Have any members of the governing body accepted blood fractions?

Indian Larry

Does anybody know if any members of the governing body and/or their wives have ever accepted blood "fractions"?

blondie

And why would anyone know that that would tell it on here?

JRK

It could come out someday. I always wondered if the change in policy was made because one of the higher-ups needed blood fractions.

It will probably come out, if it happened, a long time from now, like the story of Berta and Bonnie.

JK

hamsterbait

They changed the policy on vaccination because Knorr needed it before touring India and Africa on his World Tour of 1953.

Why wouldn't they do it for the GB now?

HB

breakfast of champions

Any member of the GB who has ever consumed raw oysters has consumed whole oyster blood- you just can't see it because it is clear.

I don't know about a GB member but the anointed have "voluntarily" taken blood transfusions. * Watchtower-1958-August-1-p.478 * Questions From Readers ? One of Jehovah’s witnesses who claims to be of the anointed remnant recently went to the hospital and took a blood transfusion, voluntarily. Should she be allowed to partake of the emblems of bread and wine at Memorial time?—R. J., United States. We, of course, regret with you that this sister who professes to be one of the anointed remnant took a blood transfusion voluntarily during her stay in the hospital. We believe that she did the wrong thing contrary to the will of God. However, congregations have never been instructed to disfellowship those who voluntarily take blood transfusions or approve them. We let the judgment of such violators of God’s law concerning the sacredness of blood remain with Jehovah, the Supreme Judge. The only thing that can be done in the cases of individuals like this is to view them as immature and therefore not capable of taking on certain responsibilities, hence refusing to make certain assignments of service to such ones. Since an individual is not disfellowshiped because of having voluntarily taken a blood transfusion or having approved of a dear one’s accepting a blood transfusion, you have no right to bar this sister from the celebration of the Lord’s Evening Meal. As an anointed member of Christ’s body she is under orders and command by Christ Jesus to partake. Whether she is unfaithful as to what she professes to be by virtue of taking the emblems of the Lord’s Evening Meal is something for Jehovah God to determine himself. His judgment begins at the house of God. It is not for you or anyone serving the Memorial emblems to act as the judge, but to allow the emblems to go to anyone in the audience as these are passed along in the normal manner of letting each one have the opportunity to partake. * * Atlantis

OUTLAW

Probably Whole Blood..

The WBT$ GB isn`t willing to die for rules they impose on JW`s..

..........................;-)...OUTLAW

rebel8

Watchtower-1958-August-1-p.478

...congregations have never been instructed to disfellowship those who voluntarily take blood transfusions...

Say whaaaaaat?

TD

Every single person from about 65 on down who grew up in a developed country has accepted blood fractions in one form or another.

They are everywhere, including childhood immunizations and post exposure vaccines like tetantus boosters that anyone whose elevator goes to the top floor takes when they experience injury from a metallic object.

Additionally, immunizations for those traveling abroad, especially to tropical countries almost always include plasma fractions

moshe

I always wondered if the change in policy was made because one of the higher-ups needed blood fractions.

I feel certain this was the reason why the change in blood doctrine was given to the JWs

added- and in 1980 some high level JW relative of the GB likely needed an organ transplant- so the rules on organ transplants were changed, too. IMO-

Have any members of the governing body accepted blood fractions?

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