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  A very interesting conversation with my father today.

  by joe134cd in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this is how the conversation went.

  decide for your selves.. dad : joe if ever i need an operation i've told them i don't want blood.

  not a drop.. joe : well what about blood fractions.

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  I thought JWs can take blood fractions. Do the R&F know the rules?
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  do you tell doc ur father doesn't want blood

  by cobweb in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  here's a hypothetical: you find your elderly jw father - a lifelong witness, unconscious in his home - you are alone with him.

  you ring an ambulance.

  at the hospital the doc says they need to give him a blood transfusion straight away or he'll die.

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  I have a real situation - similar but with a few additional details.

  At an end of life situation, after my father had kidney dialysis for a few weeks, it was clear that my father's blood count was at a level where he would require a blood transfusion. He was not in a position to make his own medical decisions, Thus, I initiated a no-blood decision.

  I did not see how blood would extend his life. From my position, I thought my decision was the right thing to do. He died shortly after, but not because of my decision to support his no-blood stance.
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  It's My 25th Birthday!!!

  by Cimarrona in

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  and i'm glad to alive and celebrating!

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  Happy birthday. You have your whole life ahead of you. Remember, living a successful life is the greatest revenge.
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  143rd Gilead Graduates cRiNGeWoRThY Song

  by pale.emperor in

  1. social
  2. humour

  quite possibly the most cringeworthy thing i've seen them do yet.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tk88rstv6o.

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  I lasted to the 1:51 mark. I am scarred for life.
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  The Indignities Of Cart Witnessing For A Corporation Losing Mega Bucks In Child Molestation Lawsuits

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  first it's like wearing a big sign on one's forehead:.

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  But it is such a privilege to be a cart captain. Only a select few spiritually worthy brothers and sisters are able to work the cart. That is worth any potential humiliation.
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  Does the Bible Teach...?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  questions to ask witnesses.

  1. does the bible teach when the great crowd of revelation 7 started forming?.

  the watchtower had expressed the hope that a convention scheduled for may 30 to june 3, 1935, in washington, d.c., u.s.a., would be “a real comfort and benefit” to those pictured by jehonadab.

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  This is my point. The bible does not speculate. It can't because it is simply a book. Religions, such as the JWs, use the bible to justify their own speculation. So, don't blame the bible - in fact the bible has no relevance to the speculation.
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  Does the Bible Teach...?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  questions to ask witnesses.

  1. does the bible teach when the great crowd of revelation 7 started forming?.

  the watchtower had expressed the hope that a convention scheduled for may 30 to june 3, 1935, in washington, d.c., u.s.a., would be “a real comfort and benefit” to those pictured by jehonadab.

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  "Does the Bible Teach" is an example of an anthropomorphism. The bible is simply a book and has no ability to do anything other than to sit on a shelf.

  What you really mean is do individuals use the bible to justify their position about..(fill in the blank)...
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  Happy Thanksgiving 2017

  by EverApostate in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  once upon a time, as a jw, i was afraid to buy turkey during thanksgiving time.

  while attending the thursday night ministry school meeting (on thanksgiving day), i was cautious not to mention the word thanksgiving, for fear of bringing reproach to bigj.. now, free at last, my happy thanksgiving wishes to everyone who celebrate this holiday..

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  Happy Thanksgiving.

  I always enjoy a turkey on Thanksgiving. This was one holiday that my family never missed - even as a JW. While we did not call it a holiday, the turkey on our table was just as tasty as what was on the table of a pagan.
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  Are Beards becoming more acceptable due to decline in membership?

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i noticed a young brother with a beard being given more privelages within our hall.

  when he first grew his beard, he lost his privelages.

  but more and more recently he has been helping out a lot more.. the cobe is old school and a stickler for rules, but with the hall becoming more empty these days, and the need for young brothers, he seems to have relaxed on this particular watchtower/man made rule.

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  Beards? I just realized that I don't give a shit.

  Wow! This is exactly how I feel.
  
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  1975... the year that keeps on giving.

  by silentbuddha in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so i recently moved back to my really really really small hometown in the south.

  it was the place that my parents moved to from a major city up north in the early 1970's.

  when we lived here times were very tough financially and i was always told that the reason we did not attend meetings was due to the fact that we had no car / no gas for the car / could not afford repairs for the years we were there.

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  This is a very sad story. I wish you the best.