Was getting myself prepared for my wife coming home from the book study this week when blood is going to be discussed. I have a copy of reasoning from the scriptures and I noticed that it does not mention fractions at all, but it was published in 1985, updated in 1989. Was thinking if my wife were to get in a discussion on blood where we could now pull out the reasoning book, possibly even the insight book to see what Jehovah says about it, that could at least be a discussion starter on changes in doctrine......even though I know I will get one of two responses...new light, or I am still learning, I am sure you could ask the husband of my study sister about this and he would be very interested to talk to you about it.
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Blood Fractions - did this allowance start in 1990??
by insearchoftruth inwas getting myself prepared for my wife coming home from the book study this week when blood is going to be discussed.
i have a copy of reasoning from the scriptures and i noticed that it does not mention fractions at all, but it was published in 1985, updated in 1989. was thinking if my wife were to get in a discussion on blood where we could now pull out the reasoning book, possibly even the insight book to see what jehovah says about it, that could at least be a discussion starter on changes in doctrine......even though i know i will get one of two responses...new light, or i am still learning, i am sure you could ask the husband of my study sister about this and he would be very interested to talk to you about it..
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Blinders Are Really Starting to Come Off Hubby!!!
by cognac init actually all started a bit stronger when mj died.
he loves his music and curiousity got the better of him and he started to google everything about him and jws.
he was also watching a lot of youtube videos.
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BTEX, was thinking the same thing, my wife will be going to that tomorrow. I see that the book they are studying mentions fractions, but does not do a real good job of the details, in fact unlike some of the other publications, I don't see where it specifically says that they are from donated blood.
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Revelation Climax, page 52, Kindly Respond
by compound complex indear readers of revelation,.
i have been reminded that a simple question is more effective than an elaborate presentation.
i have become very careful about what i say and how much i say to most people.
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That book is filled with terrible art
You did not need to limit it to that watchtower publication, it is all of them!!!
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Blinders Are Really Starting to Come Off Hubby!!!
by cognac init actually all started a bit stronger when mj died.
he loves his music and curiousity got the better of him and he started to google everything about him and jws.
he was also watching a lot of youtube videos.
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Great news cognac.....keep us informed, we are all pulling for you!!!!
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What's the Watchtower's position on new members who are divorced?
by Whymse inif a new member was married and divorced for reasons other then adultery, then they got remarried.
and later on during their second marriage they became a witness, how would the watchtower think.
about their marital status?
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Very true Sacolton!
Yep, things done before 'studying the bible' are often done because one did not have association with the Christian Congregation.
Military service, tatoos, sex outside of marriage, non-scriptural divorce....all looked beyond if one wants to become a JW....but better not hold hands or embrace someone one does not plan on marrying (young people ask) once you become a JW......the rules all change.
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JWs & the Concept of Conscientious Objection
by Scully injehovah's witnesses and the concept of conscientious objection
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the concept of conscientious objection is one that has existed for centuries and has been recognized under the principles of free exercise of religious beliefs in both american and canadian law.
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BTTT, a great article!
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2009 Bearing Thorough Witness About God's Kingdom--PDF!
by Atlantis in2009 bearing thorough witness about god's kingdom--pdf!
(all credit goes to yknot) bookmarked searchable reduced click the link at the bottom of the next page.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/mc7ofr cheers!
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My wife told me about this great new publication last night and how it was going to be used in meetings by witnesses where the bible brochure is going to be given out in door to door.
Is that the intent of the new book, a meeting supplement?
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WHAT WAS YOUR AHA! MOMENT THATIT WAS TIME TO EXIT THE BORG?
by freewilly01 ini had a huge light bulb on moment as i wasy in therapy dealing with a nasty anxiety disorder for many years and having a huge trigger in my life finally silenced.
it was almost the last thing that i thought i would end up doing expecially if you asked my wife and myself even a year before our decision to " live " thats how i view it not decision to leave...........it was a decision to live.. .
my therapist psychiatrist asked me who are you?
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For me, it was subjugation of women. That was the big one. I also did not believe in their interpretations and I saw major contradictions with the Bible and their doctrines. After every study I was always left with the feeling that things just didn't add up. Many times my thoughts were "That's not how I interpret that."
I don't see how any woman living in the industrialized world could put up with how women are treated in the WTS, and even moreso, what would the attraction be for a wife with a UBM.
It is fascinating to me to hear things that have brought folks out, hoping my wife will have a 'eureka' moment!
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Does the WTS say Facebook is a bad thing?
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do the elders try to advise members against using facebook for some reason??
curious......
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My wife just closed her's this past couple of weeks, am guessing at the suggestion of the sister she is studying with.........I am really disliking that gal more and more each day....
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Francis S. Collins to be appointed to head National Institutes of Health
by behemot inhttp://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-sci-collins9-2009jul09,0,7642590.story.
read a debate between collins and richard dawkins on time nov 5, 2006 (god vs science):.
http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1555132,00.html.
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Collins' website attempts to cure people of the notion that the UNIVERSE is less than 10,000 years old
I know that the WTS states man is about 6000 years old (was supposed to have been in 1975, so I guess 6034 years old), how old do they claim the earth to be?
The Collins website is great!!!