thanks for the scan, truthseeker
You know, every now and then I read something from the Watchtower org. And often its difficult to wrong them - their logic is usually quite tight, scriptural references too. In fact, I do think that JWs follow Paul's version of christianity rather closely. Pity Paul changed it so much from what Jesus started.
But this scan reminded me just how poor they really are. Its going to be easy to blow this one apart with my wife. All we have to do is look up 1 Cor 8:8. And they dont answer the question that LEAPS to the mind of the un-brainwashed. If blood is to be respected because the life is in it (the fleshly life, that is - JWs dont believe the 'soul' is a spiritual entity that leaves the body), then what is more important - the LIFE, or the blood that sustains life and is a SYMBOL of it? The actual thing, or the symbol - which is more important?
JW: "Because I respect LIFE, I am going to refuse LIFE-SAVING treatment."
Also, sure, every cell that makes up blood is required for life - but so is every cell that makes up the intestinal tract. Can we not eat tripe?