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  Blood Transfusion: Letter of Understanding

  by defender of truth in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  http://ajwrb.org/science/blood-transfusion-letter-of-understanding.

  "every parent among jehovahs witnesses worried about how local watchtower appointed elders will respond to letting their child have blood transfusion without opposing it should download this letter of understanding and be ready to hand a copy to them.

  then ask those elders to leave them (the parents) and doctors alone to concentrate on the childs best interests.".

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  defender of truth

  Yes, I did misunderstand that part you quoted, I apologise for that.

  Your reasoning still proves nothing except what we already know, that neither the watchtower nor the parents are allowing blood transfusions, and they have no authority to prevent it from happening.

  1) No, but I never claimed they did. (Hlc's draft these kind of legal documents, that's part of their work.)

  2) No, and I never claimed they had.

  All I do know is that the hlc's will follow guidance from the watchtower when they act, so either the watchtower allows the hlc's to draft these documents, or the hlc's keep it private and the watchtower is not informed or consulted.

  Now I have questions for you:

  Why are the parents asked to sign the document? Why do the hospital sign the document?

  There has to be a benefit on the hospitals part,otherwise why would they make the concession? Is it so the parents do not cause trouble? Does coming to this understanding make things easier in any way for the hospital?
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  DOCUMENTS: Candace Conti v Watchtower – Court of Appeal Decision - April 2015

  by jwleaks in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  jw leaks has published the court of appeal decision and documents relating to conti v watchtower, including appeal documents and jury trial transcripts.jw leaks | conti v watchtower (court documents).

  congratulations candace on your win and thank you for proving watchtower was negligent in your suffering and in not protecting children.

  one person can make a difference.

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  defender of truth

  Smiddy, they only 'won' in that they don't have to pay the the punitive damages.

  Because they are usually paid in excess of the plaintiff's provable injuries, punitive damages are awarded only in special cases, usually under tort law, where the defendant's conduct was egregiously insidious.

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punitive_damages

  The Watchtower was still found GUILTY of negligence in this case.

  Well done to Candace and Rick Simons!! :)
  
  
  
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  HBO Scientology Documentary

  by tresdecu in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  has anyone else seen the hbo scientology documentary 'going clear' - wow...cults are just mind-blowing you wonder how people can fall for that garbage, then you (those of us former/fading jws) look in the mirror.. i would love for someone to make a major jw documentary like this.

  'going clear' is getting a lot of press.

  poor tom cruise...he looks like quite the whack job in it too.

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  defender of truth

  In related news..

  www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/222350001/going-clear-director-calls-end-scientology-tax-exempt-status#/218460005
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  Just sent a letter...at 1am, after drinking a lot of Scotch

  by tresdecu in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  sent to the production company that made 'going clear' (documentary about scientology).

  edit: i sent an email...not an actual letter.

  dear mr gibney,.

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  defender of truth

  Very well written letter. Have you had a look at this thread? He wants their tax exempt status taken away, just like we do with the Watchtower..

  www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/222350001/going-clear-director-calls-end-scientology-tax-exempt-status#/218460005
  
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  Petition to Revoke Scientology's Tax Exempt Status

  by ABibleStudent in

  1. social
  2. current

  fyi, if you feel that scientology's tax-exempt status should be revoked, you can sign a white house petition to revoke its tax-exempt status at https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/revoke-scientologys-tax-exempt-status.. i signed the petition even though i have mixed feelings about this petition.

  i would prefer that dangerous cults like scientology be reformed by suspending its tax-exempt status until it makes needed changes and i do not like targeting a specific organization when the whole system should be changed.

  on the other hand this type of action may help to promote debate about revising the tax codes in the us.. i do prefer revising the tax code like i wrote about in revise tax code to protect children from sexual abuse .. peace be with you and everyone, who you love,.

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  defender of truth

  pm for abiblestudent
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  Blood Transfusion: Letter of Understanding

  by defender of truth in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  http://ajwrb.org/science/blood-transfusion-letter-of-understanding.

  "every parent among jehovahs witnesses worried about how local watchtower appointed elders will respond to letting their child have blood transfusion without opposing it should download this letter of understanding and be ready to hand a copy to them.

  then ask those elders to leave them (the parents) and doctors alone to concentrate on the childs best interests.".

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  defender of truth

  The document is known by Watchtower appointees and is asked for by those appointees for sake of JW parents having the opportunity to sign it.

  
  

  I did not know this ever, even though you conclude that I should.

  Fisherman, you already said on page 2:

  So, the parents are not agreeing that the hospital give blood to their child by signing the document and neither is the WTS by choosing to allow the use of such a document.

  HLC are appointed by the Watchtower and must follow Watchtower instructions. Various HLC's are aware of this type of letter, as the newspaper article shows.

  A template for a 'letter of understanding' may be held on file by HLC, or requested. I don't know.. The important point is that the Watchtower allows it to be used, as you admitted.
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  Blood Transfusion: Letter of Understanding

  by defender of truth in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  http://ajwrb.org/science/blood-transfusion-letter-of-understanding.

  "every parent among jehovahs witnesses worried about how local watchtower appointed elders will respond to letting their child have blood transfusion without opposing it should download this letter of understanding and be ready to hand a copy to them.

  then ask those elders to leave them (the parents) and doctors alone to concentrate on the childs best interests.".

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  defender of truth

  For anyone doubting this is a genuine document, I received this reply from Dr. Harrison when I sent marvins blog to her..

  "Dear Mr. xxxx.

  Thank you for your email. I am no longer Director of Bioethics at The Hospital for Sick Children. The document is indeed genuine, and was something that we are proud to have developed. Please contact Dr. Randi Zlotnik Shaul, who is presently the Director of the Bioethics Department (copied on this message) if you require more information.

  Christine Harrison, PhD

  [email protected]
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  Petition to Revoke Scientology's Tax Exempt Status

  by ABibleStudent in

  1. social
  2. current

  fyi, if you feel that scientology's tax-exempt status should be revoked, you can sign a white house petition to revoke its tax-exempt status at https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/revoke-scientologys-tax-exempt-status.. i signed the petition even though i have mixed feelings about this petition.

  i would prefer that dangerous cults like scientology be reformed by suspending its tax-exempt status until it makes needed changes and i do not like targeting a specific organization when the whole system should be changed.

  on the other hand this type of action may help to promote debate about revising the tax codes in the us.. i do prefer revising the tax code like i wrote about in revise tax code to protect children from sexual abuse .. peace be with you and everyone, who you love,.

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  defender of truth

  Tweet these two:

  https://mobile.twitter.com/leahremini

  https://mobile.twitter.com/jasonbeghe

  Anybody know of other celebrity ex scientologists?..
  
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  'Going Clear' Director Calls for End to Scientology Tax-Exempt Status !!

  by defender of truth in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  going clear director alex gibney is calling for an end to scientology's tax-exempt status.in a los angeles times op-ed on saturday, documentary filmmaker gibney, whose going clear: scientology and the prison of belief aired on mar.

  29 on hbo, addressed the church's tax-exempt status, and why the status should be revoked.

  "regarding 'private interests,' it seems clear that scientology is ruled by only one man, [scientology head] david miscavige," gibney wrote in the op-ed.

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  defender of truth

  Bttt. Please help in the fight against cults. This is the beginning. Sign the above petition, PLEASE.
  
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  Petition to Revoke Scientology's Tax Exempt Status

  by ABibleStudent in

  1. social
  2. current

  fyi, if you feel that scientology's tax-exempt status should be revoked, you can sign a white house petition to revoke its tax-exempt status at https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/revoke-scientologys-tax-exempt-status.. i signed the petition even though i have mixed feelings about this petition.

  i would prefer that dangerous cults like scientology be reformed by suspending its tax-exempt status until it makes needed changes and i do not like targeting a specific organization when the whole system should be changed.

  on the other hand this type of action may help to promote debate about revising the tax codes in the us.. i do prefer revising the tax code like i wrote about in revise tax code to protect children from sexual abuse .. peace be with you and everyone, who you love,.

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  defender of truth

  Can anyone send Alex Gibney the link to the petition, then?

  www.twitter.com/alexgibneyfilm

  https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/revoke-scientologys-tax-exempt-status?