Posts by Hadriel

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Im wondering...maybe the GB are truly mentally damaged, not just deceivers.

by sowhatnow in

has anyone by chance read the latest issue of pshychology today?

april issue, article title' moment of impact'.. i havent fiished reading it yet, but it got me thinking, how likely is it that many born in jws [ teens in particular since thats the age these issues start to appear] will end up with these problems mentioned in the article?

i know of a few adults that have this problem, schizophrenia, bi polar, ect.

Hadriel

I know many want to hate and think the GB are villains but that simply isn't an accurate characterization in my opinion.

Are they aware that their decisions are at times dangerous, may even cause loss of life yes I believe their consciences get tested. I wouldn't argue that.

However what I think it comes down to is what Ray Franz said. They are victims of victims. The "ideal" of the organization is like an organism. It just keeps growing. It has become so big that even the GB have been blinded by the idea of it all that they buy into waiting on Jah and don't bring reproach and I really am being directed by God.

They mistake things that happen in life as proof of this direction ironically in the same manner they say others mistake themselves as anointed.

I honestly believe this. Could their be some that are just evil or out to live a cush life on a pedestal? Sure but I doubt it.

They've literally sold themselves on the idea of what the organization is so much so that the reality has little chance of permeating.

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The Finished Mystery: 1917 Print

by Hadriel in

anyone have a copy of this book?

i'll pay hard cash :).. i don't know if this is appropriate to post so if not feel free to can the post.. pm if you have a copy and would part with it..

Hadriel

@Larry see PM

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The Watchtower are Right About Blood...

by cofty in

... but, they fail to take note of one important detail.. i believe that if we are going to have any chance of reasoning with a jw about blood, this is the place we need to begin.. don't try to convince them that it was only a dietary law.

it wasn't, and they will never go along with it.. don't tell them that saving a life is more important than obeying a law, even a seemingly trivial one.

they take pride in obedience.

Hadriel

The thing to remember is that the final verses of Leviticus 17 are pretty clear what the penalty of eating this sort of flesh was.

And every person who eats what dies of itself or what is torn by beasts, whether he is a native or a sojourner, shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening; then he shall be clean. 16 But if he does not wash them or bathe his flesh, he shall bear his iniquity.”

Basically take a shower and be unclean for the evening. So although the command to not eat blood is clear in my mind the fact that someone taking it is considered to have disassociated himself or is disfellowshipped goes grossly outside the bounds of the scriptures.

Interesting that these final verses are rarely if ever read or quoted by the Watchtower.

See they can't back off of it now. Too many have been killed. They're stuck with the hard and fast blind prohibition that completely ignores the sanctity of life in a trauma situation.

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If jw.org had memes...

by rebel8 in

jw
friends

...what would they be?

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Hadriel

not sure why this thread isn't viral already...bump.

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Socialism

by Perry in

socialists think that money will solve all man's problems.

everything is obsessively related to money in the socialist ideology.. they have an almost supernatural ability to blame others with more money.

god calls this greed and envy.

Hadriel

There are distinct differences between the Socialism described in the OP and socialistic services employed by countries such as Canada.

To me these are distinctly different animals.

Of course you can abolish taxes altogether and just have every man for himself, see how that works out for you.

With all things its about balance IMO. Any extreme ends badly.

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2016-4-4-BOE!--Scanning and Sending Medical Records through Emails!

by Atlantis in

i was always under the impression that only "licensed" persons had the authority to do this.. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

2016-4-4-boe scanning and sending medical records through emails!.

.. this is the last paragraph of the main body of the boe without the top and bottom, which revealed the congregation and information which could expose our source.. .. "therefore, brothers, i appeal to you to make sure that a copy of the new add for every publisher is kept in alphabetical order, perhaps using an a-z filing system to expedite it's location and so that it can be kept neat, clean and legible for scanning and emailing for up to 4 years, after which a new copy should be completed.

Hadriel

Could it be that this letter didn't originate with the Branch but perhaps some other source and it was directed at a specific body or group of bodies.

I agree with the fellas here does't follow the typical flow of a BOE.

That said c'mon @Atlantis don't get upset over it. Just want to make sure it's legit is all. Has little if anything to do with you personally.

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I hope Armageddon doesn't come before we find out who Negan killed

by Zoos in

that's all i have to say.

Hadriel

It's Daryl, folks.

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The "apostacy stigmatisation" of doing research!

by stuckinarut2 in

a thought occurred that the way the society has stigmatised the doing of external research by witnesses, and labelling any such questioning as "apostate", is tragic.. no doubt, in every other aspect of life, we research things before making decisions.

eg, if making a purchase, we go online and check reviews etc to check the product out.

we don't just trust the words of the marketing department.

Hadriel

@stuck no witness in their right minds would refrain from fact checking in pretty much anything else in their lives. That sort of says it all really.

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2016-4-4-BOE!--Scanning and Sending Medical Records through Emails!

by Atlantis in

i was always under the impression that only "licensed" persons had the authority to do this.. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

2016-4-4-boe scanning and sending medical records through emails!.

.. this is the last paragraph of the main body of the boe without the top and bottom, which revealed the congregation and information which could expose our source.. .. "therefore, brothers, i appeal to you to make sure that a copy of the new add for every publisher is kept in alphabetical order, perhaps using an a-z filing system to expedite it's location and so that it can be kept neat, clean and legible for scanning and emailing for up to 4 years, after which a new copy should be completed.

Hadriel

BTW what they are doing sending this info electronically ( I can't speak to the consent part I'll leave that up to lawyer Jeff) is a very serious no no.

What I mean is that once the consent is done there's much more to go. In order to send the document via any electronic form you must ensure that it is done in an encrypted manner.

I know this for an absolute certainty. The below is usually what's needed.

http://www.austinmedclinic.com/hipaa-and-email.pdf

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2016-4-4-BOE!--Scanning and Sending Medical Records through Emails!

by Atlantis in

i was always under the impression that only "licensed" persons had the authority to do this.. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

2016-4-4-boe scanning and sending medical records through emails!.

.. this is the last paragraph of the main body of the boe without the top and bottom, which revealed the congregation and information which could expose our source.. .. "therefore, brothers, i appeal to you to make sure that a copy of the new add for every publisher is kept in alphabetical order, perhaps using an a-z filing system to expedite it's location and so that it can be kept neat, clean and legible for scanning and emailing for up to 4 years, after which a new copy should be completed.

Hadriel

@Atlantis and @wifi are pretty much rockstars in my book.