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Christian Peper has made a good start in thinking about suicide and Jehovah’s Witnesses, and it’s worth a read. I’m just using his post as a starting point to bounce some ideas around.
Suicide isn’t really any kind of sure way for JWs to hedge their bets. The position on suicide was one of their rare [...]

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Another Jehovah’s Witness predator convicted. For 20 years, Daniel molested children and his wife knew it was happening.
BRUSSELS - Convicted for sordid abuse rape, and crimes against children, Daniel P. and Nadine NR were a married couple and active Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Yesterday, Daniel P. was sentenced to six years of hard prison time. [...]

Hunter S Thompson, gonzo journalist, is dead. It is claimed that he committed suicide by shooting himself. Personally, I have my doubts.