by maowr 5 Replies latest watchtower medical
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The boy was cursed for not following the wishes of his parents.
Deuteronomy 27:16 " 'Cursed is the one who treats his father or his mother with contempt. (And all the people must say, 'amen!')
And I would like to talk to the Judge to find out how much he knows about the subject of the Jehovah's Witnesses blood god. They do have a responsibility not to be experts on the subject but a good understanding and he may lack even a basic understanding of the subject.
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I keep thinking about him being just 14 yrs old. He does not have the maturity to make that kind of decision for himself. I can't help but to think back when I was that age, and I was faced with the blood issue, how I took my stand just like he did. Now I'm a grown adult and think completely different now that I'm out of the borg. I just wonder how he may have felt if had lived to become an adult, and saw that the JW thinking is not right?? But now he'll never have that chance. The society has changed their stance on the blood issue so much, as far as fractions are now acceptable, who's say there won't be more "light" on the subject and this little boy's death could have been avoided. It is so sad!!! Breaks my heart!
To Maowr: Whoa -- you jumped into your opinion without giving a proper background. Not everyone will know who you are talking about. I assume you mean the 14-year old JW boy with leukemia, who died after refusing a blood transfusion. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/16/147737/1.ashx
His birth parents had no custody in the matter. If anyone, I'd blame the JW aunt and the local elders who crammed the ignorant idea into the boy's head that he'd be "unclean" if he got a transfusion.
Here's why I disagree with your post:
Let's say the situation was more normal -- and his JW parents had custody. They would have resisted the blood transfusion for the boy.
What if the boy IN THAT CASE had done the "cursed" thing and resisted his parents, by taking a blood transfusion? In that case, doing the cursed thing would have saved his life.
Introspection is what I went through as a teenager. At 14, the process of introspection was just starting. At 14, I was going out in service, and a good little dub. But, by 15, I was looking for the meaning in everything....the words in the literature, words in music, etc. I began questioning what my place was. By 16, I was checking out of this cult. I felt like the spritual food was parrot food. They served it up, and as long as we chirped word-for-word back, it was all ok. But, if we squaked, then the rod would come down. I saw the mind control, and started asking myself why. After the Memorial when I was 17, I never went back (well, I did once for a family funeral, once for a meeting with my brother, and once for a Memorial). After each one, it confirmed my wish to never be a part of this cult.
This boy did not have that opportunity.
As a general rule, judge's don't talk about their decision making process. Plus, it's illegal to talk with a judge while the case is pending. So, I don't think you'd get very far with this judge. My opinion, of course.
Skeeter
Introspection is what I went through as a teenager. At 14, the process of introspection was just starting. At 14, I was going out in service, and a good little dub. But, by 15, I was looking for the meaning in everything....the words in the literature, words in music, etc. I began questioning what my place was. By 16, I was checking out of this cult. I felt like the spritual food was parrot food. They served it up, and as long as we chirped word-for-word back, it was all ok. But, if we squaked, then the rod would come down. I saw the mind control, and started asking myself why. After the Memorial when I was 17, I never went back (well, I did once for a family funeral, once for a meeting with my brother, and once for a Memorial). After each one, it confirmed my wish to never be a part of this cult.
This boy did not have that opportunity.
As a general rule, judge's don't talk about their decision making process. Plus, it's illegal to talk with a judge while the case is pending. So, I don't think you'd get very far with this judge. My opinion, of course.
Skeeter
This poor boy had to go from the frying pan into the fire. His parents previously weren't there for him. Then I am sure the JWs 'love-bombed' him at 10 yrs old, creating a facade of family. He desparately wanted to be loved, believe & trust his aunt and her religion. I was like him at 14 yrs old,,would have made the same decision. Fortunately, I got to grow up and re-study & re-evaluate all the WTS teachings and am now 61 yr. and a proud grandmother.
