anybody like to contribute a few suggested questions - should be less that 12 words.. .
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"If the word transfusion does not appear in the Bible, why do Jehovah's Witnesses not accept blood transfusions?"
If they answer with, "the bible states that one should abstain from blood", follow up with:
"Then why is it OK to accept blood fractions that are derived from blood?"
the bible or the watchtower--by request!
request from researcher: i know i read it somewhere but can't remember exactly where.
wouldn't jehovah want those he trains to be studying his word the bible instead of a watchtower or awake!?
Damn, that nailed it!
i heard it was in some 1980 mag but i don't know where.
also, what did it say?
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I would definitely not consider that an apology, considering it took them a whole 5 YEARS to admit SOMETHING. Humility my arse...
ooh, ooh.
who wants to know what the drama's about?.
om.
Thanks for the scoop.
Whenever I asked my mom about 1975, her immediate words were, "Yeah, but the Society said it was sorry!". She was upset, and I stopped the conversation. It can be a touchy subject.
In my KH, the presiding overseer once stated that 1975 was the R/F's fault for being overzealous. I wasn't there at the time, but if I was... there's no way I could've kept quiet! This was about 3 years ago. I doubt they would bring it up in a DC..
it's amazingly simple, for thoughtful, and litterate people to see that the watchtower organization is in a state of free fall.
it's never been easier to "connect the dots" suggesting the trouble the watchtower org.
the watchtower is dead, it just hasn't fallen over yet.
Sooo... how much longer till it falls over..?
hallo,.
i would like to discuss some items in one topic:.
1)most of the people who left jehovah's witnesses also left institutional christianity,i mean they did not join another group (or did they)?.
I have felt no immediate need to attend a "church" or join another organized religion, other than to be friends with other Christians. When I realized how far I was from God and Jesus by being in the WT, I realized that I was never going to let anyone get in the way any longer. My relationship with God and Jesus will always be a personal one, and I don't think joining a church is going to get me any closer. I always remember John 15:5 where Jesus stated that he is the vine and everyone attached to him are the branches. I don't see the connection for organized religion to be involved.
Just my opinion..
i know this article was brought up with respect to the statement it contains regarding the fact that religion should not divide a family.
i finally got to read it and i found something more interesting a few paragraphs earlier.
the article states:.
Since our Creator wants us to search for truth, it cannot be wrong to act on the evidence that we find - even if this means changing our religion.
This is the real kicker for me. It is HIGHLY hypocritical of the WT to be printing an article like this. It must be a PR piece for some land or court somewhere. The WT only prints articles that will benefit itself, and not the R/F.
I plan on reading this article to my mom, and also show her the "Keep Yourselves" appendix where the D/F rules are laid out. The hypocrisy stinks...
i heard it was in some 1980 mag but i don't know where.
also, what did it say?
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March 15, 1980.
According to COC, Ray Franz wrote it up.
this is in response to a post i did on another thread about the borg not having as much swagger as they used to.
it was suggested that i post it under a new topic so here it is.
it's a brief summary of the decades and how they've managed to get away with claiming that 'the end' is nigh for over 130 years now.
Wow, I was already starting to type up something like this.. but I like your version better! Thanks Mary!
If only JW's would WANT to think for themselves, they would ALL see what a sham they're in.
the leader of the cult told his followers the ufo was hidden behind a meteor and they should castrate themselves, put on some rebok's running shoes and commit suicide....crazy.....in a documentary i saw how some members were visiting family at the time and missed this...they tried un-successfully to later commit suicide.
some came to there senses latter on....same with the branch davidians....i ask how do people get suckered into this obvious crap!!!
suicide?
When you're under powerful mind control, it's easy to accept pretty much anything. All logical reasoning, sometimes emotion, go right out the window. As far as the Witnesses are concerned, Ray Franz said it best: "They are victims of victims." I just HOPE that there's no mass suicide planned for the JW's..
