OrphanCrow
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International Cultic Association "Free books"
by OrphanCrow ina post recently made on the exjw reddit forum made reference to the international cultic association.. if you go to their webpage, http://www.icsahome.com/, and click on the "email signup", it will take you to a page where you fill out a short survey.. after you submit the survey, you are able to access free e-book downloads.. these books and resources are excellent for anyone interested in researching the psychological aspects of the tactics of high control groups and the resulting trauma that people experience from exposure to these groups.. i downloaded the following and have started reading the margaret singer collection.
bardin, livia - coping with cult involvement- a handbook for families and friends.
ford, wendy - recovery from abusive groups - healing from the trauma of authoritarian leaders.
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"Gifts" from the Canadian WBTS to JW congregations
by OrphanCrow inhttp://www.globalphilanthropy.ca/images/uploads/largest_gifts_from_canadian_charities_to_other_qualified_donees_-_2012.pdf.
largest gifts from canadian charitiesto other qualified donees in 2012by mark blumberg (january 3, 2014).
canadian charities, depending on their objects can carry out charitable activities in three different ways.
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Winnipeg Pediatrician accused of sexual abuse
by OrphanCrow indoes anyone in canada remember this doctor?
he was sometimes called in as a specialist for jw babies who needed surgery back in the 70s.
he was department head at the children's hospital at the university of manitoba.
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Is VVRP a Cult?
by OrphanCrow inshiamak davar, bollywood star, defends spiritual group after assault allegations.. the vrrp spiritual learning group follows the teachings of khorshed bhavnagri and her book the laws of the spirit world, written, she claimed, through messages she received from her dead sons, who were killed in a car accident in india in 1980.vrrp stands for vispi, ratoo, rumi and popsie the names of bhavnagri's two deceased sons, their father and their grandfather, respectively.. bhavnagri's book predicts a catastrophic shift in the earth's axis that will wipe out "all negative energies" and kill 75 per cent of the world's population.
"cataclysmic earthquakes will cause this major imbalance which will be followed by floods, tidal waves, fires, more earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and so on," wrote bhavnagri.but her book assures members of her group that people "at higher realms will be saved.
""ufos will send down levitation beams to evacuate good souls who are trapped in dangerous places," wrote bhavnagri.. dr. michael elterman, a forensic and clinical psychologist who has studied cults, said the difference between a spiritual group and a cult is whether other aspects of members' lives are controlled by the group.
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A Denomination Confronts Child Sex Abuse: a positive step forward
by OrphanCrow inthere are some churches that are acknowledging the rampant problem of child abuse within their congregations.. from the article a denomination confronts child sex abuse: a positive step forward:.
there are some days when i am thrilled to report positive developments within the protestant world about the slow but steady shift taking place on issues relating to child sexual abuse.
just a few years ago, there was very little private or public discourse within most protestant circles about abuse within the church.
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Nahuatl among Jehovah's Witnesses of Hueyapan, Morelos: A case of spontaneous revitalization
by OrphanCrow innahuatl among jehovahs witnesses of hueyapan, morelos: a case of spontaneous revitalization.
by - magnus pharao hansen.
abstract.
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Zimbabwe: Judgment reserved in Jehovah's Witnesses case
by OrphanCrow inschool, parents in religious row.
29th july 2015. http://www.thezimbabwedaily.com/zimbabwe/33169-school-parents-in-religious-row.html.
http://hubii.com/article/55b9fb8670b966ee030baa95/jehovah-s-witnesses-pupils-school-fight-over-religion.
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JWs represented at meeting with governor of the Kharkiv region, Igor Balut Myronovych on Jan. 26, 2015
by OrphanCrow inthe jw religion was represented at a meeting in the kharkiv oblast,ukraine.
i found this news article through a russian exjw forum.
(i can't read russian - i use google translator).
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Women of the Watchtower
by OrphanCrow inwhatever happened to the five women that charles russell named as trustees for the voting shares he left to the watchtower society in his will?.
i have already donated to the watch tower bible and tract society all my voting shares therein, putting the same in the hands of five trustees, as follows: sr. e. louise hamilton; sr. almeta m. nation robison; sr. j. g. herr; sr. c. tomlins; sr. alice g. james.
these trustees shall serve for life.
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Blood Conservation Program Coordinator
by OrphanCrow inedward blakeney is one of many jehovah's witnesses working in the field of bloodless medicine.. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/edward-blakeney/50/b11/453?trk=pub-pbmap.
according to edward blakeney's professional profile, he states that in his capacity as a blood conservation coordinator for tenet healthcare, he " facilitated contract with jehovah's witnesses headquarters".. .
does anybody know what kind of 'contract' would be required from the society for the administration of bloodless medicine?.