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  Jehovah's Witnesses eat blood without thinking about it

  by JW10581 in

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  are jehovah's witnesses allowed to eat the widely used e120 or carmine that is made of insect blood.

  it is the whole insect including its blood that is used and if you crush a living cochineal insect you will see its red blood color, i've seen that done on a program on bbc where they also refer to the red as the insect's blood.

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tkzb3.

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  bigmac

  whats all this about eating bigmacs?
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  Why is it that serious /important topics seem to be overlooked and fluffy inconsequential topics get all the attention

  by smiddy in

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  just curious .

  smiddy.

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  bigmac

  as soon as i see bible scriptures being banded about--i'm out. ive got enough crap in my life without adding to it.

  i really couldnt give a toss what someone thinks some bible writer from 2000 or so years ago might have meant.

  give me the ligtweight stuff anytime. cartoons very welcome--especially outlaw-----that guy is a genious
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  Sunday talk on 144,000

  by 2tone in

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  i have been meaning to post this.

  just havent got around to it till now.

  this talk was a couple sundays ago.

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  bigmac

  yes--i think its high time the wt soc got noo lite about this magic number---and say its now not literal--but symbolic.

  if they did--one of the following would happen FOR CERTAIN

  1: they would see a huge increase in members

  2: they would see a huge DECREASE in numbers

  3: everything would stay the same.

  but i may be wrong--of course----i was bought up as a jw--but i'm gradually getting better.

  i think.
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  Any actual Witnesses here?

  by trthskr in

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  i found this site hoping to read topics submitted by jw's so i could learn more, but it just seems to be everyone else here except them.

  just about every topic and member is just bashing jw's and their teachings.

  this site should be renamed "jwbashertrolls.net".

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  bigmac

  there are many diverse members on this board--from exjw-s--come atheists like me---through believers--to active jw's--elders--bethel workers even.

  so --if the watchtower society has "the truth"----why have so many left?

  i would have thought it unnecessary for an individual "serving" jw to come on here defending the watchtower position.

  why cant a member of the governing body be appointed to address this board---and officially go on record defending their organisation?

  if they are jehovahs chosen religion--what are they afraid of?
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  unbelievable

  by truthseeker1969 in

  1. jw
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  well here i am in the uk cold and windy but happy to see 'home' for a few weeks.. bought me and ipad to keep in touch.. was greeted by my family like i had never left all active witnesses and all aware i no longer believe, they have the blood thicker than water attitude.. my oldest sister tells me that the elders were 'asking about you' and that she accidentally said i would be visiting.. keep in mind that i left 17 years ago and they are still waiting to see how they can de-humiliate themselves for what they did and i guess they will never give up.

  i sat there thinking, shepered the flock?

  what is it about elders and getting even and revenge?

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  bigmac

  hi--where in the UK were you visiting?--i'm on the isle of wight--but was bought up in birmingham.

  17 years out and "they" still demand to meet with you-----havent they got anything better to do?

  their god must be really worried about you-----

  happy 2012
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  SPECIAL INTERVIEW with Jehovah!

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  you live; you die.

  r: but, why give us a bible.

  why send jesus to die for us if everything is "meaningless" for us?.

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  bigmac

  please note the interview is now suspended--pending renegotiation of the interviewee's fee.

  apparantly some company calling itself the watchtower society have claimed copyright.
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  Happy New Year and a blessing !

  by wobble in

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  a happy new year to you all!!!!.

  and a dave alan blessing "may your god go with you".

  another irish blessing (toast) "may your roof never fall in, and may those below it never fall out !".

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  yes indeedy--happy new year from the Isle of Wight--England UK
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  The latest change in Watchtower vocabulary to catch out the unwary

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i got a copy of the recent kingdom ministry the other day and it reminded me of something in the book the orwellian world of jehovha's witnesses by heather and garry botting.

  it's on the front page of the december issue of the km, they have a heading called "not 'alternative' witnessing" where they explain that the term is no longer considered appropriate and "public" witnessing should be used instead.. in the orwellian world of jehovah's witnesses the bottings discuss the importance of the particular language jws use to set themselves apart from other people.

  they redefine common words to give them a particular slant, such as "brother", "sister", "literature" and so on.

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  bigmac

  yes --back in those days various theories were expounded on how to catch out any "imposter" visiting jw's-- like offering them black pudding to eat.

  oh yeah--like the average dub keeps that stuff in the fridge for just such an opportunity

  and--why on earth would anyone want to pretend to be a jw in the first place!!
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  The latest change in Watchtower vocabulary to catch out the unwary

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i got a copy of the recent kingdom ministry the other day and it reminded me of something in the book the orwellian world of jehovha's witnesses by heather and garry botting.

  it's on the front page of the december issue of the km, they have a heading called "not 'alternative' witnessing" where they explain that the term is no longer considered appropriate and "public" witnessing should be used instead.. in the orwellian world of jehovah's witnesses the bottings discuss the importance of the particular language jws use to set themselves apart from other people.

  they redefine common words to give them a particular slant, such as "brother", "sister", "literature" and so on.

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  bigmac

  40 plus years back---door knocking was called different words----the "effort"---became "rendezvous for service" ( i kid you not!!)

  earlier words--included --" the drive".

  elders hadnt been invented--they were servants.

  general pioneers--vacation pioneers.
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  Let's see who can come up with the most "outlandish" END DATE calculation/speculation/prediction/prophecy

  by StoneWall in

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  here is mine.. if you start with the pivotal date of 1000 c.e.

  and add 1914c.e.

  (because of jw's), then add 2012 (because of mayan calendar) you come to the date of 4926 c.e.. but bear with me just a bit cause this is not the "end" as of yet because we still have to factor in the mileage between miami and tampa.

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  bigmac

  1975

  i heard it at an assembly a while back.

  i still believe it

  and in god.