Posts by Diogenesister

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HLC confidentiality

by shadowclone in

lots of hospitals have hired jw's as bloodless care manager.

if they find out that a jw agrees to take blood, what is their protocol in such a case?

usa scenario so hippa is a factor.

Yes bloodless care is not really a thing here. I guess there are also many more JWs in the USA than anywhere else (and I think it will become more so that way I think as time progresses. America will be it's last hold out). Also US hospitals generally have more money to employ specialist staff being mostly private. When it works and a person is fully insured, US healthcare is unbeatable. They cater for every need and have cutting edge treatments.

The NHS would struggle to employ an extra cleaner at this point.

I wonder are there any other groups who don't take blood?

I think if only one case of breaking Hippa can be proven in this type of instance they will pretty soon stop the practice.

I do know there have been instances within GP surgery settings (primary health care).

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Rutherford Exposed: The Story of Berta and Bonnie

by Farkel in

it was made by a women who in later years wore crotchless panties and bras which had holes in the nipple areas.

he not only knew the woman in question (she's now deceased), he has met her numerous times.

up until recently this secret of her year's long sexual affair with rutherford was kept by the family.

Diogenesister

There's a relative of Berta on You tube. It's not Larc, is it? Surely it can't be because this chaps posted videos after 2005. I think he lives on the east coast of USA.

Does anyone know his name as I don't remember it? She was his great aunt too I'm pretty sure.

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GENDER PRONOUNS

by JohnTron72 in

just to put it out there, the whole gender pronouns idea being pushed by the lgbtq+ minorities is just a way to try to hide the sin of homosexuality.

if you can void people talking about your true sexual identity then it seems there is no sin anymore if two they or them of the same sex are together.

example of the coverup: ("i don't identify as either gender"), so the kids i'm raising in a lesbian relationship need not speak of me as a mom or any other female term and we all don't have to feel any stigma attached to the true terms so, any shame we might feel is hidden anyway.

Diogenesister

If someone dislikes my post I usually don't give a monkeys but I think someone on here misunderstands.

Fundies claim: When their kids are attracted to the same sex, they're not gay because they are really the opposite sex (to what they really are).

Does that make it easier to understand? If you disagree this is a bad thing you're basically homophobic.

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Rutherford Exposed: The Story of Berta and Bonnie

by Farkel in

it was made by a women who in later years wore crotchless panties and bras which had holes in the nipple areas.

he not only knew the woman in question (she's now deceased), he has met her numerous times.

up until recently this secret of her year's long sexual affair with rutherford was kept by the family.

Diogenesister

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GENDER PRONOUNS

by JohnTron72 in

just to put it out there, the whole gender pronouns idea being pushed by the lgbtq+ minorities is just a way to try to hide the sin of homosexuality.

if you can void people talking about your true sexual identity then it seems there is no sin anymore if two they or them of the same sex are together.

example of the coverup: ("i don't identify as either gender"), so the kids i'm raising in a lesbian relationship need not speak of me as a mom or any other female term and we all don't have to feel any stigma attached to the true terms so, any shame we might feel is hidden anyway.

Diogenesister

DD😂

I have heard that fundamentalists find it easier accepting they've raised a girl who should have been a boy - indeed is really a boy - than to admit their daughter is a lesbian. She's not a lesbian she's actually just a straight boy.

Which is worrying.

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Has the governing body been had by the 'superior Authorities'?

by was a new boy in

nyc mayor praises jw's for obeying authorities.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzy5xtr5gvg.

Diogenesister

Was a New Boy I like your senator Ron!! He's dead right. What about health autonomy? Like Ron, I've been vaccinated but I've had COVID and so have my kids so we will not be having another vaccine and my kids don't require a risky vaccine when the disease itself barely registered with them (being young).

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Congratulations US team, you played yourself..

by MeanMrMustard in

.. so said one of the comments on the latest video from nate the lawyer:.

https://youtu.be/_f_sehu3674.

it is an interesting case of why "equal pay" isn't quite what you think it is.

Diogenesister

Isn't it more likely that the USA women's team would win the world cup than the men's team? In which case, they won't want to risk sharing that money LoL (although I remember the men's team doing super well in the 90s and I supported them all the way when England dropped out).

The women cynically wanted more. The men can also deal with more risk because they get paid more playing for their clubs.

Ooops! Be careful what you wish for ladies!

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Is the Bethel Farm in Wallkill Co. still there?

by Etude in

i've been out of this loop (or any other) for a while.

can someone tell me if the bethel farm facilities are still there in wallkill county, ny?

i was there for about a year.

Diogenesister

Etude we'd love to hear some of your story!! Someone should start a watchtower history podcast for those of us too old and ugly to appear on camera😂(I know, I know....speak for yourself Dio...)

NB I know there's an excellent you tube channel run by two historians/Watchtower buffs but it is less 'personal experience' and more 'academic' history.

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Where to flee Covid mandates and restrictions?

by Kosonen in

jw
friends

at the moment there does not seem to be any place to flee to from covid mandates and restrictions.

we are stuck like the first century christians in jerusalem.

but jesus said when the disgusting thing would stand in the holy place, it was time to swiftly flee to the mountains.. will jehovah god open a path to security where we can be in safety?

Diogenesister

Talking of bonkers......

Were could we be in safety before Gog from Magog comes to attack?

According to Ezekiel 38 we should dwell in security before this, but where?

Revelation 12 also speaks about a symbolic God's woman that will flee to a safe place and be fed there foe 1260 days. But where?

I think the best place would be in Far North Queensland, in Australia. It is a very sparsely populated area, there we could be in isolation from the rest of the world.

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Help needed - Did the GB receive Covid money?

by iwasblind in

this is not a political post regarding the vax jab, (let's not go there) but i personally know many who were disturbed by the gb pushing it in the update #7. .

it is odd as they never really get involved and always do the stupid "conscious" thing whenever they don't want to take responsibility.. then i saw this article - https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/08/03/898753550/religious-groups-received-6-10-billion-in-covid-19-relief-funds-hope-for-more?t=1632597803079&fbclid=iwar0ly8k1fb3cdgknmmxs9aruz-wtex6sir9_uz2uxofkae4iyk7sm5r1ndu&t=1632598929611.

there is a report with itemized churches and the amounts they were given.

Diogenesister

I would imagine the paycheck protection scheme may have applied to their lawyers/doctors/accountants/PR & other professionals.

It would be interesting to look up Watchtower's JW lawyers and check whether they were recipients (such as the infamous Canadian lawyer who perjured himself in court claiming witness family relations don't change following disfellowshipping - he owns his own firm which essentially works full time for Watchtower)

It as you say one of their many subsidiary companies...particularly if involved in building etc which would have had to stop during some lockdown periods. Very interesting find!!