Posts by Phizzy

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JW patient with covid-19 received blood transfusion

by adjusted knowledge in

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i had a patient admitted from a skilled nursing facility/rehab that is an active jw.

the patient had covid-19 as did most of the patients at that facility.

typically the local elders are all involved in these admissions but there is a strict no visitor policy which includes clergy.

Phizzy

I wonder how many JW's will be sensible and take blood if it proves to be either a cure, or a protection, which is being worked on by researchers as a possibility ?

I think "Judicial Action" against any taking blood has been light in recent years, and in the circumstances above the JW would be totally excused.

The whole JW teaching on Blood is a total mess, and totally nonsensical and cannot be backed by Scripture unless such words are really twisted and taken completely out of context. Any DFing etc. will expose their murderous, baseless, teaching to more Public scrutiny, and bad Publicity.

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15 yrs ago Jehovah needed $50 million for new printing presses

by Hotpepper in

what happened to all those new printing presses?

the wt said they were going to double the amount of mag's every month.

i wonder what ever happened.

Phizzy

Yes, but it is "Jehovah's Spirit Directed Organisation" , .......it seems though that the spirit in question is 12 year old Macallan.

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Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

by Simon in

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this topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.

latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.

the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.

Phizzy

The curve may be flattened, but it does not necessarily then follow even a slow, but steady downward movement, not with a virus infection such as this, we should expect a bit of downward movement, followed by another upward one, and that pattern perhaps repeated. This is because various measures work for a while, like a "lockdown", but in that time, members of the community are incubating the disease.

The Government in this Country,the U.K, is trying to give the impression that it up to a peak, then a slide down, with no hiccups. I doubt that will happen, especially as they are allowing people to return to the Country from all over the World, with NO CHECKS, and then allowing them to trot off home, maybe via the Supermarket, and so spread the disease further.

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Part 1 of the Review/Critique of Local Needs talk "Choose Your Apps Wisely"

by Fabian1 in

hello everyone i pray and hope all of the members are well and doing good in this time.

stay safe and remember the toilet paper.

anyway on to my review or aka critique of part 1 of this video, midweek meeting for the jehovah witnesses for the 03/23/2020.

Phizzy

100% lies is .... all of it. If it does contain 10% Truth, that 10% is still Truth, 90% may, or may not, be lies.

You cannot have 110% of anything. A seven year old understands this.

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The irony of 2 Tim 3:16-17

by pseudoxristos in

all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, that the man of god may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.. most scholars don't think paul wrote 2 timothy.. every time i here a witness quote this verse, i will be reminded of the irony.. -undisputed-.

1 thessalonians.

galatians.

Phizzy

Thank you Half Banana, I have never seen a good explanation from the JW Org as to why they accept as their approved Canon that decided upon by a Church that they consider to be " Apostate", they don't seem to like the writings of those they consider to be Apostates now, or accept any others from any other time period.

Yet they claim this Apostate Canon is Inspired of God ! Crazy people aren't they ? And inconsistent hypocrites.

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Theory of Wuhan virus being created in a viral lab now being considered

by JimmyYoung in

i thought it was a strange coincidence that there was a weapons lab right near the supposed wet market where it started.

china needs to pay for this one way or the other.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/state-department-cables-coronavirus-origin-chinese-lab-bats.

Phizzy

https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-not-human-made-in-lab.html?fbclid=IwAR3h8GPsj0-8GXSShUGhRvuK04jAiA8wAZ4aim1mbgQcJB4R-g3H1lHtMdg

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The irony of 2 Tim 3:16-17

by pseudoxristos in

all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, that the man of god may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.. most scholars don't think paul wrote 2 timothy.. every time i here a witness quote this verse, i will be reminded of the irony.. -undisputed-.

1 thessalonians.

galatians.

Phizzy

Just as an aside, it is my feeling that the evidence against Paul being the writer of 2 Thess, is much heavier than anything claimed to support his authorship.

As to "all scripture........" it is my thought that Paul would not just have rated the Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible as we call it, as "Inspired" but would more than likely have given equal weight to the thoughts of earlier Rabbis not contained within that "Bible", we are shown in the Gospels that Jesus did just that, his " Golden Rule" being a direct rip off of the words of Rabbi Hillel.

But as pointed out above, these writings were all he would have had, the Gospels being written years after his death, and he certainly did not think of his own writings as "inspired of god".

But of course the " all Scripture......." quote comes from the pen of a writer pretending to be Paul, Prof Bart Ehrmann calls these Letters not just pseudepigraphy, but " Fakes".

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Epicurean Paradox

by Tahoe in

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Phizzy

Of course the Apostle Paul ignores this bit if the writings of Epicurus, assuming he knew of it, though other Philosophers posited similar ideas.

The accusation attributed to the Athenians that he was " a seed picker", that he chose what he would take on board, and what he would ignore, seems to be true in his case. Pick and Mix Philosophy was his way.

I raised this question of the Paradox with an Elder I met in the street on day, and the thought of why Nature was "red in tooth and claw" that Cofty mentioned above, we talked for a minute or two, and then he literally ran away throwing over his shoulder the comment " But there is no answer !". He must have known that if he had not run off my reply would have been, "yes there is........ that your god does not exist".

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1989 Questions Young People Ask--Answers That Work--PDF!

by Atlantis in

1989 questions young people ask--answers that work--pdf!

bookmarked searchable reduced what does the front cover of this book look like?

click here: http://www.imagger.com/view/192264_scan-20001.jpg.html click the link at the bottom of the next page.

Phizzy

My Niece (never a JW) called this book " Questions that young people ask...answers that just don't work". She is one clever girl!

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My dad is now a ministerial servant tonight

by Wagurl in

my dad just became mistrial servant should i move out i’m almost 18. what the hell should i do?

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Phizzy

An Elder threatened to come round and see why I did not study with my unbaptised kids, because as an M.S I was not "setting an example". I was not going to indoctrinate my kids, even though I was PIMI at the time, so I promptly resigned, to preempt any discussion.

It was funny, 'coz one Elder told me he admired my move, and the BOD asked me to carry on much as before, with various Duties, I was still asked to Pray before the Meetings at times too. I don't quite know how they explained my resignation to the C.O , but I bet they didn't tell him it was because I would not be bullied !

I concur with the advice not to get baptized.