the insert is called "how do i view blood fractions and medical procedures involving my own blood?
" i will attempt to transcribe the more salient points for everyone here.. paragraph 1 (verbatim): the bible commands christians to "abstain ... from blood.
" (acts 15:20) thus, jehovah's witnesses do not accept transfusions of whole blood or the four primary components of blood-namely, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma.
Here is MY problem: If blood, when removed from the body, is supposed to be poured out on the ground, how can ANYONE accept blood fractions OF ANY SORT?
That is correct. If you follow the Bible according to the GB, then this part of the understanding should still be in place. How could one part be a conscience decision if the other is not, yet still follow God's view? Confusing.
the insert is called "how do i view blood fractions and medical procedures involving my own blood?
" i will attempt to transcribe the more salient points for everyone here.. paragraph 1 (verbatim): the bible commands christians to "abstain ... from blood.
" (acts 15:20) thus, jehovah's witnesses do not accept transfusions of whole blood or the four primary components of blood-namely, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma.
Sorry if I repeat, haven't read the comments yet.
The Kingdom Ministry is trying to tell us what our conscience matter decision should be.
At the same time, it is saying that we should know for ourselves why or why not accept
fractions. This limits their legal responsibility toward individuals. Either
a. we told them it was okay or
b. they decided for themselves and explained their decision without WTS involved.
recieved this e-mail from a jw relative, thought i would share the lunacy.
not trying to foretell anything, just some interesting things that happened in october.
watchtower library has many more.
News of the Weird shows how many mass murdurers have the middle name "Wayne." I think you can make anything look unusual if you isolate it. The WTS does lean toward stuff happening in October, though, based on this list of stuff.
going out in field service monday thru friday 9 till noon, knocking on empty doors while most people are away at work.
knowing no one will be at home.
why is there not a massive effort for evening witnessing when you know most people will be home and able to be reached.
While they have tried to change to doing business territory and street witnessing, instead of pure door-to-door, my opinion is that there is not a whole lot of reaction to the message in the U.S. except among foreign languages. They are pushing JWs to join those.
The bulk of preaching is to keep rank and file busy SERVING God the Borg. I see them cutting back on what we leave with householders to keep costs down. There was a single sheet invitation to the conventions, now a flyer, Kingdom News Number 37. They want us to make return visits on these folks and they are having us keep count of the flyers, first time for that.
If they asked for more evening preaching, more people would tell them NO, and you can't have people deciding for themselves.
I was trying to do research in the WT for former GB members. While I could find Ray Franz resignation and several death notices, Greenless just disappeared. There is no mention of a death, resignation. It's like he were still there at Bethel to this day, but they forget to list him. There must be something to his being FORCED out, or else they would mention it.
i went to university without any problems in the cong.
two others in my hall went and no one made a public complaint.
i was interviewed age 15 on the platform by my dad (elder) about whether i would pioneer when i left school or not.
I just went to my two day circuit assembly. The CO is still on the subject of education. I don't know if he is spouting from personal feelings or directions from the borg. He says young ones think they need an education, but they can get good jobs without them. I can agree, but only for the really talented or the really connected ones. There are not many higher paying jobs that don't require some college in the U.S. Labor and lower skill jobs are getting rarer.
I think this is a problem they can't win. If people get an education, they learn to think for themselves, question things. If they don't, they work hard and have no energy and money left to give the borg.
the jw's always said that we would get new instructions in the new system, inspired by god this time, unlike the watchtower and awake.... what new instructions do you think will be found in these new scrolls?
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Since the Governing Body all left for Heaven, order needs to be restored among the perfect people.
The new scrolls will tell them how to be obedient to the "princes."
all that they do, they seem so stiff and serious.
often i will see elders still dressed in a suit hours before or after a meeting.
i'll see other elders cars parked in front of an elders home, and they are in a meeting discussing something serious.. can't these guys relax a bit and get a life out of the borg?.
His circle of friends changed, and I was out
This is encouraged by the CO on his visits. Not to necessarily shut you out, but to get to know all
the other elders, spend time with them, and limit social time with those who are not making spiritual
progress, other than shepherding them.
happiness for the wtbts is loadsa, loadsa money!!!!.
november 1st watchtower, 2006, page 21:.
'those who contributed to temple building rejoiced greatly.
It clearly states "those who CHOOSE to give."
I was LOL at the chariot part of your comment.
But the poster after you was right. There is no "choosing."
A letter was read to the BOE about the yearly expenses for
the CO's health insurance and automobile. The letter mentions
those who "choose" to donate more than the set amount.
One elder said that this was said for a reason. We are
supposed to give MORE. While I did not agree, the measure
passed. I was not present when the congregation voted to
support the amount, but it was not mentioned that our share
"COULD" be less than the one we were voting on.
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throughout my tenure as one of jehovah's witnesses, i could not help notice how individuals.
became so conscious of what others thought about them.
I was on the body of elders in a congregation. A matter was brought up at the elders meeting about spending
money on the wrought-iron fence. It amounted to maybe $10,000 to replace the entire thing. It was brought
up, but there was no discussion on it. (The PO just assumed we were all in favor of it.) After the meeting, many
brothers felt that was a big expense, they were willing to repair the old fence on their own for the cost of materials,
less than $1000. They did not say anything, though. On the night a vote came up, they first asked if there were
questions. I asked several about "exploring alternatives, such as repairing the old fence." They were afraid to take the
vote now, but they did. All the other elders were "FOR" it, and they waited until virtually the entire cong. raised their
hands. Many looked at me, with my hand down. Next, who's "AGAINST" it? I raised my hand as did a few other
people. The measure passed, but not unanimously. The PO later tore into me. "We need to act as a body, all in
harmony. What were you doing? If you didn't want this, we could have discussed it at the Elders Meeting, and then
all supported whatever decision we made." I asked the question about the meaning of the vote, and how it was NEVER
discussed at the elders meeting, but we never really patched that up.
