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  OK Blood card

  by Bonnie_Clyde in

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  i had a doctor's appointment last week, and we talked about the blood issue.

  i informed her that i was no longer a jehovah's witness and that i would accept blood if it meant my life.

  she reminded me that she will make a note of it, but that i should inform the local hospitals--in the event that i had to be hospitalized and was in a coma and couldn't speak for myself.

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  I have been in hospital 4 times this year & each time I have been asked "are you still a jw"?, each time I have awnsered no & the have taken notes on the subject, so now one of the first things I ask on visiting the clinics is, do the records show I am not a jw?. I'll tell you, each time I have said no, you can see the relief in the staff, knowing they don't have to treat me in the jw way.

  This is why it's so important to get a directive to the hospitals and clinics in my area. Even though Clyde and my two sons would not force the issue, if I had a bad accident, was taken by ambulance to the hospital and was in a coma, I believe the hospital would have to treat me according to what they have on record--which at this time is, NO BLOOD.

  I'll check my state website as Blondie suggested...but it seems like I saw a scan of an "OK blood card" (my terminology) on this forum at one time.

  Bonnie
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  OK Blood card

  by Bonnie_Clyde in

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  i had a doctor's appointment last week, and we talked about the blood issue.

  i informed her that i was no longer a jehovah's witness and that i would accept blood if it meant my life.

  she reminded me that she will make a note of it, but that i should inform the local hospitals--in the event that i had to be hospitalized and was in a coma and couldn't speak for myself.

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  Bonnie_Clyde

  I had a doctor's appointment last week, and we talked about the blood issue. I informed her that I was no longer a Jehovah's Witness and that I would accept blood if it meant my life. She reminded me that she will make a note of it, but that I should inform the local hospitals--in the event that I had to be hospitalized and was in a coma and couldn't speak for myself. I have a record of refusing blood in the past when I had surgery. She said the hospitals would be obliged to honor my original directive, and nothing in her files would do me any good. She also suggested that I keep a card in my wallet stating that I would accept blood.

  I remember discussions about this on this board before but haven't done anything about. Does anybody have a copy of a blood directive stating that they have reversed their decision on not taking blood? Something small enough to carry in my wallet? I plan to get everything in order this week.

  Bonnie
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  Things we never told the public.....

  by drewcoul in

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  i thought it would be interesting to discuss the things we believed as jw's, but were kind of embarassed about and didn't tell the public about, since it would make us look ridiculous.......... one thing i can think of is the idea that only jw's will make it through armageddon.

  everyone else would be destroyed.

  i would never tell anyone that even though we all believed it.

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  I wouldn't tell anyone that we shunned people.
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  Why I Celebrate Christmas

  by Perry in

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  romans 12:.

  him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

  for one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.

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  Bonnie_Clyde

  That's great! And I'm glad for you. Clyde and I don't celebrate it (much) because we don't have to. We don't like being pressured into doing anything--had enough of that in the Borg. But we would celebrate it if it we had the hankering.

  Merry Christmas!
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  How long did it take you to get rid of your WTS library & literature?

  by Think About It in

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  it took me a little over 2 years from the time i quit going.

  been out 15 years now and no wts literature since.. .

  think about it .

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  Bonnie_Clyde

  We still have everything. If we ever move, we would probably get rid of it, but it's stuck away in a closet I don't use anyway.
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  1932-1971 how was the congregation run?

  by pirata in

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  the arrangement for body of elders and deacons / minsisterial servants existed pre-1932 (democratically elected) and post-1971 ("theocratically" appointed).. are there any here who remembers how things were run from 1932-1971?

  i see mention of the "congregation overseer" and a committee of men to carry out his instructions, but not too clear on much beyond this.

  did the congregatino overseer pretty much run the show and make all the decisions?

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  Just my observation--in our area. When they started the elder arrangement, more men became interested in becoming witnesses as that gave them the chance to attain a position of importance. Often, UBM's decided to join their wives at the KH. I felt that after the elder arrangement started, the ratio of men to women increased quite a bit--although they were still in the minority.

  My father was one of those men. He managed to work his way up to elder although to this day I don't see how he qualified.
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  December 15th WT gives example of sister who quit her job so she could go to an convention.

  by life is to short in

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  i was beyond mad when i heard this.

  it is on page 30 of the wt.. it says "a pioneer named roxana is one who has seen how jehovah provides for his people.

  when she asked her employer for permission to take some days off to attend one of our conventions, he angrily retorted that if she went, he would fire her.

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  This brings back memories. In the 1960's Clyde quite his job so he could attend the district convention. Back then it was easy to get a new job. Not so today--especially in the area we live.

  Bonnie
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  District Assembly Dramas - where the heck do they come from?

  by babygirl30 in

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  despite growing up a jw i was always curious where this corny plays came from?

  my best memories of them were when they used to turn the lights out in the convention center - cause that meant i could sleep!!!

  but seriously, who writes them?

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  Anybody remember the "Joseph and his Brothers" drama from the early 70's? That's the only one we were in (I should say Clyde). I believe the drama was about showing forgiveness. Clyde played the part of "Dan", and we thoroughly enjoyed the drama--except for one thing. Clyde decided to grow a real beard instead of using one of the fake beards. He looked great in his real beard but they asked him to shave it before the assembly. To keep the peace, he complied.

  Like Blondie said, I think they used to stick closer to the actual Bible account as we could just about follow along in the Bible.
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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 12-12-10 WT Study (RIGHTEOUSNESS)

  by blondie in

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  comments.

  comments.

  seeking first gods righteousness.

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  Bonnie_Clyde

  The second factor to remember when

  we are faced with a situation that appears to

  be unfair is that our viewpoint may be distorted

  or limited. It can be distorted by imperfection,

  prejudice, or cultural background. It is

  also limited by our inability to discern motives

  and to know what is really in people’s

  hearts. In contrast, both Jehovah and Jesus

  have no such limitations.—

  The WTS and many elders don't think they have these limitations either.
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  Weak JW Commits Suicide, Elders Reluctantly Have a Memorial at the Kingdom Hall

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  2. beliefs

  so my mother calls me on thanksgiving thursday and tells me about a fellow in her kh that i knew quite well.

  he grew a beard years ago and stopped field recruiting, but kept going to the kh several times a month as his wife was still active.

  the elders never really tried to show concern for his depression, but always bugged him about the beard.

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  wow, this is news to me. back in the '90s, there was no kingdom hall funerals for inactive, suicides....it had to be done at a rec center or somewhere, and there was the compassionate, yet reluctant elder who had to stick his neck out and probably got a hand slap for doing the service.

  Yes - In 1997 my cousin was a well-known elder who had moved with his family to a remote congregation where the need was great. He had a bad reaction to some medications he was taking and committed suicide. The funeral could not be at the Kingdom Hall, despite all the years of service he had given the organization. He had even pioneered the same month that he took his life.

  Rotten doesn't even describe it.