Posts by Open mind

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Do you think "Blondie" is addicted to reading Watchtowers and Awakes?

by booker-t in

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i remember when i was a "devout" jws i could not wait to get the new watchtowers and awakes from the wednesday nite theocratic ministry school.

i would actually salivate thinking of the new information jehovah had in the magazines for us.

i was "franatical" and i would go home still in my three piece suit and devour the magazines that very nite.

Open mind

Well, I don't think this was what the OP intended, but I will echo the sentiments of everyone else:

Three Cheers for Blondie!!!

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Manhattan Project Arrives in London

by scotinsw in

last friday and saturday i saw the new manhattan project carts in a few places in london.. one, smack back in the middle of the street outside one of the busy central london train stations is asking for trouble!

situating it in the middle of the pavement!?!

are they crazy?

Open mind

There is a November 24, 2012 BOE letter giving directions re: how this work is to be done. It specifically says that while Bibles should not be given out indiscriminately "if someone requests a Bible or demonstrates sincere interest in the truth, then a Bible may be offered to the person."

So, JWNers, don't forget to "request a Bible".

"BIBLES! GET 'CHER RED HOT BIBLES RIGHT HERE! HOT OFF THE PRESS!"

And, of course, make sure it makes it's way to the nearest recycling bin.

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intel on warwick project

by stuckinamovement in

the committee assigned to build the new complex was called into a meeting with the governing body.

they were told " you finish this project by january 1 2017. we want the keys to the complex and will be headquartered there by that date, do you understand?".

when the brothers protested and said that it would take 6 years for the project to be complete and if they moved that fast there would be many mistakes, the gb responded, "we don't care, that is your deadline".

Open mind

Thanks for the info, SIAM.

I wonder if there's any possibility that a new Fred Franz has arisen on the GB who has pulled another "1975" version9.5 out of his arse and has gotten a simple majority of the GB to believe his "New Light" on timing of the Big A.

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2013 District Convention God's Word Is Truth MP3 is ready!

by OneDayillBeFree in

alright.

so i got a sendspace and uploaded the whole thing except for the songs and morning music.. the link to all the mp3's is here!

for some reason it starts with the last talk first but they're all numbered and titled according to the convention so it should'nt be too hard i hope.. do with them what you please, upload them to youtube, send them to friends & family, or just see how far you can stomach some of the "fine spiritual food that the faithful and discreet slave has prepared for us this year".. some key talks you might wanna listen to are 12 symposium: the truth sets us free, 16 believe inspired truth, not inspired error, 20 symposium: reject what is false!

Open mind

Marking for later download.

Thanks!

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Our Blondie Has A Torn Memiscus.

by LoisLane looking for Superman in

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blondie posted her watchtower comments for today and her last paragraph was asking for help, suggestions.

she is in pain from her knee injury, is on steroids and possibly going to have surgery.. she is asking if anyone here, has had the same problem, and if so, what did they do and how was the outcome?.

just lois.

Open mind

If you've never take Hydrocodone (Vicodin) for pain before, make sure to load up on prunes or something similar as soon as you start taking it. Vicodin's constipating powers are not to be underestimated.

Wishing you a speedy path of treatment and recovery.

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Hey I'm going to be a great Granny

by mouthy in

to twins!!!!!!

melanie ( my daughter that passed away in 1999 that had twins,)tara & ashley .

( who posted on here years ago.

Open mind

Darn, The Quiet One beat me to it!

As the unofficial granny of JWN, you've always been GREAT in my book.

Glad to hear it's official now.

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Former Long Time Elder - Judicial Committees

by James Jackson in

when i first was appointed as an elder, i could not wait to be on a judicial committee.

it semed like most hearings invovled middle age men and women cheating on their mates because either they had married early or felt that were being neglected by their mate.

most times i felt i need to take a long hot shower after a hearing.. the toughest part was seeing these sweet young children grow up in "the truth", and now you are about to judge their future based on their repentance.

Open mind

James Jackson said:

"I have seen Committees DF or Reproved parents for not obeying the command to "Quit mixing in company...1 Cor.5:9" for keeping a relationship with their child."

It doesn't surprise me that certain elder bodies would do that, but the current elder book doesn't require this. It says that judicial action is not required when family members associate with DFed relatives. Only if they are "justifying the wrong course" is judicial action necessary. This is a dirty little secret most power-loving elders like to keep quiet so that they can bluff the flock into thinking they will be DFed for talking to their DFed relative.

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How I Treat Patients Who Refuse Blood Transfusions

by TJ Curioso in

how i treat patients who refuse blood transfusionswhy cant jehovahs witnesses have a shabbes goy make medical decisions for them?by chavi eve karkowsky|posted tuesday, june 25, 2013, at 10:45 am.

a placental blood pouch is prepared to be sent to a blood bank at hospital haut leveque university hospital of bordeaux, france.. photo by bsip/uig via getty images.

when you are performing the first interview of a new patient at the high-risk obstetric clinic where i work, question no.

Open mind

Here's the rest...Good article, BTW.

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All of these, and more, were discussed with our patient. But she had another idea. “I want,” she said. “I want my cousin to be my deputy.” Her cousin was not a Jehovah’s Witness. In the event that the patient lost consciousness, she wanted her cousin to make her choices. She was very precise: Her cousin was not her health care proxy. A health care proxy, a more usual legal arrangement, would appoint a deputy who has to make the decisions the patient would make herself if she were able to do so. No—she delegated the cousin to make the decisions he wanted to make at the time of her inability to speak, rather than her own. It seemed to her team that she was very clearly choosing someone who was not a Jehovah’s Witness, someone who would not make a Jehovah’s Witness choice. Someone who would allow us to save her life.

As a former student of Talmud, this scenario felt very familiar. In Jewish law, because you are forbidden to turn on the light on Shabbat, a friendly gentile can perform that service—the Shabbes goy. If you own forbidden yeast or leavened products at the time of Passover, you can temporarily sell them (even though they stay within the walls of your house) to another friendly gentile. In its own way, it’s a markedly pluralistic way of seeing the world: It’s not wrong to do these things, it’s just wrong for me. Enter the legal wranglings and complicated contracts that then make it possible for the light to be turned off, and the bread to be intact, and society to function, all without sin.

During the conversation with this patient, I thought: Of course. She needs a blood equivalent of a Shabbes goy. She needs … a transfusion atheist.

I thought: This is brilliant. This is brilliant! This is a way out. All the Jehovah’s Witnesses could choose a transfusion atheist—I’ll do it for the whole hospital, even though I’m Jewish. Nobody would need to die, or be shunned, or have to face this terrible choice between their God and their life, between their community and their self, ever again.

I tried bringing this idea up with the next Jehovah’s Witness patient I had, and I was met with a gentle “No” and more than a bit of confusion. I tried to ask a few Jehovah’s Witness ministers (I got their numbers through my institution’s chaplain), but nobody returned my calls. I spent a long while on the phone and sent several very carefully composed follow-up emails to the Jehovah’s Witness media center, and was sent repeatedly to this page, which I found completely inadequate. I meant all my inquiries with the utmost respect but also the utmost urgency: Could we solve this?

After reaching out to several of those Jehovah’s Witness leaders and failing to have a serious conversation with them, I still don’t know. Right now I’m left with the thought that maybe the reluctance to talk around, to negotiate, to manage this rule is the true and deep cultural divide here. For me, the refusal of blood transfusions is a problem, a problem that I want to solve. I am willing—more than willing, in fact, eager—to walk backward around this rule and tie it up in knots and call that “keeping it” because a maternal death is the worst news I have ever had to break to a family.

And maybe that’s the point. For the truly devout among Jehovah’s Witnesses, the refusal of transfusion is not a problem; perhaps it is a divine command. In that setting, all my machinations, even on their behalf, may appear woefully inadequate, and perhaps—although meant with respect—insulting, compared with gracious acceptance. Getting out of the problem is not the point for them; it is not, perhaps, a problem to be solved.

And that is where we cannot agree. Because I will always believe that debate and manipulation, and even falsification, in pursuit of the life of a woman are sacred things, indeed.

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Hannibal

by mrsjones5 in

i love this tv show and it's a great reason to send all the kiddies (my under 18 set) out of the room (they're on summer break and have liberal bedtimes).

mommie needs alone time with hannibal.

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Open mind

Thanks Josie. I went to NBC's website and they currently don't allow download of the first episode even if you're willing to pay per view.

I don't quite get that marketing approach. Oh well, it will eventually be available on DVD or streaming I'm sure.

Looking forward to seeing you up at the Flipper Fest!

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Hannibal

by mrsjones5 in

i love this tv show and it's a great reason to send all the kiddies (my under 18 set) out of the room (they're on summer break and have liberal bedtimes).

mommie needs alone time with hannibal.

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Open mind

Hmmm.

Thanks for the heads up Josie!

Really enjoyed all the movies. How does the TV show compare?

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