This post reminded me of a situation in my own family. In reality it is not at all alike but maybe a bit similar? What confuses me is how it is a conscience matter for a Dub to administer blood as a Dr or a nurse. My mother who is an RN, has administered blood to many patients yet she is a diehard J-Dub and would die if given a choice of taking blood or ok'ing it for anyone in her family. I know at one time that in itself was not allowed. Why the change now? Was it a prelude to their new light on what is NOW acceptable? These people confuse the heck out of me.
Blood Issue and Hypocrisy
by teenyuck 13 Replies latest jw friends
-
-
Sam Beli
LE said:
“If you have JW family members who will not respect your wishes, you need to do the following:
1. Have a discussion regarding your views with your personal physician and place a letter in your medical file.
2. Appoint some non-JW family member or friend with a health care power of attorney/advance directive/health care proxy that expresses your wishes.
3. For added insurance, place some written directives in your purse or wallet that will alert medical personnel to the fact that you have JW relatives who may be anxious to impose their irrational views of blood upon you in an emergency if you are unconscious and direct them to the individual you've named in #2.”
This is good advice for those of us who have a large contingent of JW close family members.
Sam Beli
I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and striving after wind. What is crooked cannot be straightened and what is lacking cannot be counted. Solomon
-
flower
I agree with your second post Puffsrule. The fact that she didnt feel anything or say anything or think anything wrong with his taking blood says a whole lot.
Of course she has no legal right to try to keep blood from him BUT any jw who believed and was convinced of the rightness of the blood issue the way you say your mom is would have felt morally obligated to share this 'truth' with him so that he could do the right thing. And if they couldnt convince them not to take blood they would have at least felt a little bad about it. Yes your mother is a hypocrite for not feeling there is anything wrong with him taking blood. After all she is out preaching to others that taking blood is against Gods law.
As far as what Heaven said, your mom and this guy were friends for years so I would have to guess that the issue of her stand on blood had to have come up. She had to have at some point show him what the bible said therefore his rejecting the doctrine would mean, from her viewpoint, that he would be wicked in Gods eyes.
Dazed and confused, wow an rn that administers blood is ok with the congregation? that must have been changed into one of those 'conscience' decisions. didnt used to be that way.
flower
-
Solace
I wouldnt be too hard on her mother.
Maybe she didnt feel comfortable taking a stance on the blood issue because deep down she may be having doubts herself.
I think its one thing to take your own life because of a personal belief but its another thing to make that kind of decision regarding another persons life. Not everyone is capable of doing that.
Well,,,, exept the W.T.S.