involved here. The scientific evidence seems shaky at best. For example

  It may involve upregulation of apoptosis

  Or it may not. A University of Alberta study showed that if may decrease apoptosis, resulting in MORE cancer, not less.
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  Flashback to the sixties Seatle

  by Tater-T in

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  so while making a you tube video of my dad today, i came across this in a dvd of home movies from way back, i didn't even know about it... originally shot on super 8 film, shot off screen with camcorder in 1992, with open mic, transfered to dvd in 2010 .. made to you tube in 2013.... check out the food service, without paper plates no less .. it's only a couple minutes on convention then, a little seatle conventions were a family vacation when we were growing up ... .

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teslivkoak4.

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  exwhyzee, I was at that convention in Vancouver, first one I ever went to, I was about to graduate from college. I went to bunches of them in the kingdom.
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  Jehovah’s Witnesses couple accused of neglecting child by feeding only fruits, vegetables and juices

  by Sol Reform in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/jehovahs-witnesses-couple-from-jupiter-accused-of-/nyhx3/.

  posted: 2:50 p.m. tuesday, june 11, 2013. jehovah's witnesses couple accused of neglecting child by feeding only fruits, vegetables and juicescomment(31) 21 191 22 477relatedview larger louis, claudelview larger louis, vanessaby alexandra seltzerpalm beach post staff writer.

  a suburban jupiter couple is in the county jail today after they refused to give their 19-month-old boy the nutrients he needed, causing him to end up in a local hospital's intensive care unit.claudel and vanessa louis face charges of neglect of a child with great bodily harm.palm beach county sheriff's deputies were called to st. mary's medical center in west palm beach on june 5 to investigate the child neglect case.. the 19-month-old boy was admitted to the hospital may 24 after he had trouble breathing.the boy's doctor told the investigating deputy that the boy was severely malnourished, underdeveloped and was in respiratory distress, according to a sheriff's probable-cause affidavit.

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  I have serious doubts that these people are JW's in good standing. I would not be surprised if either the police or the reporters got it wrong.
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  Candace Conti v Watchtower Society | June 3, 2013 | Respondent's Brief - prepared by Rick Simons | A136641

  by jwleaks in

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  jw leaks has published the respondent's brief prepared by rick simons in the case: candace conti v. watchtower bible and tract society of new york & fremont congregation of jehovah's witnesses.

  (90 pages).

  http://jwleaks.org/candace-conti/.

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  BOTR or Justicia where are you? Is it possible ( or useful) for some of us to file an Amicus Curiae statement? In particular I'm thinking of the double standards the WTBS applies to apostates and child molestors as pointed out by Simon. We could at least give voice to the sentiments of the xjw community in court. I'd be willing to put my name on such a document as I no longer have any connections to the witnesses.
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  Reports from JW's regarding the summer convention

  by Lynnie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so, we're in the final countdown with the convention just over a month away.

  i've talked to a few folks that have already attended it on the east coast and west coast and keep hearing that its the most up-building program they've ever been to.

  seems the message is clear that we need to stop being so hard on ourselves and take time to appreciate the efforts we have put in and know that we are deeply loved.

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  Every assembly or convention I ever went to was the best one they ever did (in the eyes of the attendees). It was also possibly the last one in this system. I haven't been to one since 1988. Sounds like I haven't missed anything.
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  Former Long Time Elder, New Member

  by James Jackson in

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  i have served 20 years as an elder, 5 years as an ms. was on the district committee in 2010, held various positions on the district , circuit, and rbc level.

  probably been on more than 100 judicial committees and even an appeals committee.

  was the coordinator in our congregation and deleted because adult child was df ( i kicked him out at the time of his wrongdoing, but that wasn't enough for thr brothers).

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  Welcome, glad to have you here.
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  You can lead an ignorant person to a library, but you can’t make him read a book.

  by JeffT in

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  new post up on my blog.. .

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  http://pathologicallyintellectual.blogspot.com/.

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  New post up on my blog.

  http://pathologicallyintellectual.blogspot.com/
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  Who on here, are close to 60

  by Quarterback in

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  wow, where does the time go?

  i'm scared of reaching this number, and yet i'm so close.. what is your health secrets?

  what do you do for stress releif?

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  Close, but on the other side of it from what you're thinking.
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  ApostaCy or ApostaSy, which is the correct spelling ?

  by Phizzy in

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  2. friends

  i am a pedant, but the reason i care about spelling and grammar etc on jwn is that jw's will pick on any minor error and discount everything else you say, so if you are writing articles on blogs or wherever, you need to get it "right", in the sense that it cannot be criticised.. i know that "apostasy" can be written with a c and be acceptable to some, but as the origin is the greek word apostasia i prefer to spell it with an s to avoid criticism.. we should try to make our spelling and grammar acceptable to all if we wish to be taken seriously, i think we need to pay attention on here too to make sure our posts make sense, with some posts i just think, "wtf are you on about ?".

  pedants rant over..

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  I agree with Mum. I've seen stuff published in the Watchtower that would have gotten a "D" in junior high school English class.

  Everything I'm looking at on google has an "s"