Posts by OrphanCrow

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World Wide Construction comes to a Shuddering Halt - Jehovah's Blessing has Evidently been Suspended!

by Slidin Fast in

the chelmsford project in the uk has already come to a halt and every one has been sent home.

the bethel family in london is to be cut by several hundred.

my impression is that most ambitious youngster in the org dream of being involved with the building program.

i just got the new document about blood fractions from the wt, they will allow you to choose hemoglobin, but apparently not packed red blood cells, but in the medical journal i see nothing about hemoglobin infusions, is this even possible or just more bullshit from the wt?

OrphanCrow

Vetro: Who are these companies?

This comes from the book No Man's Blood by Gene Church, 1986 (the biography of Ron Lapin, the "bloodless surgeon").

http://roman142.blogspot.ca/2014/09/no-mans-blood-gene-church-1986-version-1.html

I do not have the name of the insurance company that is spoken about in this account of three JW men who met with Ron Lapin but from the following, it is evident that it is a JW owned insurance company:

204 Three men from the insurance company arrived for their appointment with Dr. Lapin. As Lapin’s secretary, Jodi, greeted the staunch visitors, she observed how much they looked like elders from some sort of church. Interestingly enough, she was right.
205 After introductory handshakes, the men settled down in comfortable chairs to discuss business. The company they represented served only families in which both spouses were baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses.
206 A little extreme, Lapin thought, but then, it’s their business.
207 The men had heard about Lapin through Mr. Nathan, Maria, and other Witnesses who had called Lapin and received free consultations and advice. They were there to inspect him, determine his motives, and discern his reason for operating on Witnesses while respecting their religious convictions.
208 Lapin leaned back in his chair and calmly expressed his belief in the Witnesses' right to concordantly exercise their faith while having the best medical care available. He became louder and noticeably irritated as he spoke of the indifference exhibited by his peers toward the JWs. He was upset by the fact that many Witnesses waited too long to get help and that a number of others had come to completely distrust physicians in general.
209 They appreciated Lapin’s directness. He supported and defended the rights of the Witnesses and emphasized that all people are entitled to their chosen beliefs.
210 When the elders finished, Lapin had a question of his own. He wondered what the real purpose was behind their visit and questioning.
211 One of the men, Herk Hutchins, explained that their company received countless calls from Witness policyholders in desperate need of either medical treatment or advice. Whenever they sought medical assistance directly, they encountered frustration, futility, and dead ends. Most doctors refused to treat them.

I have ran across a few health insurance companies that are JW owned and operated (one in India) but, I apologize...that info is somewhere in my archives on a different computer. I will try to dig it up when I have more time.

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Hemoglobin Infusion??

by Vetro in

i just got the new document about blood fractions from the wt, they will allow you to choose hemoglobin, but apparently not packed red blood cells, but in the medical journal i see nothing about hemoglobin infusions, is this even possible or just more bullshit from the wt?

OrphanCrow

Dissonant: I don't know what insurance company is going to pay for that.

There are JW owned insurance companies that sell health insurance to the JWs who can afford it. There are several that have been around for many years.

Vetro: I did find this interesting
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemopure

Then you may find this interesting too:

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/328020001/hemopure-what-has-wt-jw-org-actually-said-on-this-stuff

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Officials in Remote Northern Canada Thank Jehovah’s Witnesses for Special Bible Education Campaign

by OrphanCrow in

this article was published by the wts on their website.. i find this jw practice of targeting vulnerable populations to be so disturbing.

the last thing that canadian aboriginal communities need is yet another institution that victimizes their members.. http://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/canada/inuit-bible-education-northern-canada/.

officials in remote northern canada thank jehovahs witnesses for special bible education campaign.

OrphanCrow

Magnum: I believe that some of them really do care and think they are doing a good thing, but I know from vast experience with JWs that they love visiting these types of people - those who are ill-informed and present no challenge to them. They wouldn't be so ready to visit if these people were educated and knowledgeable.

Magnum, You are right on with all the points you make.

Misplaced charitable works and misplaced charitable feelings are self indulgent and nothing more. The JWs think they are doing good because it makes them feel good.

They feel empowered when around the less educated.

Exactly. JW "charity" is all about the JWs themselves and has little to do with those they have targeted. This kind of misguided "charity" makes my stomach heave.

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Officials in Remote Northern Canada Thank Jehovah’s Witnesses for Special Bible Education Campaign

by OrphanCrow in

this article was published by the wts on their website.. i find this jw practice of targeting vulnerable populations to be so disturbing.

the last thing that canadian aboriginal communities need is yet another institution that victimizes their members.. http://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/canada/inuit-bible-education-northern-canada/.

officials in remote northern canada thank jehovahs witnesses for special bible education campaign.

OrphanCrow

TS: Still burning up as a result of this article!!

Me too.

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Officials in Remote Northern Canada Thank Jehovah’s Witnesses for Special Bible Education Campaign

by OrphanCrow in

this article was published by the wts on their website.. i find this jw practice of targeting vulnerable populations to be so disturbing.

the last thing that canadian aboriginal communities need is yet another institution that victimizes their members.. http://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/canada/inuit-bible-education-northern-canada/.

officials in remote northern canada thank jehovahs witnesses for special bible education campaign.

OrphanCrow

SSS: You're a true guardian of the underdog...

Thx, just as long as I don't get called a guardian of doctrine! Lol!

Petraglyph: Details for:
Aklavik – Moose Kerr School
Their website was not available yesterday.
Note there there is no email address!

You might have better luck with this website:

http://www.nwtta.nt.ca/en/

I sent an message to the email address on the contact page of the Northern Teachers' Assoc.

If anyone is interested in the content of my email, please pm me. I covered the following: Royal Commission/child abuse, disfellowshipping, political neutrality. What I didn't mention was the WTS stance on education. So...for anyone interested in following up with anything further, that may be a place to start.

I couldn't find a specific email address for Velma illasiak, but I did find a TED talk that she delivered. The audio is bad, but her talk is interesting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwd2py3j0mI

And a CBC article that was published just a few days ago:

Gwich'in educators in N.W.T., bring culture and history to high school course

(full article at link)

Students learn about respected elders, land claims, settlement patterns and family structures
Gwich'in educators in the N.W.T., have developed a high school course for students that hopes to reclaim the aboriginal group's culture after the legacy of residential schools.
"I think it's a reclamation of identity of who we are as a people and how we instill that in our youth," said Velma Illasiak, principal at Aklavik's Moose Kerr School.
The course was developed by the Gwich'in Tribal Council, its teachers, elders and cultural researchers after they met in 2014.
It's taught in English and compliments Gwich'in language classes that students take throughout the Beaufort-Delta region.
The course covers a range of topics about Gwich'in culture and history. Students learn about land claims, geographical settlement patterns, family structures and stories of respected elders.

Let's hope that JW literature isn't being introduced in these schools. What a horrible education that would be.

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Officials in Remote Northern Canada Thank Jehovah’s Witnesses for Special Bible Education Campaign

by OrphanCrow in

this article was published by the wts on their website.. i find this jw practice of targeting vulnerable populations to be so disturbing.

the last thing that canadian aboriginal communities need is yet another institution that victimizes their members.. http://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/canada/inuit-bible-education-northern-canada/.

officials in remote northern canada thank jehovahs witnesses for special bible education campaign.

OrphanCrow

Petraglyph: I wonder too how happy WT would be knowing monies are being spent on transport rather than being sent to them.

Actually, the money spent by JWs on transportation costs will likely be listed as "donations" to the WTS. The WTS will be able to claim that money (that was "donated" to them) as "charitable activity". Essential for retaining their tax status.

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Officials in Remote Northern Canada Thank Jehovah’s Witnesses for Special Bible Education Campaign

by OrphanCrow in

this article was published by the wts on their website.. i find this jw practice of targeting vulnerable populations to be so disturbing.

the last thing that canadian aboriginal communities need is yet another institution that victimizes their members.. http://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/canada/inuit-bible-education-northern-canada/.

officials in remote northern canada thank jehovahs witnesses for special bible education campaign.

OrphanCrow

Petraglyph: So somehow I don't think they will be getting regular visits or shipments if it's costing WT anything. And the JWs themselves won't be able to afford to keep travelling at those prices.
It did cross my mind to wonder if WT wasn't getting some sort of kick back for this whilst the JWs paid their own way?

I have no doubts that this little enterprise of supplying "literacy aids" to Northern communities will not cost the WTS anything. I, too, am of the opinion that there are "kick backs" of some kind happening. It wouldn't surprise me if government agencies will be picking up the tab for the cost of supply and shipping literature to those remote areas.

Who do you think will be paying for this? : ". . . We are considering ordering a copy of both volumes of the bookQuestions Young People Ask—Answers That Work for each teenager in the school . . . "

Any WT funds that are directed towards "charitable" activities in the North will certainly hold the WTS in good standing on their tax returns. And, all those thousands of dollars that the Org is bragging that certain JWs spent on airfare would be tax exemptable for those individuals who could afford to take the time off work and pay for their own airfare at the exorbitant rates that Northern travel requires.

Those participating in this outreach campaign cared for their own travel expenses including, in some cases, airline tickets that cost several thousands of dollars per person.

It is too bad that those JWs who could afford to travel in the North didn't use their funds in a way that would have provided affordable or free food to those communities that have to pay double (and more) for their groceries than the rest of Canada does.

A food hamper would benefit Northern people way more than religious literature produced by the WTS.

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Officials in Remote Northern Canada Thank Jehovah’s Witnesses for Special Bible Education Campaign

by OrphanCrow in

this article was published by the wts on their website.. i find this jw practice of targeting vulnerable populations to be so disturbing.

the last thing that canadian aboriginal communities need is yet another institution that victimizes their members.. http://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/canada/inuit-bible-education-northern-canada/.

officials in remote northern canada thank jehovahs witnesses for special bible education campaign.

OrphanCrow

From the Nunavut Government website, Department of Education:

http://www.gov.nu.ca/education

Vision
Our vision is to have more well-educated and self-reliant Nunavummiut. We aim for our high school graduation rates to be on par with the rest of Canada and for the majority of Nunavut youth to graduate from high school, college or university, and with the same level of skills, knowledge and abilities as graduates from anywhere in Canada.
We foresee more Nunavummiut employed as skilled professionals and tradespersons working in the public sector, the mining and fishing industry and the smaller business sectors such as the arts and tourism here in Nunavut.
We want to have more bilingual Inuktut speaking teachers who will help increase bilingualism in our students. Bilingual education contributes to the preservation, use and promotion of Inuktut and helps to ensure that Nunavummiut can be served in all our official languages.

Mandate
We have been mandated by the Honourable Paul Quassa Minister of Education to create a healthy, strong, and flourishing Nunavut. Education is the key to that success. We are committed to taking actions that will lead to real and visible progress for Nunavummiut by providing quality education and training opportunities. Our goal is the development of self-reliance and we are working to provide a vibrant learning environment that encourages academic success, guided by Inuit cultures and values.

The JWs are entering into the local educational systems of Northern Canadian communities under the guise of increasing bilingualism. What the Northen communities don't realize is that the aims of the WTS are completely contrary to the mandate of the Nunavut educational system. The JWs present themselves as an "educational" institution yet I would doubt that the communities are aware of the anti-education stance that is encouraged by the WTS.

Contact page for the Nunavut government for anyone who would like to voice their concerns about this critical issue:

http://www.gov.nu.ca/contact-us

Maybe a letter writing campaign, including a link to the JW published article, and supporting evidence that the WTS is against any education outside of their "Bible education", could be valuable.

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Officials in Remote Northern Canada Thank Jehovah’s Witnesses for Special Bible Education Campaign

by OrphanCrow in

this article was published by the wts on their website.. i find this jw practice of targeting vulnerable populations to be so disturbing.

the last thing that canadian aboriginal communities need is yet another institution that victimizes their members.. http://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/canada/inuit-bible-education-northern-canada/.

officials in remote northern canada thank jehovahs witnesses for special bible education campaign.

OrphanCrow

truthseeker: On second thought, I am in a bit of a quandary(got to love that British spelling) about what to do about this? The more attention and emails they get from "Down South" the more chance they might feel a little flattered. The Inuit Elders are to a large degree just like our politicians. They like attention and the perceived money it might bring.

You have a valid point, Truthseeker.

This is an issue that has disturbed me for quite some time and I have considered what would be the best course of action and I am still thinking about it.

The issues that I think have the biggest negative impact on isolated (and not so isolated) Aboriginal communities in Canada are: 1) child abuse; 2) shunning; 3) the destruction of traditional practices; 4) the suppression of political involvement.

I think that the issue that needs to be emphasized the most with the Aboriginal leaders and communities is the JW prohibition of political activities. Government policy making is critical to the healing and advancement of these communities that have already been damaged so much by past government colonial practices and the Aboriginal leaders are well aware of the need to be actively involved in the political structure of our country.

Some research into the Aboriginal organizations that are concerned with the preservation of their culture would be a good place to start a raising awareness campaign about the harmful effects of yet another institution, this time the WTS, that exploits Aboriginal people for financial gain and political positioning.

I will work on this and see what I can come up with.