According to this thread the statute of limitations might not apply if there is fraud involved.
I'm sure that most lawyers would rather handle simpler cases first, but there might be some hope for victims that are past the statute of limitations.
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29A petition that really works! Change the law to bring the WTS to its knees!
by Diest ini know that most people on here dislike the idea of a petition, but i think i finally realized a petition that could really work.
in the candice conti case she was allowed to start a civil lawsuit that was way past the statute of limitations.
because california has changed the their civil statute of limitations in sexual abuse cases.. so how do petitions come in?
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Memorial attendance DECLINED by 2.4% in the US from 2011 to 2012!
by sir82 inthe september km is out, here is the thread pointing to it:.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/228224/1/2012-september-kingdom-ministry.
of particular note is the "highlight" on page 4, announcing the attendance at the memorial in the usa.. the 2012 yearbook notes the memorial attendance in 2011 was 2.563,318, while in 2012, per the september 2012 km, it was 2,502,055 -- a decline of 2.4%.. .
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I think another factor may have been the ridiculous invitation they had this year. It asked some kind of question about how you viewed Jesus and then invited the person to come to the memorial to get the answer. If I were still in, I would have been too embarrassed to offer it to people. I'm sure that some of the witnesses felt the same way. Why spend time inviting people to the memorial when the Society can't take the time to produce an invitation that makes sense?
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This could be used as a model of how to deal with the Watchtower religion
by Terry inmichael d'antonioauthor of heaven on earth, fall from grace and an upcoming book on the international sexual abuse crisis in the catholic church.. fraud and the next catholic crisis.
one can only guess what the pope might be thinking.
in rome, his butler has been arrested in connection with a "vatileaks" scandal that has revealed venomous internal conflicts over the church's finances, child abuse scandals and doctrine.
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I'm bumping this because of the Candace Conti case. I know there are some who would like to sue the Watchtower Society, but are past the statute of limitations. Perhaps the information in this article could be used to allow even more people to seek damages because of the Watchtower Society's fraudulant and dangerous policies.
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Sparlock entry at Uncyclopedia
by IsaacJ22 ini created a brief entry at the uncyclopedia on sparlock.
it can be found here at http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/sparlock.
if you guys want to make it bigger, better, funnier, that could insure that the entry stays up.
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The Sparlock entry on Wikipedia is well written. A lack of sources appears to be a problem. I wonder if the recent news articles in Norwegian would qualify. If they have to be in English, maybe a Norwegian Sparlock page could be set up and it could be translated into English.
It would be nice to use the video itself as a source. I don't think Youtube videos qualify. It should eventually be available on JW.org (assuming the Watchtower Society isn't too embarrassed to post it). I also checked the Library of Congress and couldn't find it, but there are some othe Watchtower publications.
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Martian Migraine Press Is Accepting Submissions Of Sparlock Fiction
by DT inhere is an interesting article and call for sparlock fiction and artwork.. http://martianmigrainepress.com/submissions/the/chronicles/of/sparlock/the/warrior/wizard.
in other sparlock news, his story was picked up by another atheist blogger.. http://freethoughtblogs.com/lousycanuck/2012/06/07/sparlock-the-warrior-wizard-is-evil/.
and i just discovered this post by another blogger.. http://buddhagan.blogspot.com/2012/06/sparlock-warrior-wizard.html.
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I know some people are thinking of writing some Sparlock fan fiction so I thought I would bump this again.
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Sparlock entry at Uncyclopedia
by IsaacJ22 ini created a brief entry at the uncyclopedia on sparlock.
it can be found here at http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/sparlock.
if you guys want to make it bigger, better, funnier, that could insure that the entry stays up.
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Thanks for doing that. Here is the link made clickable http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Sparlock
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Not Breaking News: Mormons quit church in mass resignation ceremony, Are Jehovah's Witnesses Next?
by Scott77 inhttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-utah-mormonsbre86000n-20120630,0,5340553.story.
mormons quit church in mass resignation ceremonyshare112chelsea bair reads a declaration of independence from mormonism during a mass resignation of mormons from the church of jesus christ of latter day saints in salt lake cit (jeffrey d. allred, reuters / june 30, 2012).
relatedalex willardson shows his letter during a mass resignation of mormons from the church of jesus christ of latter day saints in salt lake city.
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DT
A problem that I see is that there are fewer Witnesses than Mormons and they are more spread out through the country. It would be harder to organize a mass resignation like that. It isn't impossible, but it could involve a lot of expensive travel.
A petition might work where people sign it online and provide their congregation. Then it could be printed out and delivered to the headquarters in a way that would hopefully capture some media attention.
It would be a real headache for the headquarters to process the petition and alert all the congregations. If they chose not to, it could be argued that it is still a valid resignation. If they tried to take any action against one of these people later on, it could be viewed as harassing a nonmember and subject them to lawsuits.
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I was able to get a closeup of the top of that building. Notice to sculpted pattern that resembles the Chrysler Building.
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I'm wondering if someone with graphic skills can post an enlarged photo of the top of the building in the background. It really looks like the Chrysler building to me.
If the Watchtower Society (a New York corporation) used a picture of a New York landmark near collapse on the cover of the September issue of the Awake magazine, it would be a sign of extreme callousness. This could be enough to convince a newspaper to pick up the story.
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I found out that the Watchtower for September is titled "Does God Care About Women?". I think many witnesses would like to hide the Doomsday Awake under the Watchtower, but the Watchtower is also offensive with that condescending question. They should probably just stay home during September.
