Well since the biblical ban is only for eating blood (Leviticus 7:4, Genesis 9:4,) then I would say no. Even Acts 15:29 clearly shows that in context of things (false religious sacrificial animals) sacrificed to idols, and things strangled its again referring to food.
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Can Jehovah's Witnesses eat blood sausage if its made with only blood fractions
by Watchtower-Free incan jehovah's witnesses eat blood sausage if its made with only blood fractions
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Lot's of talk on the July Watchtower?
by noonehome inso i've heard lots of talk from within about the 'new light' in this watchtower...i'm yet to look at it in any detail.
i'm kind of surprised actually...i first heard about it here before it was even available but close to the time it did come out people started bringing it up - even our co.. some say things like "have you heard about this?
" or "big changes," or "allot of things they said we believed, i didn't realize,"(lots of that) or "brain-overload" or " too much information, but i've never felt more pumped up" or "it's soo exciting to see jehovah's spirit lead his organization..." or "it requires time to sink in, but it's a good feeling!
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he never reads the study WT until the week of the actual WT study so it will be September before he looks at it.
I think this will be the norm. "Apostates" are more excited to get the latest literature than JWs are.
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are the elders waking up too?
by nowwhat? inwe have an older very faithfull elder body and whenever they talk about armegeddon or the end of this system of thiings, they always use "very near, close, soon, etc".
well on the stage one elder when talking about the great tribuation this week , he said "possibly in our lifetime" !!!
that really caught my attention and even my wife's too!
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We are waking up and many, including myself, lurk or post on here. There is so much b/s spewing forth from the F&DS slave now its hard to ignore. Example: This weeks bible study in the Jeremiah book pretty much telling people not to have kids. wtf??? Jehovah spared Jerry the pain of losing his wife or kids so its better not to have kids or better yet stay single and pioneer? Where the fcuk do they come up with this b/s!
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Were You A Sneaky Jehovah's Witness?
by minimus inyou know, the type that looked like a model witness but at home you were not the best example o your family?.
or maybe you accepted from the faithful slave that oral sex was bad, but you did it secretly---same with masturbation.. or perhaps you put in some wonderful hours and placements on that report slip, knowing you might have exaggerated just a bit.. so, were you one who practiced what you preached?.
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So...What Are YOU Doing Tonight?
by minimus ini think i'll go to my favorite`watering hole and help "celebrate" tonight's festivities.. what are you doing this evening?.
anyone going to the "lord's evening meal"?.
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Going to the Jehovah's Witness version of the passover and warmly greet people as they enter the keenum hole.
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I Just Had A JW Come To My Work And Offer Me A Memorial Invitation And A Magazine!!!
by minimus ini responded in this`way: i already got an invitation so i'm all set.. she said, "would you like a magazine and i said, "no thank you"'..... and she just left.. it took no more than 15 seconds!.
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How they will "make disciples" like that
Witnesses who desire to actually make disciples are in the minority now I believe. Most go out because they are expected too
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Quote Re: Elders Whose Kids Go To College Might Lose Privileges
by Justitia Themis ini seem to remember some new 'rule' that elders whose children go to college, or perhaps it was out-of-state college, should be carefully examined to see if they still qualify.. does anyone know where that is in the publications?.
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The Jeremiah book has been bashing higher education and worldy friendships the passed several weeks so despite what that letter says I am sure that the appointed person will be at the least reviewed and most likely deleted.
They fcuked up back in the 90's with "allowing" higher education and now they are doing damage control. I really think that the lessened amount of minsterial servants recently is a result of that generaton that went to college and got a real life.
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Friends
by XBEHERE inanyone else notice in the jeremiah book the last couple of weeks that they are really coming down hard on having non-jw friendships?
like really hard, comparing them to jeremiah's time where he was thrown in stocks, down a well, etc.
by people of his time.
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Anyone else notice in the Jeremiah book the last couple of weeks that they are really coming down hard on having non-jw friendships? Like really hard, comparing them to Jeremiah's time where he was thrown in stocks, down a well, etc. by people of his time. What is with that? Are they implying that some of our "wordly" friends will do the same to us?
This plus increasing hardline against higher education... its like someone in the writing dept. has some pet peeves to get off his chest. Idiots.
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Were you popular in your congregation or district?
by Emery innot to start some form of popularity contests here but i was wondering how popular some people were?
how far did your network go in this organization?
this question also pertains to those who are actively fading..
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In my former circuit I was. Since I have been labeled as a "bad attitude" by my former BOE not so much.
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Ever wonder this about the annointed?
by free2beme inso in the congregation you had those wine and bread loving annointed people?
but i ask, why did the men that were annointed not immediately appointed as an elder, and then a circuit overseer and so on up the ranks.
it would seem to me, that if god saw them fit to rule in heaven.
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We thus have no way of knowing the exact number of anointed ones on earth; nor do we need to know
If we dont need to know then why are the partakers noted in the worldwide report in the yearbook. What reason would there be to even count at all