deut 14:21 you shall not eat anything that has died a natural death; give it to the stranger in your community to eat, or you may sell it to a foreigner.
for you are a people consecrated to yhwh.... it seems quite self evident the ritual of blood letting prior to eating meat was understood by the deuteronomist as binding only on jews..
I agree that Paul's words refer to murder. Also l believe that there was a rather vile practice at the time of people drinking the blood of dying gladiators in the belief that they would gain the strength of that gladiator . So that would be forbidden.
Jews have no problem taking transfusions because
a) it's blood from a human being who is still alive , not a creature which has died to provide food or as a sacrifice.
b) the preservation of human life is a sacred duty.
Jan
other churches give kids ice cream.
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road to nowhere
mea culpa , mea culpa 😂
I help to organise social and fund raising activities at my church. Things like Summer Fayres, Christmas Fayres , quizes etc. . Yes PART of the idea behind these events is to attract people who don't normally come to church .
There is no preaching just a good time but of course it's nice for people who are not part of the congregation to come in meet us , feel relaxed in a church and see that we aren't ( very ) weird.
We don't hide that and why should we ?
Lots of local churches have become testing or vaccination centres and run food banks no strings attached. We feel that we should be part of the community.
Jan
fair warning, i am not a jehovah's witness believer, but i am curious about what it is you believe and why you believe it.
so i am interested in talking to you instead of reading about you from my own christian perspective.
after all, who understands what jehovah's witness believes better than a jehovah's witness?
Hi Reciprocity welcome , like you l am a never been a JW ( life long Anglican) I can confirm what Vandherhoven said. I just joined this group to find out more generally from exWitnesses about the WT .
Most folks on here are pretty much professional atheists ( but still a nice bunch 😂 ) . Something about realising the truth about da truf as they might say leaves most with a very bitter taste in their mouths . Stick around on here for a while and you will have your eyes opened, l know l did .
The Quora suggestion is a good one , l have engaged with a couple of JWs on there. Mostly from answering questions asked about the WT then being targeted by Witnesses who don't like my answers.
That may seem odd but as l say stay on here as well and you will realise why . What you will get is some animosity from people if you try to preach .
Jan
it doesn’t have to be about big money.
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The question reminded me of a saying that my dear old Mom had. Her ideal job would be from 1pm to 2pm with an hours lunch break .
Jan
what is everyone doing for thanksgiving and christmas?
or is it too early to ask?
we are having thanksgiving dinner at my nieces house.
Well don't knock on my front door 😂.
Jan
what is everyone doing for thanksgiving and christmas?
or is it too early to ask?
we are having thanksgiving dinner at my nieces house.
LongHairGal I'm not sure what you have been reading but as a woman in a mainstream religion that has not been my experience. I am on the PCC of my local church which is a pretty even split of men to women .
I do the readings and prayers once a month at my preferred church service - Evensong .
I was on my own for a couple of years when l was widowed and that status made no difference to what l was " allowed " to do .
I am curious are you American ?
Jan
what is everyone doing for thanksgiving and christmas?
or is it too early to ask?
we are having thanksgiving dinner at my nieces house.
British so don't do Thanksgiving. For Christmas my hubby and l are going to my eldest Granddaughter's with my daughter and her partner and my youngest Granddaughter. Oh plus Barry the Shitzu puppy who hasn't seen a Christmas tree yet , should be fun .
Jan
i answered a question on quora about jw flip flops .
i mentioned, amongst other things , the 1975 debacle.
how witnesses were told that armageddon was coming in the fall of that year.
Thank you to Anna Marina and Waton . My little brain is totally boggled by all this. I'm pretty sure that the average Witness simply gives up trying to keep track , which might be part of the cunning plan.
Jan .
Slidin , yes l did . Although to be really proper yorkies go with beef . Standards have slipped of late and most people do include them on any roast .
Jan
Yes, a good British roast dinner . Lamb. roast potatoes, roasted parsnip , carrots, peas ( any veg ) , mint sauce. Yum .
Jan
