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  Conti Appeal Preview - Oral Argument Jan 14

  by Chaserious in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  with hopefully a good deal of interest here in the conti appeal tomorrow (or later today, depending on where you are), i thought that on my ride home from work tonight i'd preview what to expect and what i think the key issues are for any who are interested.

  i have had a busy few weeks and haven't had time to read everything, but i had some time to look at the appeal briefs during my work commute the past couple days.

  it'll be interesting to see what develops out of the network news coverage of this case.

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  Summary of WT Appeal Brief in Conti Case

  by Chaserious in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

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  if they were able to win on this ground, they could get out completely (although it could still be appealed to the ca supreme court).

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  Do they still follow the same backwards policy on AIDS?

  by Chaserious in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was browsing through some of the boe letters (made available here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/243938/1/all-letters-to-elders-from-the-branch-1981-2012-boe) and came across the 3/15/96 letter about persons with communicable diseases.

  it specifically mentions aids several times in the letter and seems to be primarily targeted at that population.

  among other gems:.

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  Long Term Effect of Conti & Similar Cases?

  by Chaserious in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was commenting in another thread this morning and saw speculation that the conti verdict will hasten the wts' decline, beyond just the money they may have to pay in that case itself.

  i have seen this mentioned a number of times and it got me thinking and doing a bit of research.

  i think the speculation and hope is that it will give rise to similar lawsuits which will meet with similar success.

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  Circuit Assemblies - Do they make money? Convince Chas

  by Chaserious in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have seen a number of posts here stating that the wts turns a profit off cas (and das for that matter) as if it is an established fact.

  i tried searching for prior threads on this, in case maybe there is evidence i'm not aware of (such as inside sources), but the search function is not too advanced so i didn't find anything.

  in any event, about 4 years ago when i used to attend them it seemed that the expenses they would announce for a 2-day ca would be around $10k, and for a 1-day it would be $5k.

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  Anyone from New Hampshire? Do JWs object to the license plate??

  by Chaserious in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i happened to come across this case today: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/wooley_v._maynard.

  "george maynard and his wife, followers of the jehovah's witnesses faith, viewed the motto as repugnant to their moral, religious, and political beliefs, and for this reason they covered up the motto [live free or die] on the license plates of their jointly owned family automobiles.".

  it appears this guy kept getting fined by the local cops for covering up the license plate motto!

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  Chronicling the Highlights of Six Months Out

  by Chaserious in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i thought i would share a few highlights of my experiences over the last six months here, since i know you guys will understand, and i felt like organizing in writing a little.

  this week marks 6 months being officially out of the wts, although it was about a year coming before that.

  here are some of the things i have been able to do for the first time that i (and my wife in some cases) probably would not have been able to do otherwise!

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  Isn't going to Law School a no-no?

  by Chaserious in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was reading some education-related threads on here and i'm curious about something.

  i haven't been out too long, and while i was in, i was farsighted enough to get my college degree part-time at night.

  i kind of knew i'd be out someday and would need it... anyway, since i've been out, i've been going to law school.

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