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Science and Medicine – Watchtower Quotes
What follows is a collection of quotes from Watchtower Society literature.This information will help researchers understand the mindset that existed within the Watchtower Society regarding science and medicine at the time the blood doctrine was beginning to...
March 15, 1998 Letter to Governing Body
Evidentiary Archive: Historical Documentation of Institutional Awareness In analyzing the bioethical dimensions of the Jehovah’s Witness blood prohibition, establishing a chronological record of institutional awareness is critical. The following correspondence is...
Jan. 27, 1997 Letter to Dan Sydlik
Evidentiary Archive: Historical Documentation of Institutional Awareness In analyzing the bioethical dimensions of the Jehovah’s Witness blood prohibition, establishing a chronological record of institutional awareness is critical. The following correspondence is...
Blood Saved Their Lives
Hi, I am not going to give any names but want all to know the following information. I have been a JWs for 40 years since I was 6 years old, 2 weeks ago I got the reform blood information from the net, and totally agree with what they say as I have experienced it...
Questions for Those who Believe in the Watchtower Blood Policy
One of the most effective ways we have found in assisting other Witnesses to analyze the WTS blood doctrine is through the use of questions. The following questions have been used by AJWRB members and physicians in different parts of the world. If you are...
Debbie Shard’s Story
I was raised as a Jehovah's Witness in a family with a long history as members, going back to 1910. And I grew up truly believing it was the truth. However, there were many issues, as I grew older that disturbed my conscience and so I want to tell my story. My dad was...
Jehovah’s Witness girl saved by court
In an article written by Zelda Venter and published on June 7, 2014, by IOL news of South Africa, a 10-year-old Jehovah's Witness girl was saved in South Africa when "The Centre for Child Law" in Pretoria instructed an advocate to go to the Durban High Court after...
Jehovah’s Witnesses, Blood Transfusions, and the Tort of Misrepresentation.
After the death of her mother, we were contacted by Kerry Louderback-Wood. She later wrote the following article for the Journal of Church and State's Autumn 2005 issue. The article shows how the Watchtower Society might be held legally responsible for failure to...
My Child is Dead
My son was theocratic - bright and promising and a true servant of Jehovah. He dreamed of going to Bethel to serve Jehovah more fully. He prepared for meetings on his own, pioneered during summer breaks, handled the microphones at the Kingdom Hall, and timed the...
Blood Transfusion: Letter of Understanding
The following article is republished from the Blog of Marvin Shilmer and demonstrates that the Watchtower Society (WTS) is continuing to quietly back down from their once firm position on the use of blood for Jehovah's Witness minors - particularly with respects to...
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