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Roundup of JWs in the News

Roundup of JWs in the News

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Recent conversations in the comments have reminded me that I haven’t done my posting of recent news related to Jehovah’s Witnesses. The purpose in doing this is simply to highlight, over time, the kinds of issues that the JW mindset and set of demands can create or intensify in some. It is meant to encourage more compassionate and ethical policies and behaviors within the Watchtower organization and to help former JWs understand some of the clusters of danger that may…

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Donate for Watchtower Blood Lawsuit

Donate for Watchtower Blood Lawsuit

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I’ve made a donation myself and I hope that you can send any amount via PayPal or postal service. It’s a reasonable fund-raising goal and I think it is very important to support this case. One man against the whole legal apparatus of the Watchtower Society is facing a hard road but there is a chance here for some amount of accountability. Here is the letter from Barbara Anderson: Dear Friends, For those unfamiliar with Lawrence Hughes, he’s a 55-year-old…

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JW Blood Loss Death, Under 15 is Parental Abuse

JW Blood Loss Death, Under 15 is Parental Abuse

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A Japanese women has died for lack of a blood transfusion after a Caesarean birth. The hospital said it had agreed with the woman before the surgery that it would not administer a transfusion. Although she bled a great deal after delivering the child, doctors only took steps to arrest the hemorrhaging. She died several days later, the hospital said. “We briefed her about the danger (before the surgery) and we repeatedly urged her family to accept a blood transfusion….

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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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Jehovah’s Witnesses Child Custody Help

Jehovah’s Witnesses Child Custody Help

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The founder of SilentLambs.org has started up JWChildCustody.com to highlight the issues connected with JW divorces, and to help to protect the children of divorcing parents when only one of the parents is a Jehovah’s Witness. If you are a parent who is going through a divorce from someone who is a Jehovah’s Witness, this site is a valuable resource for you. There is a toll free number to set up a free consultation as well as email correspondence for…

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Marianne, you have an admirer

Marianne, you have an admirer

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Marianne Meed Ward of the Toronto Sun has my admiration. She has written an opinion piece – in the Lifestyle Section, yet – that connects some of the dots in the conflict between the Jehovah’s Witness belief in the total abstention from blood and the welfare of children in cases where life-saving blood transfusions may be needed. There are big themes here – civil liberties, freedom of (and from) religion, freedom of (and from) speech, child welfare, biblical scholarship, and…

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