But Oh, the happified children! Just look at the joyous expressions on their faces!
Surely they are pleased to serve Jehovah in their youth?
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JWs good for free labor to scrub gum at stadiums
by Gayle inhttp://www.voiceofsandiego.org/government/thehall/article_8627dd7a-8812-11e0-bc0d-001cc4c03286.html.
then, the wts saves $35,000 for rental.
then, at the assembly, the youth are strong discouraged to go to college for 4 yrs.
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Lottery winner's son finds religion
by betterdaze inlottery winner's son finds religion.
published: may 26, 2011 10:24 pm?by matthew chayes [email protected].
for gloria bentivegna, winning the $1-million lottery jackpot was .
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Lottery winner's son finds religion
Published: May 26, 2011 10:24 PM?By MATTHEW CHAYES [email protected]
For Gloria Bentivegna, winning the $1-million lottery jackpot was . . . divine.
The West Babylon woman is crediting the state Lottery win with helping to bring her son Sal, 28, -- who places himself someplace on the spectrum between atheism and agnosticism -- back to his mother's faith.
The day before she won the scratch-off game in late April, Sal had challenged his mother -- and their Roman Catholic faith -- to win in the name of religious proof.
"I told her, 'Why don't you ask Jesus for a million dollars?' and she said, 'It doesn't work like that,' " he said Thursday.
" 'Jesus, give my mom a million dollars,' " the Smithtown man recalled saying at the time. "If he wanted me to have a little bit of faith, he would do it."
Then his Gloria Bentivegna, 61, won.
"It was a true miracle," the retired store manager said. "I prayed for it so hard. . . . Jesus was there, guiding everything."
After taxes, she will be paid $33,000 a year for 20 years, which is about how long she said her son hasn't gone to church.
But all that's changing: After Bentivegna won, Sal, a car audio installation technician, and his mom went to a Wednesday Mass at Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Deer Park, his first service in decades.
Bentivegna said she's still absorbing the fact that she's a winner and hasn't decided how she'll spend the money.
And her son is beginning to believe again.
"There's so many coincidences. Sure, I could brush it off as another freak incident. But to do so would be just stupid -- would be ignorant on my part," he said.
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Grey. Looks like I'm the only one so far....
Pale grey eyes ringed in blue (like a wolf's!) run on the Eastern European side of our family. My father and brother are blessed to have them.Mother, sister, and I?
"When Irish eyes are smiling, sure 'tis like a morn in spring… "
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July 15th WT- Don't Research " False Stories " - Inspired by Satan !
by flipper ini know the poster lost generation made a fantastic thread on this july 15th apostate article, however - i noticed some very powerful points on pg.
17 paragraphs 9 - 11 which weren't brought out that i feel needed to be touched on.
as was brought out in his thread this article told jw's to avoid apostates because they are " mentally diseased " allegedly and to avoid their web sites, not read their literature, watch t.v.
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"False stories" are streaming in from the few studies they can obtain in a field with 24/7 Internet access. Pretty much anything in the publications is quickly debunked by a simple Google search. Conductors can't keep up with the deluge of damning evidence against their organization and are encouraged to lazily, hastily, blame "false stories" (SATAN) rather than sincerely research what the Berean-like studies discover online.
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Genius cosmologist Kirk Cameron takes down Hawking & Lennon
by unshackled inall hail the genius of kirk cameron...he hath spoken.
if you missed it, stephen hawking did an interview with the guardian the other day in which he said the following:.
"i regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail.
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Somewhat dated, but I this response to Kirk & company…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmHN3JtyUXg
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Will you be attending a "Rapture" party?
by Snoozy inmany others will apparently:.
http://raptureparty.org/.
why are atheists celebrating the rapture?
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What they DON'T tell you
by Black Man inhey everybody, i'm in the middle of an ongoing debate w/some jws and they are asserting that everyone knows what they're getting into when they are studying and getting baptized and that nobody forces anyone to become a jw and that you can leave anytime you want.
ok, we know that's not true.
how would you counter that argument?
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They will never tell you where the $$$ for the "World Wide Work" slush fund goes.
Certainly not to soup kitchens, homeless shelters, orphanages or hospitals.
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Crimes committed by JWs
by Black Man inhey all, i'm still embroiled in my ongoing debate w/a few jw's and now we're on this tangent where they are saying that jws are the most peaceful and law abiding people in comparison to other religious people.
i said that's not true, there's been many news articles that detail various crimes committed by jws.
i couldn't find anything right away when i did a google search, so can someone point me to some threads or links that contain recent and past articles of jw's in trouble w/the law or who have committed crimes?.
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Crimes committed by JWs
by Black Man inhey all, i'm still embroiled in my ongoing debate w/a few jw's and now we're on this tangent where they are saying that jws are the most peaceful and law abiding people in comparison to other religious people.
i said that's not true, there's been many news articles that detail various crimes committed by jws.
i couldn't find anything right away when i did a google search, so can someone point me to some threads or links that contain recent and past articles of jw's in trouble w/the law or who have committed crimes?.
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http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/scandals/206566/1/Elderly-woman-allegedly-abused-by-caretaker
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/child-abuse/204276/1/Perfetto-update-Child-porn-on-laptop-police-say
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/scandals/204117/1/JW-scams-elderly-woman-WTBT24-is-beneficiary
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/social/current/201848/1/Son-says-he-killed-parents-according-to-Jehovahe28099s-command
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/social/current/189089/1/Suspect-in-trooper-shooting-still-active-with-local-Jehovahs-Witnesses
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/social/current/186806/1/Husband-finds-missing-wife-dead-in-the-snow-in-Kingdom-Hall-parking-lot
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/social/current/183070/1/Police-To-Question-Jehovahs-Witness-Members-In-Burglaries
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Rare case sheds light on religion, medicine: Man opposes his (non-JW) wife receiving blood
by betterdaze inmay 8, 2011. rare case sheds light on religion, medicine: man opposes his wife receiving bloodby matt thacker [email protected] news and tribunesun may 08, 2011, 12:16 am edt.
jeffersonville fifty-eight-year-old charlestown resident bruce huff believes it is a sin to receive any blood or blood products.
when his wife, 58-year-old candy huff, became unconscious several weeks ago and was rushed to clark memorial hospital, he wrote a letter to the staff telling them not to give her blood transfusions.. .
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Rare case sheds light on religion, medicine: Man opposes his wife receiving blood
By MATT THACKER [email protected]The News and Tribune Sun May 08, 2011, 12:16 AM EDT
JEFFERSONVILLE — Fifty-eight-year-old Charlestown resident Bruce Huff believes it is a sin to receive any blood or blood products. When his wife, 58-year-old Candy Huff, became unconscious several weeks ago and was rushed to Clark Memorial Hospital, he wrote a letter to the staff telling them not to give her blood transfusions.
The hospital filed a petition in Clark County Circuit Court asking that someone be appointed to make medical decisions for Candy Huff, alleging Bruce Huff was unable to make decisions in her best interest. Bruce Huff believes the decision to not allow him to make medical decisions for his wife is because of his religious beliefs.
The hospital flatly denies that claim.
“I love Candy. I told them to do absolutely anything to save her life except give her blood or blood products,” Bruce Huff said.
Bruce Huff was baptized as a Jehovah’s Witness several decades ago, and although he only sometimes attends church now for health reasons and does not consider himself a member, he still shares the beliefs of the church. According to the official website of the church, www.watchtower.org, the belief is based on their interpretation of the Bible, especially Acts 15, which reads to “keep abstaining from things sacrificed to idols and from blood” and Leviticus 17 which reads to “not partake of the blood of any flesh.”
There have been numerous court rulings across the country dealing with Jehovah’s Witnesses and blood transfusions, mostly whether they can refuse on behalf of their children.
Among numerous other conditions, Candy Huff was diagnosed with poly-pharmaceutical overdose, which means taking too many different types of medications, Bruce Huff said. Candy Huff’s aunt was appointed by the court to make her medical decisions, and the hospital has continued to give Candy Huff blood. A voicemail message left for the aunt was not returned.
Pamela Thompson, an attorney for Clark Memorial Hospital, said Bruce’s religious objections were not the reason for the petition.
“This situation was very, very unique,” Thompson said. “[Religion] was not the substance or basis of the petition.”
In her five years representing the hospital, Thompson said this is the first time she filed a petition to appoint a representative or ask for a judge to intervene in a medical case like this. She said it would have been preferable for Candy Huff, and for anyone, to designate a health care representative. A living will is used for end-of-life decisions, but a health care representative will oversee medical decisions if the patient is unable to do so.
Indiana Code establishes a hierarchy of who can make medical decisions. The first person is a judicially appointed medical representative. If there is not one, spouses, parents, adult children or adult siblings all have equal say. If there is disagreement, the court will decide who has the individual’s best interests in mind, Thompson said. The third person who can make a decision is a religious superior.
“The hospital always tries to look at the facts and circumstances and look at the families, all of the patient’s rights and all of the family’s rights,” Thompson said.
Because of privacy laws, Thompson said she could not explain their reasons, but said they had good reason to believe Bruce Huff was not able to make the best decisions for his wife.
Bruce Huff has medical issues as well, including Parkinson’s disease. He and Candy Huff, his wife of more than 25 years, always took care of each other, he said. Although he admits they have had marital problems, he said he wants what is best for his wife.
Candy Huff never considered herself a Jehovah’s Witness but shared his beliefs, Bruce Huff said. He said they had talked many times about the blood issue and thinks she would not have wanted transfusions.
“I know my wife better than anybody. She always wanted to do what is right,” he said.
He said Candy Huff’s condition seems to be improving and doctors are hopeful. There was discussion she could be moved to a hospital in Indianapolis, and he said he wants to move there, too.
Bruce Huff said he wishes Candy Huff had appointed a legal representative and wants others to be aware of the blood issue.