Posts by Aude

my question is "has any of you fellow "inactivites" ever been offered a new bdc on a visit.. if the issue is so "ever lasting" life important wouldn't the elders at least ask if yours was up to date?

that's assuming they are still handed out.. just asking cause i was in a serious car accident that made the local papers.

Aude_Sapere

I was told by an HLC member that they and the WTS would not give support on the blood issue to an inactive JW.
Blondie

Interesting. I would guess that they would be uncertain about the patient's diligence in complying. It would be a waste of time for the witnesses to fight to support the 'no blood' decision for someone who was not consciencious in other directives of the society.

Might also expose them to lawsuits.

My first thought was that offering the new cards would be a sort of test for the inactive person. But I think it's more that they don't want to get involved in if the person is not actively seeking help with 'no blood'.

-Aude.

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5 lbs. 14 oz. baby boy

by Bryan in

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yep that's right.... the baby boy is here!

we went for a no-stess and fluid test yesterday, and as luck would have it, there was stress and no fluid.

he's 5 weeks early but he had to come out.

Aude_Sapere

Congrats!!

Welcome Sebastien. You have lovely parents.

-Aude.

Currently he sleeps way too much.

Gosh. Don't ever complain about this!! Sleep is golden.

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1975 - Lest We Forget

by GetBusyLiving in

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i find the topic of the 1975 end of the world scenario facinating, especially since i never lived through it.

do you old schoolers ever feel concerned that people will one day forget about what really went down?

with whitewashed tripe like the 'proclaimers' book informing dubs that it was just the false expectations of over enthusiastic apostates, are you at all concerned that the legacy of bullshit that is 1975 will be a forgotten moment in history blamed on you instead where the blame really belongs?

Aude_Sapere

Don't listen to anyone who tells you that the Society didn't predict 1975; they may have been cute about not being specific in print, but that did not stop the CO's, who the society whispers to, from drumming it into our heads.

I think this is the key. They avoided printing the words: Armageddon will strike Sept/Oct 1975. But they absolutely promoted the concept with words and innuendos.

Perhaps they learned from prior writings about other false predictions and thought they could avoid trouble by not committing themselves to the written proof.

I was 'in the truth' in the 70's. My dad was PO in '75. I was terrified that we would be more seriously persecuted because of his position in the congregation. I also remember people explaining away the non-realized dream of paradise earth as just not Jehovah's time. He said it would be a surprise. We should remain vigilant. Remember, we are not serving for a date. We are serving for always. So it really shouldn't matter if Armageddon came in '75 or next year or never.

Yup I remember the 'reasonings'. I also remember the talks counting down the # of months until Oct '75.

I didn't leave because of disillusion with a false date. I left because of blatant lies, tolerance and encouragement of cruelty and hypocrisy.

Their denial that 1975 was ever an issue, and the minimizing of the breadth of impact makes me angry.

Aude Sapere (Dare to know; Dare to have Knowledge/Wisdom)

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Questions about JW

by Evanescence in

hi i'm just interested in the jw's.

i'm not a jw i just want to know more about your doctrines and stuff.. do you get disfellowshipped by talking to a worldly person if so why?.

how can u jw's live without speaking to people you love who r not jw?.

Aude_Sapere

Hi Evanescence -

Welcome to JWD.

We're happy to have you participate in our discussions. There's alot of info here.

Enjoy,

-Aude.

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Please do not shun me!!!!

by TheListener in

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alright.

it is done.. last night during the announcements a new ministerial servant was appointed along with a new elder.

yippee!!.

Aude_Sapere

Shun you??

Not hardly likely.

More likely hugs. *hugs*

-Aude.

Shun ya? I hardly know ya!

hehe Brenda - that was funny.

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I'm soooo pi$$ed.....need help..

by morty in

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i hope someone can help me with this one............................ i finally got the money together to take a holiday to see my sister out west.

i also booked this flight to have my son come along with me as he has never flown before...he was soo excited and so was i.we planned a 8 day trip for the march break and planned on finally seeing the mountains and checking out the biggest mall in the world..... we booked our flights and used my debit card to purchase the tickets and 10 hours later, the company we booked the tickets with ( jetsgo) went bankrupt!!!!!!.

in getting my money back or a flight...... http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article.jsp;jsessionid=miomdhcfioio?content=20050311_173002_5560.

Aude_Sapere

YAY!!!

I did not expect that resolution. I'm so happy for you!!

So --- Where are you going to go now?

Do you have more vacation time stored up from work?

-Aude.

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Adoption and shunning

by Bigbro in

my wife was adopted and raised in a jw family, at a young age she made the mistake of being baptized.

as a teenager she was disfellowshiped only to be reinstated.

we met in collage and hit it off, and after dating (which her parents didnt know about) we decided to get married.

Aude_Sapere

Big Bro -

It's terrible what that religion does to families...

Thanks for posting and WELCOME TO JWD!!!

We're happy to have you here. It's a good site and sounds like you may want to snoop around a bit.

Cults Suck.

-Aude.

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Rotator Cuff Injury (???)

by Aude_Sapere in

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looks like medical advice day @ jwd.... does anyone know about rotator cuff injuries?.

symptoms?.

treatment?.

Aude_Sapere

From your assessment of her injury it sounds like she needs an MD, I'm glad you are here to give medical advise.

Me, too!! Thanks everyone for caring and sharing.

Bikerchic - you have a pm.

-Aude.

Aude_Sapere

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