Hey guys,
I suspect this one might come under quite a lot of criticism so I might need to protect myself a little here. :)
Okay, here is the situation:
I'm a 32 year old guy who met a girl some time ago. We have been dating and have fallen in love with each other. I have always known that she believed in God and that her mother was a Jehovah's Witness. My girlfriend used to be a practising Jehovah's Witness although she hasn't been to the church for 11 years due to various other problems that she has had. On the other hand, I am an atheist and don't believe in God or the Bible. I have always respected that she believes in God and the Bible's teachings and she respects my beliefs also. However, I was surprised when she told me recently that she wouldn't accept a blood transfusion. I couldn't understand why and when she told me it was for religious reasons I was pretty shocked to say the least. This practice makes absolutely no sense to me at all.
We are very close and who knows what the future will bring... I have contemplated marriage and family etc but she has told that she wouldn't accept a blood transfusion for her children either if they got sick or injured. This was something that I simply couldn't stand the thought of and if that happened, I wouldn't agree with this. Other than the Jehovah's Witness's interpretation of the Bible saying that that blood transfusions are unacceptable, are there any other real reasons for this? I know that other things can be done instead of having to accept blood, but I couldn't put one of my children's lives at further risk by refusing a blood transfusion if they were sick on the say-so of the Bible.
Thank you in advance.
Ian