Jehovah witnesses. No there isn't a good reason. they also believe only 144,400 people will go to heaven, and only if they are Jehovah's witnesses.
Unfortunately there are more than 144,400 Jehovah's witness, so some of them are going to have to pick straws or something.
2007-10-12 04:54:21
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answered by MarkeD 2
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2007-10-12 11:53:34
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answered by bellesnail 4
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Jehova's Witnesses.
* Blood is sacred to God.[1]
* Blood means life in God's eyes.[2]
* Blood must not be eaten or transfused.[3]
* Blood leaving the body of a human or animal must be disposed of,[4] except for autologous blood transfusions considered part of a “current therapy”.[5][6]
* Blood was reserved for only one special use, the atonement for sins, which led up to Jesus' shed blood.[7][8]
* When a Christian abstains from blood, he or she is in effect expressing faith that only the shed blood of Jesus Christ can truly redeem him or her and save his or her life.[9]
* Even in the case of an emergency, it is not permissible to sustain life with transfused blood.
2007-10-12 11:57:22
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answered by chemicalhal0 1
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Jehovah's Witnesses are taught that since Scripture specifically condemns the shedding of blood of the faithful that that statement includes the "bloodshed" of a transfusion, for someone must shed that blood for another to receive it.
2007-10-12 11:58:24
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answered by Granny Annie 6
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Adam to WW1, [ it was year 3460 to Babylon world Empire #3, the promised land was desolate, no temple, no kings, 1804 years after the flood, 1377 years after Abraham, 947 years after Exodus, 907 years after death of Moses Deut,34:7; 906 years after Joshua crossed Jordan Josh.5:6,10,12; 606 after death of judge Jair Judges 11:26; 477 years after death of Judge Samuel at 1 Sam. 25:1; 431 years after the death of king David 1Ki.2:10,11; 391 years after the death of Solomon 1Ki.11:42; and in 606 years after Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel, Jesus will be in Rome world Empire #6, and in 1914 after Jesus the bible will be 303 years in circulation in the world so that 2520 years after Babylon world Empire #3 ended Judah kings, the world has the bible 303 years at war in WW1, and WW1 last 3 1/2 years to began blood transfusions.
Where are those in the bible that celebrated birthdays during this time of Adam to WW1, or Christmas with all the confussion it offers including the birth of Christ which is not true from Christ to WW1, or Thanksgiving from about 1620 after the bible was published in 1611 and people are on soil never before organized, to be organized so that 1776 plus 231 brings us to 2007 after Christ and 93 years after WW1, past WW2 and holocaust, Vietnam and Iraq, and who came up with blood transfusions at WW1? and who is it that should take it?
Is Paul and the apostles the religion?
Did Paul say abstain from blood and fornication?
So who is going to follow the religion of Paul and the apostles?
Also now we have heart transplants and who should take it and what is the choice in the matter.
2007-10-12 12:50:52
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answered by jeni 7
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2007-10-12 12:11:25
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answered by Mysteri O 3
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Jehovah's Witnesses refuse to take or give blood because blood is sacred to Jehovah and that is why he tells us to abstain from it. Blood is considered the life of an individual and each person's life rightfully belongs to Jehovah and we do not have the right to take the life of another into our bodies or put our life into theirs.
We also refuse for health reasons. This news article should help you to see the risk factors associated with transfusions:
"Blood transfusions may do more harm than good:"
Tue Oct 9, 5:05 AM ET
Blood transfusions may do more harm than good for a majority of patients because banked blood begins to lose a key gas almost immediately after it is donated, researchers said Monday.
Nitric oxide facilitates the transfer of oxygen from red blood cells to tissues but it begins to be lost within three hours of being banked, according to two studies from Duke University Medical Center.
"The issue of transfused blood being potentially harmful to patients is one of the biggest problems facing American medicine," said Jonathan Stamler, a professor of cardiovascular and pulmonary medicine at Duke.
"In principle, we now have a solution to the nitric oxide problem -- we can put it back -- but it needs to be proven in a clinical trial."
Stamler's team has already managed to increase blood flow to the hearts of oxygen-deprived dogs after they added nitric oxide back to banked blood. The next step is to see if this technique also works in humans.
A number of recent studies have found that patients who receive blood transfusions have higher incidences of heart attack, heart failure, stroke and even death. But this is the first study to identify why.
"Nitric oxide opens up the tiny blood vessels, allowing red blood cells to pass and deliver oxygen," Stamler said.
"If the blood vessels cannot open, the red blood cells back up in the vessel and tissues go without oxygen. The result can be a heart attack or even death."
Nitric oxide might also influence the flexibility of the saucer-shaped blood cells. The studies also found that the red blood cells become stiffer as nitric oxide levels decrease, making it hard for them to squeeze through tiny blood vessels.
The studies were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
And who wants to get AIDS or Hepatitus ? I, for one--do not.
LOBT
2007-10-12 18:35:00
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answered by Micah 6
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Jehovah's Witnesses, they use blood alternatives through the use of modern technology, because the bible forbides the use of blood in any shape or form.
2007-10-12 14:00:28
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answered by drummergirl 3
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Jehovah's Witnesses. I think it's because of some part in the Bible where it says you shouldn't share blood(I don't know the exact, but I believe it is OT). Also, they believe that if it is God's will that you live, you will.
2007-10-12 11:54:24
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answered by Anonymous
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Well, I don't think the Amish go to doctors.
You might also be thinking of Jehovah's Witnesses.
2007-10-12 11:53:33
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answered by Anonymous
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