by dozy 10 Replies latest watchtower bible
Formerly prominent JW gives his life experience here.
He is mentioned a few times in Franz's book & used to be a Gilead instructor with Ed Dunlap , so clearly is aware of apostate issues. His exceptionally rude letter on page 612 of "In Search Of Christian Freedom" to a man whose wife committed suicide betrays a lack of love & understanding for rank & file JWs.
Fred Rusk says:
“As I look back over 67 years of serving Jehovah, I am thankful for the rich blessings I have received.”—(The Watchtower, Oct. 15, 2011, p. 22)
I say:
When I look back over the last 67 years of Fred Rusk’s life I see a man who did Watchtower’s bidding no matter its correctness or incorrectness, and no matter the consequence to honest and sincere folks on its receiving end. Rusky might call that “rich blessings” from his perspective, but those on the receiving end of the incorrectness have a wholly different view of the donkey.
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This man more than any living Watchtower worshipper is responsible for Watchtower’s insane blood taboo that has led to only God knows how many premature deaths. When pressed for details that to this day Watchtower does not articulate but allows, Rusky’s ready answer is “We don’t want to talk it up.”
That’s why, though Watchtower allows it, nowhere does Watchtower articulate that Witnesses can donate blood so long as it is sufficiently fractionated before its constituents are accepted for transfusion by another Witness, or anyone else for that matter. Rusky knows that to share this openly and bluntly would be to undermine Watchtower’s refrain that Witnesses do not donate blood for purposes of medicinal transfusion.
That’s why, though Watchtower allows it, nowhere does Watchtower articulate that Witnesses can accept transfusion of cryosupernatant. Rusky knows that to share this openly and bluntly would be to undermine Watchtower’s refrain that Witnesses abstain from blood.
“We don’t want to talk it up.”
That’s my strongest memory of this yes-man known as Fred Rusk. His God is Watchtower. He follows it wherever it goes, just as Aaron followed Moses at Meribah. According to the biblical account, for following Moses when he should not have, Aaron was stripped of his high office, suffered premature death, and was not allowed into the promised land.
Marvin Shilmer
This is the quote from the page 20 (the same article):
My father... He was sure he was going to
heaven. My hope is that he is in Jehovah’s
memory, and if so, at resurrection time he
will be, not where he thought he would be,
but here on the earth with the hope of living
forever in the restored Paradise.
$hit... this detail about his father is completely unnecessary in this article.... Who are you to decide were your father should go after his death.
it just promotes the WT's idea about two classes of people and preventing people to partake of the emblems at the memorial
Also this article is missing in the Simplified English version... WTF...
Wisdom from Fred - "When alternatives to blood transfusions were suggested to doctors, the usual reply was that such were not available or were too expensive.
My response to a surgeon who said that would often be, “Hold out your hand, please.” When he did, I would say, “You know, you possess there one of the best alternatives to blood.” This compliment reminded him of what he was well aware of—that careful use of the scalpel keeps blood loss to a minimum."I'm sure that comment went down very well with the surgeons that he spoke to - hopefully none of them had a scalpel in their hands at the time , otherwise Fred might have been requiring urgent non-blood medical management.
It reminds me of when in the ministry I was with a HLC member in a very posh area when we called on a consultant surgeon on the ministry & the HLC member ( a window cleaner ) proceeded to lecture this professional man about blood and the best methods of treatment. It was an incredibly embarrassing situation - thankfully the man took it well , indeed with somewhat suppressed amusement , appreciating the irony of the situation. Doubtless he is dining out on the story with his work colleagues to this day whenever the subject of JWs comes up.
His exceptionally rude letter on page 612 of "In Search Of Christian Freedom
Dozy, can you post that letter? I would love to read it.
Good catch Dozy.
Dozy writes:
“It reminds me of when in the ministry I was with a HLC member in a very posh area when we called on a consultant surgeon on the ministry & the HLC member ( a window cleaner ) proceeded to lecture this professional man about blood and the best methods of treatment. It was an incredibly embarrassing situation - thankfully the man took it well , indeed with somewhat suppressed amusement , appreciating the irony of the situation. Doubtless he is dining out on the story with his work colleagues to this day whenever the subject of JWs comes up.”
It is embarrassing when I hear the typical Witness share their observation of HLC members advising clinicians. With few exceptions the typical Witness is left flabbergasted at how much more the HLC members knows about medicine than the doctor. It makes me wince with embarrassment to just think of these stories, knowing the whole time doctors understand Watchtower’s position on blood is complete buffoonery! The whole scenario is ridiculous, and Rusky was right in the midst of it all.
And don’t get Rusky wrong! He pressed the issue on blood not because he believes it but because that was what Watchtower told him to do. Rusk is company-man through-and-through.
Marvin Shilmer
Sample of Rusky’s Work
I have a few letters at my blog composed and mailed by Fred Rusk. These things demonstrate such utter stupidity it is frustrating to read them.
One of his letters is embedded in my blog article Watchtower’s Answer Shows Blood Doctrine Is False. (At: http://marvinshilmer.blogspot.com/2010/09/watchtowers-answer-shows-blood-doctrine.html )
When it comes to the anatomy and physiology of blood he is an idiot!
Marvin Shilmer
