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  No-Blood Card No Longer Issued/Dated Annually

  by AMNESIAN in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  december 2003 our kingdom ministry for the usa

  "provisions to help us abstain from blood"

  "baptized publishers who have previously completed an advance medical directive/release card or identity card with no print date or a 3/99 print date will not need to complete a new one this year.

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  AlanB

  You could store and use your own blood and it would not be "elsewhere".

  Well I remember clearly only a few years ago this was not the case. The scripture was something about blood being poured on the ground. It was even suggested that Dialysis was a matter of conscience as one could consider the machine as an extension of the circulatory system.

  This could be the start of a reversal, stop issuing the cards each year (which when I was a JW was policed by the group study elder), then less and less publications on the subject, when people start to forget, issue a short article with the new light. (The old light fades before the new light is switched on)

  Seemed to work in 1975.....

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  United States Government-Dept of Energy-Watchtower Electric Power Plant!

  by Voyager in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  go here and scroll down to the groups that start with the letter (w).. http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/ipp/html/ippv2tc1p37.html .

  enery plant regulations---go here: http://www.energy.ca.gov/siting/title20/2001-03-05_title20_6-month.pdf .

  guidence resources---go here: http://www.arb.ca.gov/energy/powerpl/powerpl.htm .

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  AlanB

  Yea.... but what does that have to do with the fact that the WTS has a power plant and the the government have a duty to ensure that such facilities conform to certain standards. The same applies to Building regulations, Health & Safety at work & driving on the correct side of the road.

  Lets stick to the real issues.
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  Weird Things Only Jehovah's Witnesses Do

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what weird things do only jehovah's witnesses do?

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  AlanB

  "Momentarily" touching a woman's breast is not a disfellowshipping offense but keeping it there for more than 5 seconds is.

  Hmmmm, why was I not informed of this before..... Could do a lot of fondling in Five seconds.... <g>
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  Those scary apostates outside conventions with banners and megaphones...

  by dolphman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  remember those people?

  my mom would tell me to not even look at them.

  they had bullhorns, banners, waving at us as we walked in.

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  AlanB

  It has been reported to us by assembly attendees that announcements have been made at the assemblies about the "presence of homosexual apostates",

  San fran Jim..... Gay Apostates..... thats like even more evil that your box standard apostate !!!

  The evil vampire biker chick gay apostate slave class.... LOL
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  Those scary apostates outside conventions with banners and megaphones...

  by dolphman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  remember those people?

  my mom would tell me to not even look at them.

  they had bullhorns, banners, waving at us as we walked in.

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  AlanB

  Mouthy..... Well I say RESPECT.
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  Those scary apostates outside conventions with banners and megaphones...

  by dolphman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  remember those people?

  my mom would tell me to not even look at them.

  they had bullhorns, banners, waving at us as we walked in.

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  AlanB

  I was 8, & it was a 5 day assembly. I got busted BIGTIME for chucking grapes, etc. from my fruit bag at them from the upper deck.

  LOL..... that is so funny !!!!
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  Those scary apostates outside conventions with banners and megaphones...

  by dolphman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  remember those people?

  my mom would tell me to not even look at them.

  they had bullhorns, banners, waving at us as we walked in.

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  AlanB

  We would always get hammered about how none of us children would want to grow up angry and spiteful like those apostates would we?? I know I didn't want to grow up like anyone I knew but I sure didn't want to be an apostate.

  Now I-R-1

  Stacy, Yea !!! they were the epitome of all that was evil, in the employ of Satan himself. As children there was a morbid fascination with them. How could they having known the truth turn their backs on it and spread malicious lies. We used to look at them and woonder if they had ever been instructed personally by Satan. Scary stuff.

  When I was a newly baptized teenager and full of the zeal I thought I should have, I got talking to a man in the street outside, I did not realise he was an Apostate and thought I was incidental witnessing. After a few minutes two burly attendants came flying over and almost route marched me back into the assembly compound. There was little explaination other than he was an apostate and they treated me with a distinct lack of love and I felt so small. One local brother in our cong got to hear about it, he belonged to a clique of youngsters that I did not belong to because I did not sport the same rediculous hairstyle they all conformed to. There was a WT study on apostates (possibly an aftermath of the early 80's stuff) and he made a point of making a comment in the study about not talking to apostates outside assemblies that I knew was directed at me.

  Another time we went witnessing from the convention near Twickenham, a householder agreed to take the magazines and said in return would you take this, and offered me a panphlet entitled 'Give this to the JW when he calls at your door' I explained that I could not take it and the householder made the point that in that case she could not accept my literature..... Have to say fair point.

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  Those scary apostates outside conventions with banners and megaphones...

  by dolphman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  remember those people?

  my mom would tell me to not even look at them.

  they had bullhorns, banners, waving at us as we walked in.

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  AlanB

  I wonder how much it would cost to hire an advertising hoarding at a place where they hold the assemblies.......

  I've often thought that myself, strategically placed. Web site addresses, nothing that would scare the witnesses with anything to overtly apostate.

  Perhaps an advert for Ray's book, Insiders View of Brooklyn by ex GB member.

  That would appeal to the curiosity of many as I always wondered what happenned in Brooklyn.

  Interesting to see how the convention overseers would react.
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  Comments You Will Not Hear at the 11-30-03 WT Study

  by blondie in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  comments you will not hear at the 11-30-03 wt study

  review comments will be in black and parentheses ().

  wt quotes will be in

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  AlanB

  token service

  Now that was a buzz word for a while, making you feel guilty if you did not do 10 hours per month, as opposed to the 2.5 hours I often did and got criticised for bring down the cong average.
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  Master & Commander - Movie/Film

  by BluesBrother in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i do not generally post in this section, or go to the cinema very much, but this film opened here this week .

  it was utterly brilliant!.

  dont go if you are prone to sea sickness, it is the most realistic experience of being on a sailing ship .. held me transfixed ...... superb historical drama.

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  AlanB

  I have read many of the books, excellent adventures.... looking forward to the film.

  Whilst most of it is fighting the french, they do get to take a few pot shots at the Americans as well in some books which is a bonus. <g>.