JW Child Sex Abuse Cases Settled with Gag Order!

JW Child Sex Abuse Cases Settled with Gag Order!

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Press Release: Sixteen Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits Against Jehovah’s Witnesses Are Settled Largest Deal Ever in Denomination’s History Includes Controversial Gag Order One of the Predators is A Fugitive & Was Profiled on “America’s Most Wanted” Two Organizations Urge All Faith Groups To Stop Requiring Secrecy in Settlements The Nation-wide Support Groups Prod Witnesses & Victims To Come Forward & Get Help WHAT: At a sidewalk news conference, clergy sex abuse victims will disclose and discuss a child molestation settlement…

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Urgent Alert for ex-JWs

Urgent Alert for ex-JWs

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Silentlambs will be holding dual press conferences in Nashville, Tennesee and San Diego, California. Please contact silentlambs at info@silentlambs.org or the San Diego coordinator at paulbigbird@hotmail.com for details. SilentLambs invites everybody who can be there to support a major announcement about justice for victims of abuse. Please contact them immediately if you live in the Nashville or San Diego area, or close enough to drive.

Urgent Care Issues at the Clinic

Urgent Care Issues at the Clinic

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Perhaps it was the dancing at the wedding. Perhaps it was the new shoes. Or maybe it was just an extension of that slight crick I had in my neck when I woke up Sunday. Whatever the cause, I’ve been experiencing some pretty serious back pain for the last couple of days. Somewhere between the bottom of my neck and the blades of my shoulders, something is terribly wrong. I went to the University clinic yesterday to find out what….

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More Blogthings Quiz Meme Fun

More Blogthings Quiz Meme Fun

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You Are A Lily You are a nurturer and all around natural therapist. People see you as their rock. And they are able to depend on you. You are a soothing influence. You can make people feel better with a few words. Your caring has more of an impact than even you realize. What Flower Are You? You Are a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich You life your life in a free form, artistic style. You are incredibly creative and…

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Jehovah’s Witnesses in the News

Jehovah’s Witnesses in the News

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Are JWs training more tennis players? DUMBO’s only open-air tennis court will soon be open for business. The hard-surfaced court, which sits atop a five-story building at 69 Adams St., has been drooled over by the net set, which has long hoped the court would be returned to service. Excitement volleyed around the neighborhood after workmen were spotted refurbishing the rooftop court. “We are resurfacing it and patching it up,” said Richard Devine, a spokesman for the Watchtower Bible and…

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Is it ever wrong to terminate a pregnancy?

Is it ever wrong to terminate a pregnancy?

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I ended up writing such a long reply to a question posed on a previous post that I’m posting it as well. Vance from Meditations on an Eyeball asked: Heidi, as a “pragmatic contextual ethicist with a spiritual sensibility” do you think there are situations where it would be wrong for a woman to choose to terminate her pregnancy? I am assuming that you do not reject the concepts of right and wrong because in my understanding those notions are…

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