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  Associated Jehovah's Witnesses for Reform on Blood

  by Lee Elder in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ajwrb is pleased to announce that we are now publishing a. quarterly newsletter to keep you up to date regarding developments.

  around the watchtower society blood transfusion policy.. you may view the current issue of the newsletter at:.

  http://www.ajwrb.org/newsletter/1-15-04.html.

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  Lee Elder

  Dear Concerned Mama,

  Very pleased to hear of your position, that you appreciate the material and that you refer others to the site. Education is the greatest enemy the WTS has on this issue.

  Lee
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  Associated Jehovah's Witnesses for Reform on Blood

  by Lee Elder in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ajwrb is pleased to announce that we are now publishing a. quarterly newsletter to keep you up to date regarding developments.

  around the watchtower society blood transfusion policy.. you may view the current issue of the newsletter at:.

  http://www.ajwrb.org/newsletter/1-15-04.html.

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  Lee Elder

  Dear PopeofEruke,

  You can read about the history of AJWRB here:

  http://www.ajwrb.org/about.shtml

  We may provide something more elaborate in the future. Some of us still have family members inside so we prefer to be cautious.

  If we define reform as: "a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses", my response would be yes - the WT can be reformed. Indeed, it must be reformed.

  Lee
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  Associated Jehovah's Witnesses for Reform on Blood

  by Lee Elder in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ajwrb is pleased to announce that we are now publishing a. quarterly newsletter to keep you up to date regarding developments.

  around the watchtower society blood transfusion policy.. you may view the current issue of the newsletter at:.

  http://www.ajwrb.org/newsletter/1-15-04.html.

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  Lee Elder

  Hi Minimus,

  The pattern has been pretty much the same for Elders and HLC members as it has for the rank and file publisher. They start reading about the blood issue, they become interested in doing something to help, they continue learning about the WTS other problems, they decide they want to get on with their lives.

  Perhaps the better question is why don't the rest of us? The answer is we are too damn stubborn.

  Lee
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  Associated Jehovah's Witnesses for Reform on Blood

  by Lee Elder in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ajwrb is pleased to announce that we are now publishing a. quarterly newsletter to keep you up to date regarding developments.

  around the watchtower society blood transfusion policy.. you may view the current issue of the newsletter at:.

  http://www.ajwrb.org/newsletter/1-15-04.html.

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  Lee Elder

  Dear PopeofEruke,

  AJWRB's purpose and goals remain unchanged. We applied a great deal of pressure in the late 90's and there was the possibility of the doctrine being discarded at that time. I believe that a number of the WT leaders wanted that too but they simply did not have the votes. They did, however, have enough input to push through some significant changes, namely the right of each JW to use every known blood fraction. This is going to safe a lot of lives when the hemoglobin solutions become widely available.

  It is my belief that there will be more reforms. This is a process that we have begun. Slow and painful to watch but necessary. I don't know that I would do anything differently. I think we played it right. What I never envisioned is how many people would leave the WTS after critically examining the blood policy. That was never part of the plan - and still isn't. Apparently the truth does set people free.

  Lee
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  Associated Jehovah's Witnesses for Reform on Blood

  by Lee Elder in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ajwrb is pleased to announce that we are now publishing a. quarterly newsletter to keep you up to date regarding developments.

  around the watchtower society blood transfusion policy.. you may view the current issue of the newsletter at:.

  http://www.ajwrb.org/newsletter/1-15-04.html.

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  Lee Elder

  That goes all the way back to 1996. Time just keeps flying, doesn't it.

  Lee
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  Associated Jehovah's Witnesses for Reform on Blood

  by Lee Elder in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ajwrb is pleased to announce that we are now publishing a. quarterly newsletter to keep you up to date regarding developments.

  around the watchtower society blood transfusion policy.. you may view the current issue of the newsletter at:.

  http://www.ajwrb.org/newsletter/1-15-04.html.

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  Lee Elder

  AJWRB is pleased to announce that we are now publishing a

  quarterly newsletter to keep you up to date regarding developments

  around the Watchtower Society blood transfusion policy.

  You may view the current issue of the newsletter at:

  http://www.ajwrb.org/newsletter/1-15-04.html

  If you take a moment to register, you can receive the newsletter

  delivered to your email box each quarter at no charge. Use the

  following link:

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AJWRB/

  *********************************************************************The Associated Jehovah's Witnesses for Reform on Blood, is a diverse group of Witnesses from over 25 countries, including elders and other organization officials, Hospital Liaison Committee members, doctors and members of the general public. All have volunteered their time and energies in an effort to bring about an end to a tragic and misguided policy that has claimed thousands of lives, many of them children.Website: http://www.ajwrb.org Email: [email protected] support our educational work, send your contribution to:AJWRB - P.O. Box 190089 - Boise, ID 83719-0089 U.S.A.*********************************************************************
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  Associated Jehovah's Witnesses for Reform on Blood

  by Lee Elder in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ajwrb is pleased to announce that we are now publishing a. quarterly newsletter to keep you up to date regarding developments.

  around the watchtower society blood transfusion policy.. you may view the current issue of the newsletter at:.

  http://www.ajwrb.org/newsletter/1-15-04.html.

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  Lee Elder

  AJWRB is pleased to announce that we are now publishing a

  quarterly newsletter to keep you up to date regarding developments

  around the Watchtower Society blood transfusion policy.

  You may view the current issue of the newsletter at:

  http://www.ajwrb.org/newsletter/1-15-04.html

  If you take a moment to register, you can receive the newsletter

  delivered to your email box each quarter at no charge. Use the

  following link:

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AJWRB/

  *********************************************************************The Associated Jehovah's Witnesses for Reform on Blood, is a diverse group of Witnesses from over 25 countries, including elders and other organization officials, Hospital Liaison Committee members, doctors and members of the general public. All have volunteered their time and energies in an effort to bring about an end to a tragic and misguided policy that has claimed thousands of lives, many of them children.Website: http://www.ajwrb.org Email: [email protected] support our educational work, send your contribution to:AJWRB - P.O. Box 190089 - Boise, ID 83719-0089 U.S.A.*********************************************************************
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  Help With Cancer Treatment

  by andrej in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  my dad is a jw and has recently been diagnosed with chondrosarcoma (type of bone cancer), the oncologist says the only way to treat this is to cut off his leg and part of his pelvic bone.

  since he will not accept blood transfusion, the doctor will not perform the surgery because of the high risk of him not making it through the surgery.

  he has found an alternative doctor that has given him a lot of hope and started him on a natural chemo, various vitamins and a nutritional plan.

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  Lee Elder

  If the consensus of informed medical opinion is that your father should have surgery - that is probably what he should do - even if these means that blood transfusions are necessary. It might be possible to arrange for this surgery to take place in a facility where Hemopure or Polyheme are being tested and a viable alternative for JWs since the WTS now permits the use of hemoglobin solution.

  Best regards,

  Lee Elder

  AJWRB
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  DOCTOR CLAIMS MILK CONTAINS BLOOD. WILL JW'S BAN ITS USE?

  by Kenneson in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  someone sent me an interesting article that i would like to share.

  granted, it is very lengthy, but worth the read.

  dr. kradjian maintains that "...all cows' milk contains blood!

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  Lee Elder

  Now you can see why they homogenize milk in most places. As for strong bones - do cows drink milk - is

  that the source of their calcium? Kind of a silly argument unless you can't get access to plentiful supply

  of vegetables that contain calcium.

  The WTS has known for year that milk contains a large amount of white cells. You'd get fewer white cells

  in an organ transplant. The interesting thing is that this is one of the "formed elements" that the WTS continues

  to ban. The obvious implication is that God would not break his own law by having white cells in breast milk.

  Yet the WTS would deny the smallest of the formed elements, platelets, which forces JW children with

  leukemia to discontinue their chemotherapy. What an utterly stupid policy - no pun intended.
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  Top court may rule on transfusions

  by izobcenec in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  top court may rule on transfusions

  'this is my chance to speak out' - jehovah's witness

  sunday, august 24, 2003

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  Lee Elder

  There are no simple answers about such complex matters. It seems clear in my mind that the vast majority of JW teenagers (mature minors) cannot comprehend the complex issues in these situations. They are acting on misinformation that has been carefully instilled by both their JW parents and the WTS society. There is also a measure of coercion involved. That said, I also believe that some of these JW youngsters sincerely believe that God does require they reject the WTS current list of banned blood products (the list changes regularly as we have documented at http://www.ajwrb.org/watchtower/data1.shtml )

  One of the things I am personally troubled by is the fact that so many JW children eventually leave the religion anyway - my best estimate is 2/3. The implication is that the vast majority of JW children who die supporting the WTS position on blood would probably have elected to leave the faith voluntarily if they had simply lived long enough to gather additional information and make some objective conclusions - usually in their early 20's. These factors make the courts decision very difficult but it appears that judges usually make the correct call in my view. The reckless and inconsistent nature of WT policy will become increasingly clear to outside observers when JWs begin using bovine and human hemoglobin in the near future where available - yet deny the use of red cells where hemoglobin solutions are not available. (Red cells are 97% hemoglobin).

  Lee Elder

  AJWRB