JW GoneBad:
1) NO diciplinary action is taken against the member.
2) No disfellowshipping to worry about.
3) The patient faces No repercussions or consequences from the organization or other individual members or from the congregation he is a member of for the blood transfusion.
4) The paitent faces No shunning for taking a blood transfusion.
5) No privileges are taken away for accepting a blood transfusion.
All the above taken right out of the horse's mouth.....so to speak!!!
Interesting.
bsmart: By taking a transfusion they still say that you are no longer a witness,,,,, you dissociate yourself. Till I read it in their publications I don't believe it.
But how can one be considered to have disassociated himself if no privileges are taken away?
If what JW GoneBad posted is true, I don't think you will see it in the publications - at least for a while. I believe they've been wanting to drop the blood doctrine for a while, but can't, or at least have to do it extremely gradually, for obvious reasons. Interestingly, as far I know, they did not have the annual Service Meeting blood part this year and maybe the year before, also. That seems significant to me.
Lee Elder, good to see you're still around and active.