http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1885965/report-dna-special-maharashtra-should-intervene-when-faith-rules-over-life-say-legal-experts.
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I now read this article through 3 times and new points jump out each time. I read Franz on the subject, and Martin Shilmer has good stuff to, but I've never seen the law of Moses delt with so thoroughly:
http://meletivivlon.com/2013/09/10/jehovahs-witnesses-and-the-no-blood-doctrine/
http://jehovahstrumpet.com.
i read the cat baptisim article and i doubled over laughing.
one time when i was a kid i asked why my kitty couldn't go to the kh with us and my mom told me that animals were perfect and didn't need to go to the kh.. .
Some of it is funny. To me some of the baby/blood transfusion article was a little OTT and postentially very offensive. Shoot me down. It's ok by me. But if parents had been misled to take a stand on this doctrine and then read the joke that they were hoping to get some fame out of it, then I think that would be very hurtful. The whole blood thing is just crazy IMO and I recently posted a link to a good articel I read about it. however I know people who are hurting over this and I don't think rubbing peoples noses in the dirt if theyve lost a child is very kind.
As I say, I honestly thought some or the site was funny, but I just think that some sensitivity is appropriate.
Just my opinion though.
i just got through reading this.
it's long, but worth the read.
it nails the arguments with many points that i hadntt previously thought of.
Hi TD, are the inacuracies about the doctrine itself? I haven't kept up with the finer point of what is believed so I can't tell. I wanted to share the article with a relative so I would rather know if something is not acurate. FG
- 23 day to go .. annual meeting unofficial rumors.
- new bible.
- new nwt (revision).
I can also confirm that a reliable source has confirmed 1) a new Bible release, and 2) there is likely to be some significant doctrinal change. The implication was that it will be bigger than last year's FADS=GB
ok...so after this new light came out in the watchtower study over the weekend...a couple questions:.
1. why is the year 1914 still relevant to the doctrine?.
2. what would the effects be in they were to ever drop the 1914 teaching in the future (let's say 20 years from now)?.
If you want a good read on 1914 then take a look here:
http://meletivivlon.com/discussion/1914-2/apollos-vs-jw/
I just posted about the a new article on the same site regarding the blood policy:
http://meletivivlon.com/2013/09/10/jehovahs-witnesses-and-the-no-blood-doctrine/
They are both long reads, but well worth it.
Sorry, I don't know how to post clickable links so you'd just have to copy and paste into your browser, unless someone can do the links for me.
i just got through reading this.
it's long, but worth the read.
it nails the arguments with many points that i hadntt previously thought of.
Yes, I noticed that too. To begin with I wondered if the person running the site was really a witness, but have read many of the articles it appears that he's the real deal - a witness who is prepared to discus things openly.
i just got through reading this.
it's long, but worth the read.
it nails the arguments with many points that i hadntt previously thought of.
Hi
I just got through reading this. It's long, but worth the read. It nails the arguments with many points that I hadntt previously thought of. I was still in 2 minds about blood before but not now.
http://meletivivlon.com/2013/09/10/jehovahs-witnesses-and-the-no-blood-doctrine/
FG
something happened recently, and i thought i would share a few comments.
first, lets set the stage..... if anyone is familiar with current events in the pacific northwest, you may have heard of the death of a beautiful young lady, whitney heichel, a short while ago.
in short, whitney was a young sister that was kidnapped and killed by a "congregation" friend.
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I agree that those things take place all the time, and that we can tune into them.
However my personal stance is that I presume someone is genuine unless there is strong evidence to the contrary. In this case when I listened to the interview I found I had no personal reason to doubt that she meant everything she said.
I have close family members who believe primarily because not to believe would leave them without hope of seeing ones they have lost. I know this syndrome well. It's no logical basis for belief in anything in particular and yet it is a strong influencer, and those who have it as their foundation are not easily moved from that.
FG
something happened recently, and i thought i would share a few comments.
first, lets set the stage..... if anyone is familiar with current events in the pacific northwest, you may have heard of the death of a beautiful young lady, whitney heichel, a short while ago.
in short, whitney was a young sister that was kidnapped and killed by a "congregation" friend.
I agree with Oubliette. I don't believe that there is any reason to doubt that what was said was 100% genuine.
That has no bearing on whether it is true or not.
she was a 12 year old maltese.
the best pet in the world.
my wife and i never had kids, so she was our only daughter.
Very sorry to hear that. I love my animal friends, and the deep pain of losing pets is somthing that I have also had to go through a couple of times. Maltese are very cute and smart dogs. I bet she was lovely.
From time to time my wife and I will sit down with a glass of wine and go through some old photos of our pets. Now that the worst of the sadness is past it really does help us to remember the good times, and the good life that we gave them. I hope that when the immediate pain subsides a bit you will also be able to find happiness in remembering how good you were for her as owners, and how good a baby she was to you.
FG
