Posts by ldrnomo

today i added a new article to my blog addressing what watchtower says in public view about transfusion versus eating compared to what it admits in private about transfusion and eating.

its short and sweet, and of course documented.

ldrnomo

you used a reference from a publication nearly THIRTY years old, and secondly the letter stated what is obvious to all JW's. Tranfusion is obviously not the same thing as literally ingesting blood orally

Regarding what Ethos said about a 30 year old publication my question is, did the truth change in the last 30 years. The illustration mentioned below has been in many bible study aid books through out the years. The illustration leads one to believe that blood just as alcohol would provide caloric nourishment to the body and this is just not true.

I was the elder that the letter Marvin posted was written too. It was in response to a letter I wrote to the society concerning many things about blood fractions and why ones conscience could justify using some parts of blood but not others. In my letter, I told the society that the illistration used in the knowledge book where a doctor tells a patient to abstain from alcohol and the question is asked whether transfusing alcohol would be OK with the doctor. I stupidly used this illustration once when witnessing to a doctor and he quickly shut me down by telling me that it is not even close to being the same thing.

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2 Days until possibly an Ex-JW is elected to political office

by Momma-Tossed-Me in

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things are looking good for me and my campaign.

so we will see..

ldrnomo

It's Florida, it takes them a while to count the ballots.

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Watchtower Society and the stock market

by ldrnomo in

the january wt study edition has an article about staying close to jehovah.

i noticed this in paragraphs 14 and 15:.

14, 15. why must we not look to the financial system for security?

ldrnomo

The January WT study edition has an article about staying close to Jehovah. I noticed this in Paragraphs 14 and 15:

14, 15. Why must we not look to the financial system for security? Give an example.

14 Certain eagles are reported to have drowned when they did not release from their talons a fish that was too heavy to carry off. Could something similar happen to a Christian? “I’m normally very thrifty,” explains an elder named Alex. “If I pour out a little too much shampoo, I put some back in the bottle.” Nevertheless, Alex got caught up in trading in the stock market, thinking he could soon quit his job and enter the pioneer service. He became ever more engrossed in studying various offerings and market reports. Using his savings and money borrowed from brokers, he bought stocks that analysts predicted would quickly rise in value. Instead, they dropped sharply. “I was determined to get my money back,” Alex relates. “I felt that if I just held on, the stocks would come back up.”

15 For months, Alex could think of little else. He found it difficult to focus on spiritual matters, and he lost sleep. But the stocks never rebounded. Alex lost his savings and had to sell his house. “I caused my family great pain,” he admits. But he learned an important lesson. “I now know that anyone who puts his trust in Satan’s system will be profoundly disappointed.” (Prov. 11:28) Indeed, resting our hope on our savings, investments, or ability to earn money in this system amounts to resting our hope on “the god of this system,” Satan. (2 Cor. 4:4; 1 Tim. 6:17) Alex has since simplified his life “for the sake of the good news.” He will tell you that doing so has made him and his family happier and has drawn them closer to Jehovah.—Read Mark 10:29, 30.

I like the illistration of the eagle and I think we could apply this to the Society hanging on to the money they owe to Candice Conti.

I was surprised they used the example of investing in the stock market because the Watchtower invests in the stock market

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Hello from Rooster McDooster

by RoosterMcDooster in

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i've been lurking around here for a while, so i feel like i know most of you already.

its been a rough 20 years getting here, but now here i am.

ldrnomo

welcome rooster, it's always nice to see people escaping the watchtower cult.

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Now that the Storm is over in the Northeast,

by ldrnomo in

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can we hear from any of you that went through it?.

do you have power yet?.

are you staying with friends?.

ldrnomo

can we hear from any of you that went through it?

Do you have power yet?

Are you staying with friends?

Did any of you get flooded out or lose your house?

Do you know anyone who went through it?

Has anyone heard about WT facilities in NY? did they get hit hard with the storm or did Jehovah protect them?

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My Introduction

by Left in the Cold in

i have posted on here a little, and i thought i should probably introduce myself the best i can right now.

i stumbled upon this site and told my sister about it.

then, sometime later she started discussing things with me that's she has seen or read (she's in therapy, as well, which probably has made her kind of rethink things).

ldrnomo

Welcome, left in the cold. If you get reinstated which is usually a long and arduous project you might find that friends you thought you had will only be friends if you make advancement in the congregation. Once you start to fade you will be looked at as if you've DA'd and your conditional friends will no longer be your friends.

Forget about them. Put this all behind you. There is life after Jdubbery. Be patient, you will find friends and a life