Posts by Hoping4Change

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Blood, with fractions allowed, what 'transfusions' are prohibited

by insearchoftruth in

i know very little about medicine, but from the reading i have done on this and other boards, i understand that the matter of conscience to allow blood fractions has most likely saved many lives.. very few tranfusions done today are whole blood, but i don't know how many.

was wondering if anyone here knows what portion of transfusions that take place are not allowed..

Hoping4Change

Like insearchoftruth, I also have been wondering what specific medical practices would not 'be allowed'. For example, would an exchange transfusion for a new born with an "unresponding to other treatments" case of severe jaundice, be allowed?

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2008 WT Library Question (1st JWN posting too!)

by yknot in

okay, i haven't been really paying attention to all the letters read to the congregation in the last two month.. this week it was some stupid announcement about mandarin chinese and the keep book being mp3 audio-ed on jw.org (if a publisher is computer illiterate, a cd can be ordered from the organization-but a brother who is tech savvy should offer to burn one instead of incurring cost to the slave).. then i realize i haven't heard squat about the 2008 wt library (cd or dl?)..

so i just checked my 07 wtcd and we have daily texts until the week of march 5, 2009 feb 26, 2009.. does anyone have any info on the 2008 wt library?.

is it going to be a dl or cd?.

Hoping4Change

Is the 2008 library available in iSilo format (.pdb files) yet?

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Feedback for my next Freeminds article on how to use my Tough Questions Series....

by Tuesday in

these are only portions of blood, even when combined they do not make up full blood.

if when blood is separated its no longer considered blood, then why dont you accept blood transfusions in general?

Hoping4Change

I am not sure if you are able to add footnotes or a link to information, but I think it would be good to link out to a source for

"Blood transfusions are not transfusions of whole blood, it is transfusions of only the red blood cell. There hasn’t been a blood transfusion of whole blood since 1982 and in the more developed countries far longer."

I will claim ignorance in that I did not realize that myself. Very good to know.

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I commented about apostates today at the meeting

by cognac in

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i couldn't help myself.

it was so obnoxious what the paragraph was saying about apostates.. so i said that having a difference of opinion is not a problem but really as brought out by thessolonians it is when a person raises themselves up above god to have people follow them instead of god that they are considered bad in god's eyes.. i don't even know if it had anything to do with the question, but i just wanted to say that, lol..

Hoping4Change

I am wondering - was Jesus an apostate? Didn't he created divisions amongst his Jewish brethren?

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Scan needed, the Forty-Two (42) fundamental beliefs

by Fatfreek in

the following quotations are from the kingdom ministry, december 1983. the announcement is about a "brochure to be featured in congregation book study".. as announced in the october issue of ourkingdomministry, congregation book studies for the weeks of january 1 through february 5, 1984, will be conducted in the brochure jehovah'switnessesinthetwentiethcentury (1979 revised edition).

.... the study for the week of february 5 has been set aside for considering page 13, dealing with "what jehovah's witnesses believe.

" forty-two fundamental beliefs are listed along with supporting scripture texts.. i can't find reference to the "forty-two fundamental beliefs " nor this brochure on my wt library on cd.

Hoping4Change

Is this what you are looking for? http://www.watchtower.org/e/jt/index.htm (bottom of frame)

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WHO WROTE THE BIBLE??? RESPONSE TO THE NEW PUBLICATION.

by whereami in

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for those whow believe god authored the bible , this info will make you question your faith.

very well done.. i would love to see how the wts would respond to this, especially after the new publication on the bible was just released at the convention.. maybe one of our inhouse scholars (narkissos/leolia) can back up this info.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2061773048178434620&hl=en.

Hoping4Change

There are a number of DVD courses by Bart Ehrman available here: http://www.teach12.com/storex/courses.aspx?t=&sl=&s=909&fMode=s&sbj=Religion . I know the prices seem steep, but you may wish to actually call the places about pricing or keep an eye on the web site, as they frequently have sales for their courses at a fraction of the list price. I've got a number of courses from them and I've liked them.

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What happens if you show up at the DC with no badge?

by JeffT in

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i'm thinking of going to one this summer to research an article i want to write.

back in my time anybody could just walk in, but some recent threads sound like that might be hard to do.

i'm also going to try to get a local paper to give me one time press credentials.

Hoping4Change

Something to consider; the audio of the convention may be simulcast on the radio so if you were concerned about going in, just get close enough to listen to it on the radio. As others have said though, dress nicely, dont make a scene or spectacle and likely no one will even look your way.

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Wow a great Calgary Herald article - "Looking for high drama..." About Hughes lawsuit

by AndersonsInfo in

http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/blood+money+injustice/1576415/story.html.

by juliet guichon, dr. ian mitchell and michael duggan, for the calgary herald.

if you are looking for high drama that hollywood might one day package and sell, you need go no further than downtown calgary's transcanada pipelines tower at 10 o'clock this morning, when the court of appeal will convene.. .

Hoping4Change

bttt

One can only hope the best for him. As the article states, this is indeed a story waiting to be told/documented on film for mass public consumption; win or lose.

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PDF w/174 WBTS scans comparing lies and revisions of JW "truth"...limited time only!!!

by middleman in

hello, here's a pdf that was put together comparing many of the lies within the society's publications.

i will have the link up for a limited time and afterwards it will be available by request-send me an email and leave yours.

this is part one (141 pages) of two (perhaps a third) in the series being made.

Hoping4Change

This collection of material is remarkable! Can not wait for part two! I would think (should it be so desired), that this could be turned into a book to be published (and sitting on book shelves at major book stores) as a religious critique of the WTBTS.

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How can I help my wife to get out

by Albert Einstein in

i am fading out after 18 years in jw cult (pioneer, ms, elder etc ...).

my wife was born in jw family, very strong family bonds, very loyal to jw.

at home we can talk pretty open, but she is so blindfolded, so loyal, not willing to admitt jw could be totally wrong... is there any chance to help her step by step?

Hoping4Change

One of the best eye opening things that can have some good effects has nothing to do directly with WT material or teachings and that is to watch movies/documentaries that include situations that show social injustices. Documentaries/movies about cults and/or histories of affected peoples (e.g, African-Americans, Native Americans) can turn on a light bulb when it is seen that some of the same reasoning/argumentation used for the repression of peoples and/or thought is used by JWs to justify their position and behavior towards others.