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A JW explains Blood Fractions

by OrphanCrow in

i was looking around from some information on the wt's stance concerning the use of stem cells, and i came across this article on a defending jehovah's witnesses blog.. rather than informing the reader all that much about stem cells, the author diverts the conversation into a discussion of "blood fractions" (*note: the term "blood fractions" appears to be another one of those wt bloodspeak terms coined by the wt.

"blood components" or "blood products" are the terms used more frequently by the medical world.

"fractions" implies tiny amounts).

possum

This information comes from the advocate site for reform on blood:

If Jehovah s witness are such a loving organisation why don’t they donate blood?

Hemophiliac preparations (Factor VIII and IX)(Approved): It takes about 9000 kilograms of whole blood to make one 0.1 gram dose of Factor VIII. A person suffering from severe hemophilia typically requires several doses a year.

The Watchtower Society is not ignorant of this:

“Each batch of Factor VIII is made from plasma that is pooled from as many as 2,500 blood donors.” (The Watchtower, June 15, 1985, p. 30)

“Dr. Margaret Hilgartner of the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center said: “A severe hemophiliac is exposed to the blood of 800,000 to 1 million different people every year.”” (Awake! Oct. 8, 1988, p. 11)

More than 250,000 blood donations are required annually to produce the factor VIII, and factor IX that is consumed by the Jehovah’s Witness community. Huge vats could be filled with all of the human blood that is stored and processed to meet the needs of Witness Hemophiliacs.The Watchtower ignores these facts when explaining why it allows use of these “small fractions,” but cynically emphasizes them when it uses AIDS as propaganda against blood transfusions.

Albumin (Approved): Blood contains about 2.2 % albumin by volume. (White Cells – which are prohibited – comprise about 1% of blood volume).

Albumin is often used to treat burns. A typical treatment for third degree burns (30-50 %) requires 600 grams of albumin. Producing this amount requires about 45 liters of whole blood. How can anyone call this “a small fraction?”

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Brought my non-JW wife to Kingdom Hall for a wedding

by keyser soze in

my brother got remarried to his ex-wife over the weekend.

they had been married for 15 years, but divorced in 2011. they decided to give it another try, because they have 3 kids together, and the dating pool is very thin for jws in their 30's and 40's.

we didn't want to attend, but since i was invited, and they were kind enough to attend our wedding, we decided to suck it up.. the most interesting part was the way my wife responded to the whole ordeal.

possum

steve2 Cheated a bit. I copied and pasted part of an essay that I had to submit for a post grad domestic violence course. A worldwide problem for all women caught in fundamentalist cults. We even have an Amish community not far from us and it's difficult for them those women to even access a telephone to get support.

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Brought my non-JW wife to Kingdom Hall for a wedding

by keyser soze in

my brother got remarried to his ex-wife over the weekend.

they had been married for 15 years, but divorced in 2011. they decided to give it another try, because they have 3 kids together, and the dating pool is very thin for jws in their 30's and 40's.

we didn't want to attend, but since i was invited, and they were kind enough to attend our wedding, we decided to suck it up.. the most interesting part was the way my wife responded to the whole ordeal.

possum

Precious Possessions........ Jehovah witness women's lives are dominated by a religion that demands that women are subject to patriarchal male authority and ideology that dominates women through a theology of ownership. This theological interpretation conditions women who interpret violence and abuse at the hands of their husbands as discipline by a Father-God readily identified with their husband. The JW CULT acts as a high control religion and requires members to live within a closed system and utilises shunning as a method of emotional, behavioural and social control. Jehovah witness women who are experiencing domestic violence can limit or impede her own options to escape, due to the limitation of general religious schemas such as wifely submission, obedience, forgiveness, pious suffering and the conceptualisation of divorce. Elders (the patriarchy) may justify, disparage or disclaim that domestic violence occurs in their congregation.

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Dr Monica Applewhite's evidence rejected by Australian Child Abuse Royal Commission

by jwleaks in

australian child abuse royal commission rejects dr monica applewhite's evidence and testimony.. [quote] dr applewhite acknowledged that her report did not identify the basis on which she had formed her opinions.657 she accepted that her report failed to identify the ‘current standards’ of other religious organisations658 or which ‘religious organisations’ she referred to in writing her report.659 dr applewhite told the royal commission that her understanding of material provided to parents and families about sexual development in children by other faith-based organisations was ‘anecdotal’.660.

dr applewhite accepted that it would be difficult for the royal commission to accept the opinions expressed in paragraphs 36, 45, and 46 of her report because her report did not identify the basis on which those opinions were formed.661.

we do not consider that dr applewhite’s report and the opinions expressed therein assist the royal commission in its inquiry for the following reasons:.

possum

Steve2, 6 minutes into the recording Angus Stewart attemps to establish Applewhite's credentials. Cross-examination quickly establishes Applewhite's PHD was based on "battered women" not "sexual abuse of children". Angus Stewart also makes it plain that she never published her dissertation and has had NO "peer reviewed" articles published at all. Far from impeccable credentials. Australian courts take a dim view of "guns for hire".

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Dr Monica Applewhite's evidence rejected by Australian Child Abuse Royal Commission

by jwleaks in

australian child abuse royal commission rejects dr monica applewhite's evidence and testimony.. [quote] dr applewhite acknowledged that her report did not identify the basis on which she had formed her opinions.657 she accepted that her report failed to identify the ‘current standards’ of other religious organisations658 or which ‘religious organisations’ she referred to in writing her report.659 dr applewhite told the royal commission that her understanding of material provided to parents and families about sexual development in children by other faith-based organisations was ‘anecdotal’.660.

dr applewhite accepted that it would be difficult for the royal commission to accept the opinions expressed in paragraphs 36, 45, and 46 of her report because her report did not identify the basis on which those opinions were formed.661.

we do not consider that dr applewhite’s report and the opinions expressed therein assist the royal commission in its inquiry for the following reasons:.

possum

The National Association of Social workers standards and ethics expects much better ethical and professional conduct than Applewhite displayed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF65xM2SG84

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Jackson using nationalistic game of ruby for his own purposes.

by possum in

jw
friends

https://youtu.be/mnpmeu3q1qm.

possum

Playing Rugby is one way for poor Samoan men to really get ahead.(young witness would be dscoured from palying) Its a beautiful game to watch but physically demanding (even dangerous) and played with real nationalistic fervour. The Haka (the war dance at the start of the video) would be called as demonic by most witnesses. But Jackson gladly uses the Tonga Samoan riviarly for his own ends. Hypocrite!

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Jackson using nationalistic game of ruby for his own purposes.

by possum in

jw
friends

https://youtu.be/mnpmeu3q1qm.

possum

https://youtu.be/MnPMeu3q1QM

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Governing Body Geoffrey Jackson in a Skirt! Is this for real??????

by mrmagic in

saw a video with geoffrey jackson giving a talk on stage in a skirt.

is this for reall??.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m0d4itktmk.

possum

Just a pretentious powerful white male playing "native" while he protects corrupt publishing company by lying to Roayl Commission in Australia, suppports 2 witness rule and persuctes child abuse victuims.

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Governing Body Geoffrey Jackson in a Skirt! Is this for real??????

by mrmagic in

saw a video with geoffrey jackson giving a talk on stage in a skirt.

is this for reall??.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m0d4itktmk.

possum

We were on holiday from Australia. We went witnessing when we were there, from memory, most of the Samoan brothers wore suits and western garb. Most of the local wear shorts. This video was taken in Western Samoa which is a bit more traditional and more impoverished than the other island of American Samoa. The witnesses from American Samoa have the opportunity to travel to the states and some of the younger brothers had incredibly western style flamboyant suits.

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Governing Body Geoffrey Jackson in a Skirt! Is this for real??????

by mrmagic in

saw a video with geoffrey jackson giving a talk on stage in a skirt.

is this for reall??.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m0d4itktmk.

possum

I tried to load this the other day. We were In Samoa at an assembly. My husband did the embarrassing zoom-ins of the legs! Don't you love the cultural misappropriation Wikipedia:Cultural elements which may have deep meaning to the original culture can be reduced to "exotic" fashion by those from the dominant culture. When this is done, critics of cultural appropriation say the imitator, "who does not experience that oppression is able to 'play,' temporarily, an 'exotic' other, without experiencing any of the daily discrimination's faced by other cultures. (Samoa is impoverished but he can come from his ivory castle in New York to play native). At this assembly,we videoed him also using the extremely competitive and physical game of 'rugby union' to get the audiences attention.( Rank and file Jws can't even play violin).