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A mother who lobbied the Whittier City Council and other local city leaders to adopt resolutions opposing the parole of her daughter's killer has seen her efforts rewarded.

The state Parole Board on Friday denied release to Danny Saul Rosales, who was convicted of second-degree murder for stabbing Barbara Gayton Romero, 24, to death in 1979 in Valinda.

"I'm relieved,' said Romero's mother Yolanda Ruiz, who presented resolutions from the Whittier council and 30 other cities to Parole Board members, asking them to deny parole for Rosales.

Ruiz also gave the board petitions signed by thousands of area residents when she flew to Sacramento on Thursday and testified at Rosales' parole hearing.

"Mr. Rosales is every mother's nightmare,' she told Parole Board members. "I gave my daughter life and he took it away. My child is forever in a 6-by-3-foot grave. She will never come out.'

The Parole Board decided Friday that Rosales, a known gang member, should remain in Folsom Prison for another three years before he is again eligible for parole.

Rosales has served 25 years of a 15-year-to-life sentence.

"I'm just worried that I'll have to do it all again in three more years,' Ruiz said last week as she waited at the Sacramento airport for a flight back to Southern California.

Rosales' attorney could not be reached for comment.

At Thursday's hearing, Rosales' mother testified that she is willing to give her son a home if he were to be released on parole. Rosales' attorney said the inmate found religion in prison and is now a devout Jehovah's Witness.

Ruiz is unconvinced.

"He hasn't really changed,' she said.

On Jan. 14, 1979, Romero and her three friends confronted Rosales as he stole things from Romero's car in Valinda, said Jim Jacobs, the retired Deputy District Attorney who prosecuted Rosales.

Rosales stabbed the women with a 12-inch hunting knife, killing Romero and wounding the three other women.

Jacobs said the murder took place while Rosales was high on PCP. He called it senseless.

"It was over a koala bear a $2.50 toy with bendable legs and arms. She had it on her gear shift and it was in his hand when she confronted him,' he said.

He, too, believes Rosales should stay in prison. Jacobs said Rosales was a gang member and is likely to offend again. The retired prosecutor also feels Rosales has not been punished enough for Romero's murder.

"He wakes up every morning, eats three squares a day and the rain doesn't fall on his little pumpkin head,' Jacobs said. "Our victim is laying in the ground dead. She will never see the sun again. She will never bring happiness to anybody.'

Susan McRoberts can be reached at (562) 698-0955, Ext. 3029, or by e- mail at [email protected] .

Focus On Religion!

by Voyager in

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http://www.byui.edu/scroll/20050222/religion2.html .

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Voyager

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Focus on Religion

Jehovah?s Witnesses

by Brittanie Stephenson
[email protected]
Scroll Staff

As LDS missionaries proselyte from door to door, they may often be confused with another group using similar tactics to expand their congregations ? Jehovah?s Witnesses.

The church is ?an adherent of a millennia list sect that began in the United States in the 19th century and has since spread over much of the world,? according to Encyclopedia Britannica.

?The name Jehovah?s Witnesses was adopted in 1931 by Joseph Franklin Rutherford, who sought to reaffirm Jehovah as the true God and to identify those who witness in this name as God?s specially accredited followers,? according to Encyclopedia Britannica.

Jehovah?s Witnesses only believe the Bible and that it is complete and correct as it stands, Manuela Reinhold, a sophomore from Germany, said.

Reinhold is a former Witness who converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2003.

Jehovah?s Witnesses hold religious meetings three times a week.

The Sunday meeting is held in the Kingdom Hall and consists of an Elder giving a 45-minute talk on a Bible subject, followed by a discussion of an article from their official magazine, Watchtower, with the entire congregation.

Tuesdays and Thursdays smaller group meetings are held in members? homes where they have book studies and training from the organization?s pamphlet handbook, ?Kingdom Ministry.?

Jehovah?s Witnesses create a tight-knit society. Fellowshipping is an important part of their culture.

?They encourage close friendships only among their own ranks. They can have acquaintances and friends from outside, but close friendships are not encouraged with somebody who is not Jehovah?s Witness,? Reinhold said.

A commonly discussed doctrine of Jehovah?s Witnesses is the idea that only 144,000 people go to heaven.

?144,000 people are chosen by God to rule with Christ in heaven as kings and priests over the Earth. All other people will live on the Earth,? Reinhold said.

?All people can have everlasting life except for the people who are not chosen like the wicked,? Reinhold said. ?They say if you are not Jehovah?s Witness you will be destroyed and go out of existence,? Reinhold said.

Negligence--Church Defendants--Bible Stude--Moleatation!

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http://www.masslawyersweekly.com/subscriber/archives.cfm?page=ma/05/2210572.htm .

opinion digestadvertisement.

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Opinion Digest

Negligence

Church Defendants - Bible Study - Molestation

Where (1) a minor plaintiff allegedly was molested by a ministerial servant during Bible study sessions and (2) the plaintiff along with her parents then filed suit seeking to hold liable the servant's father (a church elder), Columbus Park Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses and Ashmont Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, the defendants' motion for summary judgment with respect to a negligence count should be denied.

"[O]rdinary negligence principles dictate that where a church or its agent assumes the care and control of an individual for Bible study or other ministerial or religious purposes, and that individual relies on the instructor's status of good standing within her church, the church must reasonably guard against the agent's foreseeable criminal acts."

The summary judgment is also denied as to counts alleging breach of fiduciary duty, deceit and intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress.

The defendants will be awarded summary judgment, however, on a count alleging conspiracy and on a count by which the plaintiffs seek to hold them vicariously liable for sexual assault and battery.

Finally, a motion for summary judgment filed by codefendant Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. should be allowed as to all claims asserted against it.

Beal, et al. v. Broadard, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 12-028-05 ) (19 pages) (Smith, J.) (Suffolk Superior Court) Robert Huntington for the plaintiffs; Joseph Desmond for the defendants (Civil Action No. SUCV2002-05765-C) (Feb. 4, 2005).

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An Article by our own Claude Kenneson

by jschwehm in

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hi gang:.

claude wrote the following article for my website.

i thought you guys might like to read it.. here is the link:.

Voyager

Brummie hit the nail right on the head. Great information! Very well done, and some really good eye-opening facts to witness to JWs.

I will be recommending the site to my friends!

Thanks!

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JW Accepts Help from Red Cross--Would He Donate?

by blondie in

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luis grullon, who speaks little english, works as a laborer for interstate cleaning corp. the family is receiving help from the local temple of jehovah's witnesses, of which they are members, and the utica chapter of the american red cross, which is providing food, clothing and shelter to the 14 families displaced by the fire.

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http://www.uticaod.com/archive/2005/02/16/news/20249.html

Voyager

Then after the Watchtower (uses) the Red Cross services as seen above in the Yearbook, then the Watchtower turns right around and (bad-mouths) the Red Cross!

This was taken from the Awake/2002/August/22nd/page.-28/ quote:

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Cross Called to Task

Shortly following the September 11 attacks, the American Red Cross was on the scene, soliciting donations of cash and blood. Some $850 million in cash was given, and 400,000 units of blood collected. While collections were quick, disbursements were not. "The American Red Cross was slow to distribute relief funds to the families affected by the attacks," states The Washington Times. "Relief funds were being used for programs unrelated to September 11," and a large share was slated for "long-term needs, such as [a] blood-freezing program, counseling, and future attacks." With little need for the blood collected and its 42-day shelf life over, the blood "is useless and must be burned," the article says. The news media reported that the Red Cross board, beset by heavy criticism, forced out its president and announced at the end of January 2002 that 90 percent of the funds gathered will go to victims of the disaster by September 11, 2002.

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JW Accepts Help from Red Cross--Would He Donate?

by blondie in

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luis grullon, who speaks little english, works as a laborer for interstate cleaning corp. the family is receiving help from the local temple of jehovah's witnesses, of which they are members, and the utica chapter of the american red cross, which is providing food, clothing and shelter to the 14 families displaced by the fire.

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http://www.uticaod.com/archive/2005/02/16/news/20249.html

Voyager

Hi Blondie! We missed you.

The Watchtower sure likes to (use) the Red Cross whenever they need them. I took this from the 1986 Yearbook pages 239-240/-quote:

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RELIEF

SUPPLIES

Relief supplies were being sent in from the brothers in the British Isles and Ireland, using facilities of the International Red Cross and other voluntary charitable organizations interested in flying in relief for war victims.

Also, the Society?s headquarters in New York and the London branch office sent donations totaling $24,000. During the entire period of crisis and after, the Lagos branch office sent out about 36 tons of food, clothing, and other materials.

After Brother Mills had returned from a trip during which relief supplies and spiritual provisions were delivered, he related his experiences in Lagos. As a result, many members of the Bethel family volunteered to make similar trips to encourage the brothers in refugee camps in areas ravaged by the civil war.

So the Society sent Asuquo Akpabio with supplies by Red Cross plane to Calabar. A similar flight to Port Harcourt was made by Gerald Bogard. Then there was Wendell Jensen, an American; he and Lois his wife had come to Nigeria from Gilead in 1966. He managed to get to Port Harcourt with supplies of food, medicine, clothing, and literature, but was intercepted by soldiers and underwent harsh interrogation. Finally, he did manage to get the supplies to the brothers in Port Harcourt and Aba.

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JW---Cross Page!

by Voyager in

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somebody really went to a lot of trouble to make a (joke) out of this page didn't they?.

first you go this link and then look to the left of your screen and click on (about us) then the next page you get is the page i have cut and pasted below:.

here is the first link: http://www.kingdomhall25.ypgs.net http://www.kingdomhall25.ypgs.net/ .

Voyager

Somebody really went to a lot of trouble to make a (joke) out of this page didn't they?

First you go this link and then look to the left of your screen and click on (ABOUT US) then the next page you get is the page I have cut and pasted below:

Here is the first link: http://www.kingdomhall25.ypgs.net http://www.kingdomhall25.ypgs.net/

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Kingdom Hall Jehovahs Witnesses

HomeLocation About Us

Kingdom Hall Jehovahs Witnesses
55 Kootenai Rural Rd
Libby, MT. 59923

406-293-7168

E-Mail: [email protected]

	Workshops
	Prayer meetings and fellowship
	Sunday schools
	Church traditions

We also have bible studies and meetings for spiritual growth

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JWs and The Red Cross Help Fire Victims!

by Voyager in

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http://www.uticaod.com/archive/2005/02/16/news/20249.html .

print this story | email this story to a friend | subscribe to the observer-dispatchfamily left homeless by fire happy to be alive.

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Family left homeless by fire happy to be alive

Wed, Feb 16, 2005

STEPHEN CLARK
Observer-Dispatch

UTICA -- Luis Grullon and his family stood across the street Tuesday afternoon and stoically watched the remains of their two-family home at 1605 Oneida St. razed by the city Department of Public Works.

The home was destroyed by a fire Monday night that also destroyed an eight-unit apartment building and displaced 14 families. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

For about two hours, Grullon, his two sons and his brother stood transfixed as their home was torn down, along with the memories they built over the last five years. They are

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now staying with different relatives in town and face an uncertain future. But they were comforted by the realization that it could have been worse.

"We're alive," said 22-year-old Luis Rafael Grullon, the eldest son, who has lived with his cousin for the last six months, but still lost many possessions in the fire.

"We just have to start all over again, as far as material possessions," added 19-year-old Luis Miguel Grullon, who lived in the upper unit with his wife and newborn daughter. "But life, you can't get back."

The Grullons did not have insurance, making it hard to regain what they lost.

"It still hurts," Luis Miguel Grullon said, "because my father worked hard to provide those things for us."

Luis Grullon, who speaks little English, works as a laborer for Interstate Cleaning Corp. The family is receiving help from the local temple of Jehovah's Witnesses, of which they are members, and the Utica chapter of the American Red Cross, which is providing food, clothing and shelter to the 14 families displaced by the fire.

Red Cross staff and volunteers will continue to help the victims as they begin rebuilding their lives, local officials said. Red Cross officials estimate that it will cost about $10,000 to help the families.

The two biggest hurdles the Red Cross faces are funding and staffing, spokeswoman Heather Peck said.

"A lot of people think we are government-funded," Peck said, "and that is not true. We depend on community support to fund (the victims of) these disasters."

The Red Cross also depends on volunteers to respond to disasters because its staff size comprises only nine employees. Responding to large-scale disasters requires versatility on the part of employees.

"In a disaster like this," Peck said, "we throw our jobs to the wind and do what is necessary to be done."

The Red Cross is working with other community agencies to assist with this disaster, including Faith Furniture and First Presbyterian Church.

Contact Stephen Clark at [email protected]

JWs Seek To Annex Property!

by Voyager in

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http://www.cgsentinel.com/articles/2005/02/16/news/news03.txt .

council supports sunrise ridge.

Voyager

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Council supports SunRise Ridge
by Josh Lintereur- For the Sentinel

A new housing development is in the works following the City Council's decision Monday night to endorse a proposal to annex 90 acres into the city.

The annexation isn't final without approval from the Lane County Boundary Commission, but receiving the city's support is a key step in the application process.

The property is located north of city limits at 405 N. P St. and is within the urban growth boundary.

Developer Todd Alberts of Eugene and a Cottage Grove developer formed SunRise Ridge LLC to develop the property. Upon annexation they are proposing to rezone the land from low-density residential to single-family residential.

While the developers haven't made any formal proposals regarding development of the property, they have discussed the potential for a planned unit development of more than 200 single-family homes, City Manager Richard Meyers said, although any new housing in the annexed area would be built gradually.

Meyers said that while new housing isn't necessarily a boon for property tax revenues, the city benefits from the role that newer homes play in attracting a talented work force.

"I think in the long run it's a good thing for the community," he said, also pointing out there is room for new housing development as the city's population growth is above the state average.

Two additional proposed annexations endorsed by the council Monday night could also lead to several smaller housing developments, according to council memos. Neither will be annexed into the city without approval from the boundary commission.

The Cottage Grove Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses is seeking to annex property located at 78019 S. Sixth St. into the city. Two acres from the church property would possibly be used for single-family residential development.

In addition, Kenneth and Jean Harris are applying for the annexation of a vacant parcel of land at the west end of Birch Avenue. Development plans would potentially create several single-family homes as well.

In other action, councilors:

? Adopted a resolution establishing a city employee cell phone usage policy restricting personal use of cell phones during work hours and allowing certain employees to be paid a taxable monthly allowance of $45 to acquire a cell phone for personal and business use.

? Passed an ordinance introduced at the Jan. 24 meeting to rezone 16 city parks as parks and open space.

? Scheduled a work session for Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. to discuss a policy for financing expected repairs to the city's aging infrastructure facilities

? Viewed a video presentation by Public Works Director Bob Sisson regarding upcoming repairs to stop leaks in one of the city's water reservoirs.