Concluding Thoughts
AJWRB thanks you for taking the time to consider this information on blood. Assuming you are a Jehovah's Witness and have read all of the information, the next step for you will be to research the scriptures and references cited through out these pages. We feel that...
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...
Gestapo Tactics – the Wayne Rogers story
Freedom of thought is a right that many people take for granted. There are many people who believe they have freedom of thought, but are mistaken. I was one of those. My name is Wayne Rogers. I was raised in the religious organization known as Jehovah’s Witnesses...
Silenced – The Rado Vleugel Story
My name is Rado Vleugel. I was born on January 1, 1973 in the city of Amsterdam while fire crackers where making a lot of noise. The January 15, 1994 Watchtower page 22 tells something about my history as a Witness of Jehovah: "Rado, mentioned earlier, was six years...
Stories That Break Hearts
The Watchtower's blood, organ transplant and vaccine bans have had a devastating impact on the lives of many people. Statistics are difficult to come by, but it is likely that thousands of Jehovah's Witnesses have been disabled or lost their lives as a result of these...
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...
Straight from the Doctor
Dr. John Doyle, M.D answers questions Jehovah's Witnesses want to ask. QUESTION: These blood components allowed by the WTS, aren't really blood, are they? ANSWER: They are derived from fractionating blood, and so are blood products by definition. QUESTION: Aren't...