Leading many people to an early death.

by Blueblades 11 Replies latest jw friends

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  Blueblades

  Why is it not generally known that The Governing Body has lead many people to an early death?

  The problem is largely a matter of perception and of media coverage. When many die together at one time, Waco, Jonestown, Airplane crashes people notice and headlines are made. But when one or two die here and there at different times it can easily escape public notice, even when the individual deaths add up to a much greater catastrophe.

  The Watchtower has never grabbed the headlines concerning the fact that they lead many people to an early death. This they do through "The No Blood Doctrine." Do you know of any who have died because of this doctrine?

  It is difficult to imagine the frustration of a doctor who wants to help but is forced to watch a Jehovah's Witness patient bleed to death. Especially when the patient welcomed every treatment except the one that would save her.

  From: Blood On The Altar, David A. Reed.

  Just thought some might be interested in this. It's heartbreaking for those who have experienced this. Is it too much too hope that the no blood doctrine will be changed any time in the near future?

  Blueblades
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  jaguarbass

  The Watchtower has never grabbed the headlines concerning the fact that they lead many people to an early death. This they do through "The No Blood Doctrine." Do you know of any who have died because of this doctrine?

  I have a sister in law and a brother in law who died from refussing transfusions.

  One got hit by a car and the parents refused treatment when she was 7 years old.

  My brother in law came down with lukemia at about 28 and refused treatment. Which would have included blood. He did within about 3 days of being diagnosed.
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  PEC

  My mother and sister-in-law both died; because, the doctors could not perform life saving surgeries, without blood. Removing tumors is a very bloody operation and if you refuse blood, you will probably be keeping most of your tumor. This probably wouldn't be on the radar of the dieing, because, of refused blood. They both died from the tumors spreading, not from lack of blood. It sucks to be a dub, or their family. I am sure that I could have got my mother out of that cult if she lived, she never shunned me.

  Philip
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  hubert

  The Watchtower has never grabbed the headlines concerning the fact that they lead many people to an early death. This they do through "The No Blood Doctrine."

  Add the suicides due to shunning, and you have J.W. deaths that way exceed the total amounts caused by the Jim Jones, David Koresh, Hale-bop comet cults.

  Hubert
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  DannyHaszard

  When I exited the Jehovah's Witnesses in 1992 EVERY Jehovah's Witness around me,was convinced in their heart of hearts that they would NOT see 2007 in "this old system"
  
  Many had NO retirement plans for old age. Many including myself where not maintaining their long term health care high blood pressure,diabetes,etc.causing premature deaths.I alone have at least 3 JW's in my family that died before their time expecting the new system to save them.I have colostomy bag (in 1998) from not controlling the inflammation of ulcerative colitis that I got in 1970 expecting 1975 to cure me.
  
  The Watchtower lies and people die by the TENS OF THOUSANDS!

  Witness of the Watchtower Holocaust
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  DannyHaszard

  False impression Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - 1 hour ago
  The public needed to know the whole truth about Jehovah's Witnesses and see how they really affect families. Hopefully, readers will not be deceived by the ... Post Comment
  Saturday, June 30, 2007 Re: "Jehovah's Witnesses hope to debunk myths about their faith" (C-P, June 9). My family trusts the Courier-Post's normally excellent reporting, so the article troubled us. This completely one-sided story gives the false impression that this "religion" is somehow benevolent but misunderstood. Unfortunately, the reporter didn't talk to a single former member who escaped from the Watchtower or interview any families who lost members to this cult. And there was no mention of the Witness's many controversial practices or their own child sexual abuse scandal. Like the wolf in sheep's clothing, the Witnesses disguise themselves as a Christian group in order to seem legitimate. In reality, they're an authoritarian cult. The Watchtower employs unethical and coercive tactics to recruit new members and maintain control of those who think independently or try to leave. It's heartbreaking to slowly lose a loved one as the Watchtower manipulates him or her into shunning you. So it's no surprise the International Cultic Studies Association identifies the Witnesses as a cult. A Google search reveals many more organizations devoted to exposing the Watchtower or providing support for former members and families of current ones. There are hardly any pro-Witness sites besides the two "authorized" ones operated by the Watchtower itself. The Courier-Post covers most stories thoroughly, but dropped the ball this time. The public needed to know the whole truth about Jehovah's Witnesses and see how they really affect families. Hopefully, readers will not be deceived by the Watchtower's well-polished propaganda. DAVID SPEENEY Bellmawr
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  WTWizard

  I can think of another major factor: stress. How many people die not due to an incident that can be traced to the blood or a suicide or poor health care, but from the day to day stress of being a Witness. Repressing one's true feelings, having to always do ever more, not sleeping properly, eating fast good-tasting poison all the time because you have to keep that almighty time going, all the meetings, and the harsh rules put enough stress on people to set off other health problems. Some would not have developed at all had the person been a worldly person.

  It is a well-known fact that Jehovah's Witnesses are prone to disease. It seems that every one of them has either diabetes or heart disease by the time they reach 40, or are taking drastic measures to ward these off (OK, some lead hounders don't have these problems themselves but are creating the stress that causes them). Most of them are fat. Even those who are not fat according to the scales are internally fat (this seems to be the latest trend: fat around the vital organs that doesn't show up on the scales is more dangerous than the stuff that you see). Exercise is driving around the territory as fast as possible alternating with getting out and going to the door. I have seen all too much of this leading to funerals of people that are not yet 70.

  The deaths from suicides on shunning and the blood deaths are more dramatic. However, the premature deaths caused by health conditions brought on by the misery are more numerous. Worst, everyone who stays a Witless long enough and is a "theocraptic" one will die of these diseases and be fat well before they would have. And they will suffer extra heart disease, diabetes, and cancer for their hard work. Besides the lack of sleep, which causes accidents and accelerates aging and disease even worse. All in all, being one of Jehovah's Witlesses and doing things according to the Tower's guidelines is as bad for your health, and even worse for your wallet, than smoking 3 or 4 packs a day. Where the &$^# is the warning label on those Craptower magazines?
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  BluesBrother

  Most of them are fat.

  I think the "Sisters" around here would take exception to that remark..

  It is a well-known fact that Jehovah's Witnesses are prone to disease. It seems that every one of them has either diabetes or heart disease by the time they reach 40, or are taking drastic measures to ward these off (OK, some lead hounders don't have these problems themselves but are creating the stress that causes them).

  I don't know if they are sick because they are dubs , or whether the organization attracts the sick, or the born worriers and those who feel they must obey all the rules in life (don't you have some of those at your work too?)

  Don't get me wrong, of course I agree with the view of this thread..I just feel that it is dangerous to generalize

  Blues, a skinny European.
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  DannyHaszard

  I can think of another major factor: stress. How many people die not due to an incident that can be traced to the blood or a suicide or poor health care, but from the day to day stress of being a Witness. Repressing one's true feelings, having to always do ever more, not sleeping properly, eating fast good-tasting poison all the time because you have to keep that almighty time going, all the meetings, and the harsh rules put enough stress on people to set off other health problems. Some would not have developed at all had the person been a worldly person.

  My father regular pio 1952-1957 and worked a lot with Brother 'Rathtopolis' who later became a Massachuetts District overseer I listed to many of his talks at the Natick mass assembly hall.My Dad pointed out that he was "bugged eyed" from thyroid condition goiter that was aggrevated by too many hotdogs and donuts out in service.
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  greendawn

  Perhaps no one has a preceise count but very likely thousands of JWs must have died during the nearly 50 years that the ban has been in place. Some even died for refusing organ transplant during the decade that ban was on. And of course an unspecified number commited suicide due to emotional pressures piled up on them by the cult.

  If this had been done with kool aid in one day the WTS wouldn't be here today but because it is spread out over time the public doesn't notice so much if JW eccentric fools die here and there by following the cult's advice.

  I am sure the WTS has records of how many died in this way but of course tehy will not release them. They keep detailed records on members often against the law of the countries they leave in.