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  Is hemoglobin now a conscience matter?

  by ithinkisee in

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  according to the ajwbr.org website, it says.

  "june 15th 2004: the june 15th watchtower expands on the june 15, 2000 article.

  for the first time, the rank and file jehovah's witness learns that the single largest blood component (hemoglobin) is now permitted as a matter of personal choice.

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  vitty

  I have been reading about blood on the AJWRB site

  Although it states ALL blood fractions are allowed, I would really like to know the WT stance on this, incase I shoot my mouth off and find its wrong information. I worry that if someone sees a chink in the blood doctrine armour they make assumptions of rational thinking, rather than what the WT actually says.

  I would like a list of blood fractions you CAN and CANNOT have surely this is only fair if you are making life and death decisions.

  If I had the guts Id like to speak to someone in bethel and really pin them down on what is and what isnt allowed. Then you could with full confidence talk to family and friends about the absurdity of the blood issue,

  Although many sites in the internet are true ,helpful and informative, we must always check what we read.

  I cant find the 2004 WT, I wasnt interested at the time, but I am now
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  carnal is it in the bible?..what do it really mean?

  by sad and lonely in

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  by brother-in-law who claims he's a preacher,though he preaches out of his house and the only members are his wife,kids and about 3 other people he took of the streets gave a sandwich to,then talked them into letting him baptize them ,in his large body-lenght foot tub.

  tells me that jesus is the father and that the reason i don't see that dispite the fact that jesus said himself his father is greater than him,i wasn't in the carnal...if i was then i would see how deep it is.and he said god!

  wants us to be at his understanding level.but i thought somewhere i read or heard that we could never be at gods level.and also i read out of a dictionary about the word canal.ant it didn't seen spritual to me.it wasn't in my bible dictionary(the wordly one)as my sista said it was in the bible dict.,can anyone explain that to me...please!!!

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  vitty

  Im sorry I cant answer your question, Ive never heard that before!

  Welcome to this forum, I read your first post im sorry you are "sad and lonely" but there are many kind and loving ppl on this site who, will be happy to listen to you

  Many here are active, non active or exwitness but we all support each other, hope you stay around!
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  We picketed the Memorial, What a blast !!!

  by Junction-Guy in

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  2. friends

  this is my first chance to post here since last thursday, so here it is.

  amanda and i arrived at approximately 5:45 pm, and parked in the walmart parking lot.

  amanda bought a folding chair and something to eat, as she just got off work.. we walked across the street to the kingdom hall and stood on the shoulder of the road.

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  vitty

  Maybe we should call the police every time the Witness congregate in a huddle on street corners when they are on FS.

  Did you stay long enough for the cong to see your picketing?
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  Anyone notice the new KM policy on parking at district conventions??

  by researcher in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the latest km states.... parking is free on a first come first serve basis......for district conventions...................what happened???

  that was a real good scam on collecting parking fees for a parking lot that came with the rented facility?????

  :)

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  vitty

  I had a friend who would pay the landlord of a pub, that was close to the venue, he gave him £1 a day.

  Then a couple of years later, the society had that carpark designated and you had to pay the society, £10 for 3 days (whether you went the 3 days or not)

  Scam!!!!!
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  What to say when your asked, "How was your memorial?" or, "Did you go?"

  by cab1000 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  you are fading, and dont want your friends / family from out of town to know that you no longer want to be a jw.

  they may know that you are not going to all the meetings, or not.

  but since the biggest deal to them has been the memorial, they expect that you went.. we did not go.

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  vitty

  Im in the same suitation as you are. This was our first memorial we missed.

  Our family and friends dont know weve faded, cos we move far away. But I figured that the org has lied to me and continues to lie to my family, so if I need to lie this year and say I went I will.

  Its up to me now, when and how I tell them that I dont go any more. And at the moment its not!!!!!!!

  Im going to let it out little by little even if it takes a couple of years, until they get used to the idea. I will do anything to keep my relationships with family. This is one battle against the org that I want to win
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  I made my own emblems and got my own wine...

  by PinTail in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  yes, i made my own emblems except for the wine i got it out at the licker store, it was some good red wine we both drank it all during our little service, nothing added red wine, which is hard to find now days but i feel jesus understands, the witness's make big stink about it.

  you know the bread is not half bad, we ate it all up like my wife said during the ceremony the apostles were eating supper so why would only eat a litter bit i am sure they were hungery spo they would not just eat a measly little piece like they do at the witness meetinngs.

  i just put some flour in a bowl and added some water and whipped it up and dubbed it on a pizza pan and cooked it till it was rubbery to the touch of course i used some "pam" on the pizza pan first becase i did not have olive oil like they used.

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  Orange fat cat

  That was agood point you made, about celebrating it at home

  Can anyone tell me where I can find info on how where and when the early christians did this
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  Did You Feel Stupid Going From House To House??

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  did you just hate going door to door or were you one of the few that loved the work?

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  Q

  I really dont know much about the mormons or the quality of your ministry, but does that no of 74 in 2years include any dead members of your family. As i believe you do baptize these.

  If it was all from door to door work or cold calling I am very impressed by that number!!!!!!!!!!!

  I doubt if ANY witnes can say they have brought that amount of ppl in the org in 2 years or even a lifetime

  In all my life I have NEVER been approached by a mormon
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  Keep on the Watch Brochure questions.

  by purplesofa in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  week of may 23 (pg 3-10).

  week of may 30 (pg 11-19).

  why should we personally consider the questions raised on this page?.

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  vitty

  Purplesofa

  Thanks for that its going to be really helpful to me to know the dates for each study. At least now when im telling my family that I have been to a meeting , when ive not (Yeah I know its not honest) I can at least discuss it and plant little seeds of doubt.
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  Anyone Feel Guilty For Not Going To The Memorial or For Going This Year?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i have no guilt for not attending for 2 years in a row.

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  vitty

  My husband ,son amd I, have been fading for nearly a year now

  We got invited and said we where going, but my husband refused to go tonight. I was really cross even though I didnt want to go myself, im afraid of the repercussions of NOT going.

  we were going to go to one out of the territory, just incase we where asked, I dont know how the elders will respond if we havent been. We dont want to get in to any conflict, cos my daughter is still in

  This total madness, sick and im really cross with myself, for letting them still control my life.

  Im not guilty but worried that im not doing the "right" thing
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  What if?

  by jula71 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  does anyone have the fear of, "what if they?re right?

  " i?ve had that nagging me then i have another voice, i?m not nuts-i?m not hearing voices-just a metaphor, tell me "they can?t be right.

  " i just have this incredible inner conflict in me.

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  vitty

  To tell the truth it would be a lot easier in some ways to still be in the org, as most of my family are still in.

  I go through some moment of madness wishing it was true. Although this is the kind of thinking that got me in this mess 20 years ago. I like easy answers to difficult questions, and they certainly have that scenario of to a tea.

  To start thinking about life with all its problems, to have to face them head on, its very hard, when yourve stuck your head in the sand for so long.

  In my head I know they are wrong, but after years of thinking it was the only truth, it will take a long time to disconnect emotionally