news story .
judge rejects alta girl's request to stop transfusions due to religion.
carol harrington .
Thank you, Hawk, for stepping up to the plate. Would it be worthwhile to contact any of the reporters covering the story, so that they know that there is contoversy within the JW community? It is a pretty big story here right now.
The lawyers arguements are now on the issue of whether the girl is a mature minor and should have control over her own body.
http://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/story.asp?id={090E303C-0D94-41E8-AE3A-86A51A984E7E}
judge rejects alta girl's request to stop transfusions due to religion.
carol harrington .
canadian press .
There are three threads on this topic now!
I heard the lawyer interviewed this morning by a Calgary talk show host. The laywer was asked if he was JW and refused to answer, saying it wasn't relevent. The lawer case is being built on the issue of a "mature minor". That is someone who is below the age of majority (18 in alberta) but is mature and knowledgeable enough to make decisions about her own body. There have been 2 cases of this already in Alberta, I believe, and in both cases the tranfusions were continued. I think there have been other caes with different issues such as abortion, where the teen was given the right to decide.
In 1995, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the state has the right to intervene in a parent's decision to stop a blood transfusion based on religious beliefs.
The father researched it, and found no Biblical basis for withholding blood. The Mom and daughter refused the transfusions. That poor Dad could probably use some moral support in this.
Perhaps someone who is knowledgable about the blood issue could contact the reporter from the local newspapers, the Calgary Herald and Calgary Sun, and the issue of there being supressed contoversy within the JW community should be brought forth.
This would be an opportune time for some publicity. It is a fairly big story here.
http://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/story.asp?id={090E303C-0D94-41E8-AE3A-86A51A984E7E}
http://www.thestar.com/nasapp/cs/contentserver?pagename=thestar/layout/article_type1&c=article&cid=1014203908594&call_page=ts_world&call_pageid=968332188854&call_pagepath=news/world.
feb. 20, 06:06 edt .
court denies teen's religious objection to transfusion .
From the link above, I think the mother and father disagreed about the blood issue. For the father's will to prevale over his daughter and wife, he may have had to go to the courts. The doctors probably knew that was the fastest, surest way to get that blodd into her quickly.
http://www.thestar.com/nasapp/cs/contentserver?pagename=thestar/layout/article_type1&c=article&cid=1014203908594&call_page=ts_world&call_pageid=968332188854&call_pagepath=news/world.
feb. 20, 06:06 edt .
court denies teen's religious objection to transfusion .
Dave Rutherford, one of the talk show host of a popular radio stations (630 CHED)in Edmonton and Calgary did a bit this morning on religious freedom and JW and blood. By the time I heard about it they had gone on to turbans, then I had to go. I wonder what they talked about????? He can be pretty outspoken and controversial.
this is my very first post on this site and i am happy to be here.
i would like to rely a little experience to everyone.
recently, i went back to the kingdom hall after an absence of almost thirteen years.
Scully, you are GOOD! What a fantastic response!
Hi Dutchy, most of the people here are terrific. Welcome.
did steven bradbury deserve the gold?
was he really the fastest?
the silver medal winner was from seattle.
Of course, he deserved his gold medal. Staying on your skates is a huge part of winning. lol...One of Canada's medal hopefuls, Jeremy Witherspoon, fell in his race, and needless to say, didn't win. It is part of the sport.
Bradbury has had some really major injuries before, so maybe he deserves the medal for valor, just to take part in it again.
Congrats to the Aussies for the aerials win today as well.
we on this forum understand that the watchtower society will not hesitate to lie to the public in order to put its best foot forward.
many of us know that the society's media website, http://www.jw-media.org contains quite a bit of misleading information, such as on the shunning issue.
under the link to "their beliefs" -> "frequently asked questions" ( http://www.jw-media.org/beliefs/beliefsfaq.htm ) they ask the question, "do you believe that you are the only ones who will be saved?
Extremely interesting essay, Alan. I always find it fascinating how different the private face of the Watchtower is from the public face. I would say that most of us goats are fooled pretty successfully most of the time. I know I have been taken in more than once.
from months of reading posts, it seems that many of you are still somewhere between borgdom and completely in the world.. who is going to celebrate that wonderful, silly day, valentines day, guilt free?.
i hope today is special for all who care about others, for all of you, whether you celebrate or not.
From months of reading posts, it seems that many of you are still somewhere between borgdom and COMPLETELY IN THE WORLD.
Who is going to celebrate that wonderful, silly day, Valentines Day, GUILT FREE?
I hope today is special for all who care about others, for all of you, whether you celebrate or not.
im confused would i take blood if i was about to die and had no other alternative treatment well to me thats allways been a hard one one to answer and people have allways hated witnesses for refusing it or not giving blood to there own kids.you see my mothers due in to hospital on tuesday and having a major operation the problem for her is she is inactive as a jw and has no blood card which is upto date what do you think she should do 1.phone elders 2.trust in jehovah and refuse blood.3if it comes to the worst take blood and live.
I am a worldly person, always have been, always will be. I know I can't understand the issue.
I also have a medical background, so I believe, and have been trained that, blood should be transfused only when no other option remains and should treated with great respect. I have a great desire to live, so I would gladly accept a blood transfusion if necessary to save my life. Wouldn't any other decision be suicide?
just curiosity here... how many of us here are in the medical field?
i seem to find alot of us are or were at some point.
so i thought a survey would be in order.. also, if you are in a medical field - why did you choose it??.
I am a pharmacist.
