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  Do JWs eat shrimp, crab, lobster, clams, and mussels?

  by sacolton in

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  i'll play devil's advocate.... true, the mosaic law code prohibited the eating of blood.

  but jesus fulfilled the law covenant thus wiping out all the laws previously set.

  but then later, (through god's spirit, of course wink wink) the abstaining of blood was again brought to followers of christ.

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  RubaDub

  even large fish like salmon and halibut . An angler may bleed one but commercial fishing does not.

  BluesBrother ...

  I think you have to check your "facts" about commercial fishing and the bleeding process. I don't want to put links here that may be offensive to some, but immediately bleeding a live fish is considered the most human method and certainly the best for quality of the fish when eating. If, for example, a tuna is not properly bled, it looses a significant amount of its value.

  The Japanese have developed a method called Ikejime (google it if you wish) to further preserve the flesh by removing all blood as quickly as possible. Come on now, who wants to pay top dollar for sushi and have blood spots in it???

  I do fish often and have learned the process when catching a nice fish and wanting to get it to the ice as quickly as possible. Just throwing it in the cooler, especially with a larger fish over 6 or 7 lbs (3 kg), just ends up with more blood in the flesh and more damaged flesh since the fish just keeps jumping around until it dies.

  Using the Ikejime method only takes a minute or so and results in a MUCH better result. Commercial fisherman catching a big blue fin tuna worth $10,000 or so would not think of losing half of their value with a fish that has not been properly bled. It even applies to smaller yellow fin and even black fin tuna.

  If you have never seen the amount of blood squirting out of the side of the head of a 15 pound tuna, you would be surprised, just as I first was.
  

  Rub a Dub
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  When is the AGM for this year?

  by no-zombie in

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  i'm sure that the agm is in october but has a date for it been released?.

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  With the Society, big "events" are thought to happen in the Spring or particularly the Fall. Those of us who were old enough to remember the 1975 thing recall that the 6,000 years of mans creation would end in early Fall (October) of 1975. It was even mentioned in the Aid book at that time.

  I'm not a lawyer or talking specifics here, but corporations are required by law to have some type of meeting annually to fulfill the legal aspects. Many corporations just have their voting members do this via proxy. The last I heard (maybe 10 years ago) there were about 175 or so "shareholders" in the Pittsburgh corporation. They are typically the heavies in the organization. To be one of the voting members, it is considered a privilege since you are considered one of the few.

  I would have to look up the articles of incorporation by the Pennsylvania corporation for the dates and requirements but it is no more than just fulfilling the annual requirements by the law.

  Since October is such an important time in JW land, why not have the Annual Meeting tie into that time frame?

  Rub a Dub
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  Do JWs eat shrimp, crab, lobster, clams, and mussels?

  by sacolton in

  1. jw
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  i'll play devil's advocate.... true, the mosaic law code prohibited the eating of blood.

  but jesus fulfilled the law covenant thus wiping out all the laws previously set.

  but then later, (through god's spirit, of course wink wink) the abstaining of blood was again brought to followers of christ.

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  RubaDub

  If it's in the water and swims, crawls, floats or just sits there ... I would probably eat it.

  I've eaten some things, considered by many, to be odd but other than eel, I haven't had anything that I disliked. The texture of the eel is just too soft and reminds me of liver, one of the few things on land I don't eat.

  Rub a Dub
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  When is the AGM for this year?

  by no-zombie in

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  i'm sure that the agm is in october but has a date for it been released?.

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  The Annual Meeting, for as long as I can remember, has been on the first Saturday of October.

  This year (2019), it will be on Saturday 5 October 2019.

  Rub a Dub
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  Satan is abyssed for 1000 years and when released, immediately asks...

  by The Fall Guy in

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  ... "has brexit been sorted out yet?

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  Were those A-holes in Sodom and Gomorrah ever resurrected?

  Rub a Dub
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  Babylon The Great / World Empire of False Religion, do JW`s even preach that anymore ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  when was that first preached , with the book babylon the great has fallen gods kingdom rules ,the 1970`s ?

  where they claimed that false religion had a fall in 1919 and that it was continuing to that day .

  however today we see not babylon the great that is falling ,but the jehovah`s witnesses religion that are on the decline ,selling off branches , kingdom halls in one place after another throughout the earth .. and only a couple of years ago they were predicting they would be needing thousands of kingdom halls to be built for the expected influx of new worshippers ?

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  ... ten men out of all the languages of the nations will take hold, yes, they will take firm hold of the robe of a Jew ...

  smiddy, blondie ...

  I think this scripture is not promoted as it once was. As I understand it, some incorrectly understood it as grabbing a guy in drag or cross-dressing or something.

  In any case, it is one of the teachings "in the closet" if that is a good term.

  Rub a Dub

  
  
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  Babylon The Great / World Empire of False Religion, do JW`s even preach that anymore ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  when was that first preached , with the book babylon the great has fallen gods kingdom rules ,the 1970`s ?

  where they claimed that false religion had a fall in 1919 and that it was continuing to that day .

  however today we see not babylon the great that is falling ,but the jehovah`s witnesses religion that are on the decline ,selling off branches , kingdom halls in one place after another throughout the earth .. and only a couple of years ago they were predicting they would be needing thousands of kingdom halls to be built for the expected influx of new worshippers ?

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  Babylon the Great is in the back of the closet next to the box with the the Creative Days = 7,000 years each.

  They are both collecting dust.

  Rub a Dub
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  Politics Is Literally Getting People Sick!

  by minimus in

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  reports indicate that many people are physically and emotionally getting sick because they are disturbed by political matters.

  some require professional help!.

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  I have had a spastic colon since Trump got elected.

  Wait, I would tell you the details but I really have to go now ... all this talk about impeachment, 2020 elections, Hillary, Biden, Ukraine .... and I have to go ... and I mean now, right now ....

  Rub a Dub
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  As Seen On TV....Have You Ever Tried Any Of Their Products?

  by minimus in

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  if you have , was it worth what you paid?

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  It's been ten years since Billy Mays died, ten years.

  Every time I use a product with OxyClean, a tear comes to my eye.

  Rub a Dub
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  Merger aftermath

  by Rattigan350 in

  1. watchtower
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  a couple of months ago, i reported on my congregation being disolved and merged with another.. on sept 1, cong b merged with cong a using the same hall, thereafter using cong a's meeting times.

  also nearby cong c moved into the hall using cong b's meeting times and cong c's kh is being put up for sale.. i've since been to both sunday meetings and both midweek meetings.

  at all, the parking lot is totally full, cars have to park around the corner and on the street.

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  RubaDub , you must have liked and did well at algebra in your school years yes ?

  smiddy ...

  The algebra and calculus were fine. It was the courses in differential equations, partial differential equations, Fourier analysis and Set Theory (among others) that reconstructed my brain and left me in the state I am today.

  Rub a Dub