Good comments from everyone especially James , one thing I'd like to add to this discussion is why did the jw's not realize that this particular law regarding blood to the people at that time was perhaps appropriate for the social behavior of the people, given for what ever reason. One can only guess what they were doing with it and leave it at that. Lets still assume then that blood to god is still sacred and carries the sanctity of life within it,........... ok. Now if we read throughout the bibles history that the sanctity of life is apparently and is still very important " thou shall not kill " for one and there many others as you know. Then we get to Jesus' time and he instructs his followers " ABOVE ALL OTHER LAWS YOU MUST LOVE ONE AND OTHER ". And he went about healing the sick on his travels, as an example. Now here we are in modern times and it is found through scientific experimentation that the infusion of blood to some one that is sick or even dying can bring their health back and even in some cases save their lives. There are statistics from all over the world that can prove this and millions of people have benefited from this medical procedure for decades. You well never find that statement published on the front of a watch tower magazine I'm sure! It is my view point that sacred sanctity of blood by god if that is the case, can still be held in tack, during a blood transfusion. The will of the people performing this act should be applauded and may even be scripturally supported given the example of Jesus in his works and words. If we were to use blood lets say to make house paint or dye are cloths or to paint are toe nails, well then maybe the argument should fall to the other side, but lets get some rational thinking going here. The jw's will never ever recant this policy on blood, too many people have died to date, to make any changes at this state of the game. They know any changes could and would fracture their power base to crumbles. Don't ever expect new light to appear on this subject matter because it never will. Someone's child is going to die. someone's mother, someone's father and all humanity will cry because of it............I lost my brother ten years ago and I'm still crying....................
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BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS Twisting a life-affirming law into death
by Terry inturning a life affirming rule into a death-dealing policy is an amazing accomplishment.
we can thank the watchtower society for a mindset which makes this possible.. i've gone into great detail before about the watchtower blood policy itself.
it is a blatant and deliberate publicity stunt which takes the rather simple prohibitions of the laws of noah for gentiles on murder .
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What Bothers You The Most About Jehovah's Witnesses?
by minimus infor me, i think it's their hypocrisy.
they lead (the vast majority) a double life.
and ultimately they look down on anyone not a jw yet they won't even wn up to it.
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Their arrogance with their ignorance ! but their partly not to blame.