It was very obscure but they do have a reason.. Something like the way blood naturally separates in a centrifuge. The 4 main components supposedly
separate from the rest.
It is hard to find but I read it somewhere.
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Regarding the permission of certain blood fractions, what is the biblical basis?
by I_love_Jeff inwith regard to the permission of certain blood fractions, what biblical basis is the watchtower's selection of approved and non-approved components or fractions made?.
two key words here: biblical basis.
one answer by a jw caught my attention: .
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Get out of her My People.. Jeremiah 51:45 / Revelation 18:4
by objectivetruth infor any christians, i'd like to get your opinion.. i believe that all organized religions are a part of babylon the great.
this includes the jw organization, in my opinion.. what do you feel is required to "get out of her"?would disasociation / disfellowshipment be appropriate?if one chose not to dissasociate himself, would it be wrong to still attend meetings with the hope of turning some to the bible?when jesus speaks of the scribes & pharisees do you feel that these could be compared to the elders or the gb?if the scribes and pharisees are among the religions of babylon the great, what would be the signifigance of jesus words at matther 23:2,3?
" "2the scribes and the pharisees sit on moses seat, 3so practice and observe whatever they tell youbut not what they do.
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Matt 23 has been researched by a hebrew scholar - Nehemiah Gordon. When Jesus said the scribes and pharisees sit in the seat of Moses that was an actual chair in the synagogue so the original hebrew was something like " 2 “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat, 3 so practice and observe whatever he tells you—but not what they do. For they preach, but do not practice. " So he was saying do whatever Moses tells you through the torah but not all the tedious oral traditions of the pharisees.
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95% complete table of vaccination references from 1920 to 1954
by ILoveTTATT inwilton, m.d.negativo7golden ageoctober 12, 1921, p.9doctorpositivo8golden ageoctober 12, 1921, p.9-10a.m.
wilton, m.d.negativo9golden ageoctober 12, 1921, p.10-12l.w.
lamson, ph.d.negativo97golden ageapril 12, 1933, p.440generalnegativo98golden agenovember 8, 1933, p.90generalnegativo99golden agenovember 22, 1933 p.122generalnegativo100golden agedecember 20, 1933, p.178-179generalnegativo101golden agejanuary 17, 1934, p.242generalnegativo (positivo para las transfusiones)!102golden agemarch 14, 1934, p.372generalnegativo103golden agejune 6, 1934, p.568generalnegativo104golden ageaugust 1, 1934, p. 692generalnegativo105golden ageaugust 29, 1934, p.766generalnegativo106golden ageoctober 10, 1934, p.31generalnegativo107golden agejanuary 30, 1935, p.269generalnegativo108golden agemarch 27, 1935, p.409generalnegativo109golden agemay 8, 1935, p.493-494generalnegativo110golden agemay 8, 1935, p.505generalnegativo111golden agejuly 3, 1935, p.634generalnegativo112golden ageseptember 11, 1935, p.792generalnegativo113golden ageseptember 11, 1935, p.793-796dr.
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wow had no idea how many references to not taking vaccines there were.
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Wonderful story from "the road to everlasting life have you found it?" brochure
by runForever inthis brochure is targeted at african people seeing that every photograph has african people in it.
enjoy:.
one night while iwas.
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This brochure is targeted at African people seeing that every photograph has African people in it
enjoy:
One night while Iwas
asleep in bedwithmy husband,
I heard a voice call
my namethree times. Then
I sawthe ceiling split apart,
and a fiery, ball-like object
dropped ontomy stomach.
Of course,my husband
could see none of these
things. Nevertheless, I felt a
terrible heat that lasted for
severalmonths.
Sixmonths later, the voice
calledme again. Immediately,
the whole house seemed
to be in deepwater. A large
python cameout of thewater and crawled
aroundmy hand. I tried invain to shake it off.
Iwas terrified. Then thewater and the snake
vanished, and Iwas violently thrownto the
ground. Iwas unconscious for several hours.
The voice then toldmeto return to a spiritistic
healing temple in the village.When I asked the
spirit his name, he gave a namemeaning “possessor
ofwealth but no child.”He promised to
makemerich through healing powers.
Sick people came tomefromnear and far.
Before arriving atmy house, theywould appear
inmy specialmirror. Then, as one arrived,
Iwould slapmy palm against his palm, and
the nature of his sickness or problem
alongwith the remedywould immediately
be revealed to me. The spirit
also toldmehowmuch
money people had to pay.
Money and giftswere
pouring inbecauseof the
effectiveness of the cures.
I became a “possessor of
wealth,” but I also learned
themeaning of “no child.”
Each time I bore a child,
his immediate seniorwould
die. Thiswas very distressing.
During the 12 years
that I served this spirit, six
ofmy children died.
I began to pray toGod
for help. I prayed fervently.
One day Jehovah’sWitnesses
knocked atmy door. Although I usually
chased themaway, that day I decided to listen.
In the discussions that followed, I learned that
Iwas servingademon!Imadeupmymind to
quit spiritism.
When I told that to the spirit, hewarnedme
againstmy decision.However, I said: “Iamfinishedwithyou.”
I burned all the things I used in divining.
I studied the Biblewith theWitnesses, became
a servant of Jehovah, andwas baptized in
1973.NowI have five healthy children.My
husband also becamea baptizedWitness.
—As told by Josephine Ikezu.
Box: How did one woman break free from the
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2012 & 2013 MEMORIAL ATTENDANCES LOWER THAN 2011: Strategies for Beefing up the Numbers
by steve2 inworldwide attendances at the witnesses' annual memorial in 2012 and 2013 were lower than in 2011. in 2011, 19,374,737 attended, whereas in 2012, 19,013,343 and in 2013, 19,241,252 attended.. true, attendance does fluctuate from year to year - but it is less common for the numbers to show decline for two consecutive years.. given the memorial is touted as the most important "display" meeting on the jw calendar, what additional push will be exerted this year to get the numbers up?.
reports of attendances at meetings, memorials, district conventions are incredibly vital to the organization's image of itself as a successful answer to christendom's allegedly nominal membership and poor attendance.
when you criticize other religions in terms of their reported apathy and/or state of decline, you've got a lot of money on your own religious "health" - as shown by numbers, numbers, numbers.
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You nailed it. I was sort of wondering why they put that statement in the km. Nice post thanks.
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Putting Things into Perspective
by startingover13 insome time has passed since my disfellowshipping, and even more time since i've been to a meeting.
with the stress of finally moving out, university, and work issues, i haven't had much time to reflect on my past life as one of jehovah's witnesses and what it really meant.
as i left my hometown on the bus yesterday evening, i finally had some "chill" time.
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I would still be careful and avoid the organization if I were you.
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Thowing a monkey wrench in jw doctrine
by runForever in1) the signs of the times are qualified:.
luke 21:.
then he said to them: nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
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1) the signs of the times are qualified:
LUKE 21:
Then he said to them: “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. 11 There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.
So it's not just earthquakes, famine, pestilence it is great famine, earthquakes and pestilence COMBINED with fearful events and great signs from heaven.
2) Second point is that he says the persecution would happen before these events(earthquake, signs from heaven etc..):
12 “But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and put you in prison, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name. 13 And so you will bear testimony to me.
Jw's combine these to be happening at the same time such as the persecution in Bulgaria, WW2, etc.. but the bible says AFTER the persecution these things will happen. That's about it.
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Cost of new Kingdom Halls?
by Blttex ini have been told that the cost to build a new kingdom hall is $500k +.
i have a background in commercial construction and this seems pretty high to me, considering all the free labor.
that is just the cost of the building, excluding the lot price.
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runForever
2,000,000$ for add on hall and surrounding wall.
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JW's just bought Denney's. What a Joke!
by runForever injw's following the mormons apparently.
on the menu:.
breakfast.
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runForever
Jw's following the mormons apparently.
On the menu:
BREAKFAST
The 1914 slam
Brain halves scrambled or over easy, hash browns, your choice of flip-flop pancakes or half-baked potatoe pie. complimentary
Glazed tea.
Anointed Burger
100% ground chuck, Holey swiss cheese, Shrooms(yellow and red with polkadots and heaps of shitaki),special suace, and homemade
miracle wheat buns.
Spiritual Paradise Burger
Too good to be true.
Mega Waffle power plate
All the waffles you can eat. New waffles made daily. Extra helpings of butter and slipup.
No Blood Burger.
The GB has personally sucked the blood out of this one so you don't have to. Plenty of Ketchup though.
Heard they're going to change the name though to 'Deny's" for some reason.
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24 hour field service marathon ??
by gingerbread infield service for up to twenty-four hours non-stop.... it's a bit of a fad in our area with pioneers - the twenty somethings especially.
we've heard from other family members and a jw friend that it's a thing in their part of the country as well.. it sounds like a group decides on a day and then piles into a van or suv to 'work' the territory - 12, 18 and even 24 hours.. anyone else hearing of this?.
ginger.
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