A judge in the UK has ordered strict limits on a JW father's ability to let the Watchtower indoctrinate his child. Not sure if this is precedent setting, but I think the judge is spot on. The reasons are explained in the article.
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Judge acts to limit Watchtower's influence on child.
by Lee Elder ina judge in the uk has ordered strict limits on a jw father's ability to let the watchtower indoctrinate his child.
not sure if this is precedent setting, but i think the judge is spot on.
the reasons are explained in the article.. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/11/jehovahs-witness-agrees-not-show-son-religious-cartoons-risk/.
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Disfellowshipped for being complicit in someone else's sin - really?!
by Isambard Crater ina close friend of mine who is pimo (only staying in for family reasons) in a neighboring congregation called me in tears tonight saying her dad (elder) is telling her he is seriously considering reporting her to her local elders and she could get disfellowshipped.. the reason?
because she is complicit in a gross sin, according to him, by going with her best friend (not a j.w.
) when the friend had an abortion.
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Lee Elder
Sure it could happen. They have categories of sin they can drop a lot of things into, i.e. "loose conduct". She could probably deflect the action by "repenting" or simply stating she disapproved of the action and was there to try and discourage the abortion right up to the last minute.
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Patient blood management/ Cell saver / smaller tubes - German film
by TheWonderofYou inthis video in german private tvstation from this may in which a cellsaver is presented and explained and a blood saving new system is proposed.. http://www.rtl-hessen.de/public/videos/2017-05-18-maz-blut-01-112351185.mp4.
further a new blood saving system, namely some tubes or pipes are propagated which would save blood in the process.
these pipes are smaller and only need 1/2 of human blood for the cell saver process.
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Lee Elder
So perhaps you reduce the need for transfusions by 20%. That is a positive outcome, but bear in mind the JW who elects to follow Watchtowers irrational policy is forced to cut down the safety net of lifesaving blood transfusion when these methods fail or are inadequate. This sort of thing is mostly a distraction. A sleight of hand to change focus from where it should be, and that is on all of the situations where there are no alternatives to allogenic transfusion. Watchtower prefers to talk about "bloodless surgery" which is mostly limited to healthy JWs undergoing elective, planned surgery. Why? Because they have no substantive response to the very real and serious consequences of rejecting a medically necessary transfusion of red cells or platelets.
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Lots of newbies posting! Welcome one and all!
by freddo inis there something going on in jaydub land that has brought this on?
hope so!.
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Lee Elder
Brothers - we are seeing marvelous reports from the field! Surely Jehovah's rich blessing flows to those reaching out in these end times.
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A drastic medical view
by Fatfreek inwhen mom and dad and i adopted watchtower teachings during the mid 50's, the most influential couple we knew were special pioneers by the names of raymond and doris bridgman.
they were truly fine people in many senses, a bit younger than my folks, and very charismatic.
the place was new bedford, massachusetts, u.s.a.. it wasn't long before you realized that the bridgmans ate differently than the rest of us.
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Lee Elder
My maternal grandmother was also a product of the 1930's Watchtower Society. She maintained many of these strange ideas, and passed them down to my mother. Multi-phobic is how I would describe it, with a deep distrust of medical doctors, vaccines, prescription medicines, fear of germs, contamination, etc. My guess would be that the Golden Age magazine, under the editorial direction of C.J. Woodworth, is the source of almost all of this dysfunction.
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A JW explains Blood Fractions
by OrphanCrow ini was looking around from some information on the wt's stance concerning the use of stem cells, and i came across this article on a defending jehovah's witnesses blog.. rather than informing the reader all that much about stem cells, the author diverts the conversation into a discussion of "blood fractions" (*note: the term "blood fractions" appears to be another one of those wt bloodspeak terms coined by the wt.
"blood components" or "blood products" are the terms used more frequently by the medical world.
"fractions" implies tiny amounts).
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Lee Elder
Never confuse devotion to the organization with logic.
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C.T. Russell (the Faithful and Wise Servant) was identified by God as being 'the man in linen, the man with the writer's inkhorn' through an unsuspecting -- get this -- Sign Painter!
by ScenicViewer ini was just now looking up one of the old references to c.t.
russell being the faithful and discreet slave, of mt.
24:45, in the finished mystery.
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People are gullible for sure.
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Headed to vegas! Anything i should do?
by _Morpheus inthe tittle is self explanitory.... first trip to vegas, anything i should do besides gamble?.
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Definitely check out the larger resort properties. The scale alone is staggering. Save a little time for people watching on the strip - very entertaining. Gambling eh, can do that in lots of placed now, so not a big deal. If you like Poker, check out the card room at the Bellagio, and the Venetian.The big draw for my wife and I is the world class entertainment. Check out who is in town during your visit. If you like comedy, there is plenty of that, as well as magic. We laughed so hard at Zumanity (NYNY) we cried. Same thing at Absinthe (Caesars).
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Is this the end of blood donation? Scientists close to unlimited supply from stem cells
by TTaTT4U inhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/05/17/end-blood-donationscientists-close-unlimited-supply-stem-cells/.
sarah knapton, science editor .
17 may 2017 • 6:00pmblood donors may no longer be needed in the future after scientists showed it was possible to create blood from stem cells.. the 20 year project could pave the way for an unlimited number of blood and immune cells for transplants, simply by reprogramming a patient’s own skin cells.. the research, reported in the journal nature, holds out enormous promise for developing personalised treatments for blood disorders, drug-screening and reducing shortages of donated blood.. dr ryohichi sugimura, of boston children's hospital, said: "this gives us the potential to have a limitless supply of blood stem cells and blood by taking cells from universal donors.
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Lee Elder
Wonderful news for humanity. Would require some "new light" from the Watchtower to be acceptable to JWs. Much needed "new light".
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what is the rarest JW book?
by dogon inwhat is the rarest jb book ever printed?
i just bought a copy of the finished mystery and it can be a bit rare.
but i bet there are others much more rare.
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The one that actually tells the "The Truth that Leads to Eternal Life!"