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  the GB stole my idea

  by user100 in

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  2. beliefs

  so in the early 90's when i was about to get baptized the elder asked me a million questions and one of them was: .

  who is the faithful and discreet slave?.

  my answer:.

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  Marvin Shilmer

  Maybe so. Jesus is said to have told the truth, and he was treated like an apostate!
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  Over 96% Accept 99%!

  by Marvin Shilmer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  today i added a new article to my blog that shares a bit of astounding evidence of just how ridiculous it is for a jw to tell anyone anywhere that jws abstain from transfusion of blood, and plasma in particular.

  this article is based on two studies authored by medical staff at duke university's center for blood conservation, a program that is heavily touted by the active "noblood" crowd among jws.

  one of these studies contains a real whopper of a piece of information!

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  Today I got an email from a Watchtower apologist whining about this article presentation implying JWs fraudulently claim to abstain from transfusion of plasma. He said "You know perfectly well cryosupernatant is mostly water and jehovah does not ask us to abstain from water."

  Just for sake of future readers I'm going to attach a few pieces of information relevant to that brand of rationalization:

  1. Whole blood is mostly water. Depending on a person's level of hydration the mass of water in blood ranges from 80% to 90%. The typical level is around 85%.

  2. Fresh frozen plasma (what cryosupernatant and cryoprecipitate are rendered from) is mostly water. Typically fresh frozen plasma has a water mass of about 93%.

  3. Cryosupernatant is mostly water. Because cryosupernatant is 99% of fresh frozen plasma its water mass is within 1% of the water mass of fresh frozen plasma.

  Conclusion: If "mostly water" means "abstain from [name your substance]" can be ignored then we can accept [name your substance] whenever [name your substance] is "mostly water". Whole blood is "mostly water". Plasma is "mostly water".
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  the GB stole my idea

  by user100 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so in the early 90's when i was about to get baptized the elder asked me a million questions and one of them was: .

  who is the faithful and discreet slave?.

  my answer:.

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  Marvin Shilmer

  A few years ago I told an elder the same thing. He went off telling me I was thinking like an apostate.

  I should probably go back and ask him who he thinks the apostate is now.
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  I need your advice

  by cookiemaster in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i need some advice.

  actually my friend needs some advice.

  a few years ago i moved about 50 km (30 miles) away from the nearest congo and have since tried to live a normal life.

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  Marvin Shilmer

  They set up a meeting this Saturday.

  If these elders set up a meeting on their own and informed your friend of the time and place then it's something akin to a judicial hearing, or leading to one. Unless your friend has a compelling reason to attend such a meeting my advice would be to simply ignore the meeting.

  If this meeting was set up jointly between your friend and these elders then my advice would be to tell your friend to cancel the meeting saying something like "I don't think I need this meeting and I'll get back with you when I feel like meeting." If your friend meets with these elders they will ask questions your friend might want to answer in direct terms but those answers might cause problems for his family relationship.
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  Governing Body Member Stephan Lett Lies On JW.TV

  by Finkelstein in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i thought it would be important to clearly point in the recent talk by governing body member stephan lett, that he did in fact deliberately lie concerning what he described as lies and false information by apostates, concerning the organization being permissive toward people in the organization who had been involved in pedophilia.

  the truth of the matter is thats exactly what the organization has been doing and perhaps for a long time.

  the recent candace conti law suit where she was awarded 28 million dollars was levied against the wts for its irresponsible behavior by the elders who gave no notification of the accused jonathan kendrick that he had been charged with pedophilia and spent months in jail for his actions .

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  Marvin Shilmer

  Someone needs to alert the Zalkin law firm about this piece of video. It stands in stark contrast to the Ashe deposition. Barbara? Are you getting this?
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  Please take a moment to read my daughters story.

  by Racheljr in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  silenced for so long she has found her voice.. ladies and gentlemen meet my incredibly brave daughter.

  http://jehovahswitnessreport.com/blog/courtney-parker-tells-her-story-of-8-years-of-child-sex-abuse-by-jw-elder-david-dennis.

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  Marvin Shilmer

  Dear Rachel,,

  Reading your and Courtney's experience brought tears to my eyes. Thanks for sharing, and I'm so glad for Courtney that she found a time and means to deal with what was done to her, at least to the extent it's possible to do so.

  These incidents remind me of all the times as JWs we were told how one signal of "the last days" was the presence of "no natural affection". It turns out the very religion harping about "no natural affection" as a sign of "the end" has twisted the whole concept of "natural affection" onto its head by failing to out-pour affection that should come naturally to a person victimized as was your child.

  Then I'm reminded of another biblical text talking about how God had given up individuals to a disapproved mental state. These very individuals are said to have "no natural affection". The mental disease is among those who have lost their natural ability to recognize who needs their affection and to share it accordingly.

  Who lacks "natural affection" is plainly evident in the experience of you and Courtney. It's just such a shame that so many have been led to think and act like this. Such a shame.

  Thanks for sharing this!

  
  
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  Over 96% Accept 99%!

  by Marvin Shilmer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  today i added a new article to my blog that shares a bit of astounding evidence of just how ridiculous it is for a jw to tell anyone anywhere that jws abstain from transfusion of blood, and plasma in particular.

  this article is based on two studies authored by medical staff at duke university's center for blood conservation, a program that is heavily touted by the active "noblood" crowd among jws.

  one of these studies contains a real whopper of a piece of information!

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  Marvin Shilmer

  "Isn't blood plasma 95% water? (by volume) Or are these percentages without the water?"

  The percentages presented in my article represent the total volume of what is found in a typical bag of fresh frozen plasma. This of course includes the important constituent of water.

  Our body is composed mostly of water. I've read estimates that whole blood is composed of 80 to 95 percent water.

  Just like cellular structures (which also have water as a primary constituent) are suspended in the liquid plasma component of blood, so are clotting factors and various proteins and salts suspended in water making the liquid plasma.

  When I hear someone say something like "Plasma is mostly just water" it is often said to minimize what plasma is as a biological substance. I'm not suggesting that's the case here. It's just an observation I'm sharing based on experience.
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  Over 96% Accept 99%!

  by Marvin Shilmer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  today i added a new article to my blog that shares a bit of astounding evidence of just how ridiculous it is for a jw to tell anyone anywhere that jws abstain from transfusion of blood, and plasma in particular.

  this article is based on two studies authored by medical staff at duke university's center for blood conservation, a program that is heavily touted by the active "noblood" crowd among jws.

  one of these studies contains a real whopper of a piece of information!

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  Marvin Shilmer

  Today i added a new article to my blog that shares a bit of astounding evidence of just how ridiculous it is for a JW to tell anyone anywhere that JWs abstain from transfusion of blood, and plasma in particular.

  This article is based on two studies authored by medical staff at Duke University's Center for Blood Conservation, a program that is heavily touted by the active "noblood" crowd among JWs. One of these studies contains a real whopper of a piece of information!

  The article is titled: Over 96% Accept 99%!
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  Blood collection agency's novel approach to JWs and blood donation

  by Marvin Shilmer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  today i added an article to my blog advertising a novel approach taken by a major blood collection agency that potentially taps a previously unthinkable source for blood product donation.. my article is titled american blood centers' approach to jehovah's witnesses donating blood.. we can only wonder how bethel fields calls steered from this source.

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  Marvin Shilmer

  "I have never seen the distinction made that if it is to be used for fractions, it is permissible. I would like for this to be so."

  I haven't done this in several years, but at one time a JW could phone Bethel and ask "Since we can accept fractions from blood that has been donated by someone can we donate blood strictly for the purpose of having fractions extracted for another JW who needs it for transfusion?" and they'd get the answer, "Yes, so long as the rest is thrown away."

  Once when I spoke with insider Fred Rusk I went further by asking why this was not published information. His response haunts me to this day. He said, "It's not something we want to talk up."
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  Blood collection agency's novel approach to JWs and blood donation

  by Marvin Shilmer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  today i added an article to my blog advertising a novel approach taken by a major blood collection agency that potentially taps a previously unthinkable source for blood product donation.. my article is titled american blood centers' approach to jehovah's witnesses donating blood.. we can only wonder how bethel fields calls steered from this source.

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  Marvin Shilmer

  Today I added an article to my blog advertising a novel approach taken by a major blood collection agency that potentially taps a previously unthinkable source for blood product donation.

  My article is titled American Blood Centers' Approach to Jehovah's Witnesses Donating Blood.

  We can only wonder how Bethel fields calls steered from this source.