Jehovah’s Witness and Blood Transfusion

Rashi

Rashi

Padawan Learner
Just out of curiosity!! Can I please ask this burning question that is inside me and it’s playing on my mind for a bit? I am not Christian but as by reading “Secret History of the World”(especially the chapter on holy grail) and studying about Christian religion a little bit. I really want to know that why Jehovah’s witnesses which is a part of Christianity religion and teach that Satan and his demons were cast down to earth from heaven and believe that Satan was originally a perfect angel
But then why do they refuse blood transfusion even in life or death situations. I do understand that they consider it violation of God’s law based on their understanding but what is the true fact behind this?

I do understand that there is only oneness and no such thing as Satan.
 
Rashi said:
Just out of curiosity!! Can I please ask this burning question that is inside me and it’s playing on my mind for a bit? I am not Christian but as by reading “Secret History of the World”(especially the chapter on holy grail) and studying about Christian religion a little bit. I really want to know that why Jehovah’s witnesses which is a part of Christianity religion and teach that Satan and his demons were cast down to earth from heaven and believe that Satan was originally a perfect angel
But then why do they refuse blood transfusion even in life or death situations. I do understand that they consider it violation of God’s law based on their understanding but what is the true fact behind this?

I do understand that there is only oneness and no such thing as Satan.
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Hi Rashi, I think by Satan you also mean Lucifer? My guess comes from the fact that you said Satan was once a "perfect angel" and Lucifer is referred to as the Fallen Angel.

According to the C's this story is a metaphor and Lucifer / Satan is us, the mankind. We were once aligned with the STO mode of existence but we wanted to experience physicality, i.e. STS mode.

The switch from STO alignment to STS alignment is referred to as "the fall".

Here's an excerpt from a session with the C's that will shed more light on it:

Laura said:
October 23, 1994

Q: (L) Where did the souls come from that entered into the bodies on the planet earth? Were they in bodies on other planets before they came here?

A: Not this group.

Q: (L) Were they just floating around in the universe somewhere?

A: In union with the One. Have you heard the Super ancient legend of Lucifer, the Fallen Angel?

Q: (L) Who is Lucifer?

A: You. The human race.

Q: (L) Are the souls of individual humans the parts of a larger soul?

A: Yes. Close. The One. All who have fallen must learn "the hard way."

Q: (L) Are you saying that the act of wanting to experience physical reality is the act of falling?

A: You are members of a fragmented soul unit.

Q: (L) What is it about wanting to be physical is a "fall"?

A: Pleasure for the self.
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You can also search the forum for Lucifer and you will find plenty of useful resources.

Personally I find searching the web and adding site:cassiopaea.org to the search more effective as I seem to get more relevant search results that way.

I'm not an expert on Jehovah Witnesses so I can't shed much light on this but maybe someone else will be able to help. Also, do search the forum as well to see what's already been posted.

Hope it helps! :)
 
On the Jehovah's Witness site it has several questions and answers about why they don't do blood transfusions. This one seems to give the best answer as to why they don't do it:

This is a religious issue rather than a medical one. Both the Old and New Testaments clearly command us to abstain from blood. (Genesis 9:4; Leviticus 17:10; Deuteronomy 12:23; Acts 15:28, 29) Also, God views blood as representing life. (Leviticus 17:14) So we avoid taking blood not only in obedience to God but also out of respect for him as the Giver of life.
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I don't do blood transfusions either (and I'm not a Jehovah's Witness) if at all avoidable because there have been so many contaminants in quite a bit of the blood donated. But that's just me.
 
Nienna said:
On the Jehovah's Witness site it has several questions and answers about why they don't do blood transfusions. This one seems to give the best answer as to why they don't do it:

This is a religious issue rather than a medical one. Both the Old and New Testaments clearly command us to abstain from blood. (Genesis 9:4; Leviticus 17:10; Deuteronomy 12:23; Acts 15:28, 29) Also, God views blood as representing life. (Leviticus 17:14) So we avoid taking blood not only in obedience to God but also out of respect for him as the Giver of life.
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I don't do blood transfusions either (and I'm not a Jehovah's Witness) if at all avoidable because there have been so many contaminants in quite a bit of the blood donated. But that's just me.
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The JWs miss the context that the prohibition is against EATING or DRINKING blood as FOOD. That is, consuming meat that has not been drained and possibly salted. It has nothing to do with life-saving transfusions of living blood from one person to another.

As Nienna says, I would try to avoid transfusions because of the possibility of contamination in today's world where such products can be mishandled. But, if I needed it or someone I loved did, I would agree and try to get a kin donor.

To me, it is really ignorant to go about believing a book without first thoroughly investigating the origins and agenda of the text. Taking this text as the RULE of LIFE is ignorant and absurd and dangerous; it's even worse when they do not even remotely seem to understand anything about the text, the context of its creation and development, much less the real meanings of different parts of it.
 
Thank you so much guys for answering, seems like another misinterpretation of ancient knowledge..
 
I just called an old friend (who I haven't spoken to for a couple of years) who is a JW. She was not in the group when I knew her and we enjoyed our time together. But now, whenever I call, she starts promoting the JW stuff, including now that we must obey the government instructions about the "plague", mask wearing, etc. I told her that I do not agree with JW teachings, but just wanted to tell her I loved her and hope she is OK. Is there any way to be friends with this type of person? I cannot go along with what she says, so there's not much left to discuss. Guess the once in a blue moon phone call is all I can do.
 
I was raised by JW parents. When I became emancipated I performed extensive research on the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. I learned that this religious group is and has always been a cult. My brother (5 years old at the time) was admitted to the hospital following surgery for internal hemorrhaging. He was placed in the custody of the court system and the transfusion was administered. My parents had refused to provide authorization for the blood transfusion that saved my brother's life. There is much about the JW 'beliefs' and their operations that resemble Scientology. The friend of SevenFeathers has been taught to consider her what the JWs call "worldly". If you are a devout JW, there exists a remote possibility that you just might be "saved" upon the arrival of "Armageddon". Everyone else is considered "worldly" and interaction is allowed with the "worldly" ONLY if the worldly person is open to receiving "the truth" from a JW. "Knowledge Protects and Ignorance Endangers" and unfortunately the JWs prey on the ignorant in their recruiting.
 
Trobar said:
I was raised by JW parents. When I became emancipated I performed extensive research on the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. I learned that this religious group is and has always been a cult. My brother (5 years old at the time) was admitted to the hospital following surgery for internal hemorrhaging. He was placed in the custody of the court system and the transfusion was administered. My parents had refused to provide authorization for the blood transfusion that saved my brother's life. There is much about the JW 'beliefs' and their operations that resemble Scientology. The friend of SevenFeathers has been taught to consider her what the JWs call "worldly". If you are a devout JW, there exists a remote possibility that you just might be "saved" upon the arrival of "Armageddon". Everyone else is considered "worldly" and interaction is allowed with the "worldly" ONLY if the worldly person is open to receiving "the truth" from a JW. "Knowledge Protects and Ignorance Endangers" and unfortunately the JWs prey on the ignorant in their recruiting.
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She had fallen away from her group at the time I knew her. She was loving and kind at that time. She probably still is, but her JW training won't let her speak to me without pushing their agenda. It makes me sad. Fortunately, my age, experience, and knowledge does protect me from "recruitment".
 
I've been reflecting lately on how thoroughly people believe in lies and nothing you can say will shift their view which can dominate their entire life. It's a form of arrogance I suppose, the belief they Know without any question. I can understand that since I've been there myself. Since I moved beyond that point (hopefully, but must remain watchful) its easier to see these deceptions in the world. In some cases like JW's and Trump Derangement Syndrome it looks like a full possession of the mind. It's easy to go from there and consider a 4D dark presence at work when we see it controlling large groups of people. It's something I find curious, like other forms of abnormal psychology and I try to understand it. It may be a onion situation where you peel back the layers but can only see the 3D situation because we're limited to that perception mainly. So, what do you suppose 4D sight is like? I bet its very interesting.
 
I was also raised for a time as a Jehovah's Witness, and many of the teachings I experienced were contradictory and very much designed to keep their society insular, controlled, obedient, blinkered and with a superiority complex, in my opinion.

On the blood transfusion front I recall an additional reason being one regarding not wanting another sinners blood inside you.

They also use their own translation of the Bible, believing it more accurate than other versions - just another way to manipulate information to support a flawed narrative.
 
SevenFeathers said:
I just called an old friend (who I haven't spoken to for a couple of years) who is a JW. She was not in the group when I knew her and we enjoyed our time together. But now, whenever I call, she starts promoting the JW stuff, including now that we must obey the government instructions about the "plague", mask wearing, etc. I told her that I do not agree with JW teachings, but just wanted to tell her I loved her and hope she is OK. Is there any way to be friends with this type of person? I cannot go along with what she says, so there's not much left to discuss. Guess the once in a blue moon phone call is all I can do.
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And sometimes that’s all one can do, besides extending your hand offering a sincere friendship, you can’t do much more really, perhaps wait to see if she ever comes around.

And that’s also the most compassionate thing one can do I think, whilst it can be painful and difficult, respecting her free will is probably the best approach you can take, without closing the door. Who knows, maybe one day she’ll come asking questions of you.
 
"maybe one day she’ll come asking questions of you."

That's not too likely. At the time I knew her, she had broken away from her JW group and was questioning everything. Now that she has gone back to them, she seems really entrenched in their ways. But as you said, I must respect her free will and be her friend as best I can be in the circumstances.
 
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