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  1. RedhorseWoman

    Do Members of Jehovah's Witness Celebrate the US Independence Day?

    I later rescinded the "forbidden" label. Did you miss that? Typical JW response...get information only from the official site. That's like telling someone who is considering buying a Ford automobile to get information about Fords only from the manufacturer's site and not to listen to...
  2. RedhorseWoman

    Parents on their way to prison for not providing medical care for child.

    God has absolutely nothing to do with utilizing blood in medical treatments. The injunction was against eating the blood of an animal killed for food, and even then, someone who ate flesh from an unbled animal was not condemned to death for doing so, as JWs claim will happen to any JW who...
  3. RedhorseWoman

    Parents on their way to prison for not providing medical care for child.

    I do agree that blood transfusions are not always the safest treatment. However, as I stated in a previous post, there are times when a blood transfusion is the only viable treatment available. In my father's case, his blood would not clot due to the blood thinners he was taking, and the only...
  4. RedhorseWoman

    Parents on their way to prison for not providing medical care for child.

    JWs will frequently put forward the argument that bloodless surgery is much safer than one that involves taking a blood transfusion. That, in my opinion, is true. I'd much rather have a doctor who would perform elective surgery without blood if at all possible. However, the problem with their...
  5. RedhorseWoman

    Parents on their way to prison for not providing medical care for child.

    You are correct. From what I have read in the scriptures, eating an unbled animal (which was actually the original prohibition) was a very minor thing if a person's life was at risk if they did not eat. Nowhere that I have seen was there a condemnation by God and a very likely death sentence...
  6. RedhorseWoman

    Parents on their way to prison for not providing medical care for child.

    I think that the difference is that in the first case, the parents have done their research and they feel that the particular treatment prescribed is not correct for their child. They might be wrong in their thinking, but at least they are trying to do what's best for the child and not denying...
  7. RedhorseWoman

    Parents on their way to prison for not providing medical care for child.

    What is equally ridiculous (with the JWs, at least) is that blood transfusions are considered a sin against God and can cause a person willfully accepting a transfusion to be expelled from the congregation, but blood fractions are okay. I'm not sure of the exact breakdown of what is considered...
  8. RedhorseWoman

    Parents on their way to prison for not providing medical care for child.

    There is definitely a difference between a parent's asking a doctor to find an alternative treatment if they believe that a particular treatment will cause more harm than good and refusing to allow any treatment because of religious beliefs.
  9. RedhorseWoman

    Parents on their way to prison for not providing medical care for child.

    Absolutely. An adult should have the right to either accept or reject any type of medical treatment--hopefully, based on thorough research on their part. A child, however, cannot make such a decision, and parents should not impose their religious beliefs on a child if rejecting a treatment...
  10. RedhorseWoman

    Jehovah's Witness leader tells elders to destroy records

    These types of situations are sadly not unusual in the JW organization. For years, the Watchtower publications would rail against other religions and point out their horrible failings, all while covering up their own dirty laundry. Case after case has been coming out where victims have...
  11. RedhorseWoman

    Do Members of Jehovah's Witness Celebrate the US Independence Day?

    I was inactive in the early 80s, prior to actually leaving for good, surprisingly at the time when I and my husband determined to return to "the Truth." Having been out of constant contact with the JWs for a number of years, the issues that I knew were present prior to becoming inactive, but...
  12. RedhorseWoman

    Do Members of Jehovah's Witness Celebrate the US Independence Day?

    That is definitely the difference between leaving the JW organization for valid reasons other than being disfellowshipped for immorality. Those who have committed immoral acts very often DO return to the JWs. After all, they have done something that they were taught is a sin against God and...
  13. RedhorseWoman

    Do Members of Jehovah's Witness Celebrate the US Independence Day?

    Don't know if you realized this, but the majority of those leaving the JWs have not been disfellowshipped. They either disassociate themselves, or, like myself, simply drift away. JWs do, however, tend to be obsessed with sexual immorality, and, like yourself, seem to think that anyone who...
  14. RedhorseWoman

    Do Members of Jehovah's Witness Celebrate the US Independence Day?

    Definitely not a lie. I understand now that that particular prohibition has been changed, but during the time that I was an active JW, beards were forbidden. Again, not a lie. That quote is from 1989. The statements against classical music have pagan themes and, therefore, inappropriate for...
  15. RedhorseWoman

    Do Members of Jehovah's Witness Celebrate the US Independence Day?

    Then that must be something that has changed fairly recently, since, when I was a JW, beards were absolutely forbidden. I do agree that no one should be judged if they CHOOSE not to celebrate any sort of holiday (4th of July, Christmas, Easter, etc.) but I DO have a problem with an...
  16. RedhorseWoman

    Jehovah's Witness leader tells elders to destroy records

    Having been a JW for thirty years, I can state that I am not at all surprised by the statement that "Satan is coming after them." By and large, when JWs are shown multiple testimonies made by former JWs who were molested (the SilentLambs site contains hundreds of them) they will vehemently...
  17. RedhorseWoman

    Jehovah's Witness leader tells elders to destroy records

    Yes, the JWs do adhere to the "two witness" rule. While they have sort of, kind of relaxed that to a degree to include forensic evidence as a "second witness" the vast majority of JWs will go to the elders FIRST rather than to worldly authorities so that they don't "bring reproach" on Jehovah...
  18. RedhorseWoman

    Do Members of Jehovah's Witness Celebrate the US Independence Day?

    As we all know, JWs do not hesitate to sacrifice their children in order to worship the symbol of life, blood, rather than preserve that life, which Jesus pointed out was the most important thing. Do NOT try to put JWs on a pedestal that they do not deserve.
  19. RedhorseWoman

    Do Members of Jehovah's Witness Celebrate the US Independence Day?

    Sorry, Deeje, but those "rules" are imposed by men as a means of controlling JWs. Those "rules" are one of the markers for high-control religions. They make JWs dependent on the leaders for every single thing they do in their lives. You aren't allowed to think for yourself...you have to check...
  20. RedhorseWoman

    Do Members of Jehovah's Witness Celebrate the US Independence Day?

    Having posted on various forums where JWs have been present, I've noticed that the "desire for immorality and disgusting practices" reason is regularly thrown out as the explanation for why anyone would possibly want to leave the JW organization. I've pretty much gotten used to it.
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