i gave blood for the first time some 18 months ago, i did it on impulse one day on the way home from work so stupidly i'd not eaten.
felt fine after and returned home where i started to feel faint and was sick so asked a relative (a jw) to phone me in ill for my pub job.
their response was 'serves you right for giving blood'.
they'd have our blood??
...and mind, soul...... need I go on.?
Am not sure of the current Bible WT view - I think maybe it's a ''conscience'' thing (thereby covering themselves in case of any lawsuits) - I'm probably wrong though.....and what a thought, a JW receiving apostate blood...
hello it's been a long time since i was here just needed some input please from all loving parents...would you rather your daughter be:
1. married to a guy who's not really that great (history of having lotsa women, irresponsible) but seems to love/like your daughter.
2. be gay (with woman who is quite good, responsible and everything but - a woman...).
1) If she was happy and in love with a man (and who loved her dearly) who had an unsuitable past - I would be happy for her.
2) If she was gay, it wouldn't make any difference - as long as she was happy. I have no prejudice against sexual orientation.
3) Drug addiction must be a terrible slow death, for the addict AND for the family - I wouldn't wish this on anyone.
4) Being alone is not a bad thing - some people prefer it. It would be better to be alone than to be in a bad relationship - you never know what's around the corner !
take a look at this wt excerpt from another thread that i copied and pasted:.
*** g93 3/22 why so many false alarms?
jehovah?s witnesses, in their eagerness for jesus?
This may sound harsh, but I don't think the majority have the ability to start with - hence they become / remain JW.
it's on witness world.com .
lol!
one of the fine brothers quickly told them it was because of the (gasp!
Lol Candidlynuts -it was a quote from someone on the WitnessWorld site upon reading the UN letter - but I'm beginning to think it's a joke from an apostate - I mean, for Goodness Sake, WHO could BE THAT stupid?
i have not been a member of this forum long, but i am so glad to have stumbled upon it.
i have read a lot of your experiences and some have made me laugh, and some have made me cry, but for each and everyone i read, it spurs me on to put forward my own.
sorry if it is a bit long.
Pensive, welcome, love the name.........
I remember being told to rehearse the answers to questions
From my experience a LOT of JWs have live a lie to accommodate their real feelings - or else do things clandestinely. Either way, it isn't good for the soul. Perhaps that's why many JWs suffer mental illnesses, always trying to compromise......
a very good friend of mine sent me a link to a message board where a practicing wiccan was criticized for her beliefs.
this is what one fine christian woman says about her.......'xxxxxx', i was talking to my pastor about xxxxxx being a 'wiccan' and he warned me, as a christian, to never take marital advice from someone involved with this cult.. .
anyone can decide for themselves but that is what he told me.
Absolutely - marital advice should only be taken from trained counsellors or those with experience - you know, for example, single, virgin, elders.
yes, in 1988, jws were so happy to learn that carbon dating proved the shroud of turin was a fake from the middle ages ... yes, once again, jehovah's alleged organization was forward moving in its truth ... ahhhh ... but wait!
it turns out, that while the carbon dating was accurate, it was not understood that the 1988 test inadvertantly used a repair patch from the 1300's.
so, yes, the carbon dating would show this date.
Sounds a good idea Scully -apparently they claimed to find blood group AB on the shroud
http://www.shroudstory.com/faq/turin-shroud-faq-02.htm
http://www.pip.com.au/~paceman/TURIN%20SHROUD.html
two links you may find useful
it's on witness world.com .
lol!
one of the fine brothers quickly told them it was because of the (gasp!
IN FACT - it's so unbelievable, it must be a wind-up!!!
it's on witness world.com .
lol!
one of the fine brothers quickly told them it was because of the (gasp!
Actually - I can't decide if the above quote is funny or sad - is the average Rank and File member aware of the UN thing? - I suspect not, and yet I'm told by ''members'' that they are required to keep abreast of the News in order to be well informed when out ''on the knocker''.
it's on witness world.com .
lol!
one of the fine brothers quickly told them it was because of the (gasp!
It can't be true. It says the Society joined the UN! How could anyone believe that?!! There must be apostates at the UN. Does the Society know about this? Why don't they get the letter removed?
This shows how close the end is, when the "beast" is persecuting Jehovah's people with lies like this. The apostates are trying to destroy our reputation by saying we compromised our neutrality with the "disgusting thing".
SO is THIS candidlynuts - in response to reading the UN NGO letter......lol....
