hello jwn,.
to introduce myself, i am still in the jws but learned ttatt some months ago.
i now ask this question to get more info on a past teaching.. between 1967 and 1980 was when the 'current understanding' of the wts was that organ transplants were cannibalism, and thus abhorrent.
"Even now, though they have abandoned much of the egregious medical quackery spewed by the Golden Age, they continue to impose their groundless religious interpretations on their followers' most personal medical decisions. They rail against in-vitro fertilization (IVF), egg and sperm donation, surrogacy, etc., equating it with adultery."
IVF is banned? I never knew. That is just crazy.
i'm quite new to this site, & have realised some members have a union jack symbol under their avatar.
i don't.. could we have a "show of hands" from any uk members?
i've already found several by reading older posts..
I see it, thanks.
I'm in Crawley, West Sussex.
Always lived here. Even remember the days before they had a KH and used to meet at a bowls club and later, a school.
I was always destined for greater things; when they were building the KH, I used to disappear into the cafe across the road and play the fruit machine LOL.
whilst browsing my local football team's fan forum, i spied this thread.... http://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?340338-10-000-expected-at-the-amex.
"Brighton and Jehovah Albion" - Made me laugh. So are the seagulls going
reach the Premiership next year? It would be great to have three South
Coast teams in the PL........ I miss Pompey (Nah not really 
) "
Was great fun at Pompey last seaon. We got stuffed, but a rendition of "How sh1t must you be, you're playing Craw-ley" soon put them in their place :)
whilst browsing my local football team's fan forum, i spied this thread.... http://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?340338-10-000-expected-at-the-amex.
Well I doubt I would be welcome; an ex-JW AND a Crawey Town supporter :) .
0 out of 2 ain't bad.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/lukebailey/the-crisis-explained-maybe?utm_term=.iiaglnrkb#.yxmd5eg2o.
Simon said, "I think the UK will remain after a general election is called. When a decision is obviously wrong there's no need to go through with it."
I voted to remain in the EU. There were powerful arguments on both sides, so it comes down to which of those arguments resonated with people at an individual level. Now here's the rub (for me). If some misguided politician goes for a second referendum, I would need to think very carefully about which way to vote. This is because I feel that the democratic process needs to take precedence over the will of those who wish to be our lords and masters. Effectively, I could end up voting for the poorer option, because I dislike ignoring the people more than I dislike the thought of leaving the EU. I hope that made sense.
hello jwn,.
to introduce myself, i am still in the jws but learned ttatt some months ago.
i now ask this question to get more info on a past teaching.. between 1967 and 1980 was when the 'current understanding' of the wts was that organ transplants were cannibalism, and thus abhorrent.
I was in from '62 until '73.
I do remember it being referred to as cannibalism. I've no idea what the punishment would have been though. It always struck me as odd that the JWs confused their orifices; blood by transfusion was "eating" it and organ transplant was referred to by a word more commonly associated with humans eating other humans (though I do note that cannibalising has other meaning too).
It probably had more publicity in the late 60s or thereabouts due to the first heart transplant taking place.
the london stock exchange up, every share index up, the pound up against the dollar.
where is the fire and brimstone?.
the rebel..
£227bn UK exports to EU
£288bn UK imports from EU
I'm wondering how much of that export number is for financial services, because they are discussing moving that away from the UK.
the london stock exchange up, every share index up, the pound up against the dollar.
where is the fire and brimstone?.
the rebel..
"We can now spend that £166 million plus the rest as we want"
Indeed, 250 billion (potentially) can be printed to shore up the markets and the currency. That's about 31 years worth of net EU contributions. I suspect that the NHS is at the back of the queue.
the london stock exchange up, every share index up, the pound up against the dollar.
where is the fire and brimstone?.
the rebel..
Slidin Fast. IMO there was only a referendum so that Cameron could bolster his position in his party - and he thought a 'remain' vote was a foregone conclusion.
Since promising the referendum though, things have changed. The refugee problem turned into a crisis and some parts of the media focussed on the fact that someone migrating to continental Europe could come to Britain under the 'free movement' policy. Although Turkey isn't an EU nation, there was also a lot of attention on what might happen if Turkey joined. A common theme was about 70 million Turks could be heading for Britain - as if an entire population would want to do that.
Immigration was the main issue I'm sure, though many kept their heads down for fear of being accused of racism. Expressing concerns about immigration levels is not racism. Unfortunately, racist factions do use it as a flag of convenience.
the london stock exchange up, every share index up, the pound up against the dollar.
where is the fire and brimstone?.
the rebel..
Harold Wilson once said, "A week is a long time in politics." Ha ha. He wasn't kidding.
