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  Advance Directives and the JW Patient

  by Lee Elder in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  advance directives are complex legal instruments and widely misunderstood by both physicians and their patients.

  with most jehovah's witnesses their is a significant level of misinformation, and in many cases coercion or undue influence exerted on the patient.

  physicians need to be aware of this and always meet privately with the patient to educate them and then ascertain their true wishes.

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  I know here in the U.S. when JW kids need a transfusion, the government just takes over. And the parents give a sigh of relieve. So the kid here are covered.
  
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  These guys just freak me out!

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok, i didnt think anything about it.

  but last night some friends from across the city called me up and said that the co was visiting their hall and in his talk he said that the society is getting geared up for a massive kingdom hall and assembly hall construction project worldwide next year.

  they told the publishers; "get ready".

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  Crazyguy
  

  The reality is in order for the money to keep coming in they need to tell the members their building, but of course we know

  DesirousOfChange
  

  It's my understanding that the announcement concerning the halt in construction was only given at Bethel, and nothing was said to the local Congs

  So we're the only ones who know besides the GB and Bethelites? WTF

  
  
  
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  Advance Directives and the JW Patient

  by Lee Elder in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  advance directives are complex legal instruments and widely misunderstood by both physicians and their patients.

  with most jehovah's witnesses their is a significant level of misinformation, and in many cases coercion or undue influence exerted on the patient.

  physicians need to be aware of this and always meet privately with the patient to educate them and then ascertain their true wishes.

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  I noticed that the blood card says something like, "Might accept some blood fractions"

  So what is a jw patient to do if the doctor says; "Which fractions will you accept?"

  That been a current question some JWs are asking. "Which fractions are OK besides Albumin which I believe is listed on the card.
  
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  These guys just freak me out!

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok, i didnt think anything about it.

  but last night some friends from across the city called me up and said that the co was visiting their hall and in his talk he said that the society is getting geared up for a massive kingdom hall and assembly hall construction project worldwide next year.

  they told the publishers; "get ready".

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  Ok, I didn’t think anything about it. But last night some friends from across the city called me up and said that the CO was visiting their Hall and in his talk he said that the Society is getting geared up for a massive Kingdom Hall and assembly hall construction project worldwide next year. They told the publishers; "GET READY"

  He encouraged those with skills and young brothers to be ready to say the words;

  (Isaiah 6:8) . . .“Here I am! Send me.”

  Those that can’t volunteer, if they want to support Jehovah’s work, they can show their loyalty by donating money on a regular basis, for construction work, APART from what they pledge for the Kingdom Hall.

  I hung up and laughed.

  Then I saw a post by wifibandit today that confirms what this brother told me last night.

  What is going on?

  I thought the WT has stopped all construction.
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  2016 Calendar: Give us more money!

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just got a peak at the 2016 calendar and i cannot tell you how much it bothered me.

  it's all about constructing new kh and assembly halls, which is completely ironic given that the construction stopped almost worldwide.obviously this is proof that the borg is shifting from a magazine publisher to a real estate conglomerate, no wonder they're getting rid of 12 issues of magazines all together.. now, while the pdf of this is not up on the site yet, i will post confirmation as soon as it becomes available.

  weather that is by legitimate means or other wise..

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  You know, I heard from some JWs attending the K-hall in another part of the city and were having the CO's visit, that the Society is getting geared up for a massive Kingdom Hall and assembly hall construction next year. They told the publishers; "GET READY"
  
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  knock knock

  by Sabin in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  if jw`s come knocking at your door, do you open it & engage in conversation, tell them to sod off, or just not answer the door?.

  my husband`s has asked me not to answer the door to them if he isn't here?

  he hate`s the fact that they make a point of calling when they know he will be at work.

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  I check to see if I still have enough tape and plastic sheets.

  
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  This is the dude running QCS Telecom

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  we all remember the acquisition of qcs telecom by the wtbts.

  this was posted on jw-archive with a link to a linkedin profile of the alleged project manager.

  if it is true that they are actually putting down 100g network, i can tell you first hand that is effing expensive.

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  StarTrekAngel

  I've seen plenty of comments from that Thomas Rook Jr. He seems to be on the brink of throwing the towel. He criticizes the org heavily but still feels is Jehovahs Org.

  Hey, that was me a few years ago.

  Wait till he goes through hell. ---TTATT!
  
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  What’s the deal with all the Smart-Educated JWs?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we talk a lot about most jws being uneducated, uninformed, and that they lack critical thinking skills, but in my area there is a lot of jws that went to the university, medical school, law school, and came back to the organization.

  in my circuit, that i know of, we had two electrical engineers, one computer engineer with a ph.d. eight teachers with a bachelors degree and three of those with a masters in education.

  we had two medical doctors, one was a pediatrician who closed his business about 3 years ago and went to bethel.

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  when discussing why we 'knew' we had the truth, a born-in person with a PhD, a scientist no less, did not focus on anything concrete, like doctrine. He basically pointed to nebulous things, like “the brotherhood..

  .Even then, I could see other organizations that could claim much the same things and that the JWs were not unique in this.

  
  
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  This is the dude running QCS Telecom

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  we all remember the acquisition of qcs telecom by the wtbts.

  this was posted on jw-archive with a link to a linkedin profile of the alleged project manager.

  if it is true that they are actually putting down 100g network, i can tell you first hand that is effing expensive.

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  In the comments section, you can tell who is waking up and who is not.

  Waking up;

  James Thomas Rook Jr. ·

  UCLA

  I just wish there were logical, rational explanations that came with such news ... so we would know WHY something is happening !

  
  Roxanne Elijah ·

  Thunderbird School of Global Management

  It is a basic upscaled intranet to centralize needed WT data stores into one datacenter. Under pretense of an "improvement" imo, but probably comes with a nice loan package as well. Why now we may wonder.

  Deep in a coma;

  Shirley Peters ·

  Richardson, Texas

  Great news, Jehovah's chariot is on the move

  Estella FerdinThis is wonderful and no doubt to further kingdom interests!
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  What’s the deal with all the Smart-Educated JWs?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we talk a lot about most jws being uneducated, uninformed, and that they lack critical thinking skills, but in my area there is a lot of jws that went to the university, medical school, law school, and came back to the organization.

  in my circuit, that i know of, we had two electrical engineers, one computer engineer with a ph.d. eight teachers with a bachelors degree and three of those with a masters in education.

  we had two medical doctors, one was a pediatrician who closed his business about 3 years ago and went to bethel.

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  Magnum

  And, one's having completed some kind of schooling does not necessarily mean he's smart, and that applies to advanced degrees, too. Then, there are different kinds of smarts.

  I've found that being successful in a career or business is mostly being at the right place, at the right time, and knowing the right people and "Learning" the right skills. (That make come after the fact)

  Some of these JW with degrees are making 50-60k a year, the engineers are making 70k-80k a year. Then some who dropped out of high school and started picking up trash and cutting grass for a living now have business that make them over a million a year. The successful business owners tell me, "Jump on opportunities, always keep learning everything you can and be good at what you do. And build a network of friends with different skills that can bail you out of trouble if you get yourself in a jam.

  Since they are JWs, this is their favorite scripture they use all the time;

  (Proverbs 22:29) . . .Have you beheld a man skillful in his work? Before kings is where he will station himself; he will not station himself before commonplace men.