Thank you Maximus for this well-presented post.When the borg says
Jehovah never feels pressured by time to reveal his secrets prematurely.
I cannot understand why God would have a "secret" about how blood is to be or not to be administered in medical instances.Why if it was such an important issue with Him, why would He allow so many of His faithful worshipers to die because of the first "secret" He revealed, of absolutely no blood, only to change it recently to allow certain fractions which would now save lives?What possible reason would a loving God have to wait for several decades and watch thousands of His faithful worshipper die, before He decided to now reveal it was OK for life-saving fractions?Were those who died because of not being allowed, by the "revealed secret" of God to the FDS, to receive a necessary blood transfusion, of no consequence to God?Is it OK that they died because God does not need to be pressured into revealing His new secret of allowed fractions until He's ready?Or are we to be consoled by the explanation that if they die faithful to God, He will remember them in the resurrection?Is that resurrection supposed to console children, husbands, wives, mothers, fathers, and so on who have lost a dear one too soon?If it was because the FDS, being imperfect men, didn't get it right in the first place, why did God let that happen when it would be obvious to Him that this error was costing people their lives?I can't believe a God of love was that needy of assurance of His worshippers dedication to Him that He needed to see thousands die to prove their faithfulness.These are only the tip of the iceburg of questions I have (and I know I'm not alone).Of course the answer is that the FDS claim of divine revelations to them in "new light" is completely pathetic, even if some of them sincerely believe this is God's way.Yes as you said Maxiumus, their explanation is galling and patronizing, and it will be interesting to see how they try to doublespeak their way out of further exposure of their misrepresentation of themselves in this issue and in the issue of their stand on molesters in the congregations.Had Enough