Posts by skeeter1

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Need Help - Parent in ICU

by AudeSapere in

df parent is in hospital icu and surgeon wants to give blood.

parent is df for almost 20 and firmly refused blood for personal reasons (spiritual).. .

my concern is that parent is taking strong stand based on outdated jw gb hlc guidelines.

Have the surgeon go to www.ajwrb.org. Show the surgeon the allowed fractions. Also, tell the surgeon that "current therapy" is allowed. It's, basically, cell tagging. One's blood is taken out of hte body, mixed with chemicals in a separate location/building/room, and then later retransfused into the body hours later. Jehovah blesses this, but doesn't bless whole blood. Jehovah blesses hemoglobin, which is 99.9% of the red blood cell, but doesn't allow packed, washed fred blood cells.

The words "current therapy" and "fractions" are both made up by the Society. Show this to the surgeon so he might be able to talk this out with the parent.

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Do you go to Kroger/Publix/Wal Mart?

by Iamallcool in

jw
friends

i usually shop for most things at wal mart but i have learned some things at publix and kroger are cheaper than wal mart.

if you are conscious shopper, tell me what things do you buy at each store to save some money!

i am thinking about being a member of bj, if you know of any good deals at bj, let me know too.

skeeter1

We go to Publix.

And, We use some GREAT websites to SAVE $$$ on groceries. We am not affiliated with them. We only save money when we use it.

First, www.buildamenu.com It's $8 a month, less if you buy more months. You punch in your grocery store, including Walmart. It then gives you choices of styles of eating (from Left to Right, i.e. Vegan, clean eating, family style, slow cooker, manly man, grilling, party, desserts, lunches, breakfasts, dinner, low budget, etc.). Within each choice are dishes based on your store's weekly sale. You choose portions, 1-2 or 3-4, you want to make. It totals how much your grocery bill will be, by item. It's been 99% accurate. It builds a grocery & recipe list. All of this is "done" in 5 minutes. Longest part is choosing which delicious food you want to cook. The dishes have all been a hit, never disappointed. One of the biggest, unexpected hits was a zuchinni soup. It was Indian in flavor and absolutely wonderful. It was in the clean eating. Best of all, the mystery of "what to make for dinner" is solved.

Second, www.iheartpublix.com (there is also an iheartkroger.com) It matches the store's sales with online and paper coupons.

Many times, fruits and veggies are cheaper, better, and locally grown at a stand. If it's in season, eat it.

Hope this helps some of you.

Skeeter

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"Vindication" book. 1931- anti female rant. With Scans

by BluesBrother in

so "women make monkeys out of men" and the common courtesies of civilised society make a man "effeminate".....and that is enough to have a man barred from the kingdom.... (the kj version uses that word in 1 cor.6.9 but other translations apply it to homosexuality).

mother's day is denounced as a scheme of satan to idolize one's mother at the expense of worship to god!.

now it would be easy to dismiss this baloney as just a rant from jfr, but - this is not just an aside on the back page of a magazine or a small article in the "golden age"...no, it is a main study book and is a serious discussion of the prophetic book ezekiel chapt 13....this was the doctine of the time .. i woder how the 'sisters' reacted?

skeeter1

Oh my! That needs to be quoted EVERYwhere. AAWA? Put that on a billboard.

Skeeter

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So tired of life

by LouBelle in

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friends

i am so tired of waking up without hope.

so tired of fighting one more day...i just want it to end as painless as possible.

i truly don't have the willpower or strength anymore..

skeeter1

Loubelle,

Thank you for reaching out. I send you a big SKEETER hug (((((((((Skeeter-Loubelle))))))))))).

Please get some professional help. We love you.

Skeeter

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The Christian Scientist type views on Medicine

by skeeter1 in

we all know the jw view on blood.

i read an article in "children's healthcare is a legal duty" (c.h.i.l.d.

) latest newsletter that detailed how some come to a belief that all medicine is against god's will.

skeeter1

We all know the JW view on blood. I read an article in "Children's Healthcare is a Legal Duty" (C.H.I.L.D.) latest newsletter that detailed how some come to a belief that all medicine is against God's will. It was so earily similar to the Watchtower's views on blood & the cross, that I wanted to share it.

I just adore Rita Swan and her newsletters. I consider her charity very worthwhile.

http://childrenshealthcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/2012-04finallayout.pdf

“Since God is a jealous God,” Horner writes, “He also is a jealous healer. . . . To confess Jesus Christ as your personal healer automatically renoun- ces all of the world’s methods of healing—drugs, surgeries, exams, therapies, etc. Jesus never healed these ways in the past and He hasn’t changed. God cut King Asa’s days short because he sought for healing in the medical system. . . . Jesus, as the embodiment of Truth, refused to let a very popular medical drug—gall—into his body to ease the pain before the crucifixion.

“One more very serious heartcry for God’s people to reject the arm-of-the-flesh medical system and cling to only Jesus Christ for healing: Read Revelation18:23. Godveryclearlysaysthat Babylon is going to lead the whole world astray thru sorcery in the last days. . . .The word rendered ‘sorceries,’ is the Greek word ‘pharmakeia.’”

As Freeman and Eddy did, Horner takes pride in using Greek and Hebrew meanings of words when convenient. He tells us that the primary definition of “pharmakeia” is “employment of drugs for any purpose” and thereby translates Rev. 18:23 as God saying to Babylon and today to the West, “By thy employment of drugs for any purpose were all nations deceived.”

“Neither Jesus, who spit the drug out, nor His Word, which condemns it in Rev. 18:23, can justify for any purpose, the use of drugs,” Horner adds.

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Michael Jackson's kids decide no more going door-to-door

by Gopher in

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friends

this article made my day.

it looks like paris jackson and her brother prince michael have told katherine they simply aren't interested in peddling jw stuff from door-to-door any more.

i'm glad they are becoming their own people and emerging from their grandmother's control.. http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2013/05/paris-jackson-prince-michael-jackson-jehovas-witness/.

skeeter1

Good for her. She's one step closer to realizing it's a cult.

SKeeter

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There is no doubt that Adam wasn't the first man. How do believers get around that small fact?

by jam in

using bible in determing the date of the creation of adam .

anyone in their right mind believe this to be true in today age.. don,t you think this nullify the whole bible?

the very first book.

skeeter1

I missed it all. I am not reading the whole thread.

But, I did see a great documentary on Netflix, "The Human Family Tree". Scientists went to a Queen's NY open market, and too DNA samples (from inside of cheeks). They traced the people to the earliest of humans and showed how their ancestors came to be/migrations/etc. As well as prove how many generations old we all are approximately. Alot longer then the JWs care to admit. But, interestingly, they were able to find linkage to 1 man and 1 woman in all of us. But, there is a significant time lapse between Scientific Adam and Scientific Eve. Add 1975 + age of Eve, and the Watchtower had better add several hundreds/thousands of generations.

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/human-family-tree/ (link to watch it)

Sketer

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How Many Parts of the Circle of Life Does Paradise Break?

by Comatose in

in another thread on crazy things people think will happen in paradise i was thinking about this.

so lets post them here as you can think of them.

what is broken or dies or unexplainable in a paradise where all creation gets along.. .

skeeter1

In the documentary "Moment of Death" (on Netflix right now), the doctors made a point. It is natural for cells to die throughout our life. If the cells didn't die, we'd be freaky big. So, how can Paradise be "no death", when death is a requirement of living?

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My daughter asked to be an unbaptized publisher. What do I do?

by Indian Larry in

brief background:.

i am a 3rd gen witness.

several of her friends are already baptized.

skeeter1

Tell her No. Tell your wife that the world is full of pedophiles and you don't want her going to ANYONE's door. If a Bible study ensues, then the householder will have more access to your child. Use fear.

Then, applaud her wanting to help th world. Sign her up for something that will truly help. There are a million charities where children can do some of the work, along with other children. She will meet other kids and have a good time doing that.

Then, see if she still has a need to be a publisher.

Skeeter

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Progressive Insurance Snapshot?

by skeeter1 in

anyone try this "snapshot" tool that snaps into your vehicle to save on auto insurancel?

let you know if i get savings.

i don't drive much, if any, these days.

skeeter1

My review of Snapshot

Ok, I got Snapshot, used it for one day, and took it out. It's boxed up and ready to be returned tomorrow.

I am also in the process of buying new insurance, at 50% of the cost (same coverage)!

The Snapshot was easy to install. But, I got 6 "hard brakes" on one trip. The device beeped 3 times, as if I had made an error. But, I was driving very good, and there was no way anyone would ever consider my brakes to be "hard." I was driving as if my grandmother was my co-pilot. I was breaking for a light that turned yellow/red when I got 2 of my infractions. The others were just normal stops.

So, I came home and looked on the Internet. Reputable posters were also mad at Snapshot. They said that one gets a hard brake if one decellerates more then 7 mph. Just stopping at a red light, hard brake. You have to "coast in" from several hundred yards back to have the slow enough decelleration. Oddly enough, accelerating quickly does not get you any beep or go against your record. So, if you see a yellow light . . . .gun it to beat the red light and you will be rewarded with a lower rate! Other posters swore that the device caused electrical problems.

So, I decided to get a new rate quote. Esurance was 50% lower, and NO snapshot.

(I've been a Progressive customer for over 10 years, Emerald club, super clean driver . . . sorry, but Flo got to go)!

Skeeter