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The Most Insane Thing Ever Printed by the Watchtower?
by Leolaia 101 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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MrMonroe
Funny how "in modern times" God has only ever been interested in guiding the destiny of one country on earth: the United States. How his "restoration of true Christianity" took place in that same country and all members of his governing body came from that same country. Is God American?
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sizemik
LOL . . . Mr M . . . your post unearthed an amusing memory . . . albeit a slightly embarrassing one.
When first contacted in the early 80's, I made a token attempt to find out about the religion. There was absolutley nothing in the Local Library apart from some obscure references to the history of the name "Jehovah" and brief references to JW's. Naturally I sought feedback from family members which was mostly negative (blood, birthdays etc) and only reinforced my pre-prepared mind.
One of my sisters however, stated that "Jehovah is some charismatic American bloke" which amused me at the time.
How right she was . . . except his real name was Fred.
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andys
Watchtower 2/15/64- Questions from the readers:
Would it be a violation of the Scriptures for a Christian to permit a veterinarian to give blood transfusions to a pet? And what of animal food? May it be used if there is reason to believe there is blood in it? Also, is it permissible to use fertilizer that has blood in it?
What, then, of animal food? May it be used if there is reason to believe there is blood in it? As far as a Christian is concerned, the answer is No, on the basis of principles already mentioned. Therefore, if a Christian discovers that blood components are listed on the label of a container of dog food or some other animal food, he could not conscientiously feed that product to any animal over which he has jurisdiction. He could not conclude that doing so would be excusable, for this would not be a case of an animal killing another animal and helping itself to the blood of that creature. No, this would be a direct act on the part of the Christian, making him responsible for feeding blood to a pet or other animal belonging to him.
Of course, if there is no indication on the label of a package of animal food that the product contains blood, a Christian might conclude that it could be used. Still, his conscience might trouble him. In that case he should put his conscience to rest by making reasonable inquiry and acting in accord with the information he receives, for a Christian surely desires to have a good conscience before God.—1 Pet. 3:21.
But now, what about fertilizer that has blood in it? One who is going to show respect for God’s law on blood would not use it. True, according to the Mosaic law, blood when taken from a body was to be poured out upon the ground and covered over with dust. (Lev. 17:13, 14) The objective was, however, that the blood should serve no useful purpose when thus disposed of. It was not placed on the ground with the thought in mind that it would serve as fertilizer. Hence, no Christian farmer today could properly spread blood on his fields to fertilize the soil, nor would he use commercial fertilizer containing blood. Such blood use would be a commercializing on something that God has reserved for himself. It would be a violation of God’s Word. -
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3rdgen
Well shut my mouth and slap my grandma! This origional post makes me ashamed that my relatives read this s^^t and remained believers.
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ziddina
Gooood frikkin' grief...
My jaw hit the floor so hard, it cracked the linoleum...
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wobble
Apart from the shocking attitudes the writer of the article displays, he shows the usual WT lack of bible knowledge, saying the book of "Revelation" was the last to be written.
He also says the Time of the End began in 1799, so they were still teaching that date in the thirties ?
They did write the most utter crap at the time, and a lot of it, as we can see from the article, would be unacceptable to anyone today.
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3rdgen
Zid, LOL
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dgp
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