why can jw's give blood samples for testing in a medical setting?
i was with someone once (non jw related) who was getting multiple tests done and they must have taken a good pint all together in separate vials.
how do jw's square this with their blood policies?
The WTS is against the transfusion of blood. Storing blood for the purpose of transfusing it into a person is what they object to (even if it is your own blood). Blood that is drawn for testing is, presumably, discarded in accordance with local laws and regulations. It is understood that this blood is not collected for transfusions.
I'm not defending their stance regarding blood transfusions, just pointing out that they have a rational reason for not linking a blood draw to them.
jw magazines have claimed the flood story has so much detail that it couldn’t be just a made up story.. is it detailed?
name one person outside of noah’s family.
name one nephilim.
Genesis 6:4 - The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.
If we go only by the Genesis account, the Nephilim were 'heroes' and 'men of renown.' There are two other mentions, one in Ezekiel (which refers to mighty warriors, but does not use the word Nephilim) and one in Numbers (which, presumably, refers to their existence after the flood? The verse above seems to imply this as well).
The verse in Genesis seems like it was added in at some point, as it doesn't seem to fit in context. In any case, they seem like heroes of legend and not wicked dominators of men (though the verse in Numbers implies that they did terrorize people). Many cultures revere the powerful people who led them and/or kept them safe, and over time these characters are mythologized.
i am now in my early 60’s.
i was baptized in 1980. i served as a ministerial servant and an elder.
i gave my all for many years but about eight years ago i started to question many things.
New day: I look back on my life as a Witness and now I am basically a non-entity
While I understand the sentiment, I see it almost as the opposite for myself. When I was a JW, I had to control my thoughts and behavior and go down the simple track designed for me by the organization. Many things that I would have liked to do were forbidden. Life had to be simple and bland and practically devoid of anything aside from the JW treadmill. Meetings, field service, the occasional get-together where you had to mind how you acted and what you said, and so on.
JWs are taught that anyone who wants to be free of that control wants to misbehave and do terrible things that will offend God and prevent them from being saved. But what are some of those awful behaviors? Growing a beard. Getting a tattoo. Wearing snug clothing. Celebrating holidays. Smoking a cigarette. How can you consider that list and not recognize the tight, smothering control they want to have over you?
I am not a non-entity now. But I was one when I was a JW.
my first week of posts here were very serious and all the wonderful, encouraging replies helped me very much.. so now i want to ask something semi-frivolous.
(actually it's one of the many things that don't make sense to me about "the truth").
why do animals die?.
If I am remembering the story correctly, Adam and Eve covered themselves with leaves. It was God who provided them with animal skins. I wonder where he got them...
original reddit post (removed).
I didn't watch the interview, and don't plan to. But it sounds like the comments section was heavily moderated, and that Evans himself spent hours beforehand making sure things were sanitized. The callers were screened and one made it through before getting cut off, but Evans had to address the interruption anyway.
To me, that's a success. Anyone intrigued enough to want to know more about Evans will also want to know what that was all about, and it shouldn't take long to figure out that he's not the innocent victim of a harassment campaign, but an awful person. It also serves as a reminder to him that this isn't going to go away.
breaking news!
every jehovah’s witness elder in the 67 counties of pennsylvania are being given notice by state attorney's office to turn over any & all documents relating to child sex abuse cases!
watch attached video beginning at time-stamp 101:00...pay particular attention to what is said after 103:00.this is wild!.
Fisherman: Criminals go to lawyers because they commit crimes.
People go to lawyers when they are charged with a crime. No criminal goes to a lawyer because they committed a crime. They go because they're being charged with one.
Fisherman: But a lawyer disclosing privileged information
If a client admits to committing a crime, that is not privileged information and it is not a crime to report that to the police. The lawyer may choose to treat it that way, if they prefer to serve their client at the expense of victims and of society at large.
Similarly, a clergyman who reports a crime to the police (especially something as heinous as child abuse) would not face sanction for 'violating' privacy or confidentiality. In other words, they're not forced to withhold this information-- they choose to. The government isn't protecting criminals. The government is protecting religious organizations. Religious organizations are protecting criminals.
breaking news!
every jehovah’s witness elder in the 67 counties of pennsylvania are being given notice by state attorney's office to turn over any & all documents relating to child sex abuse cases!
watch attached video beginning at time-stamp 101:00...pay particular attention to what is said after 103:00.this is wild!.
Fisherman: Client lawyer and penitent church.
Neither of those prevent a lawyer or clergyman from reporting a crime. Doing so is not a violation of privacy.
breaking news!
every jehovah’s witness elder in the 67 counties of pennsylvania are being given notice by state attorney's office to turn over any & all documents relating to child sex abuse cases!
watch attached video beginning at time-stamp 101:00...pay particular attention to what is said after 103:00.this is wild!.
Fisherman: ( their confidential information from being disclosed).
Criminal acts are not protected by privacy laws.
breaking news!
every jehovah’s witness elder in the 67 counties of pennsylvania are being given notice by state attorney's office to turn over any & all documents relating to child sex abuse cases!
watch attached video beginning at time-stamp 101:00...pay particular attention to what is said after 103:00.this is wild!.
Fisherman: It reveals your attitude.
Quite true. I believe that the government should not protect religious organizations at the expense of the safety of children. I also believe that religious organizations cannot use these rules to pretend that their hands are clean, even as they hide behind those same rules in order to protect child rapists and fail to help their victims (and in some cases, victimize them even further). You appear to think that this is... misguided?
original reddit post (removed).
Be aware that some call-in shows will screen callers beforehand. Callers who sound angry or who explain that they want to confront Evans about his misbehavior may not get through. But I would assume that there will be an open chat window which will only restrict high-volume spam comments. And, of course, there are the comments on the video itself.
If you do get through, avoid screaming or sounding aggressive. The interviewer may use that as a pretext to cut the call short and avoid a messy exchange. Be calm but assertive, and ask the questions as matter-of-factly as you can. Keep the questions short and direct. That way, if the caller is cut-off or dismissed, the question has been asked and it must be addressed or ignored. Either way, people learn about it.
Best case scenario: he avoids or ignores one or two uncomfortable questions, then abruptly ends the interview when he realizes that it's heading for disaster. And we end up with another comical mess that he and his most loyal followers must deal with.
