The wtbts's blood stance has, in a way, made rank and file jw's and the medical community enemies. JW's are taught in a subliminal sort of way that the medical community is 'out to get them'. As a former elder I talked to many who were afraid to get critical medical care because of the fear of having something "forced" on them. i also worked in a hospital for several years and know that 99% of medical professionals want to help preserve life and health. Too bad Rutherford and Mad Freddy came up with the "blood" prohibition.
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jws are the most annoying patients
by rebel8 infor the small percentage of the population jws are, they make a disproportionate amount of ruckus for hospitals.
i'm not just talking blood here, either.. waaah, your clerk accidentally typed the 3-letter code "jew" instead of "jeh" when recording religious preference.
you're persecuting us by trying to keep our elders from finding us when they visit the hospital, and you're violating our constitutional rights!
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Super Tasty Kool Aid Flavored WT Study this Weekend!
by LostGeneration inwould love to hear comments on what is being said on the paragraph which states that if the wt demands you drink the kool aid, you should do it - even if you don't understand why!.
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look forward to any replies..
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The first thing I though of when I first saw this in the WT was Jonestown also. No more Kool-Ade for me that crap will kill you! I'm now a Royal Crown drinker! At least when my liver fails I can have a liver TRANSPLANT.
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Free to Believe, Leave? or be Shunned? other examples of WT Reps "lying" to Public?
by cha ching inif you think you can go to the wt and ask for a "straight answer" .... think again..... .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gipomx7wnyy.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/war-of-words-breaks-out-among-jehovahs-witnesses-2361448.html.
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If you have the truth, you havethe proof....
cha ching...
Love it! Or as us (never went to college) uneducated ones would say it; ------"If you got the TRUF you got the proof."
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Peace In The Middle East - It's a comin'
by scotoma infrom the un news centre (with breaking news from the un news service).
un officials hope observance of international year will lead to israeli-palestinian peace16 january 2014 the united nations today launched the international year of solidarity with the palestinian people, with senior officials urging that the observance be used to redouble efforts to achieve a durable peace between israel and palestine.. the coming year will be crucial to achieving the two-state solution, deputy secretary-general jan eliasson said in his remarks to the un general assemblys committee on the exercise of the inalienable rights of the palestinian people.. mr. eliasson said israeli and palestinian negotiators are working hard towards a peaceful, comprehensive settlement of all permanent status issues.
that means a settlement that ends the occupation that started in 1967 and which would end the conflict.. it also means securing an independent, viable and sovereign state of palestine living alongside a secure state of israel, where each side recognizes the others legitimate rights, he added.. the secretary-general and i urge all in the international community to work together to translate the solidarity and desire for peace expressed on this occasion into positive action for security and for justice.. last november, the general assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming 2014 as the international year of solidarity with the palestinian people, and requested the committee to organize activities around the observance.. general assembly president john ashe told todays meeting that he hoped the year leads to robust support for the people of palestine.
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It gotta be a sign of how close the big "A" is right?
Just saying!
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The true NATURE of God, as seen by the writers of the EDEN story--.
by prologos inon the "picture--" thread, bloody hotdog made an interesting observation on bloody sacrifices that please god.
: can you picure it?.
cain, being an astute observer, noted that god approved the bloody sacrifice given by abel, so he upped the ante' and sacrificed his brother under the guise of anger, jealousy, striving for monopoly.. did god see it coming?.
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Prologos and Comatos----
So true about the stories in the Bible. I always wondered why Jehovah required bloody sacrifices instead of something less violent. If Jehovah was in charge and really knew that taking a life, even in sacrifice would be so repulsive and contrary to human nature, why did he require it. Why didn't he warn Abel that his brother was seeking to slaughter him? Why did he let Satan seduce the woman? Since Satan had already rebelled against God and Jehovah knew that he had rebelled, why didn't Jehovah protect his human children from this rebellious spirit? Why did Jehovah order the Israelites to slaughter the Canaanites,man, woman, and CHILD? Why didn't Jehovah just have the people living in the "promised land" removed without violence? When we read about all the animal sacrifices at the temple, we have to imagine hundreds of gallons of blood. I think that the priests were better butchers than ministers of God.
It disgusts me to think that the God I was taught to worship is so blood thirsty and unloving. JW's today are suppose to warn people of the coming disaster right? Why didn't Jehovah warn Adam and Eve or Abel of coming disaster?
Just saying!
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Do you think that the WT has gotten stranger as time goes by or is it that with distance comes perspective?
by 4thgen inthe preaching the jw.org thing is so strange.
the two generations "new light" is crazy.
but then again i look back at some of the things i believed and taught wonder 'what was i thinking'?
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Once you get ttatt, everything that the wtbts says sounds strange.
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Seven Headed Wild Beast officially no longer represents UN?
by donuthole inaccording to a new "bible questions answered": " the wild beast with seven heads introduced at revelation 13:1 represents the worldwide political system.".
i know that they have quietly been backing away from the un identification for awhile.
is this feature on jw.org a new official teaching, or just a spin for the sake of the public?.
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I now believe that whoever wrote Revelation was on high powered drugs and that by trying to interpret/understand Revelation requires equally high powered drugs.
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Who we should look to for "accurate" medical information--Where's the article?
by JustMe2 ina number of threads discuss some of the extreme, even bizarre, medical advice that's been given in wtbs publications over the years.
it's ironic, then, that years ago an awake!
or watchtower article warned of the need to be on guard regarding certain extreme forms of alternative medicine.
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At least we know where not to go for medical advice and for that matter any TRUE spiritual advice!
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Watchtower DOGMA, the rejection of the Christian foundation
by Separation of Powers inthe word dogma is defined as "a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.".
i began comparative religious studies several years ago, in fact, i am currently attending school with the desire to acquire my degree in this discipline.
while studying the buddhist belief system, i realized how similar the jw's were in their evolution to every other religion.
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ISoCF by Ray covers this very nicely. A bit tedious but thoroughly convincing.
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How much more strange can this get ?
by man in black inladt night i was talking to a coworker who's sister is a witness in my old hall, and i needed some asprin after listening to this.. how can this be tolerated by people who believe that they alone speak the truth ?.
a young couple ( early 30's) had two children, and they adopted another boy from the inner city, so they have three boys under the age of 13.. the father is a construction worker, and mom works pt doing various jobs.. as a babysitter they use the respected teenaged son of a very prominent elder.
well, the parents breakup.
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Know of a brother/good friend of mine that lives in Missouri and attends a congregation with his wife and his 2 ex-wives. They are all friends. He's a brother in 'good standing'.