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  JW patient with covid-19 received blood transfusion

  by adjusted knowledge in

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  2. friends

  i had a patient admitted from a skilled nursing facility/rehab that is an active jw.

  the patient had covid-19 as did most of the patients at that facility.

  typically the local elders are all involved in these admissions but there is a strict no visitor policy which includes clergy.

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  There have been many reports on this site over the years about JWs who accept blood transfusions, or transfusions of the "components" that JWs also prohibit for their adherents, after confirming with the medical staff that their decision will remain private from prying elders. I can't independently confirm those reports, but they certainly sound plausible.

  I suspect it is quite common, and was so even before the current pandemic.

  Heard that some jws died due to covid

  There was a meeting on Friday between Bethel and COs, then COs passed the info to COBEs, and COBEs to elders, and then elders to publishers....the count of JWs who have died of COVID-19 in the US, as of Friday 4/17, is 250. I don't know the count for the entire world.
  
  
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  The irony of 2 Tim 3:16-17

  by pseudoxristos in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, that the man of god may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.. most scholars don't think paul wrote 2 timothy.. every time i here a witness quote this verse, i will be reminded of the irony.. -undisputed-.

  1 thessalonians.

  galatians.

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  Isn't there an alternate way of translating that verse, something like "the scriptures which are inspired by God are beneficial..."

  ...implying that some of the scriptures were not inspired by God, so their value may be lesser.

  Or am I misremembering?
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  The VIDEO OF "THE END"

  by Wagurl in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is "return to jehovah video" from this weeks meeting.

  the use fear to gain more people back in the truth?

  what are your thoughts?

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  New Revised Elder's Manual is out!

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://wetransfer.com/downloads/1b5fd97a37524735de3c44841bec9c8120200414110244/6a723a.

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  Has anyone been able to determine the changes / updates / additions / deletions?

  It seems they just provided the new book without any indication of what has been changed.
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  Earth Boxes - Has Anyone Here Tried to Use Them to Grow Vegetables

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  with some extra time on my hands (putting it mildly), i decided to try planting some vegetables using these things called earth boxes.

  they are basically rectangular tubs with the soil suspended a few inches from the bottom using a screen and you put water into the bottom and you just add water through a tube to the bottom and the plants get their water from beneath instead of adding water from the top.

  then you put a plastic covering around the plants so that weeds don't grow.

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  I've used them - tomatoes work really well, but zucchini not so much. They need lots of space and the box just isn't big enough.

  But they are perfect for tomatoes.
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  The VIDEO OF "THE END"

  by Wagurl in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is "return to jehovah video" from this weeks meeting.

  the use fear to gain more people back in the truth?

  what are your thoughts?

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  I thought it was pretty funny, after all the "It's urgent! Urgent I say! Now is the time to return! No time to waste! NOW! NOW! NOW!!!!!!!" comments....

  ...at the very end, you see "Copyright 2015"....

  Huh. I guess it wasn't quite so "urgent" after all.

  I dunno, maybe it's me, but after 141 years of Watchtower messages of "Soon! Urgent! Soon! Urgent!", the sense of urgency seems rather....un-urgent.
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  Theory of Wuhan virus being created in a viral lab now being considered

  by JimmyYoung in

  1. social
  2. current

  i thought it was a strange coincidence that there was a weapons lab right near the supposed wet market where it started.

  china needs to pay for this one way or the other.

  https://www.foxnews.com/world/state-department-cables-coronavirus-origin-chinese-lab-bats.

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  Another source:

  https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2020/04/coronavirus-escaped-chinese-bioweapon-heres-what-pentagon-says/164612/

  “At this point it’s inconclusive, although the weight of evidence seems to indicate natural, but we do not know for sure,” Milley said.
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  Theory of Wuhan virus being created in a viral lab now being considered

  by JimmyYoung in

  1. social
  2. current

  i thought it was a strange coincidence that there was a weapons lab right near the supposed wet market where it started.

  china needs to pay for this one way or the other.

  https://www.foxnews.com/world/state-department-cables-coronavirus-origin-chinese-lab-bats.

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  I know most of y'all don't much care for the Washington Post, but it is being reported there as well.

  https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/14/state-department-cables-warned-safety-issues-wuhan-lab-studying-bat-coronaviruses/

  There's lots of questions that the Chinese government will never answer, as long they have an interest in not answering them.
  
  
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  I am agreeing with Trump on the need to Nationalize issues that affect the entire nation.

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm generally not a trump fan but i do agree that things that affect the entire country should be handled in a centralized manner.

  trump is stating that he will dictate when the states can open up again.

  many governors, dems and reps, are fighting that saying that they have the power, not the president.

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  I think States have too much power in the national scenario and constitutionally should be limited.

  Well thank [the deity of your choice] that the constitution addresses the issue!

  Amendment 10:

  The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

  
  
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  Disunited States of America?

  by jwleaks in

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  recognizing that their states have one integrated regional economy, delaware governor john carney, new york governor andrew m. cuomo, new jersey governor phil murphy, connecticut governor ned lamont, pennsylvania governor tom wolf, and rhode island governor gina raimondo today announced the creation of a multi-state council to restore the economy and get people back to work.

  this announcement builds on the states’ ongoing regional approach to combatting the covid-19 pandemic.. the coordinating group – comprised of one health expert, one economic development expert and the respective chief of staff from each state — will work together to develop a fully integrated regional framework to gradually lift the states’ stay at home orders while minimizing the risk of increased spread of the virus.. https://news.delaware.gov/2020/04/13/governor-carney-and-five-governors-announce-multi-state-council-to-get-people-back-to-work-and-restore-the-economy/.

  meanwhile on the west coast:.

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  It is legal to do so.

  In the absence of a coherent & rational federal response, it seems to be the best solution.