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Article: "JWs door to door pamphlets are actually alright." Journalist's mistakes corrected in Comments by XJWs. Read his reaction.

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https://www.the-newshub.com/general/jehovahs-witness-door-to-door-pamphlets-are-actually-alright#comment-section.

jehovah's witness door to door pamphlets are actually alright.

and their religion isn't that bad either.

AndersonsInfo

I felt his positive reaction to XJWs pointing out his mistakes was great. He promised to write another article pointing out how the JWs misrepresent their religion in their literature.

Barbara

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Article: "JWs door to door pamphlets are actually alright." Journalist's mistakes corrected in Comments by XJWs. Read his reaction.

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https://www.the-newshub.com/general/jehovahs-witness-door-to-door-pamphlets-are-actually-alright#comment-section.

jehovah's witness door to door pamphlets are actually alright.

and their religion isn't that bad either.

AndersonsInfo

https://www.the-newshub.com/general/jehovahs-witness-door-to-door-pamphlets-are-actually-alright#comment-section

Jehovah's Witness door to door pamphlets are actually alright.

And their religion isn't that bad either.

5 Feb 2016, 19:23 GMT Comments (40) Guess what everyone? I just became a Jehovah's Witness!
Well not really, but I've got to admit that I actually enjoy reading Jehovah's Witness pamphlets when some Jehovah's Witness come and hand them out at my door.

Jehovah's Witnesses are probably the bane of most peoples' existence, including many people I know. And I've heard some entertaining stories of how some of my friends have got rid of them. One of my friends has a taste in death metal. So he blasts death metal at top volume until the Jehovah's Witnesses leave. Another of my friends likes porn a lot. So he plays porn at a ridiculous volume until the Jehovah's Witnesses leave. And another of my friends has Buddhist parents, who have placed statues of Buddha all around the yard. So he gets all evangelical about Buddhism and "finding the light of Buddha" until the Jehovah's Witnesses leave. READ MORE: https://www.the-newshub.com/general/jehovahs-witness-door-to-door-pamphlets-are-actually-alright#comment-section

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Blood: Article about director of Atlanta's Emory Center for Ethics facing a contorversial decision involving a 17-year-old JW

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http://www.atlantamagazine.com/health/emorys-center-for-ethics-faces-some-of-the-most-complex-and-controversial-issues-in-modern-medicine/.

emory center for ethics director faces some of the most complex—and controversial—issues in medicine paul root wolpe and his team think through the tough questions brought about by medical advances .

january 28, 2016 tony rehagen .

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http://www.atlantamagazine.com/health/emorys-center-for-ethics-faces-some-of-the-most-complex-and-controversial-issues-in-modern-medicine/

Emory Center for Ethics director faces some of the most complex—and controversial—issues in medicine Paul Root Wolpe and his team think through the tough questions brought about by medical advances

January 28, 2016 Tony Rehagen

"The surgeon didn’t know what to do. He was scheduled to perform a risky operation on a 17-year-old patient who was also a Jehovah’s Witness, a religion that forbids blood infusions. Prior to the surgery, the young man’s parents had signed a document refusing blood during the course of the procedure—no matter what might happen. In their presence, the son had verbally agreed.

"However, in the days leading up to the operation, with his mom and dad out of the room, the young patient had made a quick, cryptic comment to the surgeon: It is against my religion to receive blood, he had reminded the doctor. But I want you to know that my religion states that if you were to give me blood without my knowledge, it would not imperil my eternal soul.

"Was the boy saying that he wanted the doctor to act against the family’s written wishes? The surgeon felt a moral obligation to preserve his patient’s life, having taken a Hippocratic oath to “do no harm.” But should he accept the boy’s seemingly tacit permission?"

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"In the case of the Jehovah’s Witness, Wolpe explained to the surgeon that the parents’ written consent legally obligated him to withhold blood. But given the boy’s declaration, Wolpe helped the doctor determine that if the operation took a turn for worse, his own moral imperative to save a life would take precedence." - See more at:

http://www.atlantamagazine.com/health/emorys-center-for-ethics-faces-some-of-the-most-complex-and-controversial-issues-in-modern-medicine/#sthash.xkb35vw2.dpuf

Brooklyn Daily Eagle: "Cycles Are Not Always Clear Circles"

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http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2016/2/5/cycles-are-not-always-clear-circles.

howe's brooklyn: memories of the bossert hotel.

by sam howe.

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http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2016/2/5/cycles-are-not-always-clear-circles

Howe's Brooklyn: Memories of the Bossert Hotel

By Sam Howe

Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Feb. 6, 2016

Cycles Are Not Always Clear Circles

The imminent return of the Bossert Hotel brings back recent memories of the 1970s, when there were still eight hotels operating within the small historic district called Brooklyn Heights.

That included the Bossert itself, which was operated by an elegant, old-world European who struggled to retain the dignity of the Bossert name in the face of decline in occupancy.

Indeed, the Bossert was the only one of the eight that refused to take New York City's SRO (Single Room Occupancy) welfare tenants. The other seven — the Montague at 105 Montague St., the Pierrepont at 55 Pierrepont St., the Standish Harbor View on Columbia Heights, the Margaret at 97 Columbia Heights, the Standish Arms at 66 Orange St., the Towers at Clark and Willow streets and the famous Hotel St. George at Clark and Henry streets — each suffered greater declines in revenue and reputation than the Bossert. And all fell into other hands, other uses.

A number of the eight hotels were purchased over a decade and a half by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society — the Jehovah's Witnesses. First, the Towers, then the rebuilt Margaret following a spectacular fire, then the Standish Harbor View on Columbia Heights, and finally, the Bossert. The sale of the Bossert to a private development group signaled the unparalleled retreat of Watchtower presence in Brooklyn Heights. This is an evacuation that continues today and remains the largest single landlord turnover ever seen in Brooklyn Heights.

Of the original eight hotels, three still remain in Watchtower hands and are, presumably, part of the inevitable retreat by Watchtower interests to Upstate New York. READ MORE:

http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2016/2/5/cycles-are-not-always-clear-circles

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Brownstoner: How the Jehovah’s Witnesses Acquired Some of Brooklyn’s Most Insanely Valuable Properties

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http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2016/01/jehovahs-witnesses-history-brooklyn-properties-selling/.

how the jehovah’s witnesses acquired some of brooklyn’s most insanely valuable properties by.

suzanne spellen 1/26/16 .

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http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2016/01/jehovahs-witnesses-history-brooklyn-properties-selling/

How the Jehovah’s Witnesses Acquired Some of Brooklyn’s Most Insanely Valuable Properties by

Suzanne Spellen 1/26/16

The Jehovah’s Witnesses — aka the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society — first came to Brooklyn in 1908, in hopes of having their sermons syndicated in newspapers alongside the writings of the borough’s most famous pastors. It was under the Watchtower’s autocratic second leader, Joseph F. Rutherford, that the religious group truly began practicing the art of Brooklyn real estate.

This is the 100-year story of how the Jehovah’s Witnesses grew to be a global phenomenon and came to own some of Brooklyn’s most valuable properties.

Jehovah Witnesses History Brooklyn Joseph Rutherford

Joseph Rutherford. Photo via Wikipedia

Joseph Rutherford, the Uncompromising Leader and Brilliant Propagandist

Joseph Rutherford was voted into office by the governing body of the Society, but he was dictatorial and autocratic — not the leader the Watchtower directors had imagined.

He angered many with his beliefs that faith should come before patriotism — a big no-no for the time, as World War I was raging halfway around the world. In May of 1918, the U.S. Attorney General called his writings and lectures “one of the most dangerous examples of propaganda” ever written, and his works were banned in Canada.

Rutherford claimed that 1918 was the year God was coming to claim his kingdom, and that the governments of the world and their “unrighteous” religions would come to an end.

Rutherford’s 1918 prison mug shots. Photo via eBay

A Little Legal Trouble for the Witnesses

Rutherford and seven other Watchtower executives were arrested and charged under the 1917 Espionage Act for insubordination, disloyalty, refusal of duty in the armed services, and obstructing recruitment and enlistment. Seven men — including Rutherford — were sentenced to 20 years in prison.

The Society sold the Brooklyn Tabernacle building on Hicks Street, as well as the office furniture out of their main headquarters — Bethel — on Columbia Heights. The Society still owned the building, they told the press, but were likely to sell it “any day.”

The Brooklyn Eagle rejoiced, and a Watchtower member was quoted as saying, “I blame the Eagle for all of our troubles. It first attacked us years ago and never has ceased.”

But the Eagle crowed too soon.

In March of 1919, the Watchtower men were all released on bail, and the charges were dropped a year later. Rutherford had been re-elected as the head of the Society, and they were not going anywhere.

Postcard of Bethel at 124 Columbia Heights. Photo via eBay

The Worldwide Growth of the Jehovah’s Witnesses

Between 1920 and Rutherford’s death in 1942, the organization grew to include millions of followers worldwide. This success and the Witnesses’ emphasis on studying printed materials — in 100 languages — meant that they needed to expand their Brooklyn operations dramatically.

Even in the very beginning, the Society relied on volunteers to operate the presses and staff shipping rooms. These volunteers dedicated years to their work and were paid only pennies, while living in dormitories and group housing. The Eagle saw this as a sure sign of cult behavior even in 1910.

1955 Watchtower publication. Photo via eBay

Although the Watchtower Society looked like the organization Charles Russell began, the Rutherford years changed almost everything they believed in. He changed their name to Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1931 to differentiate them from the remaining Russellites — although the legal name remains the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society.

He was also responsible for the group’s practices that are frequently compared to cult behavior, including the shunning of holidays and birthdays, the banning of singing at services, and the requirement and sacred duty of door-to-door visits.

And the group continued to grow.

Squibb Building. Photo via Brooklyn Public Library

In 1927, the Watchtower had just finished a new printing plant at 117 Adams Street, the Eagle noted. The Society was tearing down the old Beecher house at 124 Columbia Heights, as well as the surrounding buildings and was building a new nine-story dormitory and headquarters on the large site. This would be the new Bethel world headquarters.

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Reveal News: "Jehovah’s Witnesses fight law on reporting child sex abuse to police" by Trey Bundy

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https://www.revealnews.org/blog/jehovahs-fight-law-requiring-child-sex-abuse-be-reported-to-police/.

jehovah’s witnesses fight law on reporting child sex abuse to police.

trey bundy, february 1, 2016 .

AndersonsInfo

Please be assured that the attorney general's office has been appraised of the majority of points that thinking posters brought up here. Don't worry anymore, OK?

Barbara

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Reveal News: "Jehovah’s Witnesses fight law on reporting child sex abuse to police" by Trey Bundy

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https://www.revealnews.org/blog/jehovahs-fight-law-requiring-child-sex-abuse-be-reported-to-police/.

jehovah’s witnesses fight law on reporting child sex abuse to police.

trey bundy, february 1, 2016 .

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https://www.revealnews.org/blog/jehovahs-fight-law-requiring-child-sex-abuse-be-reported-to-police/

Jehovah’s Witnesses fight law on reporting child sex abuse to police

Trey Bundy, February 1, 2016

In 2013, 30-something Katheryn Harris Carmean White confessed to elders in her Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation that she had repeatedly had sex with a 14-year-old boy.

The two elders didn’t tell police. They, and the congregation, now face a lawsuit from the Delaware attorney general accusing them of violating the state’s mandated reporting laws. The defendants claim the elders were protected from having to report the abuse by a legal exemption for clergy.

The case highlights the struggle of courts to interpret a convoluted web of clergy reporting laws that stretches across U.S. Elevating the tension is the fact that Jehovah’s Witnesses explicitly are instructed not to report child sexual abuse to secular authorities unless required by state law.

Clergy are mandated to report child abuse in 45 states, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. But laws in 32 of those states contain some version of a loophole called a clergy-penitent privilege. Those exceptions allow clergy to withhold information from authorities if they receive it from members seeking spiritual advice.

Delaware law requires any individual or organization suspecting child abuse to report it. But then it gets confusing. The law allows an exemption for a priest who learns of abuse during a “sacramental confession,” wording that suggests a privilege specifically for clergy in the Catholic Church.

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Hawaii: Catholic Church settles 30 of 40 priest sex abuse lawsuits

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http://m.hawaiinewsnow.com/hawaiinewsnow/db_330510/contentdetail.htm?full=true&contentguid=l1jefdzq&pn=&ps=#display.

honolulu (hawaiinewsnow) - the roman catholic church has reached settlements in 30 lawsuits filed by people in hawaii who claim they were sexually abused by priests decades ago when they were children.. they are among 63 people who have made abuse allegations against priests in 40 lawsuits, according to legal documents obtained by hawaii news now.. some of the cases have been reported in the media, such as the 2012 lawsuit filed by mark pinkosh claiming two priests at st. anthony church in kailua sexually abused him.. pinkosh said when he told then-father joseph ferrario that another priest had raped him, ferrario told him to keep the incidents secret and then ferrario raped him.

ferrario, who is now deceased, went on to become the bishop of the catholic church in hawaii.

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http://m.hawaiinewsnow.com/hawaiinewsnow/db_330510/contentdetail.htm?full=true&contentguid=l1jEFdzQ&pn=&ps=#display

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Roman Catholic Church has reached settlements in 30 lawsuits filed by people in Hawaii who claim they were sexually abused by priests decades ago when they were children.

They are among 63 people who have made abuse allegations against priests in 40 lawsuits, according to legal documents obtained by Hawaii News Now.

Some of the cases have been reported in the media, such as the 2012 lawsuit filed by Mark Pinkosh claiming two priests at St. Anthony Church in Kailua sexually abused him.

Pinkosh said when he told then-Father Joseph Ferrario that another priest had raped him, Ferrario told him to keep the incidents secret and then Ferrario raped him. Ferrario, who is now deceased, went on to become the bishop of the Catholic Church in Hawaii. READ MORE http://m.hawaiinewsnow.com/hawaiinewsnow/db_330510/contentdetail.htm?full=true&contentguid=l1jEFdzQ&pn=&ps=#display

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The Guardian asks the question: "Are people ever converted by street or doorstep evangelists?" Do you want to answer?

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http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jan/27/are-people-ever-converted-by-street-or-doorstep-evangelists.

has anyone ever actually been converted to a different religion by people who knock on the door, hand out leaflets or proselytise in public places?.

kate percival, london e15.

AndersonsInfo

Excellent post, Cofty. Who is going to make Comment #93?

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The Guardian asks the question: "Are people ever converted by street or doorstep evangelists?" Do you want to answer?

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http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jan/27/are-people-ever-converted-by-street-or-doorstep-evangelists.

has anyone ever actually been converted to a different religion by people who knock on the door, hand out leaflets or proselytise in public places?.

kate percival, london e15.

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http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jan/27/are-people-ever-converted-by-street-or-doorstep-evangelists

Has anyone ever actually been converted to a different religion by people who knock on the door, hand out leaflets or proselytise in public places?

Kate Percival, London E15

• Post your answers – and new questions – below or email them to [email protected]. Please include name, address and phone number

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At the time I posted this information, there were 91 answers. (Interesting reading)

Who here is going to make it Comment #92?

Barbara