Posts by dropoffyourkeylee

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A peek into the history of fanatical BLOOD DOCTRINE origins

by Terry in

section one.

is watchtower doctrine on blood transfusions rooted in one or more of the following?:.

blood transfusions were the next target.. _________ _____________ ____________________.

dropoffyourkeylee

In a followup to my previous post about the blood transfusion/Dracula theme (it's Halloween, right?),

I must have been mistaken about the original 1931 movie. It only mentions blood transfusions, but doesn't show it. I found the movie here:

https://archive.org/details/Dracula1931_938

The transfusions are mentioned but not portrayed at about 29:15.

I must have been thinking of a later remake which I believe is from the early '90's which shows a transfusion being performed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-JqBIDDz1M

The original book does mention blood transfusions several times. I didn't know there was such a thing as blood transfusions in the 1890's, but apparently it was well known enough that Bram Stoker could describe it in the book. It is curious how many of the same ignorant preconceptions about blood that the WT society put out in the 50's were mentioned in this novel from the 1890's.

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A peek into the history of fanatical BLOOD DOCTRINE origins

by Terry in

section one.

is watchtower doctrine on blood transfusions rooted in one or more of the following?:.

blood transfusions were the next target.. _________ _____________ ____________________.

dropoffyourkeylee

Forgive me for coming late to the discussion, but has anyone ever addressed any connection of the WT blood preoccupation with the 1931 Dracula movie with Bela Lugosi? The later genre of vampire literature doesn't feature blood tranfusions much, nor did the original Bram Stoker novel that I recall, but the 1931 movie had a very memorable scene in which the heroine received a blood transfusion which was spoken of as 'feeding'. The entire movie was based on the idea of 'feeding on blood', which in turn was based on the Victorian sensiblilities of the 1890's, which now is seen as as a substitute for 'fluids', ie. it's all a sexual metaphor. After I saw the original movie, I have wondered if the early WT leader, whoever it was, that came up with this insane doctrine, had seen the movie and was influenced by it.

Just a thought. Has anyone else commented on this before?

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My decision to openly greet df persons in the hall

by Daniel1555 in

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at the moment i am still going to all the meetings (for family reasons).. we have at the moment 1 df person who regularly comes (already df for 1.5 years).. when i opened him the door i always greeted him but in the hall i didn't as others could see it.. now i decided that my conscience can not bear this any longer.

i will greet him also in the hall or when others are around.. if any elders notice it and talk to me, i tell them my conscience does not allow to not greet that person.. did any of you do that too and have some experiences?.

dropoffyourkeylee

Several times at funerals in the Kingdom Hall I have seen disfellowshipped relatives of the deceased and I have always gone out of my way to give a huge hug and offer my condolences. They have always seemed to appreciate it, and no one has ever approached me about it. I just think it is the right thing to do under the circumstances.

However, the regular meetings are another matter, as some have noted. If the disfellowshipped one is at a regular meeting, they probably are trying to get back in, so they may not appreciate the attention.

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The Society recommended a book written by a demon-inspired woman

by The Quiet One in

http://www.seanet.com/~raines/review.html.

dropoffyourkeylee

I have a copy of this as well as another of her novels. When my mother studied in the early sixties this book was still passed around as good reading. The supposed spirit connection is entirely the result of the forward to 'angels and women'. Mrs. Smith did not write the forward, in fact she had died years before and was never aware that her 'Seola' was republished. in my opinion her books are simply fanciful nineteenth century fiction... Nothing more. no more spirit influenced than Star Trek ,Star Wars , star gate, or any science fiction.

The question remains as to who wrote that forward? My vote is for Clayton Woodworth, who of all the early Bible Students was probably the goofiest.

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Traveling snitches and the tentacles of Rutherford's takeover

by Terry in

in the 50's, 60's, 70's, when i was an active jw, the traveling overseers both district and circuit,(before elder arrangement) came around to visit local congregations.. two points to be made about this.

when pastor russell died, rutherford wanted federal control of the varied congregations for himself.

under russell, all the groups were independent and unencumbered by an organization.

dropoffyourkeylee

The comparison of the terms District and Circuit are interesting. However, there has been a long practice in the US to refer to traveling ministers as 'circuit riders', usually in the context of 1800's frontier.

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Brooklyn Eagle Article: WT Tunnels - Mysterious, Lingering Remnants Ministerial Heights Presence

by AndersonsInfo in

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http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/watchtower-tunnels-mysterious-lingering-remnants-ministerial-heights-presence-2013-10-16.

very interesting article.

how much do you think the wt has to pay the city for using their own four tunnels?.

dropoffyourkeylee

There used to be overhead walkways between the Adams street factory buildings too. I wonder if they are still there considering those properties were all sold. For appearance sake Brooklyn Heights would never have allowed overhead walkways, so it isn't surprising that they put in tunnels. I remember them as being well lit, lightly colored, but long and narrow. Boring to walk through.

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New 1975? Jan 1st WT 2014

by notsurewheretogo in

this post was taken from reddit exjw but makes a very good point:.

these are two paragraphs of the watchtower of january 1st 2014.... .

i don't know about you guys, but in my mind, i'm seeing a deja vu of the articles before 1975 i've read.

dropoffyourkeylee

The WT is setting themselves up for another fall with this one. I thought the overlap idea had them off the hook, but no, now they have tied a definite time period to their prophecies again . They never learn.

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Goodbye JWD/JWN (my last post)

by slimboyfat in

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after some considerable thought i have decided that i will no longer post on this forum because i want to return to jehovah.

thank you for all the kindness and many interesting discussions over the years.

i wish you all well in the future and the decisions you make.

dropoffyourkeylee

It appears to me that SBF had a very difficult choice to make and he made it. We don't know what all the issues are. I say just let it rest.

There are worse things that can happen.

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Goodbye JWD/JWN (my last post)

by slimboyfat in

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after some considerable thought i have decided that i will no longer post on this forum because i want to return to jehovah.

thank you for all the kindness and many interesting discussions over the years.

i wish you all well in the future and the decisions you make.

dropoffyourkeylee

I knew a brother from Pennsylvania who had known Schnell personally and he never mentioned anything about him wanting to return, so I would also be interested to know more details if possible

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JW Library App answers question: "What is the Bible's message?" (notice anything missing?)

by Faithful Witness in

against some suspicions about security that i had, i just downloaded the new jw library app onto my ipad.

among its top features, it has an "introduction that answers 20 bible questions.

(click introduction tab at top).

dropoffyourkeylee

First, it is curious that the name Jehovah is not mentioned at all, but Satan is the main subject in 4 of the 9 verses.

Second, there is no mention of Christian living and values, which I would say is the main message of Christianity