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Are Jehovah's Witnesses disfellowshipped for taking a blood transfusion?
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∙ 8y ago
YES. Our Watchtower 15th Jan 1961 page 63 says
'' In view of the seriousness of taking blood into the human system by a transfusion, would violation of the Holy Scriptures in this regard subject the dedicated, baptized receiver of blood transfusion to being disfellowshiped from the Christian congregation?
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What is the process of taking blood from someone and giving it to another person?
transfusion
Can you be forgiven for taking a blood transfusion?
there is nothing to forgive, when a blood transfusion is required, the doctor in charge will do so to save the patient's life, end of story.
What is the term for taking blood from one donor and introducing it into a recipient?
Blood Transfusion
Which group does not allow blood transfusions because they believe that taking blood into the body is morally wrong?
The group is know as "Jehovah's Witnesses". They believe that receiving blood transfusions are the same as drinking blood, which is stickily forbidden in the old testament law and repeated in the new testament book of Acts where Gentile believers were to "they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication." The problem comes down to whither or not transfusions are drinking blood or not.
What do Jehovah's Witnesses believe about photos?
They believe they are an effective way of recording visual images. There is no Jehovah's Witnesses mandate that forbids taking or appearing in photos.
What is transfusion?
taking blood from a healthy person and giving it to another person who needs it
Values of a Jehovahs withnesses?
I presume you are asking what are the values of Jehovah's Witnesses. Values are definided as: "standards, or qualities that are considered useful worthwhile or desirable", as christians Jehovah's Witnesses value their relationship with their Creator above all things. This is reflected their desire to respect His commandement thus they both value and obey the bible adhering to its standards regarding honesty and morality. Since they believe God to be the source of all life, they also value life and refrain from endangering their own lives with reckless sports or extreme activities or from taking the lives of others.
What is the purpose of affirmations in law?
Affirmations in law are for witnesses who conscientiously object to taking the oath when taking the stand. Instead, they can make a solemn declaration.
What right in the Texas Bill of Rights guarantees that witnesses in trials may not be disqualified?
not taking an oath
Do Jehovah Witness children die from not getting a blood transfusion?
Yes children, have died from NOT getting a blood transfusion because, of what Jehovah Witnesses said. The children have died from blood infections, car crashes, fights, and even cancer and NEVER had gotten a blood transfusion. These children could have been ALIVE because of blood transfusions, and NOT just by bloodless surgery alone! When someone posts a question like this it is ONLY intended to generate an emotional response, by the use of "children". The fact is that "people" rarely die from refusing a transfusion. Of course, anyone can be involved in a serious accident or unplanned life-threatening situation. Jehovah's Witnesses have respect for life and therefore do not engage in high-risk sports, so they are rarely exposed to such a situation. In the rare case where there is profuse blood loss, there is no way to say definitively that a death resulted from a refusal of blood transfusion or that blood or other treatment would have guaranteed life. However, safe alternatives are almost always available. Jehovah's Witnesses have done much to educate the medical profession about the dangers of blood transfusions and they have ALWAYS been protected against serious illness and death by blood-borne infection, blood type errors and other complications. That is why most hospitals today require patients to sign a waiver if they wish to have blood. What we DO know is that many have saved their lives by insisting on alternatives. Mature people know that those who base decisions on emotion only will make poor judgements. well-informed Jehovah's Witnesses trust divine wisdom and feel as Joshua when he said "As for me and my household, we shall serve Jehovah"! (Josh. 24:15). Yes, of course sometimes Witness children and adults die from not getting a blood transfusion. As an example, The Watchtower Society's magazine 'The Awake', issue 22nd May 1994, relates the accounts of five Witness youths who refused blood transfusions and later died, along with about twenty pictures on the front cover of other children who did likewise. It says in the magazine, 'By rejecting blood transfusions that could conceivably have extended his present life, Adrian Yeatts showed himself to be one of the many young people who put God first.' However, the issue for Witnesses is not whether or not children or adults, die or survive from taking or refusing a transfusion. The issue is obedience to the interpretation of the Scripture in Acts 15 'keep abstaining from things sacrificed to idols and from blood' to mean that transfusions of whole blood or its four main components are not allowed.
During a family reunion ceremony with Jehovah's Witnesses present is it ok to light a candle in remembrance of deceased family members?
If you wish to do so and it is not taking place in a Kingdom Hall (official meeting place of Jehovah's Witnesses) then I would think it would be ok.
Taking a nartistic ex partner to court charge with harassment what will he do in court?
Good luck. Get witnesses and a good lawyer...and move far, far away.
