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  May I enter?

  by Eclectic in

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  2. experiences

  it is a pleasure to read some of the topics posted in this forum.

  finally i decided to register.

  i have now the certainty that when i am sitting down at the kh listening to teachings i do not accept i am not alone in this world, maybe thousands feel the same way.

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  Nobleheart

  Welcome here Eclectic!

  I sent you a pm.
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  The Governing Body has NEVER claimed to be inspired…

  by Alfred in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there was a recent thread here which covered the subject of the gb claiming to be spirit directed (and not actually inspired by the holy spirit).

  by now, most of us are quite aware that this is just a play with words to excuse themselves whenever one of their false doctrines is debunked (by someone using the bible or their own publications).

  but when you think of it, spirit-directed is actually more presumptuous than spirit-inspired.. that being said, id really like to draw attention to the fact that the wt continuously claims that the governing body of jehovahs witnesses has never claimed to be inspired by god (through his holy spirit).

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  Nobleheart

  Thank you Alfred! That's a great find.
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  Why I didn’t left JW an don’t plan to do so

  by Lazarus in

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  in another thread i wrote: i didn't left the jw's and don't plan to do so.

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  Nobleheart

  @ Jackie (The silence)

  Good post!
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  I am considering suicide...

  by Nebeska Nada in

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  under the wheels of a train.... .

  i feel really bad.... i don't want to be in the cult anymore.... .

  i was thinking about that whole meeting today.... .

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  Nobleheart

  Nebeska I feel sorry for what you're going through.

  I went through a period of severe disillusion and shock too for some time, due to the WT.

  Please know that it does get better. You have my cyber support and I send you a hug!
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  Jesus Making JW the "True" Religion

  by Cali Guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this thought has been crossing my mind frequently lately.

  jw have undoubtably not always been correct in their interpretation of the bible.

  yet, the wt claims that they are the true religion.

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  Nobleheart

  He didn't. There is no scriptural backing whatsoever for 1919 as the time Jesus chose JWs --- Bible Students as the sole channel. The new "God-bearing name" came in 1931, supposedly they needed even more refinements 12 years after 1919 until they received the present label.

  I wonder why Jesus didn't give them the name Jehovah's witnesses right upon okay-ing them, it would be proper..biblically speaking.

  i.e. Jehovah changed and gave people new names, t o establish a new identity. God changed Abram’s name to Abraham "father of multitude" and his wife’s name from Sarai to Sarah “mother of nations”. God changed Jacob’s "supplanter" name to Israel “having power with God”. He changed Simon’s "God has heard" name to Peter "rock". Followers of Jesus were given the name "Christians" by divine providence (Acts 11:26).

  Or rather the name Jehovah's witnesses was just a personal decision of Rutherford to set them apart from Russellites and other schism groups.

  Apart from celebrating holidays, using the cross, smoking, accepting blood transfusions until 1945 etc, Bible Students were worshipping Jesus and it was okay to pray it him until the '50s. Both Jehovah and Jesus making them polytheists.

  So Jesus appointed a polytheistic religion in 1919 according to the WT.

  Jwfacts has a great diagram that shows the circular reasoning applied by JWs as to their selection in 1919 in the "15-minute-guide-to-truth" Section.
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  Watchtower says Hemoglobin Constitutes 33% of A Red Blood Cell. AJWRB says its 97%. Which is Correct?

  by LUKEWARM in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i'm confused at the huge variance in these percentages - where can i find exactly what % of a red blood cell is made up of hemoglobin?.

  km 11/06 says its 33%.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/medical/123261/1/km-insert-how-do-i-view-blood-fractions-complete-scan-and-pdf.

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  Nobleheart

  Plasma is about 90% water. Red blood cells contain water too, "dry content" is what you get by removing it.

  By 'dry content' I mean chiefly proteins (Hemoglobin being the most important one; surface glycoproteins which assign us to a particular blood type, membrane proteins - channels, transporters and enzymes), also membrane lipids and ions (sodium, potassium, etc)

  The dry mass % of a RBC is about 95-97% made up of Hemoglobin, basically a complex protein containing iron, that transports oxygen to the tissues and collects carbon dioxide back to the lungs.

  There are about 280 million molecules of Hemoglobin in one single red blood cell. The fact that whole blood or red blood cells aren't permitted for transfusion, but Hemoglobin based substitutes like PolyHeme (from human Hemoglobin) are okay now, just shows how arbitrary and unscientific the WT stance is.
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  Watchtower says Hemoglobin Constitutes 33% of A Red Blood Cell. AJWRB says its 97%. Which is Correct?

  by LUKEWARM in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i'm confused at the huge variance in these percentages - where can i find exactly what % of a red blood cell is made up of hemoglobin?.

  km 11/06 says its 33%.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/medical/123261/1/km-insert-how-do-i-view-blood-fractions-complete-scan-and-pdf.

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  Nobleheart

  The hemoglobin protein makes up about 97% of the red blood cells' dry content.

  If you're talking about the total content (including water), then it's about 33-35%.

  http://www.worldofmolecules.com/disease/hemoglobin_S.htm

  http://www.edinformatics.com/interactive_molecules/hemoglobin_S.htm
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  Becoming of the anointed & seeing the light

  by discreetslave in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was recently born again and thus am anointed because of this i have come to realize that though there are sincere people who are jw, some teachings are fine but the wt organization is a fraud.

  here is my story sorry if it's a bit long but i need to tell it.. 16 years ago today i was baptized as one of jw's.

  i was 17 years old the only one in my family.

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  Nobleheart

  Welcome here discreetslave! That was quite a life story!

  It's nice that you have such an understanding, open relationship with your husband.

  I wish you all the best with your life too!
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  As of today, I will no longer be one of Jehovah's Witnesses.

  by Knowsnothing in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i spoke with my mother, told her everything, my doubts, my fears, my sins.

  it came rushing out.

  my mother is devastated.

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  Nobleheart

  Knowsnothing, I sent you a pm.
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  According to my parents your all hitchhikers!

  by Snowboarder in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, i moved out of home to study more and live a "evil" life as my parents call it of going to church to light a candle!

  i did this twice in the last month and i'm supporting a whore!

  and by whore i mean you know babalyon the great!and all apostates are hitchhikers!

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  Nobleheart

  Snowboarder, I sent you a pm!