Dare To Ask Talk And News About Our Differences
I am so glad you asked that question, and the answer is an emphatic no. It would be a clear violation of Bible principles to allow our child to die if there were a way to save them. We do believe in medicine and going to doctors. We get sick just like everyone else! But according to the scripture at Acts 15:29 (as well as other scriptures), God clearly states that his worshippers should stay away from taking in blood. This would mean in any form: eating and drinking (as some ancient cultures had the custom), as well as transfusions. While we don’t accept blood transfusions,we do use non-blood alternatives such as saline solutions and other types of blood volume expanders. In fact, medical (and legal) cases regarding Jehovah’s Witnesses show we are actually pioneers in the field of bloodless surgery. Doctors are realizing (admitting?) that there are alternatives that are much safer and have a lower rejection rate than real blood. Blood alternatives may well eliminate the problem of tainted/infected blood or blood-type mixups. For more information on this, try http://www.watchtower.org or http://www.jw-media.org. A note of caution, though: These are the ONLY official sites for Witnesses. I personally don’t trust anywhere else on the Web for info on Witnesses because I’ve come across many, many lies. If you really want to know more, try these sites, or even better, go to the Kingdom Hall in your area and start asking them questions. Ask for proof of what they belive. Many people shy away from asking Jehovah’s Witnesses about their religion. Why? I don’t know. I think most people would rather guess or assume or stick with their own opinions rather than seek the truth from the source. I wish more people were like you.