If the six volumes of SCRIPTURE STUDIES are practically the Bible topically arranged, with Bible proof-texts given, we might not improperly name the volumes — the Bible in an arranged form. That is to say, they are not merely comments on the bible, but they are practically the Bible itself....Furthermore, not only do we find that people cannot see the divine plan in studying the Bible by itself, but we see, also, that if anyone lays the SCRIPTURE STUDIES aside, even after he has used them, after he has become familiar with them, after he has read them for ten years — if he then lays them aside and ignores them and goes to the Bible alone, though he has understood his Bible for ten years, our experience shows that within two years he goes into darkness. On the other hand, if he had merely read the SCRIPTURE STUDIES with their references, and had not read a page of the Bible, as such, he would be in the light at the end of the two years, because he would have the light of the Scriptures. [from the September 15, 1910 Watch Tower article "Is the Reading of 'Scripture Studies' Bible Study?", pages 298-9 (4684-5 Reprints).]
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Bible Study WT June,1 2001
by ISP inthis is from the back cover of the wt.1june 2001. bible study.
not to be read without the presence of a priest.
this warning appears at the beginning of some bibles owned by catholics.
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Hemopure & AJWRB in Portuguese Newspaper
by Osarsif intranslation of the article published by the portuguese weekly newspaper expresso, saturday, april 28, 2001, section "vidas", on-line at:.
http://online.expresso.pt/vidas/artigos/interior.asp?edicao=1487&id_artigo=es24152&displaycomentarios=true.
ox blood.
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Translation of the article published by the Portuguese weekly newspaper Expresso, Saturday, April 28, 2001, section "Vidas", on-line at:
http://online.expresso.pt/vidas/artigos/interior.asp?edicao=1487&id_artigo=ES24152&displayComentarios=true
___________________________________________________________Ox Blood
A product with bovine blood will be commercialized. The corporation
that commercializes it assures that it replaces human blood.Text: César Avó
Hemopure, composed of hemoglobin
from bovine blood, is in reality a
temporary substitute for human blood.Do you find unbelievable the idea of extracting red blood cells from
a cow to infuse in humans? Fact is, soon a product with that
characteristic will be commercialized in South Africa. Just like in
the joke about the doctor, there are good and bad news. The good news
is the possibility, at short term, of utilization of a product that
behaves like red blood cells. This solution, baptized Hemopure,
is tolerated by all types of blood and has a remarkable capacity
of conservation, when compared with blood: 2 years, at ambient
temperature, against less than 1 month and a half, if frozen.Each unit of Hemopure is formed by 30 grams of hemoglobin (the
protein that carries oxygen in red blood cells) extracted from
red blood cells of North-American bovines. The solution is
then applied in the fluid part of blood, plasma. Moreover,
this alternative medium of transportation of oxygen to the
tissues, by its nature, cannot transmit human infectious
diseases, case of HIV. Investigators also assure that the
transmission of the Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the human
variant of the "mad cow" disease, is almost zero -- the
probability is less than 1 in 100,000,000 -- since the proteins
of blood are removed, in a process of "purification" obtained
by a modified protein.To begin with, there are multiple advantages. It is a simple
process for blood transfusions. Its particles, 1,000 times
smaller than red blood cells, can be a precious auxiliary in
anti-cancerigenous treatments or to penetrate blocked arteries.It is also an important reserve, especially in Third World
countries, where the lack of uncontaminated blood is chronic,
or in case of bellic conflict [war] or natural catastrophe.
"If there is any alternative safer than the potential risks of
blood transfusions, it should be used", said the coordinator
for the safety of blood transfusions of the World Health
Organization, Luc Noel.Now the bad news. According to some experts, and contrary to
what Biopure (the corporation that is holder to the patent of
the product) advertises, Hemopure is not a substitute for red
blood cells, but it is a mere temporary treatment. A blood
transfusion transmits oxygen for a month, while Hemopure's
effect stops after 1 or 2 days, forcing frequent transfusions.
"The solution works like a bridge, helping the patient to keep
healthy, until real blood can be applied. It is certain that it
will not replace blood transfusions", said doctor Anthon Heyns,
director of the South African Blood National Service. On the
other hand, Hemopure does not supply the body with plasma and
platelets, only present in the red liquid.Weakness, abdominal aches, nausea, hypertension, jaundice and
cutaneous eruption [skin problems] are some of the collateral
effects that may occur in the patients subjected to a transfusion
with this product, which has undergone tests in the last 9
years in American, European and South African clinics, and has
been under development since 1984. Another point that may weight
negatively in the balance is the price. In South Africa it will
probably cost less than in the developed countries, but in these
[developed countries] the acquisition of Hemopure will cost 4 to
5 times more than blood.Expectant Witnesses
Especially interested in this subject are Jehovah's Witnesses.
According to the doctrine of this religious confession, bible
based, man should abstain from blood, and consequently blood
transfusions are not allowed.Contrary to what an association of reformist Jehovah's Witnesses,
the Associated Jehova's [sic] Witnesses for Reform on Blood (AJWRB),
announced, it has not been approved the use of fractions of any of
the primary blood components. "What changed was science", explains
Pedro Candeias. This director of the Hospital Information Services
of Jehovah's Witnesses insists in saying that they "believe in
medicine and not in cure by faith" and that they are "interested
in the scientific advancement". Pedro Candeias, cautioning that he
is not making the apology of any product, points to the blood
recovering machines and to another blood substitute undergoing
tests, this one totally synthetic, called Oxygent, so that people
do not get exposed "to the enormous risks that a transfusion
implies".[end of article]
_________________________________________________________Note: the newspaper where this article was published is the most
important weekly newspaper in Portugal and is widely read. This is
the first time I see AJWRB mentioned in Portuguese press.The following paragraph of the newspaper article is wrong:
Contrary to what an association of reformist
because, as the following page explains:
Jehovah's Witnesses, the Associated Jehova's [sic]
Witnesses for Reform on Blood (AJWRB), announced,
it has not been approved the use of fractions of
any of the primary blood components.Watchtower Blood Policy Changes Again
http://ajwrb.org/basics/change.shtmlthe Watchtower, June 15, 2000, p. 31, says:
"[...] when it comes to fractions of any of the primary components, each
By saying this, they have allowed Jehovah's Witnesses to accept
Christian, after careful and prayerful meditation, must conscientiously
decide for himself."
(Scans here: http://www.jwfiles.com/blood-WT6-15-00.htm )
fractions of any of the primary components, thus approving the
practice.Shame on the journalist and on the lying representative from the
Watchtower Hospital (dis)Information Service, who said: "What
changed was science". Yeah, right!I only hope this newspaper article is not read by any Jehovah's
Witness who is in a life or death situation and wondering if the
Society now allows the use of fractions of any of the primary blood
components.If a Jehovah's Witness reads these words:
Contrary to what an association of reformist
he might get the wrong impression that the Society has not changed
Jehovah's Witnesses, the Associated Jehova's [sic]
Witnesses for Reform on Blood (AJWRB), announced,
it has not been approved the use of fractions of
any of the primary blood components.
"What changed was science", explains Pedro Candeias.
This director of the Hospital Information Services
of Jehovah's Witnesses [...]
its position and still prohibits fractions from the primary blood
components, when in reality that is no longer the case!On the positive side, Jehovah's Witnesses reading the newspaper
will know that there are "reformist Jehovah's Witnesses, the
Associated Jehova's [sic] Witnesses for Reform on Blood (AJWRB)",
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YK's 'Last' Post
by ISP init's 4 a.m. here on the left coast, and while i have always been an early riser, this is ridiculous; but i just have to get some things off my chest.
with the sands of the hourglass down to the last few grains, i want to have a last word with you all.
first, i want to offer my sincere apologies for all the mean and nasty stuff i may have said during the heat of battle.
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> This is it for me. I will not be participating in any other forum.
Oh really?
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Help! -- I need an image once posted over at H20
by Yadirf insometime back (perhaps even as far back as the old h20, i can't remember for sure) someone posted a picture of the front cover of a particular book authored by joseph rutherford.
it had the serpent (tempting eve) as part of the picture on the cover, and the serpent was represented as having legs.
if someone remembers the source (url) of this image i would be grateful to be informed of its whereabouts.
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Asimov's Guide to the Bible (New York: Wings Books, 1981), pp.
31, 175:[...] the serpent's evil is motiveless or, at best, arises out
of mere delight in mischief. The Jews of post-Exilic times made this
seem more reasonable, however, by equating the serpent with Satan, who
is the spirit of Evil as God is the spirit of Good. (This notion was
derived from Persian religious thought [...].)Actually, the tale of the serpent is quite un-Biblical in atmosphere.
Only here and in one other case (that of Balaam's ass [...]) do the
Hebrew scriptures mention talking animals. It seems quite likely that
the tale of the serpent is extremely primitive and represents a
remnant of nature myth [...].The serpent is a particularly important animal in religious ritual,
whether for good or evil. The fact that a serpent moves in so quiet
and hidden a fashion and strikes so suddenly and so unexpectedly with
so poisoned a fang, makes it an obvious representation of cunning and
evil. It is such a representation of cunning evil in the story of the
garden of Eden [...]Something that is dangerous and evil is to be feared, and something
that is feared had better be treated well and propitiated, so that
serpents could be worshiped even while dreaded.Then, too, the serpent is looked upon as symbolizing immortality
because of its ability to shed its skin. Any primitive man, observing
the process by which a serpent sheds an old, dull skin and emerges in
a new, bright colored one, might be excused if he assumed the serpent
had undergone a process of rejuvenation. [...]Thus, in the Gilgamesh legend [...], when the hero finally gains the
plant that brought immortality, he has it stolen from him by a
serpent, which then becomes immortal. (In the garden of Eden, it is
the serpent who steals immortality from Adam and Eve, although it is
not itself made immortal as a result, but is punished.)I remember an old Watchtower I once read which speculated that
the serpent did not spoke any words to Eve, but merely made suggestive
bodily gestures to Eve, near the tree, thus attracting Eve's attention
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Help! -- I need an image once posted over at H20
by Yadirf insometime back (perhaps even as far back as the old h20, i can't remember for sure) someone posted a picture of the front cover of a particular book authored by joseph rutherford.
it had the serpent (tempting eve) as part of the picture on the cover, and the serpent was represented as having legs.
if someone remembers the source (url) of this image i would be grateful to be informed of its whereabouts.
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Thirty Years a Watch Tower Slave
by JAVA inperhaps the first widely distributed book written by a former witness about the watchtower society is, thirty years a watch tower slave by william j. schnell, baker book house, grand rapids, mi, 1956. its been out of print for several years, and very few libraries still have the book.
schnell was born in 1905, and was part of the watchtower movement from 1921 to 1954. .
in part, the foreword reads: by the lords grace i am a christian.
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JW Convention Programs 1969-1998
by Osarsif injw convention programs 1969-1998: http://jwnet.org/conventions/.
jw in science fiction: http://www.adherents.com/lit/sf_jw.html
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JW Convention Programs 1969-1998: http://jwnet.org/conventions/
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Witnessaiduk??
by JEMIMAH indoes anyone know what has happened to the excellent site.
witnessaiduk??
it seems to have gone missing.. also does anyone know the latest news regarding the blackmore saga?
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Witnessaiduk??
by JEMIMAH indoes anyone know what has happened to the excellent site.
witnessaiduk??
it seems to have gone missing.. also does anyone know the latest news regarding the blackmore saga?
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HemoPure
by Lee Elder ini received a press release today from hemopure and also viewed an.
ap article that also reported on the approval of hemopure for use.
in humans in the country of south africa.. in very short order, jehovah's witnesses in south africa will begin.
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FROM: Henry van Staden
SA first to approve blood substitute
April 10 2001 at 03:47PM
South Africa's Medicines Control Council moved ahead of its
European and North American counterparts by becoming the first
medical regulator to approve the use of a groundbreaking product
which can replace blood transfusions.Hemopure can be used for the treatment of acute anaemia. And it
can be used instead of red blood cell transfusions in adult
surgery patients, healthcare provider Netcare announced in
Johannesburg on Tuesday.The world's first oxygen-carrying solution, administered
intravenously, is compatible with all blood types, does not need
prior testing or screening and has a shelf life of two years.
Blood deteriorates after a few weeks of storage.The product is seen to have a potentially large market. It can be
used in the treatment of cancer therapy, and when blood is
required during medical emergencies.Without oxygen, humans face cell damage or organ failure if they
are not administered the life-giving gas within 10 minutes of it
being required.The product can also be kept in stock by militaries at room
temperature.Hemopure, as a substitute to blood, carries oxygen via the
bloodstream to the body's tissue. This is accomplished by
introducing modified haemoglobin into plasma, which is the fluid
component of blood.Developed over 17 years and tested for nine years during clinical
trials, the product has passed the standards of the MCC.It was approved on Monday afternoon, after a two-year application
process.Hemopure is made using haemoglobin from cows under a technique
that prevents the transmission to humans of bovine diseases,
including mad cow disease.Manufacturers, the Biopure Corporation, contracted Netcare and
empowerment company Community Healthcare to distribute and market
the product in Africa for the next five years.Netcare chief executive officer Dr Richard Friedland said
Hemopure could profoundly impact on health issues facing Africa,
especially rural parts where electricity and fridges need to
store blood are often rare.Dr Anna Mokgokong, CEO of Community Healthcare said the product
will be launched on the South African market next year.In the interim it will be introduced on a controlled basis to
selected Netcare hospitals. Doctors, including those at various
state hospitals, will be trained on the uses and benefits of the
product.Friedland declined to discuss the cost of the product, which is
expected to become more viable once the product is available on a
wider scale.Biopure have guaranteed South Africa a significant supply of its
product and have agreed to preferential pricing to the public
sector.CEO Carl Rausch said in the United States the demand for blood
increased by about four percent annually, translating to around
12 million units, yet the blood supply was decreasing. Hemopure
could therefore supplement the function of blood banks. About 200
000 units will be produced this year.Biopure plans to file a marketing application this year for
approval of Hemopure in the United States and Europe.Friedland said the scientists who developed Hemopure could well
be in line as future recipients of the Nobel Prize for
medicine. - Sapa