i am agnostic.
i will count how many agnostics, atheists and christians that are reading this forum regularly.
please answer my question.
1. Agnostic atheist does not believe any god exists, but doesn't claim to know that no god exists |
| 2. Gnostic atheist believes that no god exists and claims to know that this belief is true |
| 3. Agnostic theist believes a god exists, but doesn't claim to know that this belief is true |
| 4. Gnostic theist believes a god exists and claims to know that this belief is true |
i dont understand - even the bible does not appear to support a stand against blood transfusions.
sure it is against life-blood/slaughter flow/ ceremonial blood -- but not the other ---- i can't believe i used to follow this imposed doctrine.
my thoughts are:.
The Mosaic Law permitted consuming blood in some circumstances (life threatening):
If anyone, whether a native or a foreigner, eats an animal found dead or one torn by a wild animal, he must then wash his garments and bathe in water and be unclean until the evening; then he will be clean.
Jesus 'broke the law; to heal others:
He said to them: “If you have one sheep and that sheep falls into a pit on the Sabbath, is there a man among you who will not grab hold of it and lift it out?
Preservation of life comes before strict law keeping:
3 He said to them: “Have you not read what David did when he and the men with him were hungry? 4How he entered into the house of God and they ate the loaves of presentation, something that it was not lawful for him or those with him to eat, but for the priests only? 5 Or have you not read in the Law that on the Sabbaths the priests in the temple violate the Sabbath and continue guiltless? 6 But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here. 7 However, if you had understood what this means, ‘I want mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless ones.
today we're launching disfellowshipped, a three-episode story about the jehovah's witnesses' practice of shunning, told in virtual reality.. we designed disfellowshipped to be an immersive experience, best viewed with a vr headset.
(you can find several affordable models on amazon.
) but you can also watch it on most newer smartphones and desktops in 360-degree flat video, without a headset.
Thank you! I will check it out.
I have also shared it with r/exjw.
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2016/dec/12/how-jehovahs-witnesses-leaders-hide-child-abuse-se/.
monday, december 12, 2016 .
trey bundy / reveal.
i was invited to a congregation in ontario, canada today and as soon as the meeting opened the brother conducting the meeting said there was a very important statement coming from the borg.
this talk replaced the two last parts of "living as a christian" section.
he started reading a letter from the borg about how much they loved us.
The text of what was read has leaked:
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/5hz9a7/reproduction_of_canadian_letter_20161205/
https://www.revealnews.org/episodes/secrets-of-the-watchtower/?utm_source=reveal&utm_medium=dist&utm_campaign=zalkin.
not only will you hear howie tran, former-bethelite, but irwin zalkins talks about watchtower's child abuse secrets.
debbie mcdaniels talks about her child abuse and you will hear trey actually talking to the jw who molested her..
this must be one of the last old-style/traditional kingdom halls to be built?
seems it was built during august/september last year, but was actually only dedicated fairly recently.. 15919 villa city road, groveland fl 34736https://goo.gl/maps/gfrrxa42jo42.
two dedication programmes - one in english and another in spanish - same bilingual bethel brother gives the main talk in english and spanish.
Eric Sandoval, Wallkill
i was invited to a congregation in ontario, canada today and as soon as the meeting opened the brother conducting the meeting said there was a very important statement coming from the borg.
this talk replaced the two last parts of "living as a christian" section.
he started reading a letter from the borg about how much they loved us.
Anon says:
I can confirm also
Letter was read to French Canadian congregations in response to the media coverage/ child abuse documentary
I saw the letter on the tablet of the elder just before he going on the platform to read the letter. [Redacted] The letter is dated Monday, December 5th.
i was invited to a congregation in ontario, canada today and as soon as the meeting opened the brother conducting the meeting said there was a very important statement coming from the borg.
this talk replaced the two last parts of "living as a christian" section.
he started reading a letter from the borg about how much they loved us.
Maybe they made an updated version of this letter that now mentions the website?
i was invited to a congregation in ontario, canada today and as soon as the meeting opened the brother conducting the meeting said there was a very important statement coming from the borg.
this talk replaced the two last parts of "living as a christian" section.
he started reading a letter from the borg about how much they loved us.
Thank you for your Information!
I've heard about this from several people. That there is a letter being read to all French Canadian congregations in response to the media coverage/ child abuse documentary.
Was this at a French Meeting? or English perhaps?
We need this letter. I am asking everyone to help.
If anyone has access to it, Please PM me or just email it me: wifibandit1 @ gmail
