"Expresso", the most prestigious weekly newspaper in Portugal, on its daily online press review, also references this petition:
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PORTUGAL: Petition to terminate the legal entity of the Jehovah's Witness gets national news coverage
by EdenOne inthe petition is now going on 537 signatures.. today the newspaper "diário de notícias", the leading non-tabloid newspaper in the country, gave the story front page coverage and a full page to the article inside.. here are the links to the pictures of the pages:.
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PORTUGAL: Petition to terminate the legal entity of the Jehovah's Witness gets national news coverage
by EdenOne inthe petition is now going on 537 signatures.. today the newspaper "diário de notícias", the leading non-tabloid newspaper in the country, gave the story front page coverage and a full page to the article inside.. here are the links to the pictures of the pages:.
front page:.
page 6 and article: .
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The petition is now going on 537 signatures.
Today the newspaper "Diário de Notícias", the leading non-tabloid newspaper in the country, gave the story front page coverage and a full page to the article inside.
Here are the links to the pictures of the pages:
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In the meantime, another independent online news outlet also picked up the story.
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PORTUGAL: Filed a petition to the parliament to erase the legal entity of the Jehovah's Witness
by EdenOne inbased on legal arguments that revolve around violations of several articles of the portuguese constitution, and of the law of religious freedom, a petition to the portuguese parliament has been set in motion to extinguish the legal entity that represents the jehovah's witness in portugal and remove this community from the national register of recognized religions protected by law.
the petition does not seek to ban the jehovah's witness as a whole in the country.
the petition denounces the institutional policy of shunning former members as a violation of basic human rights and psychological torture, and asks the portuguese legislators and judicial authorities to take action to stop this abuse, and suspend legal recognition to the branch office entity until the policies of shunning are changed.
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PORTUGAL: Filed a petition to the parliament to erase the legal entity of the Jehovah's Witness
by EdenOne inbased on legal arguments that revolve around violations of several articles of the portuguese constitution, and of the law of religious freedom, a petition to the portuguese parliament has been set in motion to extinguish the legal entity that represents the jehovah's witness in portugal and remove this community from the national register of recognized religions protected by law.
the petition does not seek to ban the jehovah's witness as a whole in the country.
the petition denounces the institutional policy of shunning former members as a violation of basic human rights and psychological torture, and asks the portuguese legislators and judicial authorities to take action to stop this abuse, and suspend legal recognition to the branch office entity until the policies of shunning are changed.
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The petition has reached the milestone of 400 signatures.
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PORTUGAL: Filed a petition to the parliament to erase the legal entity of the Jehovah's Witness
by EdenOne inbased on legal arguments that revolve around violations of several articles of the portuguese constitution, and of the law of religious freedom, a petition to the portuguese parliament has been set in motion to extinguish the legal entity that represents the jehovah's witness in portugal and remove this community from the national register of recognized religions protected by law.
the petition does not seek to ban the jehovah's witness as a whole in the country.
the petition denounces the institutional policy of shunning former members as a violation of basic human rights and psychological torture, and asks the portuguese legislators and judicial authorities to take action to stop this abuse, and suspend legal recognition to the branch office entity until the policies of shunning are changed.
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PORTUGAL: Filed a petition to the parliament to erase the legal entity of the Jehovah's Witness
by EdenOne inbased on legal arguments that revolve around violations of several articles of the portuguese constitution, and of the law of religious freedom, a petition to the portuguese parliament has been set in motion to extinguish the legal entity that represents the jehovah's witness in portugal and remove this community from the national register of recognized religions protected by law.
the petition does not seek to ban the jehovah's witness as a whole in the country.
the petition denounces the institutional policy of shunning former members as a violation of basic human rights and psychological torture, and asks the portuguese legislators and judicial authorities to take action to stop this abuse, and suspend legal recognition to the branch office entity until the policies of shunning are changed.
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Once you have pressed the green button "Assinar Petição" (SIGN THIS PETITION). you will see this screen:
This is where you enter your data.
FIELD ONE "Nome Completo" : Your Full Name (Mandatory)
Please don't use aliases or handles or nicknames. In rare random cases, the website may ask further ID.
FIELD TWO "Email": Your contact email (Mandatory)
FIELD THREE: "Comentário": Leave a comment (Optional)
You are also given the option to sign in using your Facebook account. If you have issues concerning your privacy, I advise you to avoid doing so. CLICK THE GREEN BUTTON "ASSINAR PETIÇÃO" to complete.
Once you sign, you get a "thank you for your participation" screen and asks if you want to share the petition with your friends.
Most people choose not to, so click the black button "Não Pretendo Ajuda" (I Don't plan to help)
4) You will get an email to the mail address that you have entered, to confirm your vote.
Click on the link to confirm your signature.
Once you do that, you will get another "Thank you" screen. Close it, and it's done.
NOTE: IF YOU ARE STILL "IN" AND YOU MAY FEAR THAT YOUR NAME BE VISIBLE TO WATCHTOWER MOLES, USE YOUR BEST JUDGEMENT. ONE SUGGESTION: DON'T SAY WHAT COUNTRY YOU ARE VOTING FROM AND DON'T USE YOUR FULL NAME. Example: If your name is John Paul Pope Doe, you may use "Paul Pope", for example.
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PORTUGAL: Filed a petition to the parliament to erase the legal entity of the Jehovah's Witness
by EdenOne inbased on legal arguments that revolve around violations of several articles of the portuguese constitution, and of the law of religious freedom, a petition to the portuguese parliament has been set in motion to extinguish the legal entity that represents the jehovah's witness in portugal and remove this community from the national register of recognized religions protected by law.
the petition does not seek to ban the jehovah's witness as a whole in the country.
the petition denounces the institutional policy of shunning former members as a violation of basic human rights and psychological torture, and asks the portuguese legislators and judicial authorities to take action to stop this abuse, and suspend legal recognition to the branch office entity until the policies of shunning are changed.
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edenone I think you may need to walk people through the steps after one signs the petition and gets the e-mail as it is hard to decipher because of the language barrier. - ruby456
ok, so here are the steps:1) Find the petition on this address: http://peticaopublica.com/pview.aspx?pi=ExtRegistoATJ
You will see this on your screen:
2 - The text of the petition is on the left. Scroll down to read in its entirety. Then on the right, press the green button to sign for the petition.
EDIT: FOR SOME REASON I AM UNABLE TO POST MORE PICTURES ON THIS POST. I WILL CONTINUE ON THE NEXT POST.
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PORTUGAL: Filed a petition to the parliament to erase the legal entity of the Jehovah's Witness
by EdenOne inbased on legal arguments that revolve around violations of several articles of the portuguese constitution, and of the law of religious freedom, a petition to the portuguese parliament has been set in motion to extinguish the legal entity that represents the jehovah's witness in portugal and remove this community from the national register of recognized religions protected by law.
the petition does not seek to ban the jehovah's witness as a whole in the country.
the petition denounces the institutional policy of shunning former members as a violation of basic human rights and psychological torture, and asks the portuguese legislators and judicial authorities to take action to stop this abuse, and suspend legal recognition to the branch office entity until the policies of shunning are changed.
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In an earlier post you mentioned that it is easy to prove that shunning policy of JW's are violating human rights because you have testimonials of you and your family as proof of it. But now you say that your family doesn't shun you and hence the petition is not about you? - Drearyweather
Not MY side of the family (except for a distant cousin who shuns me) but my wife's side of the family, yes.
In India, there are some states where people still believe in honor killing, where parents will even kill their adult children if they marry outside their caste. A 16 year old, fornicating? The entire family will be cast out and will be hounded for the rest of their lives.
This petition does not concern what happens in India.The citizens of India must stand up for their rights, and many are doing it as we write. Just because something is deeply rooted in the local culture, doesn't make it morally acceptable.
Thousands of lives screwed. But not one court case to back up the petition? Or Am I wrong?
Not to my knowledge in Portugal. When you consider how slowly justice works in Portugal and how expensive it is to pay a lawyer, and because THIS IS NOT ABOUT MONEY OR SEEKING COMPENSATIONS, it's no wonder that people don't take it to court. (Just to put things in perspective: A Lawyer will charge about 350,00 € to write a simple letter to, say, challenge a simple fine. Compare that with the minimum monthly wage in Portugal, which is 580,00 €, and you'll understand why hiring a lawyer to take a case to court puts people off). Not everything can be translated into money. We seek relief for the victims and no money can pay for that. Only a change in policy would.
history has shown that GB has never changed any core policies like shunning when any country has banned them.
This is not about banning the religion. Everyone is entitled to believe in some stupidity, as long as that freedom doesn't entail the violation of other people's fundamental rights.
And, I beg to disagree about the GB not changing their policies when under pressure. See when the IRS went after Jimmy Swaggart and his printed magazine? The GB felt that it could mean financial trouble for them, and voila! "new light" - the literature was no longer sold. And this is just one case that we know of. How many times the "new light" was driven by their fear of financial losses? I think that is the only language that they are sensitive to: their pockets. Losing charity status in Portugal could do just that to them - not to mention the reverberation it could mean for them all across the European Union.
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PORTUGAL: Filed a petition to the parliament to erase the legal entity of the Jehovah's Witness
by EdenOne inbased on legal arguments that revolve around violations of several articles of the portuguese constitution, and of the law of religious freedom, a petition to the portuguese parliament has been set in motion to extinguish the legal entity that represents the jehovah's witness in portugal and remove this community from the national register of recognized religions protected by law.
the petition does not seek to ban the jehovah's witness as a whole in the country.
the petition denounces the institutional policy of shunning former members as a violation of basic human rights and psychological torture, and asks the portuguese legislators and judicial authorities to take action to stop this abuse, and suspend legal recognition to the branch office entity until the policies of shunning are changed.
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I still wouldn't trade the freedoms I have because while it caused me some hurt, I think we have a choice of whether we let it define us and make us a victim or whether we see life for what it is - there are some people we are genetically closer to than others, but we can't control or dictate choices to anyone whether they are family or just friends. - Simon
We just have to agree to disagree on that one.
Try explaining that to this teenage girl of 16 years old whose parents threw her out of the house because she committed "fornication" with a "worldly" boyfriend. Why? Because that's what the video in the last convention told them it was the right thing to do! It was "proper food at the right time!"And you think this family that kicked her to the curb would have done it had it not been the propaganda spewed by the religious organization they idolize? Come on!
I can count myself lucky - the family on my side hasn't cut me off. So no, it's not about ME being a victim. It's about many thousands of people who have been screwed up by shunning and everything that it entails. Nothing will come out of doing nothing. So, I decided to do SOMETHING. That's all there is to it.
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PORTUGAL: Filed a petition to the parliament to erase the legal entity of the Jehovah's Witness
by EdenOne inbased on legal arguments that revolve around violations of several articles of the portuguese constitution, and of the law of religious freedom, a petition to the portuguese parliament has been set in motion to extinguish the legal entity that represents the jehovah's witness in portugal and remove this community from the national register of recognized religions protected by law.
the petition does not seek to ban the jehovah's witness as a whole in the country.
the petition denounces the institutional policy of shunning former members as a violation of basic human rights and psychological torture, and asks the portuguese legislators and judicial authorities to take action to stop this abuse, and suspend legal recognition to the branch office entity until the policies of shunning are changed.
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So you are part of this initiative edenone? - Ruby 456
I am the first signatory and mentor of this petition.