Jehovah's witnesses,religion gone wrong?

Question

A woman died after giving birth to twins in England,after refusing a blood transfusion.
Was she selfish,or just a religous fanatic?
Was she wrong to do that? & leave two children motherless?

RESPECT CHRISTIAN....
THIS "STORY "IS TRUE !
WATCH THE NEWS.
I DONT MAKE FICTICIOUS STORYS TO SEEK ATTENTION.

Answer 1

(IF); this "Story" is TRUE:

"EYES" would Just Like 2 Mention that I've Been a BAPTIZED JW for "Over 35 Years" and NOT (ONCE) have I "Personally" known of One of Our TRUE Christian Brothers OR Sisters DYING Because of (NOT) taking a Blood Transfusion !

DID YOU KNOW ??? ; that "Right NOW" one in EVERY 150 Babies Born HAVE an "Artistic" Mental (AFFLICTION) ! ! !

Where Do YOU "think" this NOW Epidemic is COMING From ?

UNDOUBTEDLY "Most" of this Affliction WOULD Be "Traced Back" to (BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS) and "NOT" Vaccines If Medical Science was ABLE to DO SO ! ! !

As ALWAYS:

RESPECT (FULL) "Christian"

Answer 2

The Jehovah's Witnesses were allowed to accept blood up to around 1960. Then they decided that it was wrong. This coming from an organisation who was formed in the1870s and who claimed and still claim to be Gods only organisation on Earth. If they say that they are right on the blood issue, that means that they have been practising the wrong doctrine for over 80 years. Jehovah would be embarrassed.

But they are of course they are completely indifferent as to whether what they do is right or not just as long as the money keeps rolling in.

Answer 3

hen he will answer them, “Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.” – Matthew 25:45 Now those children are without a mother!

I would have to say it isn't selfish, it's fanatical... It says to use wisdom in all things... I believe God wants us to go to the doctor, He wants us to reach out for help. That's why He gave the doctors wisdom and knowledge to help. As well as the ingredients for medicines... Should we still pray for a healing? yes... because sometimes modern medicines aren't enough.

However, you have to give it to her for sticking to what she believes in... So many people are hypocrites these days and when things get really hard they abandon there beliefs and do what they want...

Answer 4

barbie it isn't the ladies motives that are questionable but her reasoning for refusing life saving medical treatment

the jws teach that having a blood transfusion is the same thing as 'drinking' blood which was done by the Canaanite peoples as part of their bloody rituals to their various deities and as such they were commanded NOT to do that - which is rather different than taking a life saving blood transfusion to save your life rather than to indulge in an act of worship

the jw organisation order their members to refuse blood transfusions and many have died or lost loved ones as a direct result of obeying this one

and should the watchtower organisation ever try and reverse this ruling then they stand to get their butts sued off them by grieving families who have already lost loved ones by following this instruction which is based on an erroneous interpretation of the old testament law (which Christians are under the blood of Jesus anyways not the old testament law (jws think of themselves as Christan's))

i would strongly suggest to anyone reading this who is giving thought to joining the jws to give it a serious rethink in view of the many alterations that the jws have given their beliefs over the years (read up old magazines if you don't believe me)

and if you want to ask me more questions about the jws then please email me for more info

Answer 5

very sad dont know about selfish as it was what she believed in but surely the fact that she died because of her faith cant be that comforting to her family 2 newborn babies have lost their mother over something so trivial.i had a blood transufsion after having my daughter there is no way i would ever refuse if it meant i could see my kids grow up whether it was my beliefs or not

Answer 6

This is the result when people Blindly follow an organization who's number 1 goal is to bring in the Cash.

The WATCHTOWER organization has eaten up more lives, than all of the cult deaths in history...combined....

You were called to give your life at one time instead of having a vaccination...Not any more.

You were called to give your life at one time instead of having an organ transplant!...Not any more!

When are the Blind, going to wake up and OBEY GOD, and research the dogma that they are spoon fed by this Cult.

I'm a doctor and have found myself in the appalling situation of trying to save a life where the patient refuses blood because they are a JW. If they have signed a form there's nothing we can do, but if it's a child ie if the parent refuses to allow their child a life saving transfusion, we can overrule them.

They get their anti transfusion beliefs as follows:


They cite four biblical texts (Genesis 9:4, Leviticus 17:12-14, Acts 15:29 and Acts 21:25). They say these mean that blood, the life-force, belongs to God and is not there for human use. They believe it a sin to eat not just black pudding but also to eat the flesh of animals that have not been properly bled.

And they extend the ban to transfusions. They won't even allow someone's blood to be stored before an operation and then used after it to replace their own blood loss. Blood is not to be stored; it is to be poured out and returned to God. Some JWs even reject dialysis or cell salvage on these grounds. Some will not accept red cells, white cells, platelets or plasma, but accept "fractions" made from these components.

There is a philosophical problem here. When a substance is broken down into components does the original remain? Some 90-96 per cent of blood plasma consists of water. The remainder is albumin, globulins, fibrinogen and coagulation factors. JWs say these may be used, according to conscience, but only if taken separately. Opponents say is like outlawing a ham and cheese sandwich but allowing the eating of bread, ham and cheese separately.

They are criticised for other inconsistencies. Blood fraction products are only available because of blood donation – a practice JWs condemned as unethical.

Many JWs still carry a signed and witnessed advance directive card absolutely refusing blood in the event of an accident. And the church's website still carries alarmist material about the dangers of transfusions in transmitting Aids, Lyme Disease and other conditions. It also exaggerates the effectiveness of alternative non-blood medical therapies.

What do doctors think?

The British Association of Anaesthetists guidelines insist that the wishes of the patient must normally be paramount. US doctors take a similar view; they know giving blood to someone who does not want it could get them sued – one of the busiest trauma hospitals in Florida even has a blanket policy of refusing to treat JWs.

Other countries, like France, take a more dirigiste view. And a landmark case in Dublin recently ruled that doctors were right to give a woman blood during childbirth because the right of her child to have a mother over-ruled her own right to refuse the blood.

There are even more subtle dilemmas to come. One asks whether doctors are obliged to give chemotherapy, which is normally accompanied by a blood transfusion, to patients who insist on having it without the blood, without which it is highly likely to fail. As medicine advances things are likely to get more, rather than less, tricky.

One more thing. Their literal interpretation of the Bible allows them (not unlike the Catholic church) to keep child abuse secret: Not good. They take Deuteronomy 19:15 literally, which demands two witnesses to a crime (not easy in cases of abuse). And they cite 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 – "Does anyone of you that has a case against the other dare to go to court before unrighteous men, and not before the holy ones?" – to justify trying to deal with criminals with courts of elders rather than courts of law. A Panorama investigation reported they have an internal list of 23,720 reported abusers which they keep private. Studies in the US suggest they have proportionally four times more sexual assaults on children than the Catholic Church.

Any religion which literally interprets the Bible, and keeps its doings secret can be a cause of harm in my view. And the idea that a woman can die leaving twins, motherless because of an obscure text in the Bible appals me as a doctor and a human being.

Dr Evie Wallace

Answer 7

Her strong beliefs robbed her children of a Mother that could protect, cherish and give them unconditional love.

Her love for her religion was stronger than the love for her children!.

As a mother I just cannot understand her!

I would fight tooth & nail to protect mine no matter what the cost!

Those children may grow up thinking that their Mother never loved them the way that their Mother loved her religion and that is so wrong!

Blessed Be

Answer 8

I believe Every one Has there right to free will but unfortunately that includes the right to abandon your children and do other bad things

If you are religous then they will pay for crimes or be rewarded in the end

Answer 9

People dont realise but jws LOVE their kids like everyone else. The commandment is the bible is abstain from blood as its sacred. My mate is was a jw but his parents werent. he was sick went into a coma and his parents asked for a emergency blood transfusion WITHOUT his consent which he would NOT have agreed to. he DIED because the blood given to him was infected!! If he would have had the alternatives the doc said he would HAVE lived!!!! Theyre are tons of other blood alternatives out there that they use that have saved thousands of jw's lives. day in day out. Pity the press never write that.

Answer 10

Yes she was. All of them. And to think that she might have done this for absolutely no reason, becasue after all, no one can prove the existence of God. Supposing he really doesn't exist and she could have spent the rest of her life happily bringing up her two precious children. What are people going to say when they grow up? 'You're mother abandoned you and died for God.' They won't make any sense of it.