In the case of children, doctors should be granted permission by courts to administer blood without hesitation. The state has a duty to protect children from neglectful parents.
Posts by cofty
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12Jehovah's Witness parents prevent blood transfusions for three children
by Not_Culty infeb 26 2019 jehovah's witness parents prevent blood transfusions for three children.
the father said he was entitled to refuse to consent to the administering of a blood transfusion as he firmly believed that there were "medically acceptable alternatives that are as effective, if not more effective".. https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-02-26-jehovahs-witness-parents-prevent-blood-transfusions-for--three-children/.
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Babies Who Are Not Dead From An Abortion
by minimus ina woman gets an abortion.
the baby is supposed to die because of the abortion but doesn’t.
should that living baby be put to death or should the baby be given medical help to survive?.
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cofty
Except in extreme circumstances, I cannot see the difference between late-term abortion and murder.
Exactly where the line should be drawn is a difficult challenge. At present in the UK abortion after 24 weeks can only be carried out if there is 'grave risk' to the mother's health or 'severe foetal abnormality'.
In fact all the Abortion Act of 1967 did was to provide a legal defense for abortion where doctors believe there is a risk to the 'physical or mental health' of the pregnant woman or her existing children. In practice we do have abortion on demand.
I would favour lowering the limit to 20 weeks. Advances in medicine are lowering the age when premature babies can survive.
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The Watchtower are Right About Blood...
by cofty in... but, they fail to take note of one important detail.. i believe that if we are going to have any chance of reasoning with a jw about blood, this is the place we need to begin.. don't try to convince them that it was only a dietary law.
it wasn't, and they will never go along with it.. don't tell them that saving a life is more important than obeying a law, even a seemingly trivial one.
they take pride in obedience.
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cofty
Thank you.
I still think it is a very persuasive objection to the blood doctrine. As a JW I could not have refuted it.
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New Upcoming Changes - No More Publisher Record Cards & Reporting Hours
by thedepressedsoul inpublisher record cards and reporting hours will be going away.
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coming soon.. made this post 4 years ago, it happened - https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/24020002/kingdom-consolidation-sales-coming-reliable-source.
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cofty
If it is true then FS activity will plummet.
The only reason I can think of would be to reduce legal exposure. They want to create a scenario where they are not liable for the activities of congregations, elders and individual publishers. Maybe this is a step in that direction.
European data protection laws might also be a factor.
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Introduction
by Cerise inhello i am relatively new, reading a lot of experiences here for a while.
i’m born in and baptized but i moved away from small town to a new congregation in big city so i have a good opportunity to fade now.
all my good friends are worldly and my boyfriend.
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cofty
Hi Cerise welcome to the forum. Don't take Nathan's comments personally, he is equally unpleasant to everybody. He's like Jack Nicholson but not as funny.
The Watchtower is a very small world where 'six degrees of separation' is more like 3 or 4. I would suggest avoiding mentioning your JW past to anybody you don't know well. Don't be tempted to bait the idiots at the trolleys either.
Best wishes, it looks like your set for a new life.
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What is Racially Derogatory Language
by barry inhere is australia the race commissioner has claimed senator o'sullivan is in violation of racially derogatory language.
senator sullivan has said the biggest threat to biosecurity is ' some bloody old chinaman that brings in his favourite sausage down the front of his undies' chin tan said using the word chinaman is offensive.
makes you wonder is englishman or australian man or scotsman is also just as offensive.
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cofty
The never-ending escalator of political correctness.
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Favourite New Film
by jhine inl recently went to watch green book , which l thought was excellent , it had everything , it took me though the whole range of emotions , from anger to joy , laughing then wanting to cry .
the quiet dignity of dr shirley mixed with volatile nature of tony lipp and seeing their emerging friendship was wonderful .
what really shook me was that these attitudes existed in my lifetime , not that long ago .
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cofty
Saw Green Book tonight. It's probably one of my top five favourite films.
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Rationalizing
by Tiana ini have been looking to see what pimi jdubs feel about the csa when they hear it.i just stumbled upon this.. " in jehovah’s witness congregations, victims, parents, or anyone else, have always been free to report allegations of child sexual abuse to the police.
the troubling reality is that many chose not to do it.
they alerted congregation elders and went no further.
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cofty
Thank you Sir82.
Almost every sentence is factually incorrect. This phrase stands out as the biggest lie of 2019 so far...
It is rare for a Witness leader to be an abuser - WTF!
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Rationalizing
by Tiana ini have been looking to see what pimi jdubs feel about the csa when they hear it.i just stumbled upon this.. " in jehovah’s witness congregations, victims, parents, or anyone else, have always been free to report allegations of child sexual abuse to the police.
the troubling reality is that many chose not to do it.
they alerted congregation elders and went no further.
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cofty
I just waded my way through that article. What a load of bullshit!
Who wrote it?
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Rationalizing
by Tiana ini have been looking to see what pimi jdubs feel about the csa when they hear it.i just stumbled upon this.. " in jehovah’s witness congregations, victims, parents, or anyone else, have always been free to report allegations of child sexual abuse to the police.
the troubling reality is that many chose not to do it.
they alerted congregation elders and went no further.
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cofty
I'm confused. Is this a cut-and-paste? Do you have a link please?
What is the 'CSA'?