Oh boy. You know, I haven't read crap like this in years. I mean, the title alone cracks me up, yet it is not funny:
http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2003/12/8/article_01.htm
I AcceptedGod's "Watchtower God=Governing Body"View of Blood
A PHYSICIAN TELLS
HIS STORY
Accepting God's View of Blood
I soon learned that the Bible tells Christians to 'abstain from blood.' ( Acts 15:28, 29 ; Genesis 9:4 ) Since I already had doubts about the effectiveness of blood transfusions, I had no difficulty accepting God's view of blood. % I thought, 'If there is a Creator and that is what he says, then it must be right.'
I also learned that the cause of sickness and death is Adamic sin. ( Romans 5:12 ) At the time, I was carrying out a study on arteriosclerosis. As we get older, our arteries harden and narrow, causing such illnesses as heart disease, cerebrovascular disorders, and kidney disease. It made sense that the cause is our inherited imperfection. After that, my zeal for medicine began to wane. Only Jehovah God can do away with sickness and death!
In March 1976, seven months after beginning my Bible study, I quit my studies at the university hospital. I feared that I would never be able to work as a physician again, but I found work at another hospital. I got baptized in May 1976. I decided that the best way for me to use my life would be to serve as a full-time evangelizer, or pioneer, which I began to do in July 1977.
Defending God's View of Blood
In November 1979, Masuko and I moved to a congregation in Chiba Prefecture where there was a great need for preachers. I found a hospital where I could work part-time. On my first day of work, a group of surgeons surrounded me. They persistently asked me, "As one of Jehovah's Witnesses, what will you do if a patient who needs a blood transfusion is brought in?"
I respectfully explained that I would follow what God says about blood. I explained that there were alternatives to blood transfusion and that I would do the best I could to help my patients. After about an hour's discussion, the chief of surgery answered, "I understand. But if a patient with massive blood loss is brought in, we will handle the situation." The chief of surgery was known as a difficult person, but after that discussion we developed a good relationship, and he always respected my beliefs.
Respect for Blood Put to the Test
While we were serving in Chiba, a new headquarters for Jehovah's Witnesses in Japan was under construction in Ebina. My wife and I drove there once a week to care for the health of the Witness volunteers building this facility, called Bethel. After a few months, we received an invitation to serve at Ebina Bethel full-time. Thus, in March 1981 we began living in the temporary buildings used to house over 500 volunteer workers. In the morning, I helped clean the construction site bath and toilets, and in the afternoon I did medical checkups.
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{{ shakes head in utter amazement }}
sKally