I became inactive at about 18 and would taken the blood. Prior to that it would probably be up to my parents. However from age 13-17 if I had the choice I wouldn't of taken the blood.
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How strong were you in “The Truth?”
by John Aquila inwhen you were still asleep in the watchtower organization and had no idea of ttatt.
what would you have done if you were in a serious accident and all of a sudden you woke up in the emergency hospital room with all the brothers and sisters at your side and your spouse cheering you on to be faithful to jehovah.
then the doctor comes up to you and tells you that you are about to go into surgery because there is no time to lose and the only way to live is to take a blood transfusion ?
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Charity
by aintenoughwiskey inwe know the wt interpretation of matt 25:40 is support of the anointed.
since most of us here are no longer in that situation, what, if any forms of charity are you involved in?
sorry for the awkward framing of the question, it's not meant to imply atheists, or non-christians are not charitable!
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I've done fund raising for cancer research, and also volunteered my time one year doing tax preparation for the elderly and poor.
But now I mainly do volunteer work for an emergency squad. I only do one 8 hour shift a month but sometimes I'm involved in saving a life. I also get a lot back from the organization such as training and on hand experience.
I knew of JWs that would donate to red cross and shriner's hospital. I found the JWs as individual were more generous than the organization they worship.
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Dawn Bible Students Association and Ken Fernets
by Hold Me-Thrill Me inthe dawn bible students association has a problem.
ken fernets, when on the phone, shows his true colors to women who call.
he engages in flirtatious speech.
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Guns. Well said Mr President, if only your countrymen had the same courage to consider changing course.
by nicolaou inive had to make statements like this too many times.
communities like this have had to endure tragedies like this too many times.
once again, communities [were harmed] because someone who wanted to inflict harm had no problem getting their hands on a gun.. lets be clear: at some point, we as a country will have to reckon with the fact that this type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries.
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thought this was funny but also good points
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Guns. Well said Mr President, if only your countrymen had the same courage to consider changing course.
by nicolaou inive had to make statements like this too many times.
communities like this have had to endure tragedies like this too many times.
once again, communities [were harmed] because someone who wanted to inflict harm had no problem getting their hands on a gun.. lets be clear: at some point, we as a country will have to reckon with the fact that this type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries.
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For those that want reform on guns in America, what exactly do you propose? I would really like to read some solutions from those that oppose gun ownership in America.
Specifically:
Do you want a total ban on all guns? Keep in mind most gun violence/murders are done by hand guns.
If you want a total ban, How will you collect over 250 million legally owned guns? How will you collect the millions of illegal guns?
What is your propose penalty for violating your new gun laws?
The fact is there could be a mass murder every day in America, and very little REAL change will happen in our gun laws. Limiting how many rounds in a clip or so forth in one state doesn't resolve anything. You just go to the neighboring state to make your purchase.
After the Sandy School massacre, the very next day, I sold in three days 63 "assault" rifles at Walmart. That is right, you can buy your beer and head right over to the sporting goods and buy an assault rifle and go home within about an hour, (depending on jurisdiction, some counties you must wait 3 days) . It just requires valid ID, ATF 4473 form, and a background check.
We average about 9 guns a week prior to the mass shooting. The reason for the spike in sales is the fear those type of guns would be banned. A colt we sold for $1495 would then be sold at a gun show in Florida for $3,000 with no background check or ATF 4473 being filled out. Same with the bushmaster, Sig Saur, and others were being sold for 3 times their value from January to about April of that year. Guess what? No real gun reformed happened. You can still in Florida buy your beer and guns at same time in Walmart or go to a gun show and buy private sale with no background check.
Gun Shows: You are allowed to show up to a gun show with your gun unloaded. You can walk around with a sign stating you wish to sell your gun. You are required to make sure you sell your gun to someone that can legally own it, but the reality is that doesn't happen without a background check. The dealers at the gun shows do background checks, but not the private sellers that walk around. That is a fact. I've been to many in Tampa, Lakeland, Ft Myers, Bradenton, Palmetto, Orlando, and northern Florida.
I'm not a gun nut. I owned quite a few myself, but made the personal decision to sell most of them when I had a baby. I do believe in private gun ownership, but would be willing to change my position under certain circumstances. I just don't see any real change happening and rarely do I see any opposer on this forum stating exactly what they think the solution is.
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Preach, preach, preach....feel guilty...preach some more
by Tornintwo insince starting to wake up, i can't help notice how so many talks emphasise preaching, increasing your hours, pioneering etc...with a hefty load of guilt on the side.. i always noticed the guilt, but now i'm noticing how talks that seem to start out on another issue always seem to come back to hours!
visit talk seemed to start out about persecution, trusting in jehovah etc...but the main thrust in the end was, 'do more hours, pioneer, don't get an education or pursue a career, don't get distracted, hooray for the pioneers!
if you dont do more hours you will be 'the sort that shrink back to destruction'.
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The JW typical counsel to all problems is field service. Are you depressed? Go out in service. Feeling suicidal? Go out in Service. Want to molest little children? Go out in service.
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My experience of christians and religion
by Doltologist inone or two of you have noticed that i use derogatory terms when talking about matters religion.
i offer no apology.
you do, however, deserve an explanation.. my father, bless him and now dead, was a survivor of belsen, the german concentration camp.
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Several of his threads were interesting topics and he made some very good points. I also liked a few of the video references he posted. Most of his comments are made in his threads or threads concerning Atheism and Christianity. I don't find him to be that over the top, a little full of himself but I suppose that is part of being socially awkward. -
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My experience of christians and religion
by Doltologist inone or two of you have noticed that i use derogatory terms when talking about matters religion.
i offer no apology.
you do, however, deserve an explanation.. my father, bless him and now dead, was a survivor of belsen, the german concentration camp.
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He sounds a lot like Band on The Run.
So far he has a science degree, is a child of a World War II concentration survivor, is around 60 or maybe 70+ years old, has a degree in IT, was very successful in IT, owns a very profitable business that sales no goods provides no service but makes tons of money, has Aspergers Syndrome, doesn't care what people think but posting here states otherwise, and is an expert in ancient texts.
Anyway, I'm more interested in the business that has no customers, but is very profitable. Genuinely I'm interested.
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My experience of christians and religion
by Doltologist inone or two of you have noticed that i use derogatory terms when talking about matters religion.
i offer no apology.
you do, however, deserve an explanation.. my father, bless him and now dead, was a survivor of belsen, the german concentration camp.
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"I find it strange. You guys seem to think that one can act and say as one wishes on a forum but not in real life"
There are consequences in being belligerent and bigoted in the public. If you're a business owner, it would behoove you to be respectful to your clients.
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My experience of christians and religion
by Doltologist inone or two of you have noticed that i use derogatory terms when talking about matters religion.
i offer no apology.
you do, however, deserve an explanation.. my father, bless him and now dead, was a survivor of belsen, the german concentration camp.
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Anonymously referring to a group of people in an online forum by insulting epithets is a pointless endeavor.
I'm more interested if you have conversations to people at work or neighbors and call them derogatory names. If so I would love to read those encounters.