My issue with the Memorial.

by Caveat 1 Replies latest jw friends

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  Caveat

  There is something bothering me about the whole Partaking thing.

  Isn’t it kind of contradictory that for a religion that doesn’t promote the use and eating of blood, the most important ritual and date in their calendar involved the ceremonial drinking of blood as part of it?

  It's like going to a rape victim support group and celebrate their anniversary by ceremoniously raping the founder. Somewhat paradoxical ain’t it?

  Also, Wasn’t the unused portion of the wine the one they could drink? What about the part they did use on their ritual? Wasn’t that supposed to be poured and not drank?
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  Amazing

  I can understand your point, and to some extent there seems to be a contradiction because of the way that JWs emphasize not drinking blood ... but, I am not sure that there is a real contradiction, even in the context of the JW dogma. The JWs could argue that there are "proper" and "improper" uses of blood, much the same as arguing the "proper" and "improper" use of sex, e.g. sex is okay within marriage between a man and woman, but prohibited to non-married people. They can make the argument that symbolically drinking Jesus blood is authorized and encouraged. by Jesus himself. As a Roman Catholic, I don't agree with the JWs on their Memorial teaching or their stand on blood transfusions ... but that is another topic for another post.