Posts by Gerard

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Doesn't the WTS say that blood can't carry oxygen for the first 24 hours after a transfusion?

by Olin Moyles Ghost in

some jws have told me that blood transfusions cannot save lives in the case of catastrophic bleeding (for example, resulting from an auto accident) because blood cannot carry oxygen for 24 hours after it has been transfused.

is this in print in wt publications?

it must be, because i've heard it on multiple occasions from different jws.. i find it very hard to believe that such a statement is true.

Gerard

From 1977.....

*** bq p. 53 Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Question of Blood ***

Will a transfusion immediately enhance the blood’s oxygen-carrying capacity?

Many persons believe that it will, but a recent editorial in Anaesthesia made this significant point: “It is worth remembering also that the haemoglobin of stored, citrated red cells is not fully available for the transfer of oxygen to the tissues for some 24 hours after transfusion . . . [...]

I worked in a blood bank during my younger years, and I am also a cell biologist, and i certify that this statement by the WT is absolute bullshit. You all can check that online. Hypothetically, the only limiting factor would be low temperature, but the blood is warmed before transfusion. The standard anticoagulant is citrate and it has no effect whatsoever on gas transfer.

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Toyota accelerator goes wild, kills 4 JW's in field service

by Brocephus in

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i don't know if any one posted this.

but the four killed were in field service on a sat morning.

there was no way they were driving this fast on a dead end road in a residential neighbrohood.

Gerard

JWs are all for neutrality but have no idea where the neutral is in their car.

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Elton John declared that Jesus was gay.

by Gerard in

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8523538.stm.

sir elton john says jesus was super-intelligent gay mansir elton john has claimed jesus was a "super-intelligent gay man" in an interview with a us magazine.. the singer also told parade jesus was "compassionate", forgiving and "understood human problems".

a spokesman for the church of england said: "sir elton's reflection that jesus calls us all to love and forgive is one shared by all christians.

Gerard

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8523538.stm

Sir Elton John says Jesus was super-intelligent gay man

Sir Elton John has claimed Jesus was a "super-intelligent gay man" in an interview with a US magazine.

The singer also told Parade Jesus was "compassionate", forgiving and "understood human problems".

A spokesman for the Church of England said: "Sir Elton's reflection that Jesus calls us all to love and forgive is one shared by all Christians."

"But insights into aspects of the historic person of Jesus are perhaps best left to the academics," he added.

Sir Elton said in the interview: "On the cross, he forgave the people who crucified him. Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving.

"I don't know what makes people so cruel. Try being a gay woman in the Middle East - you're as good as dead," he added.

In the interview, the singer also said he did not like being a celebrity any more because "fame attracts lunatics".

"Princess Diana, Gianni Versace, John Lennon, Michael Jackson, all dead. Two of them shot outside their houses. None of this would have happened if they hadn't been famous. I never had a bodyguard, ever, until Gianni died," he said.

The full interview will be published on Parade's website on Friday.

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Borg court: 1st session

by sd-7 in

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record of committee meeting #1. after prayer, proverbs 28:13 was read: "he who is covering over his transgressions will not succeed, but he who is confessing and leaving them will be shown mercy.

" the need to confess to jehovah was emphasized.

as jehovah's representatives, the elders said we therefore needed to confess to them.

Gerard

What a wonderful oportunity to open your wife's eyes and break free from the cult!

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Borg cubes will reach us in approximately 20 hours

by sd-7 in

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borg message incoming.

on screen.. borg: blizzard is irrelevant.

even though this is a judicial matter, it's really a shepherding call.

Gerard

Remember: you don't need the cult.

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British Tories pledge to stop creationism in school

by cofty in

stick pins in my eyeballs or vote conservative?

its a difficult dilemma.

however with a general election on the horizon michael gove the shadow education secretary has just gone and added to my angst.

Gerard

Re: British Tories pledge to stop creationism in school

:-/ :da) :ch)

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Watchtower's Official Policy Concerning College

by VM44 in

is it official watchtower policy that an elder cannot remain an elder if he allows his children to go to college?.

also, is it official policy that a person cannot have "privileges" or even pioneer if they are attending college?.

if it is, can someone post scans of the official boe letters stating the watchtower policy concerning college?.

Gerard

Here ya go:

http://www.quotes-watchtower.co.uk/education.html

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Has any Pro-JW posted here, but later became an apostate?

by asilentone in

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who are they?

tell me about it.

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Gerard

Fact is, this board started out as a pro-JW site. And, once they start seeing the discussions, people (Simon included) began seeing the fallacies of the witlesses--and this board evolved into the apostate board that it is today.

:ja) :ja) :ja) :ja) :ja)

Whow did it how did it how did it when did it happened???????

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Borg cubes will reach us in approximately 20 hours

by sd-7 in

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borg message incoming.

on screen.. borg: blizzard is irrelevant.

even though this is a judicial matter, it's really a shepherding call.

Gerard

Freedom may look scary at first, but it is the best thing in life. Trust me!! Get ready to start living.

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GENETICS- CREATIONISTS need not be INTIMIDATED.

by hooberus in

genetics- creationists need not be intimidated.. .

internet evolutionists almost universally and repetitiously proclaim that modern neo-darwinian evolutionary theory is supported by overwhelming evidence and that there is no evidence for biblical creation (or even mere intelligent design) for that matter.

they will dogmatically claim that evolution receives universal support from all the real scientists and all the facts from genetics, biology, geology, paleontology, and every other ology that one can think of.

Gerard

One more thing: get your terminology straight and tell your creationist friends: evolution is change in the inherited traits of a population of organismn through successive generations, or "descent with modification". It is a demonstrated and measurable phenomenon. Live with it. It does NOT attempt to describe the origin of life. The origin of life is a necessary precursor for biological evolution, but understanding that evolution occurred once organisms appeared and investigating how this happens does not depend on understanding exactly how life began. Comprende?

How many antibiotics, airplanes, engines, vaccines, computers, laws of nature etc were invented or discovered by pulling a god out of your ass? Science must be curious and while standing at the edge of knowledge, creating hypotheses is necesary, these are expected to have a root in reality and knowledge, not a want.

Creationism is nothing more than one more religious faith without logical proof or material evidence. It brings no additional knowledge. Don't pretend it is science!