Posts by Diogenesister

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The Watchtower—Study Edition | November 2021

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

the watchtower—study edition | november 2021. .

13. how did prayer help one family who were unjustly treated?.

13 consider the experience of a sister named vero, who lives in the democratic republic of the congo.

Diogenesister

Waton whoever wrote that fictitious account has not been among a bunch of undisciplined soldiers with a mother and her 15 year old daughter.

a bullet would be the least of their worries, or a more merciful fate.

It's laughable. I just wonder how they justify to themselves putting in a completely fake story in a magazine supposedly representing Jehovah?

I think they find stories in books or on the internet or, more likely, some CO twists the arm of the elders until they find someone who'll distort their story enough until it's what they want to hear.

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T2 Trainspotting - bit disappointing

by LoveUniHateExams in

so, i saw t2 trainspotting (2017), the sequel to the 1996 original.. i love the original, so this film was a bit of a letdown.. first it had way too much nostalgia.

one particular scene, the one where spud, renton and sick boy return to the countryside to lay flowers in memory of tommy, is really touching.

but there are so many more nods back to the original film that it started to piss me off.. another thing: this is supposed to be twenty years later.

Diogenesister

Truth_be_known The book is brilliant. Film is ok.

Love uni On the other hand, if some character development had occurred or been inferred and they were reformed characters, that would probably have been boring.

That would be right. In my experience all ex addicts who reform get really straight and boring, they are so terrified of living....of unpacking their "risk taking" genes in case the trip gets out of hand!! So they buckle down to the tamest life they can manage.

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Are Jehovah's Witnesses permitted bone marrow transplants?

by Vanderhoven7 in

just found this article and am wondering if there has been new light on this issue.

the watchtower magazine of may 15, 1984:.

could a christian accept a bone-marrow transplant, since blood is made in the marrow?.

Diogenesister

I believe they can have bone marrow transplant in theory but I very much doubt it would be successful, because every single patient I've looked after has required packed cells (packed red blood cells). This is mostly due to anaemia caused by either the leukemia itself, or the chemo prior to transplant. Chemo is given to get rid of all cancer cells and to prevent graft rejection - so it's essential. Basically I cannot imagine a patient undergoing BMT without blood.*

*Edit to say my experience is a few years out of date so it's possible they've come up with a solution, though unlikely.

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No Time to die.

by mickbobcat in

i watched the movie by streaming it off line.

i don't pay to watch woke movies ever.

the film had great cinematography.

Diogenesister

Not really, he's a 1950's British naval officer ... which means he's a white man.

Imagine if they took a character that's traditionally black....imagine if the Chinese did a remake of the fresh Prince of Bel air and turned it into "The fresh princess" and she was Asian. There'd be an outcry of "cultural appropriation!".

Well, guys, this is cultural appropriation.

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Christmas Cards 2021

by garyneal in

jw
friends

hello,.

long time since i have been on here.. i wanted to check in to see if we are doing the christmas card list this year.. is blondie still in this group?

she normally does this.. thanks.

Diogenesister

Hi Garyneal, Blondie stopped posting a while ago. I think she mentioned it was time for her to move on. She was also hurt at the way she'd been treated recently, too. It's such a shame she was a much loved poster and I for one really miss her. I think a couple of people are still in touch with her (and she may be in a Facebook group?). I remember you for sure, though I doubt you remember me :)

I don't know if people still do the Xmas card list. I'd definitely take part if anyone is interested.

Regards, Dio

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The Effect of Fauchi and Hancock's lockdown was to protect the young and the wealthy

by Diogenesister in

the great barrington declaration has been vindicated.

here dr. battacharya explains he and dr. sunil gupta's hypothesis, based on research and experience of h1n1, that targeted protection of the vulnerable was optimal and achievable.. we know vulnerability to the disease essentially doubled for every seven years of age.

80% of deaths were in the over seventies.. fauchi and matt hancock's lockdown essentially worked like this: .

Diogenesister

The Great Barrington declaration has been vindicated. Here Dr. Battacharya explains he and Dr. Sunil Gupta's hypothesis, based on research and experience of H1N1, that targeted protection of the vulnerable was optimal and achievable.

We know vulnerability to the disease essentially doubled for every seven years of age. 80% of deaths were in the over seventies.

Fauchi and Matt Hancock's lockdown essentially worked like this:

If you were poor the lockdown didn't protect you. You were one third more likely to die of Covid because these people, no matter how old they were, were either low paid essential workers, or too poor to rest in place.

The wealthy and middle classes, however, no matter how young they were, could work from home and had the space and resources to social distance whether they really needed to or not.

We know our most 'essential resource' were not hospital beds, which were empty, but CARE HOMES which we utterly failed to protect.

Essential viewing! Dr. Battacharya explains what went wrong......

https://youtu.be/zG7XZ2JXZqY

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Christopher Hitchen's is a better prophet than the Governing Body

by Diogenesister in

chris hitchen's (may he rest in peace) may be a better jehovah's witness prophet than the present governing body, who never got anything right!

they also only decided putin's russia was king of the north after the persecution, too.

he correctly predicted the threat by putin's russia and his use of the russian orthodox church as another means of oppression.

Diogenesister

Chris Hitchen's (may he rest in peace) may be a better Jehovah's Witness prophet than the present governing body, who never got anything right! They also only decided Putin's Russia was king of the north after the persecution, too. He correctly predicted the threat by Putin's Russia and his use of the Russian orthodox church as another means of oppression. The interesting part is 15:15 but the speech is interesting and pretty short to listen to the whole thing.

https://youtu.be/pflU-nnY4MA

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The "Trinity" is not Biblical.

by Revealed in

simple.. you cannot find the word there (or many of the comical variations such as: a triune godhead, the triunity, co-equal god beings, godhead, a hypostaic union, divine essences, divine natures, a god-the-son, a god-the-ghost, hypostasis, homoousios, perichoresis , a godman, omnipresence, incarnation, a god who is a sacred mystery, a god 'in three persons', dual natures, a reincarnate god, a first person of the trinity, a second person of the trinity, a third person of the trinity, godness, a tri-unity or a multipersonal god), or any of the so-mentioned aspects.. jehovah identified himself (not 'themselves") as on one god, as did jesus and all the prophets.

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so, come, let us know of the simple twists of the clergy!.

Diogenesister

I think a lot of people on this forum no longer believe in the Bible being the word of God, therefore the question of the Trinity is no longer important to them.

However the lady who does the Witness for Jesus YouTube channel is a Christian, an exJW who knows a lot about the Bible and the Trinity and may be able to explain things to you. Here is a series about the Divinity of Jesus :

https://youtu.be/fteuT4qAE4E

Here's one about the 144,000 doctrine:

https://youtu.be/IJtjudO5u9s

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The "Trinity" is not Biblical.

by Revealed in

simple.. you cannot find the word there (or many of the comical variations such as: a triune godhead, the triunity, co-equal god beings, godhead, a hypostaic union, divine essences, divine natures, a god-the-son, a god-the-ghost, hypostasis, homoousios, perichoresis , a godman, omnipresence, incarnation, a god who is a sacred mystery, a god 'in three persons', dual natures, a reincarnate god, a first person of the trinity, a second person of the trinity, a third person of the trinity, godness, a tri-unity or a multipersonal god), or any of the so-mentioned aspects.. jehovah identified himself (not 'themselves") as on one god, as did jesus and all the prophets.

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so, come, let us know of the simple twists of the clergy!.

Diogenesister

Revealed you may be interested in this link to a webinar with Dr. Bart Ehrman who is going to answer the following questions:

Soon after Jesus’ death, his disciples claimed that he was God

What did they mean by that? Was he the One and Only God, Yahweh?

Did they think he was God before he died, during his public ministry?

Did he himself think so? Did he say so?

In this lecture, we will look at what the evidence actually tells us

He is widely accepted as one of the world's foremost New Testament scholars, a master of Divinity and PhD professor at the university of Carolina, Chapell Hill.

This is the link to the webinar https://ehrman.thrivecart.com/bart-webinar/?affiliate=mythvision

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Dr. Bart Ehrman Live Webinar Did Jesus Call himself God?

by Diogenesister in

there's a live webinar with dr. ehrman on the subject of the divinity of jesus.

folks will be able to put questions directly to dr. bart, the cost is $14.00 with the webinar covering the following topics:.

• soon after jesus’ death, his disciples claimed that he was god .

Diogenesister

There's a Live Webinar with Dr. Ehrman on the subject of the Divinity of Jesus. Folks will be able to put questions directly to Dr. Bart, the cost is $14.00 with the webinar covering the following topics:

• Soon after Jesus’ death, his disciples claimed that he was God

• What did they mean by that? Was he the One and Only God, Yahweh?

• Did they think he was God before he died, during his public ministry?

• Did he himself think so? Did he say so?

• In this lecture, we will look at what the evidence actually tells us

It begins at 3pm EST (8pm GMT) 7/11/21 and the Link is below.

https://ehrman.thrivecart.com/bart-webinar/?affiliate=mythvision

If you are not able to attend, thinking about the above topics covered, WHAT QUESTIONS WOULD YOU PUT TO HIM?? If I get some good ones I may be able to pass them on.