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  "abstain and die!"- WTBTS

  by hamsterbait in

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  i find it amazing that the wtbts says that you should refuse blood, even if it could save your life.. look at the apostle paul.

  he knew the injunctions of acts 15 - yet by his own admission in his letters to the corinthians admitted that he bought meat sacrificed to idols and ate it.

  so would he have refused this meat if he were about to die of hunger?.

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  THE FOUR PRESIDENTS OF THE WATCHTOWER SOCIETY (JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES), E.C. Gruss, Ed., p.76:

  Bill Cetnar, former Bethelite, urged his sister-in-law, Phyllis, to write the Society about having allowed her dog to receive a blood transfusion by her veterinarian:

  "[...] the response she received informed her that she had done wrong. Phyllis thought that this was ridiculous. She wrote again and asked if her cat eating a mouse would also be a problem; was this too against God's law? She was told that she should keep the cat under restraint and be more careful in handling it. She thought to herself, "How many cats have I seen which have drained the blood of their mouse victim before eating it?"

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  It is working fine so far

  by hambeak in

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  hi folks as i have posted before i started a new job for better money and it is doing great.. i am so busy now i can't think of the time and my old customers from my former location ( here ) it has been great.

  one of my senior ladies brought me so much in the way of goodies we both just had to laugh.

  jake is upset as i will bring him there later.

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  Hey Hambeak,

  Glad to hear all's well! More money, better situation, compliant employers----Wow! Good for you. Follow your heart and the money. Take care,

  CoCo
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  How Often Do You Come To JWD During A Day, Week or Month??? Hours or Mins?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  i used to be here a real lot.

  now i make about 15 posts , if that,.

  per day and read a few other threads that interest me.

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  Dear Diary,

  I'm back - had a disappointing jaunt into the world of DOUBLE JEOPARDY, the movie. The tape is damaged so I got frustrated and turned it off. Saw it en route to Aussie Land when it was new. DD - did you know that if you're convicted of killing someone - like in the movie - but they're not REALLY dead, well you can look 'em up once you're outa the big house, and go shoot 'em in the middle of Times Square [per the script] and yer OK? Can't be convicted twice for the same crime. What a deal. Think I'd like to start a lil' bit smaller myself. Get my feet wet! I'm really upset about all of us here having family captive to THE LIE. I pray God is watching over all of them. I feel so helpless, but it's bigger than us, Dear Diary. Do you think there really will be a wide opening of the eyes and a releasing of the captives, as the texts say? What a reversal! We fled "FALSE" religion and where did we end up? It's entirely too much for me to grasp. Well, one thing I learned was there are degrees of intensity relative to prayer. Do I petition God, or do I beg or do I beseech? He knows where I'm at. I can't bear the thought of any more harm coming to my loved ones. What do you think, DD?

  Gotta go ------ too intense!

  CoCo
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  Watchtower getting very Defensive over blood issue publicity....

  by kid-A in

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  with the recent birth of a jw sextuplet "litter" .

  http://www.thestar.com/news/article/169562.

  possible need for blood transfusions clashes with jehovah's witness belief.

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  Dear Scully,

  I realize that 'vengeance belongs to the Lord,' but your comment about the poor, dear little children hit me. When such are entrusted to my care - and they are - I am told that I must follow Jehovah's "LAW" on blood in event of an emergency. Why am I suddenly feeling ill? The enormity of Freddy's and Woody's sin has reserved them a special place in h---. Why not offer our children to MOLECH? I see not a lick of difference...............

  CoCo
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  Watchtower getting very Defensive over blood issue publicity....

  by kid-A in

  1. social
  2. current

  with the recent birth of a jw sextuplet "litter" .

  http://www.thestar.com/news/article/169562.

  possible need for blood transfusions clashes with jehovah's witness belief.

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  They have sown the wind and now are reaping the whirlwind. [Hosea 8:7- paraphrase]

  Fred Franz and Clay Woodworth possessed "special knowledge" that would, after Rutherford's death, become the "new light" bringing renewed publicity to the WT book publishing empire. Ban Blood Transfusions! Dr. Jerry Bergman, E.C. Gruss, Ray Franz et al can fill you in on the horrors perpetrated by madmen run amok.

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  How Often Do You Come To JWD During A Day, Week or Month??? Hours or Mins?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  i used to be here a real lot.

  now i make about 15 posts , if that,.

  per day and read a few other threads that interest me.

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  Dear Diary,

  I'm back from work. Students responded well today. Have to draw out the shy ones, though. They all seem to do better when you highlight their strengths - stands to reason. Came home to lotsa buzz on the board. The end is nigh! or near or soon or at hand. I do miss my JW fam & friends. But I can't go back. The only time I saw them, seems, was at the KH. But everyone is so scattered with issues of health and debt and GUILT OVER NOT DOING ENUF FOR: 1) Jehovah, 2) Jesus, 3) the GB. You know the real answer, DD! The idolatry is so rank I have to put my spiritual health above pleasing man. Why can't they see it? Now it's so clear.

  I'm so glad I found you the other day, Dear Diary! You always listen. You never judge me. I will be back - soon........

  CoCo
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  Can we talk? . . .

  by exwitless in

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  hey, this is under jokes and humor, so don't get too offended.

  i just wanted to vent about how people say things incorrectly, such as pronouncing things wrong or saying phrases wrong.

  i'll start, and if you have any to add, please feel free.

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  More Homonyms:

  Tot: a small child
  Taut: tightly drawn; not slack
  Taught: past tense of TEACH

  "Thomas taught the tot to tie twine taut[ly]."

  Pulitzer prize: annual prize[s] established through the will of Joseph Pulitzer
  Pullet Surprise: a fowl dish that will amaze you!

  CoCo
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  Constructive Criticism - Sincere or Malignant?

  by compound complex in

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  dear friends,.

  when i was a kid i remember that the lincolns [the automobile] of the late '50s had "canted" quad headlights.

  in that case, canted means slanting with respect to a particular line.

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  BTTT --- kindly respond!

  CoCo
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  How Often Do You Come To JWD During A Day, Week or Month??? Hours or Mins?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  i used to be here a real lot.

  now i make about 15 posts , if that,.

  per day and read a few other threads that interest me.

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  Dear Diary,

  I'm cautiously optimistic, DD! You know how it was years ago for us. But so much has changed recently. Turmoil. Upheaval. People have come and gone in our lives. I try so hard to be objective and not let my feelings get hurt. We were center stage for so many years - big fish in the small pond - of course you understand, DD! You know everything about me. I can't fool you. Would I ever try? Certainly I am not "there," as they say, for everyone who might need me. We were taught to be available - ready and willing - to spread the GN. You remember, don't you, DD? Pour ourselves out, like a drink offering. I want to help my fellowman. I DO! But I got so &65*)(^4(*&^*! exhausted. I had to play sick to get everyone off my back. Well, you and I both know I WAS sick. But one of our friends said - when the elders were after him - that he needed to get a 2nd or 3rd medical opinion to satisfy the BOE. That's the idea. I turned off my phone and now have an answering service. Guess I ought not complain that the elders never call! LOL!!!!!

  NPR on now - it's noon. Prez sending more troops to Iraq - 20,000! Minimus wage to go up to $7.25 an hour. $58.2 billion drop in trade gap - what does that mean for me? USA Airways taking over DELTA?

  CoCo
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  How Often Do You Come To JWD During A Day, Week or Month??? Hours or Mins?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  i used to be here a real lot.

  now i make about 15 posts , if that,.

  per day and read a few other threads that interest me.

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  Dear Diary,

  Well, back at it. Third cup of coffee and checked in with my English class. Discussion on Treaters of Human Vision - "I" doctors. Have put up some questions, but few respond. What is the correct approach, DD? I have to get back to my education and will check in later today.

  CoCo