Posts by Doubting Bro

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DO YOU THINK THIS WOULD EVER BE A 'CONSCIENCE MATTER'?

by Mary in

begin outter wrap scientists at mcmaster university, hamilton, ontario have been able to convert skin cells into blood cells.

this is very preliminary and i imagine it's going to be a few years before it's perfected, but i wonder what crooklyn's stand on this would be.

do you think they'd make this a 'conscience matter'?.

Doubting Bro

Wow - this is terrific news. If they can get other types as well, this could end up being one of the biggest advancements in medicine.

As for the Borg, my guess is that this would likely be a "conscience matter". I'm sure they would come up with some twisted logic about how these blood cells were never in a body and thus never part of the "life force" of another being. I think the legal dept would love to make all blood conscience issues because I'm sure they concerned about the liability. I don't see them putting the clamp down on any new techinques and they're probably hoping that science helps them out and eventually figures out a way to eliminate the transfusion of the 4 forbidden forms.

If (when) science figures out a way to mass produce this stuff, it would be the out the WTS is looking for IMO.

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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 11-07-10 WT Study (UNITY)

by blondie in

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true christianity = only jws.

genuine christians only jws.

jehovahs people = only jws.

Doubting Bro

more importantly, check out the picture on the wall!!

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Throwing a wet blanket on 2034

by pirata in

on a few occasions i've heard suggestions of 2034 as the "date", since it is 120 years after 1914; just like noah's time.. it looks to me like the governing body is being pro-active in preventing this in becoming a date that is speculated on.. the dec 15, 2010 wt (printed version) has an interesting qfr, asking if noah had knowledge of the 120 years.

the answer was: noah didn't know about the 120 year time period, but that didn't matter to him because he knew it was coming and kept busy.

i don't currently have the printed copy handy but can post a few quotes from it later on (unless someone else has it handy).. just thought it was interesting.

Doubting Bro

They don't want it speculated on until we get within 7 years or so of it. It pushes it too far in the future at this stage of the game. But I'm convinced that's where they are headed around 2027 or so.

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Has there, or are there any normal pro-WT members on this forum? As in mentally stable, anybody?

by miseryloveselders in

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first off, forgive me if i'm guilty of being judgemental.

i got my own fair share of mental problems.

it goes without saying that a bunch of us on this forum are misfits and freaks.

Doubting Bro

MLE - I understand how you feel. I felt the same way when I was "serving" but trust me when I say that if you decide to step "aside" you will feel much better about the whole situation.

You're right, the choice is yours and not without major repurcussions. Even stepping down is difficult to do and as you know, they will assume you've done something sinful.

But, I'm of the opinion that not hurting our families is a legit reason to not blow up the WT bridge. They're just as controlled as we once were.

I recall when I awoke, I tried to pretend there wasn't anything wrong and continued serving under the guise that I could help people. It ate me up that I had to say things from the platform that I thought were untrue. But, when I finally realized that there wasn't much I could do to change things and finally resigned, I swear it was like a weight had been lifted.

I still feel like you do sometimes. There are times that I wish I could go to sleep and not wake up. But, there is light at the end of the tunnel (and no, it's not a train). Things will get better.

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2011 Special Talk: Bible Principles-Can They Help Us to Cope With Today's Problems?

by yknot in

ahh low and behold!.

it turns out those bethelites were being bold!.

brazen is what many with login privileges can be called.... ....... knowing that such an important talk outline shouldn't be stalled!.

Doubting Bro

Very bland as compared with some other "special" talks. Maybe that's the new strategy?

I remember I gave one that was something about how "soon" the world's religions would be destroyed. Nothing nearly as provocative now.

Honestly, if more of their parts were along these lines and less about how God was going to destroy babies "soon" or how worthless practical living is and helping others is when compared to "preaching" they would be much better off.

Perhaps a sign? Nah, just a lure if you ask me.

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How Long Can WT Stonewall The Mounting Evidence For Evolution/Age of Man?

by Room 215 in

the evidence for some form of evolution -- and the age of earth and life upon it -- is mounting almost daily.

how long can the wts insulate its followers from the incontrovertible evidence without lapsing into total irrelevance?

what do you think?.

Doubting Bro

If they can stonewall the indisputable evidence that Jerusalem wasn't destroyed in 607 but 20 years later, then they certainly could resist evolution!

Sciences only matter to them if they're trying to use it to confirm something they're trying to teach.

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"That Letter" about sisters not allowed to spiral-bind the new elders manual

by freddo in

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you know, the one from the usa branch/brooklyn.. well i ventured a question to a relative who is an elder here in the uk to see if a similar letter had been sent to elders here.

he knows i was an elder and he lets me joke with him to a certain level about how controlling the society is lately.. he confirmed that one has been received and he laughed because it says you can use a d-ring binder (which i guess is the equal uk term for the us "spiral bound" as long as you don't let worldly people do it and that you have to watch the brother do it.).

i asked whether sisters were allowed to do it and he said even the society wouldn't go that far and smiled.. sooooooo .... i am wondering if this uk letter has had the "sister" stuff pulled because it is such an embarrassment?.

Doubting Bro

OTWO - Don't go giving them ideas!!!

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Watch the complete fragmentation of the Watchtower begin

by Dogpatch in

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wow, dudes and dudess, it really looks like glacial fragmentation is inevitable in the mighty mom.. unless j. mason is making this all up.

but his sources seem credible.. kudos j. mason.. somehow i smell a bill bowen in this.

that makes it hot!

Doubting Bro

I agree with Dozy. I just don't see it going down anytime soon.

Different? yes. They're quite willing to make changes they deem necessary to long term survival although I think they really don't understand the underlying problems to make the correct choices.

Smaller? yes. In my opinion, they're close if not already at their peak in terms of worldwide numbers. Growth in 1st world countries are stagant or are coming from immigrant groups providing short term bursts. While that lack of growth is being replaced at the moment with 3rd world countries numbers, that too is not sustainable.

I would say the odds of a WWCG meltdown are low and I see them drifting slowing along for the forseeable future. I surely won't see them end in my lifetime.

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i am graduating!

by cheerios in

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after a long hard road, i am now a college graduate :) it's amazing to be liberated :) ... and educated ... .

Doubting Bro

Fantastic!!

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Did You Notice Most Elders Are "Weird"?

by minimus in

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....just thinking.....

Doubting Bro

The BOE at the hall I go to has 8 elders. Of that number only 2 are what I would call weird. My experience was that most were fairly normal with the exception that they thought they were special. But the weird ones weren't all that common. Then again, maybe I'm weird and that clouds my perception?