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  The downside of no longer being a JW

  by Quandry in

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  we have discovered a downside to no longer being a jw.

  as we were washing clothes today, my husband remarked that since we no longer attend meetings, we are not constantly sending suits and dresses to the dry cleaners and alas, we no longer get hangers and are going to have to (gasp) buy some!

  what down sides can you think of?.

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  I agree with Sunsport - there is absolutely no downside of no longer being a JW!
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  I met Jamie Oliver!!!

  by tall penguin in

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  i work in a large bookstore in toronto.

  this past thursday, jamie oliver came to promote his new book.

  i got to work the "green room" and hang out with him before he went onstage.

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  He has just finished a series in England, and most of the camera shots seem to be of him cooking in what looks like an outbuilding, but I am sure it must be a "rustic" style kitchen!!!

  I love the way he has raised awareness about the appalling state of English school dinners, and he is of course the face of Sainsburys!!!!!
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  Is BLOOD therapy really a sin?

  by Fisherman in

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  is blood therapy a sin?

  if a blood transfusion could save a person's life, would god want such person to die instead of receivng the blood?

  on the other hand, heart, livers, kidney transplants are ok. but then again, blood transfusions may be sinful?

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  You have to clarify with yourself why you are hesitant about refusing blood transfusions.

  Is it (a) because of religions reasons or (b) because of the risks inherent with blood transfusions.

  If it is (a) then I would suggest that you read carefully the well thought out and presented posts made previously about religious doctrine. Also remember that LIFE is precious.

  If it is (b) then I refer you to the "National Blood Service - blood transfusion website (www.blood.co.uk) where it says in part:

  " The biggest risk from receiving a blood transfusion is being given the wrong blood. ... Compaed to other everyday risks the likelihood of getting an infection from a blood transfusion is very low. All blood donors are unpaid volunteers. They are very carefully selected and tested to make sure that the blood they donate is as safe as possible. The risk of getting hepatitis from a blood transfusion is currently about 1 in 500,000 for hep B and 1 in 30 million for hep C. The chance of getting HIV or HTLB infection is about 1 in 5 million. Although the risk of getting variant CJD from a blood transfusion is probably low with a single blood transfusion, the risk of any infection will increase with additional blood transfusions. Each year, approximately 2 million units of blood are transfused in England and there have been just a handful of cases where patients are known to have become infected with vCJD from a blood transfusion. "

  When making any decision about healthcare you are have to weigh up the risk factors, ie risk posed by the illness/injury, probability of death of permenant disability from that illness/injury, and the success rate of the proposed treatment, along with the risk of side effects of the treatment.

  Is the treatment you are considering a proportionate response to the risks posed by the illness?

  For example, if a patient with cardiomyopathy has a cold then there will probably not initially be any need for antibiotics. However, if that cold then settles on the patient's chest then the decision to take antiobiotics may be a wise one. However at this stage oral antibiotics may be sufficient - to propose a course of IM antibiotics would not be a proportionate response because (a) it is a more invasive procedure, and (b) the IM medication is very strong and can be painful when administered and can cause damage to the patient's veins. However, if that patient then develops a chest infection of sufficient severity that their heart is going into failure then it will most likely be prudent to start a course of IM antibiotics to treat the chest infection and reduce the heart failure - the fact that the treatment is invasive and can be painful is a risk that may be considered a necessary one.

  So, I personally wouldn't consent to a blood transfusion if all I needed was a plaster, or if there were other alternatives that had a lower risk and fewer potential side effects.

  But I would consent to a blood transfusion if there were no other alternative treatments with lower risk and my life/health was at risk.

  It is all down to proportionality.

  Enjoying freedom.
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  "I don't want to die...

  by 5thGeneration in

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  i want to live under different circumstances.".

  that was a line i heard recently that really impacted me.. i think i need to make a firm stand soon but, unfortunately, it will hurt my wife and kids.. ah, the love is just oozing from jehovah's organization.. .

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  "You are the link to your family in finding out about the lies of the watchtower" Fantastic line! Someone has to be the first one in a family/group to start the ball rolling on the escape path out of the cult.
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  This is an outrage!!

  by John Doe in

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  Enjoying freedom

  the idea of auctionning the whisky and donating the proceeds to a local charity (or school??) is an excellent one!

  A lot of care goes into making whisky - I visited a distillery in Scotland a few years ago (and there were free samples for visitors!!!).
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  OK...Who else is going to be putting up Christmas Decorations this Weekend?

  by Lady Liberty in

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  dear friends,.

  happy tuesday!!

  as many of you may or may not remember last year we had a "frosty" who was attacked by jws next door.

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  Probably not until the middle of December, but that is because we are having building work done right now and I am not sure how to get brick dust out of a christmas tree and tinsel!

  Hopefully it will all be done by mid December so that all the christmas decorations can go up!!!

  I am so excited!!!!!!
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  Do you condemn the Society's no-blood policy and still do not DONATE BLOOD?

  by nicolaou in

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  it's your decision to make.

  it would be as wrong of this community to insist everyone donate blood as it is of the cult to insist otherwise.

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  You have made a very good point!

  I did go along to donate a while ago, but was turned away because my weight was so low it wouldn't be good for me to donate.

  I am not dieting or anything like that, I just don't seem to be able to put weight on.

  So the answer is yes I tried, but no they didn't accept it.
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  My Letter to The Editor was Published.....

  by AK - Jeff in

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  2. medical

  again it ran in the sunday edition - i hope that a few people might be 'forewarned' and thus 'forearmed' against the jw religion.

  perhaps a jw or two will read it also- here was the letter:.

  to the editor; on october 25 the british press was awash with the story of young emma gough from tellford, uk.

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  Nice work!
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  This Graph Will Make You Think!!!!!

  by AK - Jeff in

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  http://imagechan.org/img/img.php?id=2067&r=280.

  jeff .

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  Enjoying freedom

  The belief goes that god does not do anything to rid the world of satan because to do so would not suit his form of justice.

  I just think that if god exists he has a misplaced ego the size of a planet with no shred of warmth, kindness, love or empathy.

  An illustration I have used when JWs call is this:

  If a patient went to see a doctor (Doctor X) with a severe illness. Doctor X says "yes I know what is causing this, and I think what will happen if we don't treat it is that the patient will suffer years of pain and trauma followed by death. Although my colleague, Dr Y believes that the patient won't suffer. However, I have spent years studying this kind of illness and I am convinced that I am right. There is an easy way to cure this, but I want to be proved right. I want to prove Dr Y to be wrong".

  Dr X proves to be right, the patient suffers years of pain and eventually dies through lack of treatment.

  Wouldn't the patient's family sue the doctor for failing in the duty of care he owes to his patient? In fact it could be argued that failure to act is negligence which is a criminal offence punishable by a prison sentence.

  god is acting in exactly the same way as Doctor X. He knows what is happening, he knows how to put it right, he has the means at his disposal, yet he fails to act.

  in my book god is guilty of Criminal negligence.

  Just my thoughts.

  Enjoying freedom
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  Silent Lambs march on Brooklyn Headquarters

  by sacrebleu in

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  2. scandals

  here is the link to the news footage.. http://youtube.com/watch?v=53ju4g7ia4.

  if this doesn't work just search for it on you tube.

  i can't get my computer to copy and paste on this forum.. i don't know when this aired.

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  WHAT A COINCIDENCE - were any comments made to you by your then fellow bethelites about the march taking place outside???