I was told that you are not allowed blood transfusion, is this right? Why are you to refuse blood transfusion in the time of life and death. Why do you choose death over being able to live? This is purely a question so I can get some understanding, as many people bring it up.
It's probably best to read up on the facts on blood transfusions. There's plenty of official information here. Regards, Col
I'm not a Jehovah's Witnesses, but I believe there is some kind of substitute they are allowed to receive (in certain circumstances)... Looking forward to any reply by a JW
Ohh yea God put that in a book...I forgot. I wish God would put out some albums...I'm more of an auditory person. I would definitely buy Gods greatest hits Volume 1.
Well after reading up on it, am still a little confused.. But I guess it depends on what you believe is right and what faith you choose to follow?
It's all about personal decisions made on the evidence at hand. I have plenty of evidence gained over years of study and research for my decisions. However, what others want to do as far as learning is concerned, is completely up to the individual. It's a stressful situation to be in. That I can understand. But, for me, I would rather be in that situation well informed, than not. The best thing to do is to uncover the facts about deaths caused by blood transfusions. Surgeons from around the world have spoken about it in the last decade. Some of it is quite shocking, when you look at the politics behind decisions that were made. There's a lot of reading up on this. Regards, Col
The Watchtower cares more about lawsuits than life. It is the Watchtower that has heaped controversy on itself with it's arbitrary flip-flopping decisions on what "parts" aka fractions of Blood are allowed and disallowed. If you go by the old testament it says to pour ALL the blood onto the ground as dust as it is ALL sacred to God.So,where does the Watchtower get the authority to decide what "parts" of something that is sacred can be used?? Moreover,no question it's more healthy not to put another persons blood or any body parts into your body if you don't need it.In cases of emergency trauma such as in a car crash if I lose 3-4 pints of blood I will die without an emergency transfusion there is no time for fancy modern gadgets or vitamin supplements to 'build up my blood'. Some cases need immediate life-saving emergency blood transfusions and the watchtower's doctrine Say's NO Too, common sense says in cases where someone is gushing blood there isn’t time to slowly try to bring up blood volume with expanders etc. Moreover,the Watchtower condemns using (your OWN stored) autologous blood! The Watchtower WILL excommunicate you if they find out a baptized JW has had a transfusion.To deny this and say it's a "personal conscience matter" is a lie. It is predicted that in possibly 10-20 years an "artificial souless blood" will be available for everybody putting an end to Red Cross collections and the blood transfusion controversy. (Jehovah's Witnesses do use many products that are derived from blood banks (so called blood 'fractions') but they themselves won't donate a drop)
How many people have died due by refusing blood since the Watchtower created this rule in 1945? Here's a recent account of a death where the JWs stepped in between a family and their mom/grandmother. A lot of the rules they make up I can understand as a way of socially, spiritually, and intellectually isolating their recruits but killing off members that might still go out and do their recruiting is hard to understand.
Before aids was known to medicine it saved a lot of jws lives. I'm not a jw but modern medicine is not perfect.
I would actually prefer if God put out action movies. As Im a very visual person. God Identity, God Supremacy, God Ultimatum....... I would watch them all. I bet He would do some fantastic car chases. And I really wish that JW's would sleep in Sundays and leave us alone. I'm sure they're up to something sinister.
The Watchtower never created this rule. They realised there IS a rule and it is from God. That's if you believe God exists and also that he inspired the Bible writers of course. Your slander is lacking evidence tbarr as per usual.
Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source There's plenty more about deaths and illness the world over, caused directly as a result of the transfusion of blood products. That's without even starting to address the problems caused to cancer patients and others by the suppression of the immune system after blood is transfused - even your own blood! Or other deaths and bad reactions caused by giving people the wrong blood - the most common hazard of blood transfusion in the UK. Jehovah's Witnesses refuse blood on the basis of a bible command, many non-JW's refuse blood on the basis of health grounds.