That's good! Thanks!
The bottom line argument a dub must accept to refuse blood
by Check_Your_Premises 14 Replies latest jw friends
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Check_Your_Premises
A brilliant poster started a similar thread here.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/83217/1.ashx
Great minds Dave. Great minds.
CYP
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Check_Your_Premises
Just bttt so to see if anyone else had anything.
Any wt apologists?
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YoursChelbie
JOINT COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE Reference: religion and belief FRIDAY, 15 OCTOBER 1999 BY AUTHORITY OF THE PARLIAMENT
In response to the question of whether Jesus ever said that his followers should abstain from blood, Mr. MacLean a WTS representative answered in this manner:Mr MacLean —Not specifically, no, but he quoted God’s law continually hundreds of times including various parts of the law of God which contain this very prominently in it.
Senator SCHACHT —Which law of God is that?
Mr MacLean —That is the old Hebrew law that was given to the Hebrew Jews of which Jesus was, of course, a Jew himself. He was familiar with the laws.
Senator SCHACHT —He was Jewish, of course. He was born a Jew. Back to the Old Testament and the Hebrew view, we should have asked this question when we had the Jewish people before us here before lunch. As far as I am aware, I do not think they ban blood transfusions.
Mr MacLean —No.
Senator SCHACHT —If it was an old Hebrew law, one would have thought it would have had some standing in Jewish practice and theology.
Mr MacLean —We would agree. We wonder why.
From: http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard/joint/commttee/j2444.pdf#search='Donald%20Maclean%20and%20Watchtower'
It remains a personal question: Would a Christian leave children, elderly parents or a spouse to follow the commands of men? Or would they instead follow the Bible-- which gives no basis for refussing a blood tranfussion as a medical treatment? (see also: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/104153/1.ashx)
YC
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Check_Your_Premises
Giving this a bump for non-hypothetical reasons
CYP