It is easy to stand by the no blood when you are a JW, UNTIL it happens to YOU. It's not as easy as you think. Can't share my story, but it is NOT easy.
Posts by ToesUp
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9Grieving Parents Denounce JW Faith (Blood)
by darkspilver insad situation for the parents.child death blamed on religious beliefs.
zimbabwe, the sunday mail, sunday, october 29, 2017. a jehovah’s witness lost her baby during childbirth because she and her husband followed church teachings and turned down blood transfusions that could have averted the tragedy.. getrude seneri (28) said she experienced labour complications on september 20, 2017 and doctors said blood transfusions were necessary to save both her and her child.. the couple stuck with their religious beliefs resulting in the child dying and her husband, misheck bande, stepped in to authorise transfusions for her when he was told that his wife’s life was also on the brink.. now, the couple have denounced the church for its teachings on blood transfusions.. opening up to the sunday mail society last week, seneri and bande spoke of how they were initially willing to risk their lives for their religious beliefs – but had changed their minds after the loss of their child.. jehovah’s witnesses are not alone when it comes to rejecting blood transfusions.. prince marezva, an elder of the johane masowe apostolic sect said they were totally against blood transfusions and organ transplants.. zimbabwe national traditional healers association president george kandiero said transfusions were shunned because people feared taking in bad spirits from the donor’s lineage.. another religious group that does not condone blood transfusions is the church of christ, scientist (aka christian science).. read full article: http://www.sundaymail.co.zw/child-death-blamed-on-religious-beliefs/.
related discussion: https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5981654168371200/wonder-if-their-any-parents-theses-children-on-here-now-may-22-1994.
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Organizational Accomplishments - Expanded Video Production Facilities at Patterson
by wifibandit inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnzlcngtf-8.
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ToesUp
Since they purchased this facility away from Patterson and Watchtower Farms. I believe their goal one day is to sell off Patterson and the farm. They will have their elite Management team and helpers at Warwick running their TV empire from their shiny new broadcast building. Mean time the rank and file will use the online donation program to funnel in the money. Kingdom Halls will be drastically reduced. The Elder arrangement will be drastically changed or eliminated.
Just my two cents.
Mr. Toesup
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Organizational Accomplishments - Expanded Video Production Facilities at Patterson
by wifibandit inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnzlcngtf-8.
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ToesUp
The new 700 club!! Watch J dub ya broadcasting from you recliner. And look....Watchtower has lovingly provided us with a tutorial on how to set up donations automatically! What a loving provision from Jah. Just set it and forget it!!!
What a disgusting cult!!!
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Lawyer from Canada Bethel turns whistleblower
by krismalone inlawyer from canada watchtower branch reveals how the watchtower protects pedophiles.
he had the courage to speak up against the evil policies that protect pedophiles.
this video needs to go viral.
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ToesUp
Time will tell. This is not over, just the beginning for Watchtower!
We know of two Elders who have been convicted over the last 6 months. How many more will come to light? A ticking time bomb for Watchtower.
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JWs don’t break up families
by Jules Saturn ini get very angry when i hear this claim being made by jws and get even angrier when i read the article they have on their faq section on jw.org which i’ll leave a link here:.
https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/families/.
i know that the majority of this article is written about having a spouse that isn’t a believer and how the bible encourages them to stay together but that’s one of the things that can cause division in a family, for an example if a son or daughter marry a nonbeliever or a worldly person the parents aren’t going to attend the wedding.. once i was told by an elder that if i continued with my behavior of wanting to seek worldly friends and worldly companionship that i would have to leave my home because the holy spirit would leave my house and that would have a huge impact on my family.
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ToesUp
Great video above. Thank you for sharing.
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Today's W.T when it mentioned Depression and Anxiety
by Isambard Crater inour co-ordinator put his hand up and commented saying that people who go on about how depressed or anxious they are just need to stop giving in to impulses and show more self control without letting their emotions rule their lives.. if anyone from the media, a government agency or some other public body heard a comment like that, they'd have a hard time exercising self control over the rubbish this elder spouted, which my friends and family with genuine depression found insulting..
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ToesUp
"they are just need to stop giving in to impulses and show more self control without letting their emotions rule their lives."
These are the idiots that are put in charge of "shepherding" the flock. I would never take a problem to these asshats! What a joke!
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Outside JW World They Barely Exist
by Farmer Jim1 inis anyone else staggered by the fact that outside of the organization most of the general public seem to know very little or nothing about jw’s?
when i was in i was led to believe that 99% of the worlds population had been giving sufficient warning, knew what it was all about and were stubbornly sticking to their immoral ways.
the reality seems to be that the entire jw universe is barely noticeable to the masses.
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ToesUp
Watchtower and JW’s....legends in their own minds.
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My sister has a different view of shunning to my brother-in-law, but he doesn't know
by Xanthippe inmy library has volunteers who run the local history department.
they put up an exhibition last month called women at war and they asked for photos of people in uniform who aided the war effort in wwll.
i offered a photo of my mother in her red cross nurse's uniform but then i couldn't find it so i had to write to my sister asking if she had it.. i addressed it to her and her husband explaining why i wanted it and just wrote as if this is family property and i needed it.
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ToesUp
Our family did the same thing! They would moan about all the Elders actions and the orgs actions. Once we “came clean” that we no longer attend, they all just praise the org. Crazy!
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Great music video from Apostate chick
by ToesUp inhttps://youtu.be/cafygzb1geo.
maybe she can help out watchtower with their monthly videos.. great job.
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Pioneer Elder Still in Jail (follow up report)
by James Jack inconfirmed by a family friend and elder who lives in the area!
he was a pioneer elder in a port st lucie (river view congregation) fl, convention and assembly speaker, a"shining star" of the circuit and had served at bethel for several years.
was sexually abusing his step daughter from age 8 to 12. his wife has divorced him and moved back to tennessee.
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ToesUp
Thank you to Darkspliver for the links:
UPDATE: George Calvin Biggs was convicted June 2017.
http://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/flyer.do?personId=100218
http://www.dc.state.fl.us/offenderSearch/detail.aspx?Page=Detail&DCNumber=K92128&TypeSearch=AI