Posts by alamb

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SERVICE REPORT 2005 : WATCHTOWER FEB 1ST 2006

by BluesBrother in

i have had a quick look and found no references to this, so - here goes..as in the mag we picked up on sunday.. worldwide % increase over 2004 = 1.3%.

memorial partakers 8524 (compared to 8570 in 2004).

most european and nth american lands show pretty static figs - britain 1% increase, canada 0%, germany 0%, france 1%, usa 0%... but spare a thought for the inhabitants of zambia where 1 person in 90 is a reporting witness, must be hell going down to the local market!

alamb

I am shocked every time I see the figures for Japan. When I was a pioneer, (80's early 90's Approx) we were always directed to their statistics and they were nearing 90,000 pioneers when the hours were 100 per month. That isn't near where they are now. Information is power and the research is more available, I suppose, to keep new ones from being duped.

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Custody brochure next to be examined?

by alamb in

the blood information has now been dissected and shown for what it is.. .

the custody brochure encourages members to commit perjury, which is unconstitutional and unlawful.

this is another weak point.

alamb

I'm in the U.S. And the clerks will video-tape hearings for $20 if you ask before it begins. All hearings are audio taped, if you ask or not. I got the video. Well spent money on this one.

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Eduardo: Is 1990 Blood pamphlet "old light"?

by sf in

hello eduardo,.

i just read your analysis thread.

in it you made this statement:jws dont really use the blood brochure in field service (despite it being on the website), and given that it is at least 16 years old, it is probably due for a revision or replacement.

alamb

Quote from the 1961 Blood Brochure: (nice choice of words here)

News report have played on the ignorance and emotions of the public to misrepresent Jehovah's witnesses as a group of religious fanatics that ignore th pleas of their families to listen to the doctor, forbid proper medical care for their children, and would rather die than submit to the treatment recommended by medical science. Since Jehovah witnesses bear the name of God, this besmirching of their name has turned many persons against God and his Word as unreasonable and unloving.

Under the heading Medical Viewpoints: Is the viewpoint of Jehovah's witnesses compatible with the findings of medical science? Apparently not, ...... (old light)

Funny, the stance later changed.

still reading.......

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Custody brochure next to be examined?

by alamb in

the blood information has now been dissected and shown for what it is.. .

the custody brochure encourages members to commit perjury, which is unconstitutional and unlawful.

this is another weak point.

alamb

The custody brochure is not distributed like the other literature. It is provided, through the elders, and after their deeming a JW worthy, to a JW parent who is in litigation with a non-JW parent in a custody matter. Usually the non JW parent will bring it to the attention of the court that training/indoctrination/beliefs regarding use of blood can be not in the best interest of a child. It contains instructions on how to deceive the court/lie about practices such as blood transfusions, the importance of education, social habits of JW's, etc. This equates to perjury. Jourles gave a link to the brochure in its entirety. There is also a rebuttal to this brochure available online.

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BIG NEWS POLL - how/when Did you read How Can Blood Save Your Life?

by skeeter1 in

please describe under what circumstance did you first read "how can blood save your life?

" (i am really meaning only the most current blood booklet..the one that was published in 1990).

it's the one that goes through all the medical facts of illness and alternative medicine near the beginning and includes discussion of aids, etc.

alamb

My first copy is dated 1961. I hadn't been born but my parents had it in my personal library.

The next copy I have is dated 1977. I have the KM insert in it where we had studied it in the weekly Bookstudy in/around February 1988. I was baptized in 1980 but had been forced to read the brochure by my parents prior to that. I carried No Blood cards for my daughters until I left the JW's in 1997. Now I carry the other document and hope it works.

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RE: blood issue and media.

by avishai in

jw
friends

please send letters to stephen bates requesting an article on this issue.

many of you may not see immediately how important this matter is.

beyond the other legal ramifications, i.e, the wts lying about secular info., intentional deception, etc., the blood issue is a huge one.

alamb

I agree with Deputy Dog also. One is too many.

A side point, I have older issues of blood brochures. Are there any changes from brochure to brochure? I'll check them out tomorrow, just wondering if anyone knows.

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Ian's Birthday, Sunday, Dec. 18th - Please post a greeting!

by Alleymom in

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friends

dear ian ---

i am starting this thread a few hours before midnight my time so that you will find it waiting for you when you wake up.

happy birthday!!!

alamb

Happy Birthday Ian! You have touched so many here. You give me strength from the power and courage you possess and the gentleness of your soul. Bless your heart!

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