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A Jehovah's Witness CANNOT Say These Words

by steve2 in

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in five words or less, please give examples of statements no jehovah's witness in good standing could ever say.

here are two examples:.

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"The blood policy contradicts itself"

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Getting out...terminating Bible study

by PClark in

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friends

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i have been visited by a local jw woman weekly for almost 4 years and started weekly study about 1 year ago.

friday things took a more serious turn and i am very uncomfortable.. i need advise on how to stop the meetings (without being offensive) and still get away from this madness before it gets out of control.

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Before you make a decision on just how to go about it, please ask yourself this question. If you were driving home from work and saw a terrible accident and heard a child screaming for help, would you worry most about which exit to take on the highway to get home quicker?

Do this what I tell you please and let nature take its course.

Next study, tell her that you have a seroius question about blood. Say that you need help understanding where these "allowable fractions" come from since blood is to be poured out. (Leviticus)

Show your research.

http://www.baxtertransfusiontherapies.com/tt/app.jsp?_tile=products-product_detail&prdt_cd=4R4538&prdt_lne_cd=AUTOCOMP&prdt_fmly_cd=CS3000&_menu=products_menu

Talk about the blood drive at work and how you appreciate all your co-workers donating blood so that your new JW friends can get their life saving therapies.

You will see a pair of eyes open wide. Perhaps her mind may open also.

And maybe you will have helped that screaming child in that wreck.

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Why did they change the sterilization beliefs?

by mkr32208 in

i posted this on another thread but it suddenly seemed more important and i wanted to get some opinions!

i was still a dub when sterilization changed from a consciences matter to a no-no.

i remarked to my wife at the time that i thought the reason for this was a declining membership!

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I just returned from the 2 day assembly. 14 got baptised in the waters of hell.

Of the 14, nine (under 15yrs) were children of dubs. Two are sons of dubs (34&42yrs) and have their own family now. The rest I am not sure of.

Basically, almost 100% of "growth" is just dub kids.

I wonder why they don't want dubs getting clipped.

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FOND FAREWELL TO THE BI-MONTHLY AWAKE!

by steve2 in

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with the jw congregations about to be informed that the ubiquitous awake!

magazine is to be issued just once a month from january 2006, now is an apt time for interested parties to share brief memories and/or impressions about the bi-monthly awake!

magazines, whether poignant, hard-hitting or humorous.

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And the reason why this is happening? Drum roll please.....

The days of cheap paper have come to an end.

http://www.stockhouse.ca/news/news.asp?newsid=2617762&tick=A

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000082&sid=aRxtD8IL9klI&refer=canada

http://agnews.tamu.edu/dailynews/stories/FRSC/May1904a.htm

http://biz.yahoo.com/e/041112/bpmi10-q.html

http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/canadian_industry_statistics/cis.nsf/IDE/cis3221cste.html

Look carefully at the rising costs and deminished returns for paper mills and the resulting need to jack prices into the sky.

Watchtower sending aid to devastated areas.

by apocalypse in

it only stands to reason that they will, soon, very, very soon.

based on their own words.

*** w98 7/1 p. 31 a samaritan proves to be a good neighbor ***.

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It only stands to reason that they will, soon, very, very soon. Based on their own words. Right?

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w98 7/1 p. 31 A Samaritan Proves to Be a Good Neighbor ***

Jesus? parable shows that a truly upright person is one who not only obeys God?s laws but also imitates his qualities. (Ephesians 5:1) For example, the Bible tells us that "God is not partial." (Acts 10:34) Do we imitate God in this regard? Jesus? stirring parable shows that our neighborliness should transcend national, cultural, and religious barriers.

Jehovah?s Witnesses strive to follow this Scriptural admonition. For example, when natural disasters strike, they extend humanitarian aid to fellow believers as well as to non-Witnesses.

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Blood substitute vexes Jehovah's Witnesses

by Country Girl in

wednesday, december 22, 2004. .

blood substitute vexes jehovah's witnesses.

polyheme will be tested on injured patients, many without consent.. by doug guthrie.

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Some persons may reason that getting a blood transfusion is not actually eating. But is it not true that when a patient is unable to eat through his mouth, doctors often feed him by the same method in which a blood transfusion is administered? Examine the scriptures carefully and notice that they tell us to keep free from blood and to abstain from blood. (Acts 15:20, 29) What does this mean? If a doctor were to tell you to abstain from alcohol, would that mean simply that you should not take it through your mouth but that you could transfuse it directly into your veins? Of course not! So, too, abstaining from blood means not taking it into our bodies at all. (The Watchtower, June 1, 1969, p. 326-7)
OK. I'll buy it! With the same reasoning then....
A delicatessen just opened a new selection of OK-by-the-Bible sausages. Blood fraction sausage! Yum yum... and then there's 'blood fraction pudding'.... mmmMMMmmmMMMmm good!
It's all kosher for JW's... sure. The deli just slothers all the blood into a centrifuge, it spits out the separated goodies, and makes special foods with only the fractions allowed by God.

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AWAKE! says JWs are "mentally ill" September 8,2004

by apocalypse in

that's right folks.

the awake september 8,2004 on page 21 has a box.

some warning signs of mental disorders

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"The only place many JWs are finding spiritual paradise is underneath a child-proof cap."

Now THAT is funny!

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AWAKE! says JWs are "mentally ill" September 8,2004

by apocalypse in

that's right folks.

the awake september 8,2004 on page 21 has a box.

some warning signs of mental disorders

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That's right folks. The AWAKE September 8,2004 on page 21 has a box.

Some Warning Signs of Mental Disorders
If someone you love has any of the following symptoms, he or she may need to consult a medical or mental healt professional.
Prolonged Sadness or irritability

Social withdrawal

Extreme emotional highs and lows

Excessive anger

Violent behavior

Substance abuse

Excessive fears, worries and anxieties

Abnormal fear of weight gain

Significant change in eating or sleeping habits

Persistant nightmares

Confused thinking

Delusions or hallucinations

Thoughts of death or suicide

Inability to cope with problems and daily activities

Denial of obvious problems

Numerous unexplained physical ailments

Seems to me, that just based on a few of these, the majority of my congregation should be seeing a shrink.

Some already are.

How's your congo?

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Ask any JW this line of questioning.

by apocalypse in

if you have opportunity to enter a discussion with a jw (i am still active so for me it's not a problem) ask this line of questions.. q) are you going to go to the red cross to give blood?.

a) they will answer speedily... no!

(without hesitation).

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I am going to tell a dub that I am applying for a job at http://www.baxtertransfusiontherapies.com

They do lots with doner blood. Yum yum.

They will be shocked!

I will ask "are you OK?"

They will express dismay.

I will say "Why?"

They will answer "blood and all that..."

I will say, hey, the WTS says it's a conscience matter to accept the stuff Baxter makes. Then how can you be offended?

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Ask any JW this line of questioning.

by apocalypse in

if you have opportunity to enter a discussion with a jw (i am still active so for me it's not a problem) ask this line of questions.. q) are you going to go to the red cross to give blood?.

a) they will answer speedily... no!

(without hesitation).

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I'd like to fabricate a picture of a blood doner clinic.

Lined up at the front door, with their sleeves rolled up, are the "worldly people" ready to provide.

Lined up at the back door, are the dubs, with their sleeves rolled up and their thirsty arms bared.