a controversial subject that hasn't been talked about here for 10 years (or so it seems on my quick search).. .
i think it's wrong to spay or neuter.
i bet most of you will disagree.. my vet just called me an irresponsible owner for refusing to have my cat spayed..
The animal shelter here requires spaying/neutering for all their adoption animals. The charge for the operation is part of the adoption fee, just like the rabies vaccination.
Edited to add...
If you think this would put them out of business, guess again. Though this policy has been in effect for a long time, the animal shelter remains filled to capacity from the unwanted litters of intact animals.
it is brought to my attention that some non jw's deliberately accept jw literature just to throw it in the bin.. their intentions are perceived as positive meaning these non jw's throwing their magazines away is a good thing.. what is your view on the matter?.
should they accept or not accept their literature, and why?.
is accepting literature benefiting or damaging the cult, and why?.
Accepting it only encourages them. Let your "no" mean no; do nothing that could be interpreted as "maybe".
this weekend was the convention for the southern san francisco bay area.
it was held at the santa clara convention center in the silicon valley http://www.santaclara.org/conventioncenter/ which is an improvement over the old s.f.
cow palace which is still used..just not as much.
If you have a sense of shame, you aren't cut out to be a Watchtower leader. Some things will never change!
my mother just told me today that her cousin's wife has extended an invite for me to attend their 35th wedding anniversary.
i find that i'm not in the mood to be surrounding by a group of jws especially since said cousin and his wife are both jws and i did accept the wife as a friend on facebook where i've been none too discreet about my distaste for the society.
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I'm sorry to say that I can't because that's my daughter's birthday weekend.
What a perfect response!
the yearbook of american and canadian churches statistics listed the jehovah's witnesses as the fastest growing christian group in the us for 4 years in a row (the 2008-2011 yearbooks).
the 2011 yearbook reported a 4.37% growth rate (based on 2010 membership figures).
according to the 2012 yearbook, the growth of the jehovah's witnesses was 1.85%, falling into 4th place.
Those are interesting figures, but the NCC report does not indicate how (or if) they vetted the data. The phrase "reported a membership of..." suggests these are figures various churches reported to them. They could be the total (baptized and unbaptized publishers) minus total (disfellowshipped or diassociated). Or it could be the total enrollment in their congregations. Or it could be estimated attendance at this year's Easter service. Others may be counting diifferent names appearing on checks in the collection basket.
I think it would be better to report the number of active members, information more meaningful than counting names on baptismal records.
my mother just told me today that her cousin's wife has extended an invite for me to attend their 35th wedding anniversary.
i find that i'm not in the mood to be surrounding by a group of jws especially since said cousin and his wife are both jws and i did accept the wife as a friend on facebook where i've been none too discreet about my distaste for the society.
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I agree with OTWO. If you lived close by that is one thing, but a three hour drive is something else. Send a note expressing your regrets for not being able to make it. Include a gift card (less tacky than a check, and your bank account number isn't on it).
copied from an article today in "the republic" of indiana which confirms what the org had written in their blood booklet.. .
posted purely for your interest.. .
doctors find patients do better without blood transfusionsrob wennemer - pittsburgh post-gazette august 29, 2012 - 7:50 am edtaaaa recent study suggests that jehovah's witnesses are on to something.
Witnesses who underwent cardiac surgery without a blood transfusion fared better than non-Witnesses
Than non-Witnesses who did have a transfusion, or those who didn't, or all non-Witnesses? That is not clear. The article lacks the details readers need to form a valid conclusion.
There are many variables the article does not talk about. An obvious factor is that "bloodless" surgery is likely to be done by more highly skilled surgeons in better equipped hospitals than average. Another is the relatively low percentage of Witnesses who smoke. Without seeing the details of their methodology, especially matching the abilities of care providers and the underlying condition of the patients, this news report is only...a news report.
terry was admitted to the hospital yesterday.
he has a severe case of cellulites which has affected his neck glands.
his face and neck are very swollen.
Terry, I hope you get well soon!
let's assume, as most of you probably believe, that the anointed christians are not the fds.
if the anointed are not the fds, who are?.
If you cannot produce a different, more plausible, and scripturally accurate meaning of Jesus' words, how can you say for sure that JW's explanation of it is wrong?
Start by reading the passages before and after that one(*). They are all about being prepared, about not knowing the day and time. Now read the "faithful servant" passage, staying mindful of that context. What is that passage about? Is it an abrupt change in topic to identify a ruler of the faithful, immediately followed by a return to the previous topic? Or is it consistent with the other passsages in Matthew 24 and 25, a warning to always be ready because you never know when the time--your time--will come?
The Watchtower interpretation only makes sense in isolation. It does not fit when the passage is read in context.
but it also has some wonderful information about the org and getting help and moving on.
please don't let the nitwits or my arguments with them keep you from looking at a lot of good info on this site.. peace and farewell,.
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This board is full of broken and hurt'n people
Yes, it is. Please treat them with kindness and respect!
Stranger ones have come by here before they flew away.
I will not condemn you nor yet would I deny,
I would ask the same of you, but failing, will not die.
Take up your china doll, take up your china doll,
Its only fractured and just a little nervous from the fall.
