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Help - what is the very latest on blood transfusions?
by twinkletoes inwe are in the process of writing our final letter to the elders, which will no doubt end in our disfellowshipping or disassociation, and require some up to date info on the blood issue.. due to the wbts policy on blood over the years and my acceptance of it, i almost lost two of my sons at birth.
i am amazed at the u-turn on this blood policy by the org.
and feel very bitter about all that they have taught us for the last thirty years.
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French TV and JW child abuse
by twinkletoes ininvestigation: sects: children under influencechannel + proposes, within the framework its box investigation, monday october 8, 2007 at 8 p.m. 55, the document sects: children under influence.. .
the cameras penetrate in the secrecy of several sects established in france.. .
the authorities estimate that more than 8000 enfants< placed under the influence of these religious groups would be in danger.. .
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Should I take the bread and the wine, asks my friend,
by twinkletoes intwo of our friends (ex jws) came out of the org, about three years ago.
they went to an evangelical church, and have now settled in the salvation army.
the sa, does not have the bread and wine ceremony/service, and the wife, (her husband believes that they should partake of the bread and wine) has been prayerfully searching to see if they should really take of the bread and wine.
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sisters wearing pants/trousers?
by twinkletoes inmy sister-in-law has recently gone back to the org :-(.
she has been wearing trousers (pants to us members ) now she has been told to expect a shepherding call from one of the elders about her style of dress!.
has anyone any good ideas or even scriptural comments that she could use.. .
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Presiding Overseer - is this a permanent position ?
by twinkletoes incan anyone tell me if the "position" of presiding overseer is one which changes every few years or is it now a "life time position".
my old congregation has recently had a visit from the co and the po appears to have been removed - could be very interesting :).
twink
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June 15 2000 WT blood - help please
by twinkletoes inwe have a meeting tonight with 2 elders, we are unable to find the wt 15 june 2000 on the subject of bovine blood as a substitute.
is anyone out there who could be kind enough to scan the page and post it on this forum, for me.
thanking you .
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tobacco shares thread ?
by twinkletoes incan anyone tell me the thread for the info on shares in tobacco manufacturing.
i'm sure i saw it a few months ago and can't find it now.
i'm compiling a file ( a large file!
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sisters wearing pants/trousers?
by twinkletoes inmy sister-in-law has recently gone back to the org :-(.
she has been wearing trousers (pants to us members ) now she has been told to expect a shepherding call from one of the elders about her style of dress!.
has anyone any good ideas or even scriptural comments that she could use.. .
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Tax Loophole and Donations to be changed ?
by twinkletoes inaccording to the guardian newspaper february 9th there is an article re: "museums fight to keep tax loopholes".
"the piece of tidying up by the treasury, barely noticed in the chancellor's pre-budget statement in december, is estimated to lose the museum sector 10 million pounds per year.. this appears to work by visitors, agreeing to make a donation equal to the admisssion fee, and in return they were nominally admitted free...thus enabling the museums to recover the tax on the "gifts i.e.
donations, ".
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How many are registered on this forum now
by twinkletoes ini have noticed so many new ones just lately and wonder how many are registered on this forum now.
i used to take great interest in the rise in numbers each week with the old style forum, am i not looking in the right place ?.
twink