London that I know of however I have a suspicion that its being sent to any congregation with known offenders, not sure if its blanket at this stage but I believe so.
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New BOE Letter
by jefferywhat inall boe have just got a letter telling them to encourage all parents to be more on guard with their children.
suggestions such as not letting your young children go to the toilet on their own, not working with older men on their own and not leaving children in the car on rv's and calls un attended.
the letter basically instructed the elders to remind all family heads that its their responsibility to protect their children whilst at and away from the hall etc.
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Are you bothered?
by LouBelle ini'm just curious if you seriously take what people have to say about you on this forum.
do you care if they cause offense or call you namesl.
does it effect how you feel about yourself?.
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I have found that the people that are most cutting are conversely the worst communicators.
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New BOE Letter
by jefferywhat inall boe have just got a letter telling them to encourage all parents to be more on guard with their children.
suggestions such as not letting your young children go to the toilet on their own, not working with older men on their own and not leaving children in the car on rv's and calls un attended.
the letter basically instructed the elders to remind all family heads that its their responsibility to protect their children whilst at and away from the hall etc.
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All BOE have just got a letter telling them to encourage all parents to be more on guard with their children.
Suggestions such as not letting your young children go to the toilet on their own, not working with older men on their own and not leaving children in the car on RV's and calls un attended.
The letter basically instructed the elders to remind all family heads that its their responsibility to protect their children whilst at and away from the hall etc. -
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Dispelling JW Myths: Faithful and Discreet Slave
by AuldSoul inmatthew 24:45-51 who really is the faithful and discreet slave whom his master appointed over his domestics, to give them their food at the proper time?
happy is that slave if his master on arriving finds him doing so.
truly i say to you, he will appoint him over all his belongings.. .
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New Aussie Blood card released last night= It will make you sick! Shocking!
by Witness 007 inmy wife was invited by her cousin to come back to the meeting on tuesday since she had not been to one for over a year.
the reason?
"there's going to be a special anouncement regarding blood for all publishers, you should come!!
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TD, Once again your educated and considered opinion is refreshing.
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Bronze Elephant: The new Golden Calf
by tula insecretary-general's statement at unveiling of bronzeelephant in garden of un headquarters -- thanks expressed to kenya, namibia and nepal for gift that will be 'daily reminder that we are all in debt to mother earth' .
( my commentary: mother earth...pantheistic religion in place).
this is the text of a statement by secretary-general kofi annan in new york today at the unveiling in the headquarters garden of the bronze cast of "the sleeping elephant", presented to the united nations by the governments of kenya, namibia and nepal: .
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Issue Number 2.... Incorrect Predictions.
by hotchocolate inokay, just to re-introduce myself, i was raised in the truth, regular pioneered for years, and am a member in good standing with my congregation.
i have just recently been shocked to realise that i actually have some doubts about the truth.
it helps for me to focus on one point at a time, and to write down my thoughts in a logical sequence.
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Hi Hotchocolate, your experience seems quite similar to mine in some ways, different issues but same nagging doubts.
The whole prophet thing has never been an issue for me, it has existed long before Russell and transcends cultures and religions, and historically not all prophets claimed to be inspired.
What has me in a spin is the flood, global or not, evolutionary/creative process and most importantly the actual identification of Jesus and Michael.
The last one being the thing that really blows my mind and was really the first thing that got me thinking. There really is no categorical proof that jesus is Michael but it fits if you take Jesus deity away.
I have said before that alot of this stuff is a IKEA furniture and we simply dont know, but to be dogmatic is crazy and to me more serious than looking for an end, one affects your life choices , the other affects who you actually worship. So if your going to redefine a God you had better have your facts are water tight and they just dont seem to be. Emotionally it feels weird to write that because I "feel" like Jesus has been created but that is an emotion, I cannot not be certain mentally as there is no absolute proof.
I still feel that there is no guy behind the curtain, I dont think the GB conspires for power or financial gain, I think they have got it wrong from time to time, but so have I.
For the first time I feel like a have a moral and spiritual obligation to make sure of things and to really search out what I believe, our generation asks why and how alot.
This forum is not the ideal place to do that, sure you find out some amazing facts and some crazy stories but no answers on which to build a belief system.
I pioneered for 11 years and I can safely say it helped get me in the position Im in today and I look back over those years with a smile.
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New Aussie Blood card released last night= It will make you sick! Shocking!
by Witness 007 inmy wife was invited by her cousin to come back to the meeting on tuesday since she had not been to one for over a year.
the reason?
"there's going to be a special anouncement regarding blood for all publishers, you should come!!
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TD,
Egyptians pulled the brain out through the nose and thought the brain was the very thing that killed you, this contrasts considerably with the procedure of blood transfusions. Blood transfusions were attempted for hundreds of years but were really successfully carried out unitl the victorian era and were 'mainstreamed" during world war 1, which I guess is slightl out of that era. But at all times the basic principles and ideas were accurate, they simply didnt understand that a) human and animal blood was not compatible and b) different human blood types.
My point being that whole blood transfusions are rare and quite risky and old technology.
Whole blood is not stored, so if you are a recipient of whole blood you are taking in blood that has not been screened and as I have said there is a very real risk of fatal disease associated with this option.
Further, medicine is pursuing alternatives because of the costs but also the risks associated with whole blood/packed red blood cells.
Also, I was not inferring that you were lying with your statement, however it was quite an emotive comment and mental picture. A compound fracture of the femur would be the most rare of compound fractures due to the sheer size of the bone. And just because its a compound fracture does not mean it would necessarily tear the major blood vessels of the leg and if it did, the person could be dead in a couple of minutes, particularly if the fracture ruptures the femoral artery, so a blood transfusion aint gunna save them. So i wasnt saying what you said was wrong, just incredibly rare and emotive.
You said "statements are made to the effect that when it comes to the medical uses of blood, the majority of the medical community are wrong and Jehovah's Witnesses are basically right with absolutely nothing offered in the way of proof."
I agree with you, however, I am sure I have not put forward any opinions without proof.
I have presented the local media opinion, the Governments opinion and my medically trained opinion and havent said that anyone in the medical community has it wrong.
This thread is entitled "New Aussie Blood card released last night= It will make you sick! Shock". I think this is a really ignorant comment, why will it make you sick? The majority of the community doesnt have an education of this type. JW or not, everyone should look at medical choices. The whole blood issue is an emotive one. When I moved from Australia to the UK I couldn't believe how much aggression there was in the field over the issue. But I found the people attacking the witness view of blood were quite ignorant thinking that blood is the "save all".
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New Aussie Blood card released last night= It will make you sick! Shocking!
by Witness 007 inmy wife was invited by her cousin to come back to the meeting on tuesday since she had not been to one for over a year.
the reason?
"there's going to be a special anouncement regarding blood for all publishers, you should come!!
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Gee thanks for the insight into the deeper sides of your personality there Sooner, no seriously, thank you.
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Even NEWER LIGHT on Generation doctrine???
by integ inhello friends,.
i heard from a "brother" whose daughter is in bethel, that his daughter told him that there will be 'new light" released in january pertaining to "adjustments in understanding" of the generation doctrine.. does anybody know what this may be about?
or what the change might be?.
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Actually TD its a 360 degree turn.
Its a return to old old light from the 20's.