this site has a copy of the letter.
it's in spanish.
http://www.extj.com/foro/view_topic.php?id=3679&forum_id=1
Many of the old timers hare at Patterson arew not happy about the new arangment! If they had to go to an extra meeting every week, so should we!
The new GB has figuered out that if there going to hang on to a flock expecting an esoteric and ever changing "generation" not to pass, thaen they better make the meeting more user frendly, like other Churchs!
the recent thread on japanese jw kids under 15 automatically getting transfusions got me thinking about this.. when a young (i'll say less than 10 yrs old) jw kid in your country (assuming it's not japan) ends up in an emergency room bleeding out from an injury, i've always assumed that the er docs are legally obligated to save the child's life in spite of the raving objections of the faithful jw parents.. is this assumption accurate?
or can raving jw parents successfully slow down the administration of a life-saving blood transfusion?.
om.
Many times the reaction time depends on the relationship that the local Congregations, “Hospital Liaison Committee” has with the Doctors at the Hospital. The job of these Elders is to educate inform, and maintain a relationship with hospital staff so that when an emergency develops, the staff will know what the whishes of JW’s are and respond accordingly.
However, most of the Elders on this committee are too busy to do this job right! Others are too ignorant to communicate effectively with Physicians. Further, most Elders have little respect for any one with a higher education. All these factors tolled, most JW’s are on there own at the Hospital when it come to the battle of blood!
Many cringe at this idea hear at Patterson, but if you are serious about refusing a blood transfusion, you should keep a current letter on file with your Doctor, and your local hospital. The utopia is that the Elders are all you need for a defense, but ask yourself, Would you trust these guys with your conscience?
