(My apologies if this has already been mentioned, I looked around and didn't see it).
B.C. Jehovah's Witness family seen in Toronto
CTV.ca News Staff
A cancer-stricken B.C. Jehovah's Witness girl who's fighting a blood transfusion order will appear in an Ontario court on Tuesday.
The girl had a tumor surgically removed from her leg and then went through several rounds of chemotherapy, which suppresses the production of red blood cells.
On April 11, a B.C. judge ordered the girl receive any medically-ordered transfusion, which goes against her religious beliefs.
B.C. law requires a person be at least 19 years old before they are allowed to refuse medical treatment.
Shane Brady, the family's lawyer, said this about the ruling: "The family is disappointed because the way they see the issue is that the question is: Can a capable person of any age make a decision?
"And (while) they appreciate the justice has looked at the matter, there, of course, is a difference of view in terms of the law."
The girl and her family -- who cannot be named -- travelled to Toronto recently.
They have launched an action in Ontario Superior Court to challenge the B.C. ruling.
B.C. child care authorities say the girl urgently needs a transfusion.
"Life and safety is at stake here -- and we need to make sure that she's going to be safe," said Theresa Lumsdon of B.C.'s ministry of children and family development.
While Brady didn't return phone calls from CTV News Toronto, he did send out a fax saying reports the girl needed an urgent transfusion were "grossly unfounded."
He said B.C. child care officials knew the family was seeking a second medical opinion in Toronto at the Hospital for Sick Children. They hope to find an alternative treatment to a blood transfusion.
However, they left when the hospital urged them to return to B.C. for treatment, CTV News Toronto's Janice Golding reported.
The girl and her parents were last seen in a west Toronto neighborhood.
Brady told The Canadian Press that authorities such as the Children's Aid Society knew his client's whereabouts.
There is an apprehension order issued by the B.C. courts which remains on police computers, but Toronto police have said they aren't actively seeking the girl.
Brady said the girl and her parents will be in court Tuesday.
With a report from CTV News Toronto's Janice Golding and files from The Canadian Press
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My prediction: Shane Brady and his chronies will suck the remaining life out of this weak victim, by moving her around, accross the continent like a FedEx package, until she is inches away from death. Then she will be returned to competent medical personnel, where she will die shortly after. Then Shane Brady will have the unmitigated gall to claim that the Doctors, and their "evil, unscientific blood transfusion" is what killed her.
My sincere apologies for that dire prediction, it is my utmost hope that this girl gets the medical care she needs. I am just afraid that Shane Brady and his Watchtower masters care much less about the girls health than they do about preserving their tight grip of authority over their flock.
~Quotes, of the "Does Shane Brady also think she is old enough and competent enough to decide to get married????????" class
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29B.C. Jehovah's Witness family seen in Toronto
by Quotes in(my apologies if this has already been mentioned, i looked around and didn't see it).
jehovah's witness family seen in toronto.
jehovah's witness girl who's fighting a blood transfusion order will appear in an ontario court on tuesday.
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Who Was Shocked By the Watchtower UN NGO Scandal?
by AlanF in.
i'd like to get comments from people about whether and how much they were shocked, surprised, or otherwise bothered by the watchtower society's becoming an associated non-governmental organization (ngo).. note that i'd like to see these comments because they might lead to some interesting publicity, so please comment accordingly.. alanf
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I think it is interesting to see how hard-core JWs react. The response is, IMHO, always like this:
(1) ANGER, outrage, at what is "obviously an apostate lie"; will the apostates stoop so low? How ridiculous will these apostates lies get? Such a thing is impossible, it could never, EVER happen!
Then you show them proof, including WTS admitting to it. You then get what I call "Stage 2":
(2) Well, it was no big deal. So what? What is the big deal.
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Attendant ever treat you like a child at convention?
by avishai inthe last straw for me was when an attendant grabbed 22 yr. old me at a cnvention and told me to come inside it was time for it to start.
i said no, and he got in my face.
anyone else get told what to do as an adult?
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On one occassion, as a teen, I went to "the other disctict" convention, one week after my own, with a couple of my friends -- TO LOOK FOR GIRLS, of course! ;)
So there I was, with my friends, and with some "new friends", chatting them up and having the best time I had ever had at a convention (not a hard thing to accomplish).
The session starts, things quiet down, but our little group is still standing and quietly chatting..... and the Attendant comes over and asks... no, make that "instructs" us to either "please have a seat in the main auditorium, or leave".
So.... we glanced at each other, and in a millisecond knew what to do. We said "OK" and then headed for the nearest exit.
The look on the Attendant's face was priceless, I don't think he expected to have his bluff called.
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My car just got stolen !
by Puternut inwoke up this morning to check on my car... and it was gone.
someone has taken my geo tracker convertable 4x4.. damn now what?
i filed a police report and have to call my agent tomorrow.. .
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Yikes! I hope you find it (unless, of course, you would prefer the insurance payout).
My brother had his mini-van stolen *SEVERAL* times, from the commuter lot. It would always turn up a few blocks away. Apparently, kids joy riding.
~Quotes, of the "Damn, pesky, meddling kids" class -
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Smoking Chimp
by Amazing1914 inclick on this link: http://www.comcast.net/providers/fan/popup.html?v=30290589&pl=30254204.xml&config=%2fconfig%2fcommon%2ffan%2fhome%2exml.
and then turn on your speakers.
also, click on the little video screen to enlarge the video.. we have more in common with chimps than i thought.
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Sorry, no go.
"To view this content, you must be a Comcast High-Speed Internet customer."
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well I'm online for one whole week
by Lady Lee in.
my two daughters have gone to jamaica for the wedding of the youngest one.. and i'm at the oldest one's house watching the two kids.. and i have internet access full time!!!.
yippee
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We've missed you Lady Lee!
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Watchtower Quotes 4 U
by Beans in.
hey there all, for all those who have not yet been to the quotes site, here is the link!
http://quotes.watchtower.ca/admin-site-map.htm#publications
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Minor correction:
A better URL is http://quotes.watchtower.ca/
or http://quotes.watchtower.ca/admin-site-map.htm
Beans, that is coming out of your Xmas bonus!!!!
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Can someone tell me whether a 1970s Watchtower .............
by jaffacake inclearly stated that christ is not the mediator for christians today, not even jehovah's witnesses.
but that he is only the mediator for the faithful & discreet slave class.
it then follows that most of the bible was not written for the rest of us who must rely on the eartly organisation as our mediator for salvation.
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What stupid things did you confess to the elders?
by sweet tee ini forced my husband to confess to the elders that we were having os!
damn that was stupid ... he was great at it .
i also made him tell the brothers that he changed a number on our temporary license tag (don't laugh!
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Well, I told the elders that I found LOVE LETTERS that my faithful and spiritual (now ex-) wife had written to a young handsome elder in another congregation.
She admitted it, and they swept it under the carpet, because it was getting in the way of their real goal: investigating ME for apostasy.
Seriously. At my 2nd Investigative Committee:
Me: "What about my wife Patty? What about those letter to Mike Rubio? What about the part where she wishes I would die in a car accident?"
Elders: "Yes, we have discussed that with her, and dealt with the matter" (i.e. nothing was done at all) "Now tell us more about why you are not going to meetings"
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Would you contribute to expose the Watchtower?
by nicolaou injost tossing an idea about.
would anyone be willing to make regular contributions to an 'exposure fund'?.
it wouldn't be a 'fighting fund', we couldn't hope to compete against watchtower finances or its legal department in that way.
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I don't know. I just think it will be "throwing good money after bad".
After all, isn't there already plenty of information out there, both for JWs and to "innoculate" the public?
What would a billboard or NYT ad page accomplish? I think it would it cause Dubs to have their "persecution complex" and "apostates are organized to stop us 'cause Satan hates us" fears validated?
I don't know, maybe I'm wrong, and correct me if I am. I just don't see the point of this type of campaign.
~Quotes, of the "you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar" class
P.S. I like the idea of helping out Ray Franz.