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  My Explanation of Why They Got it Wrong About Blood Using Only the NWT

  by cofty in

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  10 " any israelite or any alien living among them who eats any bloodi will set my face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from his people.

  12 therefore i say to the israelites, "none of you may eat blood, nor may an alien living among you eat blood.

  15 'anyone, whether native-born or alien, who eats anything found dead or torn by wild animals must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be ceremonially unclean till evening; then he will be clean.

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  A person who receives a blood transfusion is not consuming blood.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  He's even got a passing resemblance to Harvey Weinstein.
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  Serena Williams baptism pics

  by blondie in

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  https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-serena-williams-baptized-jehovah-s-witness .

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  "Being a Jehovah’s Witness is important to me, but I’ve never really practiced it and have been wanting to get into it."

  So... not as important as her tennis career, is the impression I'm getting.
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  Are the statistics out yet?

  by slimboyfat in

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  isn’t it about time they released the report for the service year?

  or have they stopped publishing it?

  did they released selected figures at the annual meeting as they usually do, such as the memorial attendance or record number of pioneers?

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  It may take a few years to see the effect that the pandemic is having. Will the GB decide to stand pat and hope things fix themselves? Will they take any action to try to either accommodate or intimidate the rank and file, in the hopes of stabilizing the numbers or promoting growth? Past history indicates that they're not very good at judging things (ironically enough), since they are usually a group of old men who are insulated from the real world to a considerable extent.

  In the past, it has been their own arrogance and poor decisions that caused the numbers to drop, sometimes drastically. This time, it has mostly been a circumstance that has reduced the effectiveness of their primary recruiting tool. Can they get back to door-to-door preaching in sufficient numbers and dedicate enough hours to recover? Ten years, fifteen years... that's a long time (though at my age, it doesn't feel like a lot!). Lots of things can happen in that amount of time.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  By definition, the political fringe is neither normal nor accepted. Yes, it's sad or alarming to see that almost 17% of respondents might feel differently, but I'm guessing that a fair number of them are trolling him. I also would expect that, if he had asked the same of the far left, he'd get a similar breakdown. But, as others have pointed out, asking rigged questions is pretty much his MO.
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  My Explanation of Why They Got it Wrong About Blood Using Only the NWT

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  10 " any israelite or any alien living among them who eats any bloodi will set my face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from his people.

  12 therefore i say to the israelites, "none of you may eat blood, nor may an alien living among you eat blood.

  15 'anyone, whether native-born or alien, who eats anything found dead or torn by wild animals must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be ceremonially unclean till evening; then he will be clean.

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  I'd just like to add that a phrase like "abstain from blood," shorn of context, has an almost limitless number of possible interpretations.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  Simon: Not only that, he would also have to prove that actual damages were caused ... that weren't due to his own livestream.

  That livestream is such a magnificent self-own. He will never live it down, and it's 100% on him, because he felt that he could escalate however and whenever he wanted without repercussions. It even affects any statements that he didn't corroborate, because it must be that much more difficult to defame someone who admitted to being a bad husband and father who regularly pays hookers for sex dates.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  ForeverAlone: Can anyone provide any examples that can be construed as a false statement that any of the M7 has posted that Lloyd may be referring too here?

  That is Lloyd's obligation, though he insists that it isn't. It would make no sense for a defendant to offer up examples of defamation, especially if they feel they have not defamed anyone. Thus, the person who makes the accusation of (in this case) criminal behavior must demonstrate that a crime was committed by providing evidence. Evans pretends to believe that a defendant must prove the plaintiff's case, even though it makes him appear either naïve or unintelligent.
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  2022 WTS Numbers

  by blondie in

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  2022 grand totals.

  branches of jehovah’s witnesses: 86. .

  number of lands reporting: 239. .

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  They rely on things being bad enough that additional people will join as a hedge ("maybe they're right, it can't hurt..."). Which is what makes the numbers distressing for them, that during a period when you had a ready-made 'sign of the end' (a worldwide "plague!" a war that might spread! faltering economies!) they could not keep the rank and file engaged and they could not draw in more new converts.

  A high control cult doesn't have quite as much control when the members are not within easy reach all of the time. I think that the biggest concern now for the WTS is not the numbers, it is what might be happening among the members who are already in. How many PIMI became PIMO during the past three years? Who will be more of an influence on the rest... the ones who stay dedicated and grind it out every week, or the ones who do just enough to get by and seem less stressed?
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  Maybe they only cared that he was a paying client. If they offered to work pro bono, then they deserve to get laughed at.