There is an even newer one, at least in some countries, with space for the JW to write their wishes in regards to minor blood fractions. Now, if they'd only extend that section to major blood fractions and whole blood then we'd have a good card.
Posts by pirata
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5JW blood card changes advance medical directive flip flops
by Hairyhegoat inthe first example shown is one of the older versions of the blood card that jehovah's witnesses (jw) carried.
you will note its clear and uncompromising statement about the use of blood.
it says specifically "i demand that blood, in any way, shape or form, is not to be fed into my body...".
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What is the "Official" WT stand on Facebook?
by monkeyman indoes anyone know the official stand on facebook?
is it in print?
1. not reccommended.
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pirata
This was brought up in the outline for the CO's visit with M.S. and Elders. The point was made that we discourage facebook, but cannot say not to use it.
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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 11-21-10 WT Study (LEADER CHRIST)
by blondie inreview comments will be headed by comments.
of the congregation on earth.
holy spirit...not through the gb?.
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that the doctrine of The Christ is the 144,000 + 1
Are there any references for this statement?
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what flipflops caused you to think?
by cheerios inwhile posting on another thread, i thought of this.
for me, it was the "we never said you couldn't go to college" flipflop in the mid 1990s.
when ofc we all know that to be an utter lie.. now that i think about it, their literature is written with future flipflopping mind.
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The superior authorities. Clear, black-and-white, no room for "light getting brighter".
Allowing blood fractions. If blood is so sacred, why are we allowed to take it in because we broke it down small enough. It still came from the same source.
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Holding Hands...
by on the rocks inwhere did the practise of spouses holding hands during prayer originate???
is there any scriptures to support or refute it??
i find it very funny..
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I'm sure it has some sort of pagan origin. Most things do.
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Is Another 1975 Possible?
by God_Delusion inhowdy,.
do you think the society has a planned campaign where they will state that armageddon will be upon us within the next 10 years and actually state that armageddon will definitely hit by 2020?
we all know that they have been drumming into us that "the end is just around the corner", but can you see them pulling another 1975 stunt in order to bring in additional members?.
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No. Now that the leadership is committee based, I think it would be next to impossible to get a 2/3 approval for a member's pet theory about a certain date.
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If there's an especially good nugget of information I cut-and-paste it and email it to myself.
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POLL: Can you turn your mind off?
by Lady Lee inok ladies you know how this goes.
you ask your man, "what are you thinking about?
now i have had more than one man tell me this.
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I am still afraid to consciously stop thinking for any period of time because of an irrational fear that the demons are going to gain access to my brain. The JW folklore continues to have it's effect.
I'm usually honest about what I'm thinking unless I happen to be thinking about JW issues and a JW asks me. I don't think they'd be too receptive hearing "Oh, I'm just thinking about why the definition of the Superior Authorities flip-flopped and what does that say about the holy spirit's guidance?"
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Things in the past that show you that your doubts started earlier than you thought
by sabastious ini was just talking to my wife this morning about underlining or highlighting the wt paragraphs.. when i was 13 years old i would fight with my dad because i refused to highlight the answers.. the reason was because i wanted my comment to be genuine.
i felt that highlighting the "answer" made me lean on just using that as a crutch and not truly putting it in my own words.. i still hold that argument now, and i am 26. the only reason you would ever have to highlight something in a study book would be if you needed to remember it, maybe it is fairly complicated or subtle information that could be easily forgotten.. so many times in the wt the "question" has the same phrase that's in the paragraph!
it's literally like playing connect the dots.. so what i would do is not highlight during the family study.
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When I was younger I had a talk on 1914. While preparing it I was looking up the date of Bablyon's destruction to expand on the date. Darn dictionaries kept saying 587 instead of 607. I was running out of time so I shelved the idea and never thought of it till years later.
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WTS: creative days took aeons - WT Feb 15th, 2011
by undercover inthere's already a couple of threads discussing this particular issue of kool-aid version of the wt, but i just had to start another after reading about the creative days mentioned in this issue.. we debate from time to time if the wts has ever officially retracted their doctrine that the earth and all things created are less than 50,000 years old.
there's been some quotes that show them waffling on the age of the planet itself but still sort of holding to the notion of all creation happening within a defineable 7 day period.
how long is a creative day?
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pirata
Yay! Finally new light that actually makes sense. Maybe my prayers for the Governing Body are working!