i think in time, the blood transfusion doctrine will fade away very similarly to mormon's polygamy doctrine.
the doctrine met with increasing legal pressure from the state and internal dissent from more liberal members.
the tide seems to have turned after the doctrine was about 50 or 60 years old (i am using 1830s as origin date) and from about 1900 on, the lds church no longer offically sanctioned the belief.
Moxy, I think that you are right! The org is slowly backing away from the blood doctrine. This must be because it is causing embarrassment for them.
What makes me sick is what about all people who lost relatives and friends because of the blood doctrine. Did they lose their lives in vain? I guess so!
"I have so much love to give, but no one to give it to."
William H. Macy - "Magnolia"
well, here in houston, the stadium where the houston astros play is called enron field.
naturally after what has happened with the enron company, the owners of the stadium are trying to do everything they can to change the name of the stadium.
so my question is what should the name of enron field be changed to?.
Well, here in Houston, the stadium where the Houston Astros play is called Enron Field. Naturally after what has happened with the Enron company, the owners of the stadium are trying to do everything they can to change the name of the stadium.
So my question is what should the name of Enron Field be changed to?
I can't wait to hear the responses to this!
"I have so much love to give, but no one to give it to."
William H. Macy - "Magnolia"
look at the blue thing in the door in this picture... at first you won't be able to make it out, so look closely and very carefully.
it may take a few minutes, but eventually you will see what it is.. .
religion stops a thinking mind!.
Dude, that has to be the scariest thing I have ever seen! I got these flashbacks to when I saw "The Exorcist" when I was a kid. Elsewhere you are going to give someone a heart attack!
"I have so much love to give, but no one to give it to."
William H. Macy - "Magnolia"
how many of you knew about beth sarim when you were a jehovah's witness?
our most frequent poster, waiting, did not know about it until she left the religion.
i happen to know about it because my aunt berta lived there after rutherford's death.
I remember reading something about it in the Proclaimers book when I was a Witness. All that was mentioned was that Rutherford was sick and the home was built for him so he could recouperate. Of course nothing was mentioned that he was a drunk and that it was built to get him out of Brooklyn.
"I have so much love to give, but no one to give it to."
William H. Macy - "Magnolia"
for me it was when i was living in mexico and i got a job as a waiter out of sheer boardom.
the pay was lousy, the work was hard, the boss was an asshole, and at the end of the week i was told that i was not good enough to be a waiter and i was fired.
thank god!.
For me it was when I was living in Mexico and I got a job as a waiter out of sheer boardom. The pay was lousy, the work was hard, the boss was an asshole, and at the end of the week I was told that I was not good enough to be a waiter and I was fired. Thank God!
"I have so much love to give, but no one to give it to."
William H. Macy - "Magnolia"
yeah, just a fluff post i know.
but i've started getting into the hobby and wondered if anyone else here was too.. my current bike is a tyco dirt bike but i'll soon be getting the kyosho hor (haven't decided on honda or suzuki model tho) and my dream machine is the pumilio tiempo.
here's a link for any interested.. http://www.pumilio.fi/eb_main.html.
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we have a thread that asks why we became jw's, so i became curious as to why some of us have left.
what was the last straw for you?.
mine was the treatment of my wife.
For me it was the blood issue. I never really agreed with it. I had been inactive for many months. I told my sister that if I had a child someday that there was no way I would let him or her die. My sister said that I didn't have anything to worry, because I would then see that child in paradise. Yeah right! The last time I went to the kingdom hall was in march of last year. I have no regrets and life is so much easier.
"I have so much love to give, but no one to give it to."
William H. Macy - "Magnolia"
i am trying to find audio clips taken from jw conventions or other meetings about armageddon or anything else like that.
i have already gone throught the ones from the freeminds site do you know of any others?.
the bible is a two edged sword .
jerome, you can try jwinfoline.com They have lots of testimonies you can hear from former witnesses.
"I have so much love to give, but no one to give it to."
William H. Macy - "Magnolia"
does anyone else suffer from this disorder?
i hope that someday, i will be a part of this thing that you call society but presently, i don't feel like i am a social person and it's driving me crazy.
there's just too much anxiety and too much stress, when i try to socialize with the others and i can't control my feeling.
Oh boy, does this decribe me. I tend to get very nervous in social situation. At Apostofest in Dallas I spent most of my time just sitting and watching other people. I did talk some later, but most of the time I was so paranoid and was constantly worrying about what other people thought about me.
There are times when I am around people and I just want to get up and leave. It doesn't happen as much as it used to, but it does happen. The irony is that I am not a loner. I want to be around people, but sometimes I can't control this feeling.
I see a doctor once every two weeks and I take Paxil. That does make me feel better, but still have a long way to go.
"I have so much love to give, but no one to give it to."
William H. Macy - "Magnolia"
when i was a kid aged 11 i was a jw kid but i absolutely loved to read and collect dc comics (superman batman etc).
then guess what happened ?
the wbts brought out an awake codemning them !!!
I was never really into comic books, but when I was a kid I did buy two smurfs books, but my mom made me throw them away.
"I have so much love to give, but no one to give it to."
William H. Macy - "Magnolia"
