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If abstaining from blood does not allow taking a major fraction why does Jehovah witnesses allow a fraction of a fraction?
Patrick1952
Since The Bible commands us to "abstain from blood" accepting blood fractions is left up to the conscience of the individual witness.
Some are OK with fractions, considering them no longer blood. Others refuse them also.
ANSWER FROM ONE OF Jehovah's Witnesses...
As we know and can see from the Book of ACTS 15:28-29 we are to abstain from Blood. Now to abstain means to stop doing, not to do some thing at all. With this in mind I follow this law to the letter, I do not accept whole Blood, any of the fraction parts that you can get from it, any medication that is derived from or contains any Blood or Blood product.
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