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Dumb JW's vs. Dumb Chiropractor - Who are dumber???

by Funchback in

http://pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1079692203137860.xml

chiropractor sentenced in death .

hazleton woman to serve fraud term concurrently .

Funchback

Mulan said:

This is unbelievable.................but I believe it.

Yep! That about sums up my feelings, too.

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E-Watchman Has Sent NGO Letters to Over 5000 U.S. Congregations!

by Greenpalmtreestillmine in

e-watchman has sent over 5000 letters to congregations in the u.s informing them of the ngo debacle and a similar one to 101 branches around the world.

and according to his guestbook post he has signed his real name to the letters!

great work and great news!

Yet ANOTHER Bizarre JW News Item...

by Funchback in

http://www.news24.com/city_press/city_press_news/0,,186-187_1501299,00.html

jehovah church jilts sabc bride.

mandla zulu

Funchback

Apparently, Euphemism, no one shared this "tecnicality" with the bride & groom to be.

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Dumb JW's vs. Dumb Chiropractor - Who are dumber???

by Funchback in

http://pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1079692203137860.xml

chiropractor sentenced in death .

hazleton woman to serve fraud term concurrently .

Dumb JW's vs. Dumb Chiropractor - Who are dumber???

by Funchback in

http://pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1079692203137860.xml

chiropractor sentenced in death .

hazleton woman to serve fraud term concurrently .

Funchback

http://pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1079692203137860.xml

Chiropractor sentenced in death

Hazleton woman to serve fraud term concurrently

Friday, March 19, 2004

BY PETE SHELLEM
Of The Patriot-News

It was a small victory for a grieving mother, but one that will make little difference to the chiropractor accused of causing the woman's epileptic daughter's death through fraudulent treatment.

Dauphin County Judge John F. Cherry imposed the maximum term of 3-6 months in prison and a $500 fine on Joanne Gallagher for violating the state's chiropractic regulations in the death of Kimberly Strohecker.

Strohecker, 31, died April 29, 1999, from numerous violent seizures after Gallagher advised her to stop taking anti-convulsive medication.

Cherry's sentence will mean little because a deal cut when Gallagher pleaded guilty called for the deal to run concurrently with whatever federal sentence she received on fraud charges.

Gallagher was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison last week. She must report to prison on April 6.

Cherry said he agreed with Strohecker's mother, Dawn, that other authorities should have taken action against the Hazleton chiropractor.

For five years Dawn Strohecker fought to have Gallagher charged with manslaughter, but former Schuylkill County District Attorney Claude A. L. Shields refused to press charges.

That decision was upheld by the county court and state Superior Court. Shields' successor, Frank R. Cori, said he would have pressed manslaughter charges, but the statute of limitations had expired.

It wasn't until federal authorities picked up the fraud case that Gallagher faced any prosecution in the death.

About 200 of Gallagher's supporters attended last week's sentencing hearing, saying prayers requesting mercy for Gallagher.

At yesterday's hearing, which was attended only by Gallagher's husband and their priest, Strohecker called the group a cult and Gallagher a "greed-driven monster" and a "murderer." (Dumb nomination: This is the pot calling the kettle black)

"How could three priests say she was of good character when she was responsible for our daughter's senseless, horrible death?" a tearful Dawn Strohecker asked Cherry. (Dumb nomination II: How can the mom place the full blame on the Chiropractor? The fiancee and daughter are equally as guilty)

Gallagher told Cherry she felt "sorrowful" for the Strohecker family and wanted to make peace with them.

Gallagher claimed to Strohecker and other patients that she could cure epilepsy and Down syndrome by waving her hands around their heads and necks, what she termed "balancing the meninges." (Dumb nomination III: Balance this, Chiroquacker!)

Strohecker began seeing Gallagher with her fiancee, a Jehovah's Witness who wanted her to get off her medication, authorities said. (Dumb nomination IV: I wonder why the fiancee wanted her off of the medication? I can only guess two things: 1) He was on her insurance policy or 2) He was told that the medication has sexual side effects and he wanted to make sure her medication didn't interfere with his schlong)

Strohecker, who had lived fairly normally on medication, arrived at her last appointment with Gallagher the day before she died in a wheelchair, wearing adult diapers, choking on vomit, with her tongue nearly bitten through. (Dumb nomination V: Geez! She was living a fairly normal life on medication??? What the...? Why would she listen to the Chiropractor and the fiancee? Where was her faith in the "Paradise Earth", where all sickness and pain would be wiped away? Hell, I would have got back on the medication as soon as I was forced to wear a diaper!)

At the outset of her federal trial this summer, the mother of Strohecker's fiancee produced a tape recording of a telephone call in which Gallagher assured her the continuous grand mal seizures Strohecker was suffering was the anti-seizure medicine working its way out of her body. (Dumb nomination VI: This goes to the fiancee. Obviously, he was "concerned" enough to record a phone call. Why the heck didn't he and the mom rush the "victim" to an Emergency Room?)

Strohecker died hours after the phone call.

The tape led Gallagher to plead guilty to the fraud charge.

Gallagher's attorney, Matthew R. Gover, asked Cherry for probation, but said the additional sentence will likely make no difference in the amount of time Gallagher serves.

"I have always felt that having two separate prosecuting agencies pursue a prosecution for the same conduct is a little much," Gover said.

PETE SHELLEM: 255-8156 or [email protected]

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Control damn it! April 2004 KM on How to Behave at the Conventions

by truthseeker in

jw
friends

my god, this is worst than last years.

i'm not writing the whole thing out, but here are some "convention reminders" for this years district convention.. "let us exhalt his name together" page 3. para 4. please bring a lunch rather than leave the convention site to obtain a meal during the noon break.

this will allow all to enjoy upbuilding association and be present from the very start of the session.

Funchback

truthseeker-

I loved the way you added in your smartass comments after each paragraph! Good job!

Paragraph 2: Sign of the Times

Our volunteers during the session work very hard as they walk around the stadium in continuous circles (like a mouse in a wheel) carrying signs that read "PLEASE BE SEATED" and "QUIET PLEASE". (Question: If someone is lollygagging in the corridor but they are in a wheelchair BUT they aren't talking, do the signs apply to that person?). Do you pay attention to these signs? First, the signs cost a lot of money. Perhaps the next time you see these signs you can think about all of the hard work and money that went into EACH sign for EACH convention and assembly and promptly, yes generously, donate your hard earned cash! Of course, after you pad our pockets in Bethel, you can promptly obey our friggin' signs and let us control you!

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Yet ANOTHER Bizarre JW News Item...

by Funchback in

http://www.news24.com/city_press/city_press_news/0,,186-187_1501299,00.html

jehovah church jilts sabc bride.

mandla zulu

Funchback

http://www.news24.com/City_Press/City_Press_News/0,,186-187_1501299,00.html

Jehovah church jilts SABC bride MANDLA ZULU

THE SABC's glamorous weather presenter, Patience Dlamini, was left with shattered dreams of walking down the aisle with her Durban boyfriend, Bongani Gumede, after her church ruled it could not marry her.

Dlamini (30) is a Jehovah's Witness and according to her church, a marriage between her and divorced Gumede cannot be sanctioned. Her church stipulates that a man can only re-marry if he divorced because of his wife's infidelity or if he is widowed.

Gumede's ex-wife is however, very much alive and their divorce in 2001 was not based on infidelity.

Dlamini told City Press this week that they were forced to call off their wedding planned for next month after church elders ruled against them.

Gumede has since decided to try to patch things up with his ex-wife.

But he refused to discuss his reasons for returning to her. He did however, confirm his plans to marry Dlamini had been cancelled for "scriptural" reasons.

"Christians will understand what I mean," he said.

Gumede's ex-wife, Jabu Ngcobo, who is also a Jehovah's Witness, confirmed that the church refused to approve her ex-husband's marriage to Dlamini.

"According to our church, one cannot re-marry if the other partner whom they were married to, is still alive. You can only re-marry if the other partner is dead or if the other partner had committed adultery, which is not the case here," said Ngcobo.

Ngcobo said that she divorced Gumede because of "bedroom problems". She would not however, elaborate on this. She also dismissed rumours that the wedding was cancelled because she and Gumede had reconciled.

"It is true that we are in the process of reconciling with each other, but it is not for the purpose of staying together (as a couple). We are doing it for the sake of our children. Otherwise I don't care who Gumede marries because I'm through with him,"said Ngcobo.

Although they now see each other, the couple do not live together.

Dlamini told City Press she had never dated a man before, and that Gumede had been her first boyfriend. She met him at a church function in Durban.

Since her breakup with Gumede, Dlamini says she is parrying off the men.

"Already I have a problem because some top businessmen and politicians are harassing me by proposing marriage. I'm declining their offer because I want a man who fears God, and who does not smoke or drink," said Dlamini.

Dlamini's colleague, Jabu "weatherman" Sithole, told City Press the ebony beauty was indeed constantly harassed by men.

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Circuit Assembly Report and other observations

by truthseeker in

jw
friends

hi, it's been a while since i posted.. circuit assembly program 2003-2004.

theme: rejoice in the hope.

endure under tribulation - romans 12:12. nothing special about this circuit assembly this time round, in fact, it was very boring.

Funchback

Thanks for posting this! My old congregation is having their Circuit Assembly this week.

I cry tears of happiness knowing that I am not sittng amongst them being bored stiff!

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JUST READ CRISIS OF CONSCIENCE

by marie67 in

jw
friends

i'm new to this forum.

actually i've been a lurker for awhile.

posted on sassy's call to the newbies.

Funchback

Hi, marie67!

Welcome to the Forum! Many of us have been where you've been. I was just there and I finally got the courage to say "No more meetings!" in August, 2003. We all have to do it at our own pace. Hopefully, you'll find the support you need right here @ JWD.

Hang in there, my friend. Take baby steps.

Brian

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What does your user name here mean?

by LyinEyes in

jw
friends

i don't know what eles to call it , i guess it is the user name....lol.......so what does yours mean?.

i think awhile back i might have asked this,,,,,,,but it was way back and so many new ones here that i am just getting to know, and ones who came in here while i was not here as much.

there may be a thread on this in the last recent months, i am not sure,,,,if so, if there are any new ones who want to tell why they choose their user names,,,,,please do.. i will tell you why my name is lyineyes,,,,,many have asked me that here lately.

Funchback

Mine means: "Man who isn't sexy, trying to BE sexy."

Seriously, mine is a combo of my last name and the word "back".