Posts by richard

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"This Generation" change -- fallout evidence?

by reagan_oconnor in

i was reading the recent posts on 2034 and was wondering... .

the 1975 debacle left the fds scrambling for explanations for the mass exodus of r&f who were disillusioned by their bs.

the pat answer has always been, "those people didn't keep pace with god's chariot" and they weren't "strong in the truth" and allowed something so "minor" to "stumble" them.

richard

See http://home.versatel.nl/rsingelenberg/images/graphs/growthperc.htm

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i guess my new-found freedom of personal expression is working its way down to my kids.. i came home from a crazy day at work, ate my dinner, was loading the dishwasher, when my 13-year-old son says, .

"mom, i have something to tell you - i'm bisexual...i've been that way for a year now.

i still can't help but have my old jw brain at work, thinking this is not okay - kind of like, i'm an apostate with a bisexual son...what will my family say?!

richard

Search the internet - Google on keywords "puberty" "bisexuality". There's a lot of information on this relationship.

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Current disfellowshipping practices- please help.

by amarantha in

hi, my name is amarantha.

i'm new to the board.

can anyone please tell me what the current disfellowshipping standards are?

richard

It will also depend on the relationship between you and your family. If they consider their commitment to the WTS of more importance than the bond with you, you may expect problems.

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A question for Evil Force

by Junction-Guy in

jw
friends

i have read in several of your posts that you are a doctor, what is your line of practice?

if you would share that with us here that would be cool.

also how often has the blood transfusion issue come up in your practice.

richard

Some results of recent medical research on dubs willing to accept blood products is posted here:

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/16/92142/1.ashx

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Acronym help appreciated

by sonnyboy in

jw
friends

i've been out of the org for around 10 years, so i'm not up on some of the jargon being used on the board.. would anyone mind making a list defining the acronyms being used (as many as you can think of)?

i know there are tons of them; some of which are self-explanitory, and others have me stumped.

i see a new one every time i log on.

richard

Good question sonnyboy. I had been wondering about some of these acronyms myself but somehow never got around asking it.

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10% of pregnant JW accept blood

by richard in

an article in the professional journal obstetrics & gynecology (sep 2004) indicates that, if need arises, almost 10% of pregnant jws would agree to accept packed red blood cells while another 40% would consent to a variety of donated blood products.

health care proxy was available in her chart.

39.3% agreed to accept a variety of donated blood products,.

richard

Hi Ozner,

You may be right, although the research mentioned in Marvin's contribution is from 1995 and indicates the same amount of dissent.

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10% of pregnant JW accept blood

by richard in

an article in the professional journal obstetrics & gynecology (sep 2004) indicates that, if need arises, almost 10% of pregnant jws would agree to accept packed red blood cells while another 40% would consent to a variety of donated blood products.

health care proxy was available in her chart.

39.3% agreed to accept a variety of donated blood products,.

richard

Rebel8, of course you're correct. The thread's heading refers to this study only. Nevertheless, it may indicate a general trend that warrants further research.

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10% of pregnant JW accept blood

by richard in

an article in the professional journal obstetrics & gynecology (sep 2004) indicates that, if need arises, almost 10% of pregnant jws would agree to accept packed red blood cells while another 40% would consent to a variety of donated blood products.

health care proxy was available in her chart.

39.3% agreed to accept a variety of donated blood products,.

richard

An article in the professional journal Obstetrics & Gynecology (Sep 2004) indicates that, if need arises, almost 10% of pregnant JWs would agree to accept packed red blood cells while another 40% would consent to a variety of donated blood products. Article abstract below:

Responses by Pregnant Jehovah’s Witnesses on

Health Care Proxies

Cynthia Gyamfi,

MD , and Richard L. Berkowitz, MD

OBJECTIVE:

To review the treatment options presented on

the New York State Health Care Proxy for Jehovah’s

Witnesses, which is signed by pregnant women when they

present for care.

METHODS:

Chart reviews were performed for all women

who presented to labor and delivery at our institution from

1997 to 2002 and identified themselves as Jehovah’s Witnesses.

A patient was included in the study if a completed

health care proxy was available in her chart. Data were

derived from the health care proxy and from the Mount Sinai

School of Medicine’s Blood Product Checklist for Jehovah’s

Witness Patients. Variables of interest included age, race,

parity, and antenatal and perinatal complications.

RESULTS:

A total of 61 patients were identified. Of these,

39.3% agreed to accept a variety of donated blood products,

9.8% would accept donated packed red blood cells, and

50.1% would accept neither from a homologous donor. With

respect to nonstored autologous blood, 55% of respondents

would accept either intraoperative normovolemic hemodilution

or transfusion of their own blood obtained by a cell

salvage system. No significant differences in responses were

noted for any of the above-mentioned variables.

CONCLUSION:

This review refutes the commonly held belief

that all Jehovah’s Witnesses refuse to accept blood or any of

its products. In this population of pregnant women, the

majority were willing to accept some form of blood or

blood products. This information can be used to help

health care providers counsel a patient when she is initially

faced with considering these issues and may help to remove

the stigma of accepting one of the options. (Obstet Gynecol

of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.)

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JW's were allowed to take blood at one time?

by ithinkisee in

http://members.aol.com/beyondjw/da.htm

in this disassociation letter example it says the following:.

"at one time, all blood products were unacceptable.

richard

This is from the Dutch edition of Consolation, Sep 1945 (my translation)

"God never issued provisions prohibiting the use of medicines, injections or blood transfusion. It is an invention of people who, like the Pharisees, leave Jehovah's mercy and love aside".

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Less emphasis on 1914?

by richard in

i'm not sure if this subject has been touched before but i noticed that since the turn of the millennium, the watchtower has paid less attention to "1914".

that is to say, when checking the frequency of the term '1914' in the watchtower from 1970-2003 through the wt-library 2003, there is a notable decrease after 1999. see the attached graph.

would that be a significant development or just statistical coincidence?

richard

NewYork44M

Here are the figs:

1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
68	93	48	48	100	40	48	32	54	62	44	84	84	136	171	94	73	62	50	45	65	50	87	54	62	32	37	50	40	17	20	23	13	14

I - or rather the WT-Library - checked on the amount of occurrences of "1914" in The Watchtower only.