Wow, I guess I'm a year younger today because I wrote in the subject line that it was the 2013 SNAP Conference I attended. Correction Attention: 2014!
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2014 SNAP Conference in Chicago; Report by Barbara Anderson & Kerry Louderback Wood
by AndersonsInfo in2014 snap conference report.
posted on august 20, 2014 by barbara.
from august 1 3, kerry louderback wood* and i attended the 2014 annual snap** conference, which was also its twenty-fifth anniversary celebration, in chicago, illinois.. .
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Last Reminder for TV Program Witness To Murder, Wed., Aug. 20th @ 9PM ET/8CT
by AndersonsInfo inlast notice for a new documentary produced for television on id discovery channel, based on jim kostelniuk's book, wolves among sheep: the true story of murder in a jehovahs witness community.. .
deadly devotion season 2:.
witness to murder.
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I just read on FB that in addition to Amazon Instant Video, Deadly Devotion episodes are also on Apple TV! The Witness episode will be available for streaming starting tomorrow.
Barbara
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2014 SNAP Conference in Chicago; Report by Barbara Anderson & Kerry Louderback Wood
by AndersonsInfo in2014 snap conference report.
posted on august 20, 2014 by barbara.
from august 1 3, kerry louderback wood* and i attended the 2014 annual snap** conference, which was also its twenty-fifth anniversary celebration, in chicago, illinois.. .
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2014 SNAP Conference Report
Posted on August 20, 2014 by Barbara
From August 1 – 3, Kerry Louderback Wood* and I attended the 2014 Annual SNAP** Conference, which was also its Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Celebration, in Chicago, Illinois.
This organization was founded in 1988 as a self-help support group for those who were sexually violated, primarily by Catholic clergy. Early on, SNAP founders learned that church officials were more interested in protecting predators and their reputations, not in helping victims, just like the officials of Jehovah’s Witnesses were and are still doing.
Why This Undertaking
Our mission in attending the SNAP Conference was to bring greater attention to the plight of Jehovah’s Witness (JW) survivors of child sexual abuse primarily committed by elders and ministerial servants—the clergy of Jehovah’s Witnesses—and to inform the public how this religion’s beliefs inadvertently protect Witness pedophiles.
READ MORE... http://watchtowerdocuments.org/2014-snap-conference-report/#more-3145
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Last Reminder for TV Program Witness To Murder, Wed., Aug. 20th @ 9PM ET/8CT
by AndersonsInfo inlast notice for a new documentary produced for television on id discovery channel, based on jim kostelniuk's book, wolves among sheep: the true story of murder in a jehovahs witness community.. .
deadly devotion season 2:.
witness to murder.
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Barbara Anderson’s Watchtower Documents
***IMPORTANT MESSAGE***
Airing Wednesday, August 20th in the United States a new documentary produced for television on Identification Discovery (ID) channel, based on Jim Kostelniuk’s book, Wolves Among Sheep: the true story of murder in a Jehovah’s Witness community.DEADLY DEVOTION SEASON 2: the episode “Witness to Murder” will be shown Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at 9:00 p.m. EST as well as Thursday, August 21st at 12:00 a.m. (midnight)and Sunday, August 24th at 10:00 a.m.
For those who subscribe to cable systems (Comcast, Cox, and Time Warner) the program will also be available on “On Demand” and other similar services after the show airs on ID Discovery (“Discovery ID” in some markets).
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Last Reminder for TV Program Witness To Murder, Wed., Aug. 20th @ 9PM ET/8CT
by AndersonsInfo inlast notice for a new documentary produced for television on id discovery channel, based on jim kostelniuk's book, wolves among sheep: the true story of murder in a jehovahs witness community.. .
deadly devotion season 2:.
witness to murder.
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Accused Rapist, Angela Montgomery, a JW, goes to trial Sept. 2-5, 2014 in Tennessee
by AndersonsInfo infirst article to appear in the newspaper on sept. 5, 2012:.
former resident returns to 'boro to face accusations [murfreesboro, tennessee].
11:03 pm, sep 5, 2012 | https://www.tennessean.com/article/d4/20120906/news/309060021/mother-charged-2-rapes.
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Along with her husband, Angela Montgomery became interested in JWs in 1991 in Smyrna, TN, located near Murfreesboro (a town outside of Nashville). They were baptised that year or early 1992 and attended the Smyrna, TN congregation. She was divorced from her husband in 1997. He disassociated himself from the JWs in 1996 after researching their history. Montgomery lived in Murfreesboro, TN from 1997-2002 and was an active Witness there. She moved back to Raleigh, NC where she was from originally. Later, an elder from the Smyrna congregation who she was still in touch with recommended that she move to Oregon. She attended the same Kingdom Hall as Whitney Heichel, the young JW that was murdered last year. The elders in Oregon were contacted by Tennessee law officials about Montgomery and they acknowledged that she is a JW. In addition, Angela married a JW in Oregon about three years ago, hence the name, Montgomery.
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Accused Rapist, Angela Montgomery, a JW, goes to trial Sept. 2-5, 2014 in Tennessee
by AndersonsInfo infirst article to appear in the newspaper on sept. 5, 2012:.
former resident returns to 'boro to face accusations [murfreesboro, tennessee].
11:03 pm, sep 5, 2012 | https://www.tennessean.com/article/d4/20120906/news/309060021/mother-charged-2-rapes.
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DCS is in trouble in the state of Tennessee apart from the Montgomery situation. It was reported that 105 children died in 2012 that had some type of prior contact with DCS - either the child was in state custody or had been reported to the agency as a victim of abuse or neglect. In 2013, the agency made some reforms after a new commissioner was appointed.
The following is a special report about DCS:
About DCS Special Report
Since September, an ongoing series by The Tennessean has uncovered numerous problems at the Tennessee Department of Children's Services, the state agency charged with investigating allegations of abuse and neglect, operating the state's foster care system and rehabilitating the state's juvenile offenders.
The department has been under federal court pressure for a decade to improve its care of children, but improvements slowed in the past two years, and child advocates say problems uncovered by The Tennessean may be endangering the department's ability to serve the state’s most vulnerable children.
They include missed calls at a child abuse hotline, a spike in violence in youth detention facilities, high turnover among senior DCS leaders and a $27 million computer system that DCS workers struggle to use to document their investigations and that led to missed payments to foster care families and agencies, and a failure to accurately report on the children in its care.
DCS also struggled to provide accurate information on the number of children who died, or nearly died, after having some contact with the agency. The agency revised those numbers upwards at least five times since September.
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Article: Twins separated at birth reveal staggering influence of genetics
by AndersonsInfo infor discussion.... http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/08/12/twins-separated-at-birth-reveal-staggering-influence-genetics/?intcmp=obnetwork.
twins separated at birth reveal staggering influence of genetics .
by tanya lewis.
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For discussion…
Twins separated at birth reveal staggering influence of genetics
By Tanya Lewis
Published August 12, 2014
WASHINGTON Jim Lewis and Jim Springer were identical twins raised apart from the age of 4 weeks. When the twins were finally reunited at the age of 39 in 1979, they discovered they both suffered from tension headaches, were prone to nail biting, smoked Salem cigarettes, drove the same type of car and even vacationed at the same beach in Florida.
The culprit for the odd similarities? Genes.
Genes can help explain why someone is gay or straight, religious or not, brainy or not, and even whether they're likely to develop gum disease, one psychologist explains.
Such broad-ranging genetic effects first came to light in a landmark study Minnesota Twin Family Study conducted from 1979 to 1999, which followed identical and fraternal twins who were separated at an early age.
Read more…
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Accused Rapist, Angela Montgomery, a JW, goes to trial Sept. 2-5, 2014 in Tennessee
by AndersonsInfo infirst article to appear in the newspaper on sept. 5, 2012:.
former resident returns to 'boro to face accusations [murfreesboro, tennessee].
11:03 pm, sep 5, 2012 | https://www.tennessean.com/article/d4/20120906/news/309060021/mother-charged-2-rapes.
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http://www.wsmv.com/story/26310372/mans-claims-of-rape-abuse-ignored-for-years#.U_PSNie1ZBI.facebook
Man's claims of rape, abuse ignored for years
Posted: Aug 18, 2014 6:22 PM CDT
<em class="wnDate">Monday, August 18, 2014 7:22 PM EDT</em>
Updated: Aug 18, 2014 7:48 PM CDT
<em class="wnDate">Monday, August 18, 2014 8:48 PM EDT</em>
Reported by Dennis Ferrier - email
Angela Montgomery
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A young Rutherford County man said his mother committed unspeakable crimes, and no one believed him until 10 years after the fact.
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When Alan's parents got divorced, he said his mother, Angela Montgomery, would do terrible sexual things to him, his two brothers and sister when they would visit.
Channel 4 News has chosen not to use Alan's full name to protect his younger siblings.
"I think she is a sociopath," Alan said. "She doesn't feel guilt or remorse. As long as she gets her kicks, she doesn't care who she hurts."
Alan said he first told the Department of Children's Services what his mother was doing to him in 1997, when he was 8 years old.
"I was terrified, not only embarrassed," Alan said. "I didn't know if they would believe me or if they could stop her."
Over the five years Alan said he reported his mother, he said nothing would happen. Alan would then say nothing was happening and then break down and tell DCS he was being molested and raped. He said he reported his mother to DCS at least a half-dozen times.
"It gets very depressing after a while to put your faith in somebody and expect them to keep you safe and then it doesn't happen over and over again," Alan said. "You get hurt by having trust over and over again and never having trust reward."
Alan, now 24, said it ended in 2003 when the children moved to supervised visits after his mother violated the court's visitation schedule.
In 2012, Alan and his younger sister decided to pursue criminal charges. They went to Murfreesboro police with some hesitation.
"On one level it's embarrassing, but on another it was nice to have someone take me seriously for once," Alan said.
Murfreesboro police put together an investigation that led to a 40-page indictment, including charges of rape, incest and abuse. Montgomery faces multiple felonies.
"They're really like my guardian angels to get in and get this done," Alan said.
State Rep. Sherry Jones wants DCS to answer why this took so long.
"It's something that should have been addressed 10 years ago," Jones said. "There is no reason for a child to be hurt and left in that same place and be hurt again and again and again."
DCS spokesperson Rob Johnson said his department cannot comment.
"Because the case involves details from so long ago and because it's still under criminal investigation, the department cannot comment at this time," Johnson said.
Copyright 2014 WSMV (Meredith Corporation). All rights reserved.
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Accused Rapist, Angela Montgomery, a JW, goes to trial Sept. 2-5, 2014 in Tennessee
by AndersonsInfo infirst article to appear in the newspaper on sept. 5, 2012:.
former resident returns to 'boro to face accusations [murfreesboro, tennessee].
11:03 pm, sep 5, 2012 | https://www.tennessean.com/article/d4/20120906/news/309060021/mother-charged-2-rapes.
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First article to appear in the newspaper on Sept. 5, 2012:
Former resident returns to 'Boro to face accusations [Murfreesboro, Tennessee]
11:03 PM, Sep 5, 2012 | https://www.tennessean.com/article/D4/20120906/NEWS/309060021/Mother-charged-2-rapes
MURFREESBORO — A Portland, Ore., woman accused of raping her two children when she lived here more than 10 years ago could face more charges as a Murfreesboro Police Department investigation unfolds.
Angela Montgomery, 50, was charged by Murfreesboro Police Detective Wayne Lawson in late August with the crime, after her two children gave the detective “detailed statements” about rapes and sexual assaults they had suffered at the hands of their mother when they lived on South Kings Highway.
Lawson began what became a more than eight-month-long investigation when he was approached by Montgomery’s two children, a 21-year-old man and 15-year-old girl, back in mid-January.
“The victims advised the events occurred approximately 10 years ago .... when they lived on South Kings Highway,” Lawson reported. “After several months of reviewing records and past statements, warrants were obtained on Ms. Montgomery for two counts of child rape with more charges pending.”
Montgomery turned herself into the jail Aug. 21 after Lawson obtained those warrants, according to a booking officer at the Rutherford County jail.
Her bond was set at $10,000, and she posted the required 10 percent on that same day.
End of that article.
On December 7, 2012 the following article appeared in the Nashville Tennessean reporting on Montgomery's inditement:
MURFREESBORO — A mother accused of raping her two children multiple times when she lived here more than 10 years ago was indicted by a grand jury this week on 38 sexually-based offenses.
Indictments issued against Angela Elizabeth Montgomery, now of Portland, Ore., show police have identified two new victims in the case, and that investigators have evidence Montgomery tried to coerce two witnesses during the Murfreesboro Police Department’s investigation into her alleged criminal activities.
Montgomery, who is now 50, was indicted this week on 20 counts of child rape, six counts of rape and 12 counts of incest. She also faces two counts of coercing a witness to a crime, according to court documents.
She was initially charged with two counts of child rape by Murfreesboro Police Detective Wayne Lawson in late August, after her two children gave the detective “detailed statements” about rapes and sexual assaults they suffered at the hands of their mother when they lived in Murfreesboro more a decade ago.
New charges returned by the grand jury indicate Montgomery may have committed more sexual crimes against at least two other children as recently as 2009. Three of the victims in the case have the same last name, court documents show.
Lawson launched his investigation in mid-January of this year after two of Montgomery’s children, now a 21-year-old man and 15-year-old girl, approached him with information on her actions.
Montgomery turned herself into the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center Aug. 21, after Lawson obtained warrants for her arrest on two counts of child rape.
She was freed from the jail on $10,000 bond shortly after she was booked.
Police said at that time they were suspecting more charges and more victims to come forward in the case.
MPD spokesman Kyle Evans, when contacted about the possibility of even more victims on Friday, said the department doesn’t typically discuss ongoing criminal prosecutions once the adjudication process has begun.
An attempt to reach Montgomery for comment Friday afternoon was unsuccessful.
She is scheduled to appear in Rutherford County Circuit Court Dec. 17 for an arraignment.
End of that article
Well, Montgomery's trial starts on September 2nd and will continue until the 5th and it will probably be one of those events that most of us wish we never heard of after the trial is over because the testimony will be so disturbing. First of all, Montgomery did unspeakable things to her four children. Secondly, she is and has been an active Jehovah's Witness since 1991 and pioneered often.
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