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  Platlets...can WTBTS policy be defended?

  by joel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if this topic has been addressed already...sorry...just ignore it.... if not...i would like to hear from those who would defend this policy....or who see the inconsistencies in the views on blood but the wtbts.. .

  the following is something i read on at another site.

  there is no question that the watchtower's blood policy needlessly kills jw children.

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  amicus

  Amen, Brother Simon. Now how do we convince the Jdub rank and file of this? It's clear as can be to me. But then, they have the "truth"........
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  Do we need a 'Faithful and Discrete Slave' ?

  by ISP in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there is a thread already started on the subject of the fds elsewhere but i thought we may as well deal with aspect.. do we need a fds?.

  what would we miss if we didn't have one?.

  what additional new light do we need?.

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  amicus

  Hey Path,
  I didn't mean for my advice to conflict with yours. You just posted a little bit before me.
  (There is unity beyond the borg)
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  Do we need a 'Faithful and Discrete Slave' ?

  by ISP in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there is a thread already started on the subject of the fds elsewhere but i thought we may as well deal with aspect.. do we need a fds?.

  what would we miss if we didn't have one?.

  what additional new light do we need?.

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  amicus

  rwaterman,
  You gave a pretty accurate description of the majority of recruits in the early '70's. This is when the WTBTS experienced a phenomenal increase in membership. He's hooked right now, but there is always hope. No harm will come to him or his family. Eventually he may begin to question (a sin in the eyes of a true believer). If and when he does, you can then begin to help him. To do so, you need to educate yourself about the WTBTS. There is a lot of information available on the web. Some say that you can be pleased that your son fell for their deceptions. It appeals mostly to kind, honest, humble individuals. If and when he chooses to leave, he by default, joins a very unique group of x-believers. Visit this site (even as a lurker) to understand what it means to be an X.
  Love and discretion,
  amicus
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  Things said from the platform

  by MoodyBlue in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i recalled something said a while back by an elder during a service meeting a while back.

  i beleive it was a local needs part on getting out in service.

  basically what he said was this:.

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  Martini,
  No matter how many times I hear it, I never grow tired of the real truth.
  Shaken not stirred,
  amicus
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  Platlets...can WTBTS policy be defended?

  by joel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if this topic has been addressed already...sorry...just ignore it.... if not...i would like to hear from those who would defend this policy....or who see the inconsistencies in the views on blood but the wtbts.. .

  the following is something i read on at another site.

  there is no question that the watchtower's blood policy needlessly kills jw children.

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  amicus

  I'll just make one more comment before I shut up. I didn't see this mentioned. The scripture we're discussing in Acts(15:20) was the result of a compromise reached by the Apostles and elders(Acts15:6-20). Those who had been Pharisee's wanted the Gentiles to obey the Law and become circumsized (ouch)(Acts 15:5). Peter thought that they shouldn't have to do anything(Acts 15:7-11). Barnabas and Paul agreed(Acts15:12-18). James finally came up with a compromise and explained why he thought it was necessary to compromise (Acts 15:21) and that the compromise should not be burdensome to the Gentiles(Acts15:19). The things James chose(Acts15:20) must have been very sensitive issues to the Jews at that time but they were things that were'nt difficult for the Gentiles to adhere to. So it was a good compromise. The Jews weren't offended and the Gentiles weren't inconvenienced.
  It was never intended to be a "Law" that Christians have to follow today. The Mosaic Law Covenant is no longer valid. We don't have Pharisee's and Jews raising issues like that. The blood issue is invalid today.
  The passages were recorded IMHO to indicate how difficult issues should be resolved, how Christians should interact with each other. Discussion, and if absolutely necessary compromise. Compromise that leans heavily in favor of no or very few laws. It also showed the need to not offend other believers if you can avoid it.
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  Heresy of the Month

  by thinker in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  heresy of the month (from a website).

  don't you hate it when someone you know comes up with some new thing that you have never heard about?

  you sit there in apparent ignorance as they pontificate about the proofs and merits of some idea so far beyond common knowledge that it can only be revealed by people of exceptional enlightenment such as they.

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  We will have to continue to lose weight until that Thanksgiving feast.
  "But the path of the righteous one is like the bright light(either thinker or Larc?) that is getting lighter and lighter until the day is firmly established." Prov 4:18
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  Answering Machine at the Mental Hospital

  by Grunt in

  1. social
  2. humour

  answering machine at the mental hospital: .

  > "hello, and welcome to the mental health hotline.

  > if you are obsessive-compulsive, press 1 repeatedly.

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  amicus

  Was the person that submitted Karmageddon from Carcinoma?
  3, 4, 5, 6
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  Things said from the platform

  by MoodyBlue in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i recalled something said a while back by an elder during a service meeting a while back.

  i beleive it was a local needs part on getting out in service.

  basically what he said was this:.

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  MoodyBlue,
  It looks like you are on the right track. I used to listen to that nonsense and nod my head submissively.
  I had written my take on using "Christian Publications" to study the Bible and lost my connection before I posted[>:(]. I don't have time to retype my rant now, maybe later.
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  Living A Lie

  by MoodyBlue in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am sick of living a lie, yet afraid to change it.

  married to a man who refuses to listen, who would rather plug his ears and shout "nooooooo" is taking it's tole.

  i am afraid to speak my mind about my doubt, my thoughts, and what i'm learning, as i'm not ready to cross that point of no return.

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  amicus

  TW,
  I've never been a big fan of Jeff. Airplane, but I can listen to "Today" and "Comin' Back to Me" over and over and over.....(from Surrealistic Pillow or better yet from Napster)
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  Living A Lie

  by MoodyBlue in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am sick of living a lie, yet afraid to change it.

  married to a man who refuses to listen, who would rather plug his ears and shout "nooooooo" is taking it's tole.

  i am afraid to speak my mind about my doubt, my thoughts, and what i'm learning, as i'm not ready to cross that point of no return.

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  MoodyBlue,
  You're only 22? Dump this guy and go back to school!

  (Sorry, I didn't mean it, just trying for a little comic relief.)