crazy thought ~ if animal blood is used for a "blood alternative", how will this alter the makeup of blood over the years? could this feed the theory of evolution? if human blood changes ENOUGH, then it's only logical to think that humans will change, physiologically. any science buffs out there that could say "yay" or "nay" to this theory?
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14Hemopure cows blood
by skyking inthis allowed by the borg for jw's to use in place of transfusion of regular human blood notice the concerns even by outside people, over the fact this cows blood raising safety issues.. http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/12-06/12-15-06/01health.htm.
the navy's latest proposal to test a blood substitute made by a massachusetts company on 1,100 trauma victims appears more likely to earn a go-ahead from regulators who had blocked the experiment over safety concerns.
the navy wants to test the product, derived from cow blood, on civilian trauma victims in emergency situations.
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how to let down a former bible student
by SB ini ran into a now baptized, old bible student of mine yesterday.
she got my phone number and will be calling me.
how do i tell her that i no longer want to be affiliated with the religion i taught her for two years?
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i'm fading, but i'm also opening celebrating xmas this year ~ so i have a feeling i'll be getting the boot soon. honestly, i'm starting to feel like it will be relief. no more preaching at me or giving me sympathy looks like i have a terminal illness. no more telling me how they just signed up to pioneer and how great it's going (gag me!).
so to answer your questions, i'm a fader, but being DA'ed is starting to not look so bad.
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did you ever get cheated
by sspo ini have bought and sold and refinanced homes for over 25 years and never had any problem at all using " worldly people" and their businesses.. the only time i tried to use a brother ( an elder ) it was a big fiasco.. everything went wrong and i threatned to turn him in to the authority because of his cheating and lying and unethical way of doing business.. luckily i caught it before the closing and did not go thru with it but at least 5 other families got screwed out of 1000's , money that was needed badly.. .
he is still serving as an elder .
did you have similar experience and get to a point that you did not want to use the brothers anymore?.
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i rented an apt from a JW, and they refused to fix the major stuff. they would fix doors and washers, but not huge leaks, etc... my whole apt smelled like mold. another "brother" does business with my co-workers, and everytime he comes in the building, my co-workers go, "uhh, that guy is so crooked and just plain creepy". i love that he is an MS... :) ANOTHER time, some witnesses were traveling together, and they booked through a witness travel agency, and they were all double charged on their credit cards and never got their money back! and don't forget the mechanic who did the half ass job on my car then over charged me...or the handyman that submitted bills to my sister's boss for work that was never done or requested. is this why the watchtower says to think twice before getting involved in business matters with a "brother"? :)
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how to let down a former bible student
by SB ini ran into a now baptized, old bible student of mine yesterday.
she got my phone number and will be calling me.
how do i tell her that i no longer want to be affiliated with the religion i taught her for two years?
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i ran into a now baptized, old bible student of mine yesterday. she got my phone number and will be calling me. how do i tell her that i no longer want to be affiliated with the religion i taught her for two years? she's young, and i can tell still looks up to me, so i know i have to be honest, but how?
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Post a message to your congregation right here
by JH inpost here, what you would love to say in front of all the congregation.
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"hey! long time no see! sorry i havn't been around for a while, it's just that, crisis of concience is a long book, and with my A.D.D. it took me a while to get through. while reading that book, i was researching the lies behind the year 1914, 607, etc..., and finding ways to break free from the WBTS mind control tecniques. i've learned so much in the past few months about conditional friendships vs. true friendships, and have been seriously enjoying sleeping in on saturday mornings. anyways, i realized this morning that something was missing from my life, something i couldn't find anywhere else, even after all my searching, and that's when i realized i needed to come back to the kingdom hall. i left my SCARF here, have you seen it?"
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WTS Video about alternative civilian service
by BluesBrother inin my young day , it was recognized that you could not do alternatives to military service .
i knew older 'bro's" from the war years who had refused such service .
they joked that they had said in effect to the authorities "of course we want to work on the land, but not if you tell us to do it".
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SB
when i lived in an eastern european country, all of the young brothers opted to go to school instead of join the military. i'm not exactly sure how the program worked, but that was their way around the military - to go to college!
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Company Xmas Party
by stillajwexelder inwell i attended the company xmas party this last weekend and it was damn good, loads of fun and good people.
if jws find out and i get disfellowshipped, tough shit.
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my company xmas party was last night. free food, won some bottles of booze. lovely. :)
MERRY XMAS!
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child getting baptized
by Cindyrenee innine year old grandson studying to be babtized.
any thoughts on this??
i think it is insane.
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a 9 yr old isn't even old enough to commit most of the "transgressions" that witnesses get in trouble for, they are baptizing innocent, un-testable children! how would they treat a 9 year old who got in trouble at school for playing "adult" with another 9 year old? would they disfellowship a nine year old? would you SHUN a 9 year old?!?! what if a 9 year old had a part in a xmas play, would you sit him down in front of three elders and scold him?!?! if someone can't drive themselves to a judicial committee themselves, they shouldn't be allowed to get baptized.
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Convince me to move to your State (U.S. Only)
by liquidsky inmy husband and i are throwing around the idea of moving to a different state.
nothing is set in stone yet, but some changes in his career may allow for us to move wherever we like in the u.s. i love washington state, but i would like to move somewhere a little warmer.
i've lived in washington all my life and i need a little help in learning about the rest of the u.s.. so convince me to move to your state.
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warmer? i've got nothing to offer, sorry.
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What emotions were you feeling as you started reading the posts on JWD?
by What-A-Coincidence inmy reaction: shock and awe (tm).
i was an elder and had just left bethel.
i didn't want to believe what i was reading especially from current and former elders.
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i was so angry, and really upset the whole week at work, everyone wondered why. i felt stupid, hurt, some more stupid, then some more hurt. but this board has been the single most effective outside source in me coming to terms that my thoughts and beliefs CAN'T be controlled anymore, even if i wanted that "security" and warm fuzzy feeling of being a "pillar" in the congregation. it's an impossibility now, and i realize that many many many people around the world have gone through the exact same thing, so i can too.