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  Are Congregation Picnics still forbidden? If so, Why???

  by NAVYTOWN in

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  Daniel1555

  My congregation (I attend about 2 times a month) has large congregation parties and picnics about all 3-4 months. So nothing forbidden by the borg.
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  Breast milk contains white blood cells

  by Rufus T. Firefly in

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  i just learned (from a post on a facebook jw recovery forum) that breast milk contains white blood cells [see link below for confirmation].

  so, when nursing, an infant ingests its mother's white blood cells for nourishment.

  furthermore, i have known jw mothers who would nurse the infant of another mother when that mother was temporarily indisposed.

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  Daniel1555

  Yes exactly.

  I asked to a prominent HLC elder why white blood cells are forbidden, when there are more white blood cells in mothers milk than in the same amount of blood.

  His answer. "I can't answer that."

  I wrote the same question among others to the branch office 2 years ago. Still waiting for an answer.
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  UK September 15 Service Meeting

  by kramer in

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  anyone know what the change of program for that weeks meetings is about?.

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  Hi

  Here is the link to the post, discussing what it is.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/283030/1/Sept-1-service-meeting-mystery-revealed#.U_5kWMnemBY
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  BIG CHANGE IN THE WIND?

  by The Searcher in

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  following on from this post - http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/282716/1/is-this-the-big-change - my info is that the service meeting items next week are to be reduced by 5 minutes each to allow the cobe to present the secret item to the flock!.

  also, no one, not even the cobe knows what the subject matter is yet.. everyone here should be ashamed of themselves for making the glorious ones in brooklyn more secretive than opus dei or the freemasons!!

  :).

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  Here is the link to the post

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/283030/1/Sept-1-service-meeting-mystery-revealed#.U_5kWMnemBY
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  Another movie (IF I STAY) on immortality of soul!

  by Pinku in

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  materialists continue to dismiss the notion of immortality of soul, calling it as bull-shit.

  however film industry is least bothered about such ridicule as they know that most people are fascinated by the idea that we have a soul that survives the physical death (of the body).

  latest in the series is the movie (if i stay, warner bros. pictures, directed by r j cutler, released last friday) that revolves around the heroine having an out of the body experience.

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  Hi Pinku

  Thousands of people of every culture and religion, adult or child have these Near Death experiences. Many don't talk about them. But they have a profound influence on their lives. They can't be explained by scientific means but many studies have been made about them.

  Like how could a person be conscious of what is happening around them, seeing or hearing things that happened in other hospital rooms while they are clinically dead and should be conscious of nothing at all?

  I believe there is so much rhat we don't know and I take NDEs for real.
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  Smiling at a Disfellowshipped JW instead of Completely Ignoring him

  by ProfCNJ in

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  i was driving our car going to our assigned territory for our sunday field minsitry (was with jw 2 sisters) when i saw a disfellowshipped jw riding his motorcycle heading towards us.

  the guy was df'd around 2 months ago only (won't delve much on his case).

  approximately about 10 meters, we saw him smile.

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  To smile at him I think is the least you can do.

  Why not say "hello" or "hi" to him and don't care what others think?
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  Brother in law thinks I am a pagan Worshipper

  by Yondaime in

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  last month i decided to attend the international convention at metlife since my sister's cong was invited so she took me along with my older brother.

  my sister drove and my older brother sat in the front seat of her suv.

  i was in the back seat with the greatest watchtower apologist/loser/eldermole in the universe my bil.. they were all chatting away about how this assembly filed with regurgitated spiritual stool was a sign of the last days since so many people would be in attendance.

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  When I was 15 my sister (13) destroyed my Bon Jovi Keep the Faith album as another brother told her Bon Jovi is demonic.

  Now she laughs about how stupid she was at that time. Keep the Faith is still one of my favourite albums.
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  NOAH, The Movie

  by minimus in

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  i just saw it last night.. did anyone see it?.

  i gave it 2 stars.

  kinda boring and pretty much a fantasy!.

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  I think it was a great movie.

  The questions it asks or shows are thrilling (post of sir82).

  The only thing I didn't like was how the "watchers" (fallen angels decribed in details in the book of enoch) are pictured helping Noah. That was pure fantasy and not even very good as they look like the "ents" from Lord of the Rings.

  Aronofsky would have had enough spectacular elements if he shows the fallen angels and the nephilim like described in the bible and book of enoch.

  I really loved how creation was shown, as I tend to believe in "theistic evolution.
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  Jehovah told to Moses: "....kill every woman who has had sexual relations with a man"

  by opusdei1972 in

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  in numbers 31 we read the following:.

  jehovah then told moses:2 take vengeance for the israelites on the midianites.

  afterward you will be gathered to your people.3 so moses spoke to the people, saying: equip men from among you for battle against midian and to execute jehovahs vengeance on midian.4 you should send 1,000 of each tribe of all the tribes of israel into the army............ 7 they waged war against midian, just as jehovah had commanded moses, and they killed every male.8 along with the others slain, they killed the kings of midian, namely, evi, rekem, zur, hur, and reba, the five kings of midian.

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  Numbers 31:18

  But you may keep alive all the young girls who have not had sexual relations with a man.

  Did you notice? Most Bible translations mention that they should keep the young girls FOR THEMSELVES (whatever that means). Only the new NWT does not state "for yourselves" but only says to keep them alive.
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  Is taking a blood transfusion a "Disfellowshipping or Disassoication" offense?

  by booker-t in

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  i remember back in the day when i was a devout jw in the 90s elders would go to the hospital to try and see if a person took a blood transfusion.

  i remember my cousin was having surgery after a severe car accident and if he did not take blood the doctor said he would have died.

  the elder came to the hospital and badgered my cousin's wife until she told him my cousin did get some blood.

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  Daniel1555

  In my case it was a bit different. I never took blood. But I told the elders that I would accept blood for me and my little son in a medical urgency and I stated all reasons why. I also told them that I also find it ok to donate blood.

  The elders didn't know first what to do with me. After months of debating, answering loyalty questions to the governing body, the elders decided that I disregard basic jw teachings but that I am allowed to believe what I want. They didn't df or da me but said they would if I tell other brothers and family about my views.

  But if I took blood unrepentantly, I would be da by actions.