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Father sues Jehovah's Witnesses, hospital over teen's death
CBC News, Canada - 29 minutes ago ... In a statement of claim, Hughes alleges that Bethany's mother and other Jehovah's Witnesses misled his daughter about the merits of blood transfusions. Father files lawsuit against Jehovah's Witness' Calgary Herald
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Jehovah's Witnesses sued by Calgary father over cancer death of ...
Canada.com, Canada - 19 hours ago
CALGARY (CP) - A Calgary man suing the Jehovah's Witnesses, claiming they contributed to his daughter's death by encouraging her to avoid life-saving blood ...
Father sues Jehovah's Witnesses, hospital over teen's death CBC News
Father sues over death of 17-year-old daughter The Globe and Mail
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Program helps homeless veterans rejoin society
Concord Monitor, NH - 26 minutes ago
... "I spent a good 30 years drinking, spinning my wheels," he said. He now sits comfortably on a stuffed couch, reading a book about the Jehovah's Witnesses. ...

[...."I spent a good 30 years drinking, spinning my wheels," he said.

He now sits comfortably on a stuffed couch, reading a book about the Jehovah's Witnesses. When he was about 12, some members of the faith left reading material at his home - reading he found exciting, he remembers. Years later, he contacted the church, and today he is preparing to become a member. ...]

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Bunch Of Bananas By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them
AlterNet - 3 hours ago
... Even as Islamic leaders try to tighten their grip on the country and its people, cult groups like the Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses are sending hundreds of ... [...as they can, waging what their Web site calls a "war for souls":

Southern Baptists must understand that there is a war for souls under way in Iraq... Even as Islamic leaders try to tighten their grip on the country and its people, cult groups like the Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses are sending hundreds of their missionaries into Iraq to spread their pseudo-Christianity.

Muslims have been horrified by such spiritual carpetbagging. "The Iraqi people...]

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Grandmother charged in near-fatal OD Suspect allegedly poisoned grandkids in dispute over custody, religion

Daily Review - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago

HAYWARD -- A dispute over custody and child-rearing issues led to the arrest of a 69-year-old Hayward woman over the weekend on suspicion of attempting to poison her own grandchildren with sleeping medication-laced chocolate drink, police said. [...

When police arrived at the home, the teenagers were groggy but conscious. They were taken to the hospital, where their stomachs were pumped. They were released from the hospital Sunday and have since been placed in protective custody.

Police said that Snare allegedly dissolved 20 sleeping tablets in each child's drink. Snare told police that she had allegedly drugged her grandchildren "to teach everyone a lesson," police said. Snare reportedly did not approve of some of the decisions being made in the children's lives and was apparently upset because the couple wanted to raise the children as Jehovah's Witnesses.

Snare, who has terminal cancer, was taken to the hospital and remained there Monday, police said. ...]

Politics of Religion Feeding Terrorism
AllAfrica.com, Africa - 39 minutes ago
... The primitive religions in this category include; the Roman Catholic church, Jehovah's Witnesses, the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa, among others. ...

Excerpt....On the other side of primitive religions, we have various perversions of the teachings of Christ, primitive Christianity. These are the proverbial wolves in sheepskin, they claim to follow Christ, yet teach and practice paganism. The primitive religions in this category include; the Roman Catholic church, Jehovah's Witnesses, the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa, among others. In countries that predominantly practice primitive religion, freedom, be it individual or spiritual, is curtailed. Paranoia is their hallmark.....]

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Jehovah's witness charged with molestation and murder of own ...
Kentucky Lake Times, KY - 5 hours ago
... The throats of all three children were slashed. The Mezas were Jehovah's Witnesses. ... Bowen is a former elder with the Jehovah's Witnesses Church. ... Kentucky Lake Times

Jehovah's witness charged with molestation and murder of own children

A national support group for abused children is coming to York County to bring attention to the recent murders of three children, one of whom was raped in the days before her death.

Five members of the Meza family were found dead Aug. 9 after a fire at their house. The father, Denis, had been arrested three weeks before on charges he molested his 14-year-old daughter, Denia. The throats of all three children were slashed. The Mezas were Jehovah's Witnesses.

In court cases, the church has been accused of not taking allegations brought to the church to authorities. However, in the Meza case, a national spokesman for the church said Tuesday that it knew of the molestation and reported it to authorities.

Bill Bowen, director of Silent Lambs, confirmed Tuesday that he and other children's advocates will host a candlelight vigil Sept. 9 at the Rock Hill National Guard Armory at 7:30 p.m. He said his group will discuss ways to prevent child abuse and will also distribute stuffed toy lambs to area Jehovah's Witnesses churches. Silent Lambs has printed information on how to report allegations of sexual abuse.

"A horrible crime took place in Rock Hill; three innocent children were murdered. And one of those children was sexually abused and later raped," said Bowen. "We want to bring attention to this case and the need for sexual abuse allegations to be brought to the authorities quickly so tragedies like this can be avoided in the future."

Bowen is a former elder with the Jehovah's Witnesses Church. He quit the church in 2000 after he says church elders refused to address sex abuse allegations involving a member of the church. He says the member was later arrested but was never convicted.

His allegations about his former church have been chronicled in The New York Times and by "Dateline NBC."

Bowen's Silent Lambs group (www.silentlambs.org) reveals that the church "covers up" allegations of sexual abuse and sometimes does not report those allegations to authorities. Bowen said he decided to come to York County after being contacted by local Jehovah's Witnesses who disapproved of how the cult treated the Meza family.

The five members of the Meza family all belonged to a Spanish Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah's Witnesses in their town. Church officials refused to publicly comment about the family, and another church stepped forward to help raise money to pay for the funeral and transportation expenses for family members from Nicaragua.

On Aug. 9, the Mezas' three children -- Jayro, 5; Denise, 8; and Denia, 14 -- died before a fire destroyed their home. Officials say one of the parents -- Marbely or Denis Meza -- killed the children. The parents both died of burns and smoke inhalation. York County Sheriff Bruce Bryant said he's awaiting lab results to determine the killer.

Denia, who was raped within five days of her death, and her mother had what could be interpreted as "defensive wounds" on their arms.

Denis Meza was arrested July 16 on charges of sexually abusing his very own daughter and was ordered to have no contact with her after he moved out of the home in May. He died a week before he was to go to court.

J.R. Brown of the Jehovah's Witnesses denied that his church "protects" members from allegations of sexual abuse.

DSS officials say the allegations of abuse were reported to them May 3 but will not say who reported it. Brown would not say at what point prior to May 3 the church had knowledge of the allegations.

A press conference will be held today at 11:30 a.m. at the Rock Hill City Hall Plaza area to announce the details of the candlelight vigil for the Meza children.

Silent Lambs is also establishing a Meza Children's Memorial fund to make a donation in their memory; additional proceeds will go to local child abuse support groups.

Want to Know More?

To contribute to the memorial fund and to find out more about the vigil, contact Cindy Foundren at (704) 614-0684

--Story submitted by Jerald Higgins, Nashville, TN.

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