A child has no mother.A husband has no wife because some religious sect misinterpreted a few words of the?

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Bible.
Is it right for a family to lose a Daughter,mother,sister to a medical condition (that was totally curable) because of a dodgy translation of a 2000 year old book?
should Jehovahs Witnesses be charged with manslaughter for encouraging this women to commit suicide?
Even their own religious tome states that suicide is a SIN.
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Lucid.... i think your projecting your own prejudices on my question
. Its not copy/paste but my own view.

Answer 1

Suicide does not come into this - she refused certain blood treatments for religious reasons. Ethically, she is entitled to do that. She signed a medical directive in advance, clearing the Doctors / hospital from responsibility and, as an intelligent grown-up, her decision has to be respected. Her husband and in-laws were also JWs, agreed with her decision and so did not over-rule it when catastrophic blood loss suddenly happened (for which only instant blood transfusion could save her).

The dodgy translation is confined to a mere six or seven short passages in the Bible. And only a dozen or so men in America have interpreted them a certain way since 1960 to mean blood transfusion breaks God's law on not eating blood. (The digestive tract and the circulatory tract are two distinct things, but JWs won't accept there's any material difference.) It would be interesting to see some legal accountability laid at the feet of those few men. Make no mistake, not a single JW would have come up with this stance on refusing blood without their decrees on it!

There is no comparison with those who give their lives in war, as some answerers think. This issue is about saving lives by using blood WITHOUT killing the donor. War is about losing life for the sake of saving other's lives/freedoms (for those attacked). Life is sacrificed so that others will not suffer. The JWs have it the other way around - life is needlessly wasted and others also suffer as a result. Come to think of it, that is also what can happen in war, as well as the altruistic aspect. So it's ironic JWs won't fight in war, pleading the sanctity of life, yet will waste their own lives in a gesture that proves they have no firm grasp of just how sacred God-given life is.

Answer 2

I would have to say that more harm than good has been done due to blood transfusions. Correct me if I am wrong, but much of the spread of AIDS and hepatitis has been due to blood transfusions, especially to the innocent. As Adam's rib said, people have been martyred throughout history for religious beliefs. They will be resurrected, Jehovah always blesses a thousandfold or more for those making sacrifices in his behalf.

Answer 3

I thought I answered this before, but then it was deleted. I am glad you removed the bit about the Mormons. I think that suicide is truly tragic. However encouraging one to commit suicide is wrong, there is no excuse. I am not Christian so cannot comment on whether it is sin or not, I do feel that suicide ought to be avoided as one never knows when one's life will improve or the struggles end. A waste of life is most awful, however that is free will.

Answer 4

The break up letter, God's email and definition of wife and mother were just too good. Tomorrow morning the first thing i would be doing ofcourse after brushing my teeth would be telling them to my friends! You deserve lots of stars! Ok my Character map isnt allowing me to copy stars, so please adjust with these hearts! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥..... LOL God knows how many thumbs down i'll get for this one! Anyway, Cheers! :) Rudra

Answer 5

Yet, in some countries they send their sons off to war and when they are killed in the name of their COUNTRY they are hailed as hero's who fought for their country. They have left behind parents, spouses and children. In the same country they kill unborn babies by the thousands every year. They spend billions of dollars on war fare while people around the world starve to death.mmmmmmmm things to think about.

Answer 6

And what right do you think you have to dictate the course of another person's life?
The way you put it, you are reducing that woman to nothing more than a tool to be used by her family, and that her own desires and standards should be put aside to force her into survival and the manual raising of those children.

If I had been in her situation I would have done exactly the same. She had standards... a code of practice... and you might not like it but it was HER choice to follow that code and adhere to those standards, irrespective of the consequences..... and you certainly are in no viable position to dictate otherwise about a life that is NOTHING to do with you.


[p.s. Be more careful in your copypaste next time. I almost feel encouraged to report your question just because you asked for it.]

Answer 7

Cases like this make me wonder if certain people should be barred from having children.
It seems that to some people, the dogmatism of their faith is more important than, and comes before, the needs of any children they may have.
I think people such as this woman are selfish.

Answer 8

Yes this wrong on so many levels. Luke was a Doctor and he traveled with Paul. These people should be charged with something.

Answer 9

I am not sure what you are talking about here.Are you referring to the young mother who refused the blood transfusion? Not exactly suicide. Let's keep her family in our prayers.
"Father God, open our eyes to all the ways you want for us. Let us not misinterpret no misrepresent you in any way, Please remember this young family. In Jesus most holy name Amen."

Answer 10

It is totally wrong. Yes it may say it in the BIBLE but God put these interventions in place for a reason. He would not have wanted this to happen.