as a jw would you have allowed your pet to have a blood transfusion to save it's life?
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what is the society's stand on this today?.
I know how you feel. I've put down 3 dogs over the last 40 years. My German short-haired pointer, Bounder, my brave boxer Brutus, and last, my wonderful Rottie, Thor. My kids have fond memories of all three and now have their own dogs...Pitties, Chihuahua and a British bulldog.
We are a dog family and none of us would refuse a transfusion to save their lives.
as a jw would you have allowed your pet to have a blood transfusion to save it's life?
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what is the society's stand on this today?.
Right on SV. And the fact is that billions of white blood cells are passed from donor to recipient with every major organ transplant...because the majority of white blood cells are in the tissue not in the blood stream.
If they were consistent the organization would ban transplants again and more JWs would perish through their medical quackery.
for argument sake let’s assume that this verse should apply to 1914. what are your thoughts on generation?.
The Tribulation was not to be a worldwide event and had nothing to do with 1914.
18 When therefore you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of
through Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not in the holy place (let him
who reads understand), that is to say, when you see Jerusalem compassed with
armies, then know that her desolation is at hand.”
19 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let him who is on the
housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house. Neither let him which
is in the field return back to take his clothes.
20 For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.”
21 But woe to those who are with child and to those who are breast feeding in those
days!”
22 And pray that your flight be not in the winter, neither on a Sabbath,”
23 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be, for there will be great distress on the land, and wrath to this people.
24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
So the great tribulation was to be a one-time, non-repeatable event in history; a fairly local event affecting the Jews in and around Jerusalem and leading to their death or dispersion among the nations. Jesus provided the Sign (Jerusalem being surrounded by armies) to Flee and escape Jerusalem’s Tribulation & Destruction: Matthew 24: 18-23 The plight of the Jews who didn't heed Jesus' instruction to flee is aptly described in Luke 21: 21-24.
as a jw would you have allowed your pet to have a blood transfusion to save it's life?
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what is the society's stand on this today?.
As a JW I would have allowed it. Carnivores including dogs do not drain the blood of their prey before they eat.
The JW doctrine of abstaining from blood even for medical treatment was scripturally and biologically debunked decades ago. Watchtower knows this. But they have too much blood on their hands and fear additional lawsuits from families of deceased witnesses who died refusing blood transfusions. So they double down. They use fearmongering to dissuade rank and file Jehovah's Witnesses from objectively researching anything critical of Watchtower. 1 Thessalonians 5:21 and Proverbs 18:17 says they can do just that.
It is also noteworthy that Watchtower formerly prohibited organ transplants having cited them as cannibalism. This also led to the deaths of obedient faithful witnesses. Their permission for the use of blood fractions requires blood donors. Hence it is nonsensical as Watchtower often is. That is not to say JWs should not use them.
Exception to the law to protect life:
There was absolutely an exception to the law including regarding blood and the Sabbath. It is a Rabbinic provision known as “Pikuach Nefesh”. You can Google it. It is based on Leviticus 18:5 and 19:16. NO One was required to die for the law. Life and well-being trumped the law.
In keeping with Pikuach Nefesh Leviticus 17:15 Permitted the eating of meat with blood in it when no other options were available. It permitted eating recently killed animals. The only caveat was that they bathe in water after eating the unbled animal.
According to the New Testament Jesus- who practiced Judaism, applied Pikuach Nefesh to break the strict Sabbath to help people. This also applied to helping animals. See Matthew 12:11-12.
It is also noteworthy that breast milk contains Millions Of White Blood Cells. This one fact invalidates Watchtower's blood prohibition.... Regardless, Pikuach Nefesh is the exception to the law. Protection of life and well-being trumped the law. 1 Thessalonians 5:21 and Proverbs 18:17.
as a jw would you have allowed your pet to have a blood transfusion to save it's life?
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what is the society's stand on this today?.
SV:You are right, all carnivors eat blood in the wild so why would transfusions be contrary to the scriptures?
Atlantis: thanks for that quotation. I wonder if there has been new light pn the subject since 1964
as a jw would you have allowed your pet to have a blood transfusion to save it's life?
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what is the society's stand on this today?.
That is so sad Magnum. We had a boxer that bled internally and fainted. We allowed a transfusion but discovered the next day that his bleeding was caused by a ruptured and inoperable cancerous tumor.
I believe the Society still frowns on blood transfusions for pets but I'm really not sure.
as a jw would you have allowed your pet to have a blood transfusion to save it's life?
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what is the society's stand on this today?.
As a JW would you have allowed your pet to have a blood transfusion to save it's life?
What is the Society's stand on this today?
for argument sake let’s assume that this verse should apply to 1914. what are your thoughts on generation?.
Hi NBD
Had to chuckle for a moment.
As I see it Armageddon did happen almost 40 years from the Olivet discourse....immediately at the close of the unrepeatable localized tribulation.
for argument sake let’s assume that this verse should apply to 1914. what are your thoughts on generation?.
"Finally it was anyone who knew anyone who was born by 1914, which is where I think it went off the rails."
How anyone could believe this was not a desperation move by the Faithful Slave to salvage their 1914 dogma is beyond me.
for argument sake let’s assume that this verse should apply to 1914. what are your thoughts on generation?.
The youngest, i.e., babies born in 1914, are 107 today. When Jesus said that surely this generation would not pass away, he was obviously talking about a thriving generation; not a decrepit few barely hanging onto life.
