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  Died Due To Refusing Blood Transfusion

  by rrb2016 in

  1. watchtower
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  well, last monday my mother, a jehovah's witness since her baptism in 1968 died last week because she would not accept a blood transfusion.

  she was 76 and had lung and skin cancer.

  i know that the cancer would have gotten her anyway, but she was bleeding internally, and was told that she needs a blood transfusion, as her blood count went all the way down to 3.2 (should be 12-14.

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  OnTheWayOut

  This is tragic. So so sorry for your loss. As some have said, she may have shortened her painful circumstances. But you have every right to be angry with Watchtower for taking her decisions on this away from her.
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  Is PRINCE still with us?

  by oppostate in

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  OnTheWayOut

  Maybe in order to save Jehovah's Witnesses from themselves, they will try to say Prince is the new type of replacement anointed- free spirits who donate a bunch of money.

  And if he was anointed, he's really still with us- guiding Geoffrey Jackson, Stephen Lett, and the bunch.
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  Wow... There More Closet Faders Than I Thought

  by pale.emperor in

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  2. experiences

  yep, im still fading.

  i know it's gonna be a long and meticulous process but so far it's going well.

  isnt it funny how when you stop reading the material and stop thinking yourself of being unworthy all the time - eventually you get happier and happier each day and see the world around you the way it is?

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  Thanks for your thoughts. Happy trails on your fade. I would like to say that, in my fade, I expressed my doubts to some elders in order to be allowed to resign as an elder. You say you are not afraid to express doubts to concerned elders. I would say that once you have done that, it is not necessary to ever do it again. It just increases their desire to deal with a member judicially if they have more to say.
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  Advice on how to choose a book

  by slimboyfat in

  1. social
  2. humour

  i love books; i always have.

  they are my life and my livelihood.

  and many jehovah's witnesses, when they leave the religion, they think to themselves, "i'd like to read a book".

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  OnTheWayOut

  Choose a book you will like by a human author.
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  STORY OF MY LIFE

  by COLLINS in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi my friends on the board i have decided to write a story of my life after all my various questions that i have been asking all this while.

  you are really true friends because you always provide all the answers to my questions which i really appreciate.

  this is my story.. i was born in the year 1997 on the 13th of november.

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  OnTheWayOut

  Thanks for the short version of your life (so far). Yeah, it looks like you were baptized young. Feel free to share more, many will read it. As many or as few details as you like.

  My mom is hardcore JW, so is my wife and many in her family. Your dad, it sounds like there's hope but don't feel that you have to keep pushing him to see the light. You've shown him, and will have many opportunities to say your thoughts here and there. Good luck.
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  Advice on how to choose a book

  by slimboyfat in

  1. social
  2. humour

  i love books; i always have.

  they are my life and my livelihood.

  and many jehovah's witnesses, when they leave the religion, they think to themselves, "i'd like to read a book".

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  OnTheWayOut

  E-books are lousy for the beach, but okay for the airport, airplane, hotel pool area. You really need printed books for the beach so you can leave it there to mark your spot.

  Paperbacks are great and portable, but after 3 or 4 people read them, the spine is so broken and pages may fall out. Who wants to read a book where pages may have fallen out?

  If you must bring an e-book on vacation, then bring some magazines for the beach. They have short articles and you don't care if they get ruined or lost. Plus they have pretty pictures. My favorite is National Geographic. Please leave the boobs mag. at the hotel and stare at the live boobs on the beach.
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  Prince and addictive drugs…a possible loophole?

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  according to the elder's rulebook, there is this addendum in the chapter on the grounds for judicial committee and the section: "misuse of addictive drugs":.

  please note: the use of addictive drugs under medical supervision, such as for pain management, would not necessarily require judicial review.

  when questions arise, consult with the branch office.. .

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  OnTheWayOut

  Londo111, I take over the recommended amount of ALEVE for gout and it typically makes it go away before it gets bad. JW elders do not need to know about any prescribed meds their members are on. It's a violation of health information privacy. It doesn't matter whether those meds are addictive or not.

  As far as illegal drugs, I doubt members would tell the elders.
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  What were you never going to do in "This system" But did it?

  by karter in

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  finish school.. finish my apprenticeship (why are you doing that brother karter you will never finish it in this system).. buy a house.. pay the house off.. karter..

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  OnTheWayOut

  I came in as a young adult, so it was post 1975 but still within that generation understanding that babies from 1914 would still be alive when the end came in the 20th century.
  
  So I was never going to get a career, just keep doing jobs that get me by until Armageddon. I started seeking a career in 1995 when they decided that the "generation" wasn't what they said it was. I became a firefighter in 2000.

  I was never going to travel on many vacations, but I do that now. So does my JW wife.
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  May 16, 2016 TO ALL CONGREGATIONS IN BRITAIN Re: Donations to the Worldwide Work Using jw.org

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  may 16, 2016 to all congregations in britain re: donations to the worldwide work using jw.org.

  adding it to the list.... may 2015 broadcast.

  jehovah will care for our needs.

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  OnTheWayOut

  If they have a broadcast on how "Jehovah Will Care for [Their] Needs" then don't send any money at all.
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  Beliefs About What Caused the Universe

  by Perry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the universe can be observed to be expanding.. an expanding universe must have had a beginning.

  whatever begins to exist had a cause.

  therefore the universe had a cause.

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  OnTheWayOut

  Giles Gray, I think the answer has to do with "Dark Matter."

  Not the dark matter of the universe, which is still not understood, but the dark matter in Perry's brain that allows him to hold on to such nonsense that even most Christians don't buy it.