Official site of The Associated Jehovah's Witnesses for Reform on Blood
Elders and Hospital Liaison Committee Members
Stories That Break Hearts
Dear Brothers,
I wish to be added to your web page to help or talk to other Jehovah's witnesses / counsel them. my address is : jehovahs_witness@hotmail.com My name can be known as : Auxiliary Pioneer
I really do appreciate your web page - please keep it up, if I knew how to do web pages or had the finance to do one myself I would. My best friends (he was best man at my wedding) youngest daughter, Angelique, age 3, died because her parents refused a blood transfusion. My best man Sam, after she died, researched the matter very extensively and questioned the elders (in good faith), subsequently 1 year later - he was DF for Apostasy. 3 weeks later, his wife committed suicide. I have helped this poor man out a lot in the last few months, he cries everyday and has no friends. I was a MS, after all this I stepped down, but am still considered a JW.
I would like to talk to you about possibly including Sam's story, with a picture of Angelique in memoriam. I am NOW as hungry as you to speed up the pace of reform and will help you out as best as I can.
Novemeber 4, 1997
I would just like to post a rather sad message. Last Thursday morning a young 12 year old girl died because her and her parents refused a simple blood transfusion. Her death has shocked the congregation, we normally get around 110 every Sunday, last Sunday there were only 43 publishers that attended.
I have looked up the site : 'New Light On Blood' and researched it extensively. I urge current JW's to at least take 5 minutes out and read this site.The address is : http://www.visiworld.com/starter/newlight/home1.htm
I have become disillusioned in the faith, I don't care if the elders in the congregation somehow catch me here posting this message, I have only been connected to the Internet for 3 weeks and have learnt so much about the religion I have been in for 24 years of my life. I feel so betrayed and it has taken me a lot of guts to write this, but after last week's tragic death I had to investigate.
Its unbelievable to imagine that only 1 month ago if I had of been involved in an accident or for some reason needed a transfusion I would of refused and died WITHOUT ANY QUESTION AT ALL. It really freaks me out. Is there anyone feeling like me out there? I just cant seem to go to another meeting again even though I was born in the truth and have stayed in for 24 years. Anyway, I will probably feel really guilty for posting this message to the world so I better press the Post Message button before I chicken out, but for you honest JW out there that are investigating the truth, please go to the New Light On Blood Site first. If we really do have the truth, then we should have nothing to worry about.
Learning the truth about the blood issue leaves many with a sense of betrayal. We need to remember, however, that God has not betrayed us.