i was at a criminal trial all day in murfreesboro, tn, involving the notorious jw who i call "mommy molester," angela montgomery.
this is the reason i didn't know until this evening that the nightline program with the segment on jws was changed until tomorrow night.
(i forgot my phone.
I was at a criminal trial all day in Murfreesboro, TN, involving the notorious JW who I call "Mommy Molester," Angela Montgomery. This is the reason I didn't know until this evening that the Nightline program with the segment on JWs was changed until tomorrow night. (I forgot my phone.) Please pass along the word.
When the trial is over, I'll let you all know the outcome.
Barbara
important news:.
here in the united states, on wednesday morning, march 11th at 12:35 a.m., est, barring any breaking news the day before, the program, nightline, will air as their lead story a 9-minute segment about the watchtower (jehovah's witnesses).
the program is 30 minutes long and this segment is only one part of the show.
On the East Coast of the United States, the Nightline program airs on Wednesday morning at 12:35 a.m. Here in the Central Time Zone of the US, the program airs at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday night. Turning the clock forward has nothing to do with it. On the East Coast, if you watch a special program every evening at 8 p.m., even if you turn your clock forward, you will see your special program at 8 p.m. That's the same way it is for us who live in the Central Time Zone.
Simon's Flash News has the wrong day and time to see the program if you live in the Eastern Standard Time zone. I'll repeat myself: The Nightline program that has a segment about JWs airs Wed. morning at 12:35 a.m. That's in the wee hours of the morning if you live in New York or New Jersey, etc. and if you want to watch Nightline again, that's the time you'll see it even when you turn your clock backwards.
If I have totally confused you, don't worry about it. As soon as we hear when the program is on the Internet, the link will be posted on JWN.
important news:.
here in the united states, on wednesday morning, march 11th at 12:35 a.m., est, barring any breaking news the day before, the program, nightline, will air as their lead story a 9-minute segment about the watchtower (jehovah's witnesses).
the program is 30 minutes long and this segment is only one part of the show.
IMPORTANT
NEWS:
Here in the United States, on Wednesday morning, March 11th at 12:35 a.m., EST, barring any ‘Breaking News’ the day before, the program, Nightline, will air as their lead story a 9-minute segment about the Watchtower (Jehovah's Witnesses). The program is 30 minutes long and this segment is only one part of the show.
"ABC News' Nightline is a Late-Night news television program. The half-hour program provides viewers in-depth reporting on the major stories in the news, and airs weeknights from 12:35 a.m. - 1:05 a.m., EST, on the ABC Television Network. Nightline's anchors are Juju Chang, Dan Abrams and Dan Harris."
(For those in Central or Pacific Time, the program is not airing tonight, Monday night. In New York it airs 12:35 Wednesday morning, which is considered the Tuesday night show to those who are Nightline fans.)
Here in Tennessee, we will watch this program March 10, Tuesday night at 11:35 p.m. I have no idea what time this program airs on Tuesday evening on the West Coast.
I would expect that this program will be available to view on the Nightline Website very soon.
Barbara
this lawsuit was discussed on jwn five months ago: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/284881/brave-ex-elder-sues-over-defamation-over-fraud-claims?size=20&page=2 .
anybody know what the present disposition is in this case?.
the following link is to the actual newspaper article: .
This lawsuit was discussed on JWN five months ago: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/284881/brave-ex-elder-sues-over-defamation-over-fraud-claims?size=20&page=2
Anybody know what the present disposition is in this case?
The following link is to the actual newspaper article:
A former Jehovah’s Witness is suing the UK branch of the religion and a London congregation leader for more than £150,000 after allegedly being ostracised following a business dispute.
Frank Otuo, 43, is suing the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Britain and an elder of its Wimbledon congregation, Jonathan Morley, for defamation, saying he has been “disfellowshipped” over allegations of fraud he says are untrue.
As a life-long worshipper Mr Otuo, a property developer from Putney, claims he has lost hundreds of friends from within the tight-knit religious community.
A member of the Wimbledon congregation for 20 years, he also claims the move has violated his right to a family life because relatives who belong to the faith, including his ailing mother living abroad, are effectively barred from speaking to him.
According to papers lodged at the High Court, seen by the Standard, Mr Otuo claims to have suffered “near irreparable damage to his reputation, emotions, physical and psychological” and “extreme shunning by friends and family.”
The papers add: “My three young children [aged seven to 14] are finding it extremely difficult to cope with the fact that their dad has been ostracised by the only community they have ever known since birth.
“This is in addition to the spiritual harm and mental distress caused to me as a direct consequence of the action.
“I have lost all my friends who were only Jehovah’s Witnesses as they are not allowed to speak to me lest they face the same fate.
“The worship and faith was in essence everything my family and I lived for.
“It was our lives and everything else revolved around it. I am not allowed to have any spiritual association with my own wife and children [who still attend meetings].”
The business spat is said to have erupted in July 2012.
An unhappy creditor is said to have complained about Mr Otuo to congregation elders, who set up a committee and later booted out the father-of-three.
The court claim said Mr Otuo “vigorously denies the allegation of fraud and has consistently maintained his innocence”.
A court hearing is set for October 30.
Mr Morley declined to comment.
A Watchtower spokesman said it would defend the action.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/20/donald-glover-on-spider-man-stripping-in-magic-mike-xxl-and-a-possible-community-return.html.
the actor/rapper/writer multi-hyphenate, who stars in the lazarus effect, opens up about his journey from being a jehovahs witness to achieving film, tv, and music stardom.. .
donald glover has, in his mere 31 years on this sorta-green earth, released five rap albums and two mixtapes under the stage name childish gambino, served as a writer on the award-winning 30 rock, and featured in 89 episodes as normcore nerd troy barnes on the cherished sitcom community.
The actor/rapper/writer multi-hyphenate, who stars in The Lazarus Effect, opens up about his journey from being a Jehovah’s Witness to achieving film, TV, and music stardom.
Donald Glover has, in his mere 31 years on this sorta-green Earth, released five rap albums and two mixtapes under the stage name Childish Gambino, served as a writer on the award-winning 30 Rock, and featured in 89 episodes as Normcore nerd Troy Barnes on the cherished sitcom Community.
Here is what Glover replied when he was asked about being raised as a JW:
"Back to the religion thing, because it does play a large role in the film, I read that you were raised as a Jehovah’s Witness. What was that experience like?"
Being a Jehovah’s Witness was interesting. I think it amplified my own alienness. I was always the odd one out, and Jehovah’s Witnesses don’t celebrate Christmas, you don’t say the Pledge of Allegiance, and when you have Jewish kids in the class who don’t celebrate Christmas everyone understands, but when you say you’re a Jehovah’s Witness they say, “So… You come to my door at 9 a.m. and wake my family up? I don’t understand any of your rules.” As a kid growing up in the South, people didn’t know what it was. It gave me a very different perception of what religion is because in the South, everyone is Southern Baptist. Jehovah’s Witnesses are Christian, but it felt small and almost cult-like in Atlanta.
"Did the constraints of being a Jehovah’s Witness push you to be more creative and artistic? Sometimes constraints can make you find fascinating workarounds—like movies in the ’40s and ’50s under the Hays Code."
I believe it made me see the world differently. Part of the religion is teaching you that the world is an evil place, so trying to reconcile really liking stuff in the world but also being told it’s bad makes you want to figure out, “What is this?” and “Why am I being drawn to this?” My creative outlet was definitely shaped by being a Jehovah’s Witness.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2976095/married-woman-36-sex-15-year-old-schoolboy-breaks-tears-told-faces-jail.html.
married woman, 36, who had sex with 15-year-old schoolboy breaks down in tears as she is told she faces jail .
married mother of two broke down in tears at merthyr tydfil crown court.
By Claire Carter for MailOnline
Published: 12:24 EST, 2 March 2015 | Updated: 14:22 EST, 2 March 2015
Kelly Jane Richards has been told she could face prison for having sex with a 15-year-old schoolboy
A married mother-of-two broke down in tears after she was told she could be sent to prison for having sex with a 15-year-old schoolboy.
Kelly Jane Richards, of South Wales, admitted having sex with the teenager, who is less than half her age.
The Jehovah's Witness was arrested last December after the child's mother discovered what had happened.
The 36-year-old had originally denied seducing the teen, but pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual activity with a child.
Richards sat in the dock at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court, South Wales, and broke down in tears as the charge was read to her.
Two elders from the Jehovah's Witness community were sitting at the back of the court to give her support.
The court was told Richards 'did not reasonably believe that he was 16 or over' when she had penetrative sex with the schoolboy just two months before his birthday.
The offence took place during term time in 2012, the court heard.
A second similar charge was left to 'lie on file'.
Sarah Waters, defending, told the court Richards was of 'good character'.
Judge Richard Twomlow told Richards she would be sentenced later this month.
He added that 'all options remain open' - which includes a custodial sentence.
He told her: ' You will be sentenced later this month and I am going to ask for a report so the court knows more about you.
'The fact I am asking for a report and granting bail does not give any indication of the sentence I will pass.
'This is a serious matter.
'Obviously I will reserve the matter to myself and all sentencing options remain open to me.'
She was shielded going out of the court by her husband.
Richards will be sentenced on March 23.
Richards was pictured with a hood covering her head arriving at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court this morning
The married mother of two was said to break down in tears after she appeared at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court
http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/02/50_shades_of_grey_is_about_the_trauma_of_childhood.html.
guest columnist.
by robert hoatson, ph.d.. february 26, 2015 i am an ex-irish christian brother, ex-priest, survivor of sexual abuse, and advocate for thousands of sexual abuse victims for over a decade.
http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/02/50_shades_of_grey_is_about_the_trauma_of_childhood.html
Guest Columnist
By Robert Hoatson, Ph.D.
February 26, 2015
I am an ex-Irish Christian Brother, ex-priest, survivor of sexual abuse, and advocate for thousands of sexual abuse victims for over a decade. Recently, I saw the movie, Fifty Shades of Grey, but not for reasons one might suspect.
I saw the movie because a preview I read mentioned that the title character was a victim of childhood sexual abuse. I was not interested in being titillated with images of intimate sexuality, nudity, or pornography. I was most intrigued by how the film would depict the life of a childhood sexual abuse victim, and I was not disappointed.
The movie I saw on opening night in a packed New York City theater was not about sex, despite what you might read about Fifty Shades of Grey. These fifty shades of Christian Grey were shadows hovering over a young man who seemingly had never received any counseling, psychotherapy or sympathy for the sexual violation of his innocence as a boy.
The movie was about the "break" in his psyche, which led him to fear intimacy, vulnerability, passion, and friendship. Christian Grey needed an intervention by a compassionate advocate to help him understand how his life had ironically cycled out of control despite his efforts to control everything and everyone.
But Fifty Shades of Grey is not a movie about kinky sex. There is hardly anything sexual about the movie. It is about the abuse of power, and its tragic aftermath. It is about a wealthy, handsome young man at the peak of his manhood being incapable of developing a meaningful relationship with a young woman who tries everything (including becoming somewhat of a sex slave) to get to his soul.
What she did not realize was that her boyfriend's soul had been murdered as a child, and as a result, he could not emote as most normal human beings would.
I am hoping psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and other mental health professionals will view this movie and weigh in on its psycho-social and psycho-sexual implications. The "toys" that Christian Grey possessed (women, cars, helicopters, ropes, chains, handcuffs, etc.) never brought him peace, security, or satisfaction. They exacerbated his profound loneliness, which can be traced back to his childhood, when an adult's sexual abuse isolated him from the rest of humanity and made him feel shame and guilt.
I haven't read a single review, summary, or article that warns prospective viewers that Fifty Shades of Grey might act as a trigger to those who have suffered childhood sexual abuse. Nor have I read a single article examining the reasons why Christian Grey had 50 shadows hanging over him.
In fact, the titillation factor seems to have dominated the discussion, even among those who haven't read the book and seen the movie, but there was nothing titillating about the movie. There was sadness, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder in the film -- at least that's how it struck me. I felt sympathy for both characters because the female could not get through to the male to prove her genuine love, and the male was incapable of being loved through no fault of his own.
When I left the theater, I was disappointed that the real spark of love between Christian and Anastasia was never formalized in a love scene or in an act of intimacy. I had a hope as the movie progressed that Anastasia and her obvious love for Christian would bring him around, but he was not capable of accepting her love. I wondered as I sat through the movie if Anastasia would get to the heart of the matter and recommend to Christian that he be seen by a trauma specialist.
Had Christian been able to trust (one of the principal traits taken away from a childhood sexual abuse victim) Anastasia, perhaps he could have come around. Unfortunately, that never happened, and he continued to live in his isolated world.
Robert M. Hoatson, Ph.D., offers counseling to victims of sexual abuse at Road to Recovery in Livingston.
http://theworldnewsmedia.org/charlotte+schroeder+%28may+9,1920+to+june+19,+2013%29.
and here's how judah looks as seen in a recent video - especially posted for those who knew judah over the years.
closet factory testimonial from judah schroeder.
It states under the photo of Charlott Schroeder the following:
"Late Spouse of Albert Schroeder who was a prominent member of the Governing Body for many decades. She leaves behind Judah Schroeder her son who is an Attorney for Watchtower in the USA."
for your information: .
appeal democrat - yuba city, california .
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/guilty-verdict-in-man-s-gay-sex-with-teen/article_81fab302-a394-11e4-8efb-f70ca786d50e.html.
For your information:
Appeal Democrat - Yuba City, California
The boy testified he felt guilty about his sexuality and went to church elders. His family, members of the Jehovah's Witness religion, contacted authorities after they learned of their son's homosexual activity with an adult.
Deputy District Attorney Shiloh Sorbello argued the boy is figuring out his sexuality in a time when his sexuality is not welcome by his church or welcome or known by his family. Walsh took advantage of the boy's sexual exploration, Sorbello said.
http://theworldnewsmedia.org/charlotte+schroeder+%28may+9,1920+to+june+19,+2013%29.
and here's how judah looks as seen in a recent video - especially posted for those who knew judah over the years.
closet factory testimonial from judah schroeder.
http://theworldnewsmedia.org/Charlotte+Schroeder+%28May+9,1920+to+June+19,+2013%29
And here's how Judah looks as seen in a recent video - especially posted for those who knew Judah over the years. Closet Factory Testimonial from Judah Schroeder
