Sorry to hear/read on several levels. So many on this board have had similar stories. Makes me appreciate that my mom is not a fanatical witness, and my father never became one.
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she passed faithful to the end to them!
by jookbeard injust found out (second hand of course) and by someone on here that my faithful jw mum passed away within the last couple of days, dont know the exact day, and what cause, she spent the last few years living with my fanatical sister, she was 65 and survived my father by 10 years, bitter, angry and hateful till the end and never as so much enquired or asked how her 2 grandchildren ever were , they are 5 and 7!
feeling a mixture of emotions right now, they were lousy parents in all honesty, she suffered health wise so maybe its for the best, dont even know when the funeral is!
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Active posters: What education have you had, what degrees do you possess?
by EndofMysteries infrom so many posts and conversations on here, you'd think over 1/2 the posters here possess doctorates in theology, physics, biology, etc.
i'm curious aside from the books and research people have done here, what degrees they have.
to start, i just got an aa and going straight through full time to an mba.
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Associate Arts Degree, State College of Florida
Bachelor of Science Business Administration, University of South Florida
Bachelor of Science Health Informatics, Western Governor University (I have 11 units left, and two internship requirements remaining) ~ January 2016
I start on my BSN program this August at USF. I plan to complete a Masters around 2019 in acute care.
I also have 7 certifications in Information systems and Health care.
Though I think credentials are important and add weight to a person's argument, I also think a well read person with life experience is just as qualified. For example, I don't know cofty's education, but he knows more about evolution, abiogenesis, religion, and philosophy than me, even though I've taken multiple college level biology courses. He is well read from what I can tell. Though I don't agree with him on some points or others on this board, I don't dismiss them because of some lack of college degree.
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I Should Have Just Kept Avoiding Their Videos
by OnTheWayOut ini have a 2011 new year resolution to avoid reading jw literature or watch their videos.i am not "religious" about it, and will watch/read excerpts, but pretty much stick with that resolution as it only angers me when i read the stuff.. well, someone posted their video of philippines disaster relief due to a 2013 typhoon as a response to a news article to demonstrate that they are not really helping and that it is just propaganda.
i watched the video and was immediately able to see what the hell is wrong with jw's and their leadership and, as i figured- i was angered.. so i will post this link, but then go back to not watching/reading.
it just isn't worth it.. in the video, when they knew the storm was coming, the pre-planned disaster relief people texted elders to warn them to evacuate.
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I wouldn't place much blame on the Witnesses for the deaths. I live in Florida for the last 38 years, and experienced many hurricanes. I also been in the Philippines: Cebu, Manila, and Bohol. There is a huge difference between the two countries. The infrastructure in the Philippines are horrible, mainly from government corruption, but I won't get into that. When a major typhoon hits there really isn't too many evacuation options for the Filipinos. This observation was validated by my wife and her family, who are Filipino.
They can go inland, but if you look at the death tolls many were from mudslides off the mountains, and several died in shelters (school buildings and other government buildings). Remember the Philippines is a collection of islands, and death by Typhoon is a fact of life there. With that being said, I've seen the GB/WT exploit disasters, and this is another example. I just don't place too much blame on them for any of the deaths.
An example of those dying that sought shelter inland.
"The governor of the worst-hit province, Compostela Valley, in Mindanao said waves of water and mud came crashing down mountains and swept through schools, town halls and clinics where huddled residents had sought shelter." - New Bataan, Philippines Erik De Castro December 5th, 2012
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Patient dies as JW paramedic refuses to administer blood product -- thanks, Religious Freedom Act!
by FatFreek 2005 in(i realize this topic may have already been addressed so i apologize in advance.).
no, that's not a real headline but i suppose it could be one here in arkansas -- one of several states in the us that has a religious freedom law on their books.. as i understand it, if i, as a jw paramedic, am ordered to deliver a blood product to my patient, i can refuse to do so based on my religious freedom.
as a logical consequence, a patient could die.. would paramedic be an occupation be that one of jehovah's witnesses simply cannot accept, knowing fully well that you would be in a likely position to administer blood..
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I'm not a lawyer or paralegal. In business school I was required to take three law courses: Business Law, Civil Procedures, and Constitutional Law. All three were basically survey type courses, where we focused on case law. I do recall, not sure which course, of various cases that prohibit Health Care workers in the USA not to preform life saving procedures based on religious beliefs. I do recall also where a Catholic Pharmacist was fired for not dispensing contraceptives and the courts backed the employer.
Growing up as a witness there was a RN in our congregation that was married to an Elder. She helped in the administration of blood at the hospital.
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March Broadcast- Jehovah is speeding up the work
by adjusted knowledge ini watched some of the segments on the jw broadcast.
in the video they showed how they managed their inventory orders for the congregations.
at the conclusion it was stated by the narrator how god is speeding up the work.. the problem is the system they implemented has been used for over two decades in logistics.
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I watched some of the segments on the jw broadcast. In the video they showed how they managed their inventory orders for the congregations. At the conclusion it was stated by the narrator how God is speeding up the work.
The problem is the system they implemented has been used for over two decades in Logistics. There inventory management system is very similar to Amazon, Walmart, and Target. They've been lagging for more than two decades and then claim God is speeding up the work.
What they really are doing is making their logistics more efficient to lessen labor hours.
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Must the Elders Always be Told?
by snugglebunny ini recall that some years ago the wt stated that not all offences need to be reported to the elders, but that confessing serious sins to another person who was not an elder could suffice.
the article stated that this did not include sexual offences and that these must be reported to the elders.. can anyone throw any light on this please?.
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I knew a "brother" from another congregation that confessed to an Elder for fornication. The problem was it was the Elder's daughter this "brother" was fornicating with. Neither one of them got DF, but the Elder's daughter was treated as the victim.
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How many of you actually "contributed"?
by Garrett inguys,.
don't tell the elders, buuuuut, i sorta kinda maybe never contributed money....ever..... i always thought - hey, i give a lot of my time and energy to the org, so that's how i contribute.
i was also pretty stinkin poor for most of my life and didn't really have the money to give.. anyone else like me?.
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I started my first job at 16, and began contributing my own money then. However before I became inactive around 17 or 18, I asked the Elder behind the counter to order me the WT and Bible CD. He refused telling me they aren't free. That day forward I never contributed a penny. It was also another confirmation of the elitist attitude of some Elders.
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U.S. Federal Magistrate Judge, the Honorable B. Dwight Goains, a Jehovah's Witness
by jwleaks inthe current sitting u.s. federal magistrate judge, in alpine, texas, is a jehovah's witness and is set to retire on november 9, 2015.. .
link to news article.
on november 9, the honorable b. dwight goains will retire from an eight-year term serving as the u.s. magistrate judge in alpine, texas.
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I thought Federal Judges were appointed. I'm not sure the whole political arrangement. I believe in his position he would be appointed by the Governor? If so, the Governor would want to choose someone that resembles their political viewpoint or is a member of their party. It is similar to the president administration appointments. Political powers use federal judges to "redefine" laws that they can't get pass in Congress, and this is done by appointed judges that closely align with their party.
I wonder if this Judge is listed under a certain party. I would imagine he had to play the game to get that position. His pension payment will be heavily influenced by the last position he held and its salary.
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Hasta la Vista,.. I'm outta here
by insidetheKH inthe time has come to leave this forum.
this is my last post.
mission completed.
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I hope he prays to Jehovah for his apostate attitude. To disobey the commandments of the Princes in the earthly flesh is heinous sin. When they are rapture to heaven, they will learn of his misdeed.
He was here mainly to supplement his ego. In his mind he is important in the WT, with great insight. But in reality he is a mere pawn.
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May KM Highlight 1/Cong baptized
by Gayle inat 2014 conventions (regional?
) 14,039 baptized.
outstanding for 13,871 congs!
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I have to agree with apostate insidetheKH, the JW numbers are conservative compared to what other religions claim as members. JW would only claim active members, and their definition of active is much different than other religions. I know people that claim to be Catholic but never attend Mass, or claim to be Baptist but never attend church. My mother claims to be a JW, but she is not counted. She hasn't done field service in years and rarely attends meetings.