The 91-page report states: “One possible example of this type of detriment or harm is the refusal to allow medical treatment, or the taking of medicines, on religious grounds.”

I don't know, I think that pretty clearly applies. I mean, where else would it apply to if not the Witnesses? The whole point of the field circus is to convert people to their opinion on matters, including blood, right?

Anyways, thanks for the heads - up.

Earnest, the statement you commented on could possibly be irrelevant. The only way this could be successfully argued is to prove that showing those anti-blood transfusion articles to householders counts as "discouraging members of the public in general" to refuse transfusions. After all, if they wanted to keep it out of the public knowledge, the WT can simply elect to not print their wacky anti-transfusion articles. But they don't, and they want to scare normal people into refusing blood. It all depends on how well the point can be argued. If they were smart, the WT would get a convert and then say, "Oh by the way, if you need a transfusion, you can't get one." That would be the only way to get them off the hook. 

This is Dansk's thread detailing what some of us have been up to over the last few months:

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/143526/1.ashx

Time to step it up maybe

The article states that the UK government will invalidate the charity status if the religion encourages the public to forego medical treatments.

There are two Watchtowers, one for public consumption and one for private-JW only distribution.  I think this is the Watchtower's way of trying to circumvent the UK government.  Put the anti-blood information in the private-JW only Watchtower.

But, this will not work.  The JWs preach from door to door to get a bible student.  Once a study starts, the bible student is not an official JW.  But, before the bible student becomes a JW, he/she must accept the no-blood teaching.  This is publicly teaching the no blood issue to the public. 

Plus, the JWs are very vocal in the news press about theri blood position.  They will have to change their statements to the press, else the Charity Commission could take it as public encouragement to stop medical treatment.

I think this new move by the UK government is in response to the woman who died late last year after refusing a blood transfusion after giving birth.  It is also in response to the Ireland case that's on-going.

In short, the Watchtower's legal department is spending a lot of time on the blood issue.  Sextuplets, Lawrence Hughes, Canada Supreme Court, Ireland, Seattle Lindberg teenage boy.  The legal department is the pawn for the Governing Body.  They are busting at the seams with work.  The Governing Body no longer thinks blood is sacred - allow 100% of whole blood by the use of "current therapy" and 100% of blood (in fraction form),  But, the Governing Body has the legal department trying to "punt" to keep up appearances that they have not changed their policy.  The legal department needs to tell the Governing Body that there needs to be "New Light" on blood.  I can see the statement now, "While True Christians have, in the past, rejected all blood, it is for each Christian to personally decide."

Skeeter

That is a very uncaring thing for him to have said.

It shows exactly just how much concern The Watchtower has for people.

Probably not the retrospective cases, but the law passed last year requires that any authority figure has to have a CRB check or they could have their charitable status removed.

An authority figure is classed as anyone who a child or vulnerable person 'looks up to' and could come into contact with - so that could be elders, ministerial servants etc - even the guys with the microphone duties!  If every hall hasn't done this they could be in big trouble.

To say their doctrine does not refer to the general public is wrong!

JWs are given free reign to go door to door advertising all positive aspects of their 'brainwashed ' faith and no 'warnings' are imposed upon their advertising themselves and omitting ALL negatives that lie in wait for ANY who are unable to walk their talk for LIFE!

They will shunn you for LIFE! And mush of what ails you will not transpire till they have you wired to their WT dialysis - never to use your own brain cells again!

And they will relentlessly cold sell many 'green' newbies every year and they know it!

Some mothers have let their own children die in the past and are not now JWs! Making a 'choice' of WT hypnosis they now despise!

Something needs addressing in ways which clearly warn others of the pitfalls on leaving their regime! Some statutory educational venereal disease of the mind with its syphillic after effects needs telling to any who venture into it! 

Surely JWs are humane enough to care about those who do not rise to their divine levels of humanity! Or do they quietly, truly despise such ones and harbor secret values wishing it upon them as their literature suggests with its talk of how they have been seduced by satan?

Do they really care enough to warn unsuspecting recruits of the pitfalls of their own making?

Is agape love really amongst them?

How free thinking are they really about their own truths?

They will damage families and individuals with their indoctrination! Do they care enough to spell it out to would be innocents?

Is love really their God? Or does it lie in a printing press?