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  The Blood muddle

  by leo999 in

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  2. beliefs

  i could do with some help to sort out this fraction muddle .we are inactive and of the conscious class , but trying to help others see the 'light' in whatever ways we can .. a couple of years ago , i asked an elder about the fractions , questioning particularly the 33% hemoglobin allowed in the 06 km insert .

  when i was a wee girl growing up , nothing of any part was allowed and we were fanatical to even write manufacturers and question their ingredients !!.

  i would like to have a list of allowable fractions according to the societies current light , and also what fractions are not allowed .

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  Whole blood is allowed to be put back into the body if it's only in small quantities that have been treated with radioactive markers.

  So that when you get a nuke CT scan they can trace the blood flow. The WT says "some brothers" may not object in their consciences to such treatments.

  So if whole blood is ok to be put back into the body after having been taken out and sent to the lab for nuking then reintroducing it into the body... How can it be different than whole blood transfusions?

  Sounds to me like the Passing Governing body had been growing older and in need of medical treatments that needed such therapies and so the rules were changed. Now that the GB is not so much made up of folks in their 80s and 90s there is likely little empathy for those who might need blood treatments, until that is in a couple or more decades the current GB feels the need for such therapies themselves.
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  No JW's w/ post-graduate degree in Biblical Greek/Hebrew?

  by InterestedOne in

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  2. bible

  does anyone here have info regarding the validity/invalidity of the following statement i read while browsing:.

  "as far as we have been able to determine, no baptized jehovahs witness has ever been awarded a post-graduate academic degree by an accredited institution in the field of biblical greek or hebrew.

  this is rather startling in a religious sect of approximately six million people who pride themselves on being zealous students of the bible.

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  Bungi bill, Tok Pisin is a creole / dialect of English, I wouldn't place it on par with translating from English to Ancient Hebrew or Koine Greek.

  I don't want to stand up for the WT$ in any way by saying that, but I think there are difficulties in translation which these ancient languages pose that can't be compared with modern languages or creoles.

  That said... In one of the WT videos there's a brother in the translation department answering a question about "kingdom" using the Hebrew word, and you'll notice, if you check, that he's using the modern Hebrew pronunciation.

  B'nay-Bayit
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  Crisis of Confidence

  by bnybyt in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the new awake!

  for oct. 2010 has articles on trust.. one article is amusingly entitled:.

  "a widespread crisis of confidence".

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  bnybyt

  You can now get the articles at www.jw.org as mp3 files.
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  Crisis of Confidence

  by bnybyt in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the new awake!

  for oct. 2010 has articles on trust.. one article is amusingly entitled:.

  "a widespread crisis of confidence".

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  Can you imagine the slips of the tongue this could lead to?

  Bro Doubtful: "Hey bro or sis so and so, have you read the article on the new Awake!

  entitled 'A Widespread Crisis of Conscience'?"

  Could it be a way to test the "consciousness" of some at the Kingdom Halls?
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  Crisis of Confidence

  by bnybyt in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the new awake!

  for oct. 2010 has articles on trust.. one article is amusingly entitled:.

  "a widespread crisis of confidence".

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  The new Awake! for Oct. 2010 has articles on trust.

  One article is amusingly entitled:

  "A Widespread Crisis of Confidence"

  Is it a message about Crisis of Conscience?

  What do you think?

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  UKIIQT
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  Call from elder

  by XPeterX in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i received a call a few hours ago from an elder.of course he didn't call me to ask how i was or if i needed help.instead he told me that "the youth and some older brothers" of my congregation will gather (at another elder's house,you see 2 elders to "get a hold of the situation") to talk about the "internet,facebook etc dangers".i told him that i will go.hmmm...it's going to be an interesting conversation..

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  bnybyt

  tape it on your mp3 player
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  Apostates Mourn Ray Franz (1922 - 2010)

  by Bangalore in

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  2. friends

  apostates mourn ray franz (1922 - 2010}.. http://pastorrussell.blogspot.com/2010/06/apostates-mourn-ray-franz-1922-2010.html.

  bangalore.

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  Hey RR,

  although the author of that blog and Corey seem to have a common liking for the Great Detective Sherlock,

  they are not the same folks...

  The author of the blog seems like a very opinionated jerk. Corey, the one I know who likes Sherlock is quite a nice chap, and an exJW.

  Besides...

  I just asked Corey and he said:

  Hi Javier. I got your note. That's not my blog. I have no idea who is responsible for it. Maybe they have a similar love for the worlds greatest detective. We should chat on the phone sometime. Cheers! Corey..

  So maybe a retraction on your part is due.

  (Also I can understand why someone might run from you like the plague... nothing personal, it's just that, well, you're scary. Now that was very funny :-)

  Take care mi amigo,

  J

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  UKIIQT
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  "Change Is Inevitable"

  by DevilsAdvocate_DA in

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  "change is inevitable".

  ...make it your friend.

  some say opportunity knocks only once.

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  Sometimes I'm quite annoyed by over positive thinking.

  Am I too negatively disposed that I prefer to not try hard?

  Politically speaking 'change happens' just like 'having to go potty'.
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  Has any GB member ever said, "I am one of the F&Ds class"?

  by moshe in

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  2. friends

  the wt literature implies who the faithful slave class is, but has any member of the governing body ever said in print or publicly during a convention talk- "i am one of the f&ds class?".

  suppose you see someone in a uniform that looks, uh, police-like, are they real police officers, security officers or just a singer in a music group.

  until you see their badge and id card, you don't know.

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  If they outright claimed to be the FD&S maybe they're afraid they'd be pegged as not being very 'discreet'.

  They (actually their worshipful and loyal writing department) have mastered the art of organizationally discreet boastfulness.
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  Signing Publisher Record Cards

  by IMHO in

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  2. friends

  i know this doesn't apply to all countries.. however, is it a 'requirement'?.

  is it enforced?.

  is it optional?.

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  The signature gives your permission in the EU for them to keep info on you on their files, the files aren't yours.

  In the US there's no need to sign anything. The cards only have time and placement figures and very brief notes.