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  Give blood?

  by spike in

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  i had a conversation with my doctor.

  i decided to use blood.

  i wanted to know my blood type.

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  MacHislopp

  Hello Spike,

  thanks for the post.
  A thought provoking one for all of us.

  Personally I do agree with Marvin S.:

  " ..I would be far more uncomfortable taking something I would not give myself. If we TAKE we should GIVE.
  This aspect of WTS policy is one of the most odorous ones. Thousands of JWs use from the blood supply, and the WTS knows it! How many give what they use? "

  I'm sure that with the time this " ethical, doctrinal view point"
  will be modified by the WTS.

  A good reminder also from Kes152 :

  "Jesus gave his blood. If we follow him and love our neighbor.. we'd give him our blood. No greater love than this, that he should surrender his "life" (blood) in behalf of his friends."

  Thanks to Peaceloveharmony for the informations.

  Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp
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  Educated Criticism Will MESS YOU UP

  by Farkel in

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  since the days of da judge, dub leaders have scorned education and science.

  to, victims, predators, moral degenerate, selfish, liar, anarchist, pawn of satan, materialistic, drug addicted, fetus-killing, promiscuous slut we can now add homosexual, marriage wrecker, juvenile and adult delinquent with venereal disease.. see what getting a genuine education or reading works by those who have one can do to you?

  to victims, predators, moral degenerate, selfish, liar, anarchist, pawn of satan, materialistic, drug addicted, fetus-killing, promiscuous slut, homosexual, marriage wrecker, juvenile and adult delinquent with venereal disease, worship of the wild beast, we add spiritist, atheist, and communist.. *** w55 1/1 8 part 1: early voices (1870-1878) ***.

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  MacHislopp

  Hello Farkel,

  thanks for the excellent post, the quotes
  and the comments.

  I do agree with :

  There is so much to read and so much to study, there are so many meetings for which to prepare and to attend, that we have no time or energy for valueless things.

  To Maximus : thanks for the added information relating
  to the origins of " ...higher criticism "

  Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp
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  DON'T LET THE WTBS STOP YOU!

  by JUSTAMOM in

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  hello to all tonight.

  there are always such a variety of topics on exposing the society and showing all that they truly are not who they say they are!.

  one big one!.

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  MacHislopp

  Hello Justamom,

  thanks for the fine points.

  Allow me please, to add:

  " JESUS SAID TO HIM:' I AM THE WAY AND THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE.

  NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH ME ."

  I don't recall any ...addition to that.

  Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp
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  WT News Release

  by messenger in

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  how bout those jw's helping their neighbors?

  of course a neighbor is only defined as a fellow jw..... i do not know if i can take much more of this hypocritical masturbation.

  for immediate release .

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  MacHislopp

  Hello Messenger,

  thanks for the "Press release".

  I always thought that "...praise should come from
  the mouth of a stranger " and that "...you should not
  blow your trumpet ...gift of mercies .."!

  I do agree with BoozeRunner points:

  "...So the JW's in Houston did a good deed after a flood. How about organizations who strive EVERY DAY to help their communities, such as the afore-mentioned Habitat for Humanities? Its the little things in everyday life that makes a true difference as far as I am concerned.
  The RED CROSS has been helping victims of disasters for decades. They likely got a mere line in the middle of a news story after the Houston flood. "
  Yes, how many REALLY humanitarian and philantropic societies,
  are helping the needy ones...without making too much fuss and
  without giving out "...Press release ",

  Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp
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  Good Things You Won't Read in the Awake!

  by metatron in

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  cdc reports "dramatic drop" in u.s. teen birth rates.. - a dramatic 22% decrease in comparison to 1991.. "the continued decline in the teen birth rate is very.

  encouraging news" secretary of health and human services.

  tommy thompson said in a statement.

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  MacHislopp

  Hello Metatron,

  thanks for the informations!

  A vast field has been opened , in the medical

  field on:

  "...Adult stem cells can change into kidney cells. " The
  finding opens up the possibility of mobilizing a patients'
  own bone marrow stem cells to repair or replace kidney
  cells destroyed through disease or injury" (Reuters)"

  And as you probably already know, technically this kind
  of " stem cells use" is considered a - transplant -!

  Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp
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  Free Home Bible Study

  by MadApostate in

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  a happy future!.

  a warm embrace from someone you love.

  hearty laughter during a good meal with dear friends.

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  MacHislopp

  Hello MadApostate,

  please try not to waste too much
  of your precious time!

  Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp
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  Mass 'coming out': Revealing Our Identities

  by philo in

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  on a the exmormon board i started a topic about fear of the organisation (link below).

  'stumped' put up this idea.... in america, founded on freedom, folks are afraid to discuss their church.

  it's loterally scary.. anybody wanna take a challenge tostate their name, address, phone number.

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  MacHislopp

  Hello Philo,

  a very interesting post.
  I can see the reasons behind your argument.
  Personally I don't agree in revealing, at the
  moment, our true identity.

  I accept Kismet reasoning:

  "...Here is how they would respond to any media attention.

  It was brought to our attention that these people were visiting web sites that were potentially dangerous to their spirituality. We asked local elders who know these inidividuals to shepherd them and help them through any spiritual crisis. It was during these meetings that some of these individuals expressed their desire to leave teh religion or confessed to wrongdoings that conflict with their standards of our faith. If anyone was disfellowshipped it was for being unrepentant for these wrongdoings and not due to their internet use. Decisions to disfellowship are done at the local level and the WatchTower Society of Canada or of New york do not dictate such decisions.

  Or they will simply ignore it and/or issue a one liner. The WBTS does excommunicate members for unrepentant wrongdoing. "

  and in mho, Francoise makes a point:

  "And remember, religion isn't a function of the rational mind; religion is a function of the emotions, and people out there are sick, sick, sick. Why there are JWs who think that if you're DFed, you should be executed - save Jehovah the trouble."

  TRUE.

  Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp
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  Is this the true story of Jesus,,?

  by Okidok in

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  jesus was born in the occupied palestine while the roman empire was still in full expansion.

  the romans were interested, in the short term, to win the support of the local ruling dynasties.

  in palestine the greatest threat to the romans came from the zealots.

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  MacHislopp

  Hello Okidok,

  quite an interesting post,
  and to my knowledge, this kind of "Jesus story"
  was "...conceived " around the 11th century.
  I don't remember the names but I'll let you know
  if I'll get the information again.

  Thanks and greetings, J.C.MacHislopp
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  Adam & Eve (a story full of questions)

  by Big Jim in

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  adam and eve.

  most people are probably familiar with the story of adam and eve in the garden of eden.

  also, most people consider it to be just a story.

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  MacHislopp

  Hello Big Jim,

  thanks for the post. In mho, it
  is an " out of the track " post, very original.

  I'll comment more later.

  Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp
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  RUSSIA GOES FOR THE GOLD

  by You Know in

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  this present system is definitely finished.

  the present system being the anglo-american dollar dominated system.

  it is in the final stages of collapse as is becoming more obvious by the day.

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  MacHislopp

  Hello You Know,

  I'm sorry for the question but

  I do remember that " signs" could be misleading!

  Could you be more specific in your comments?

  Thanks. Greetings J.C.MacHislopp