At the request of Waiting, here are a few sites for JW's and people considering to be JWs on blood. What you will find is that most Witnesses believe that we "abstain from blood". What seems to be a simple scripture has become very complicated with present policies that allow some parts of blood and deny individuals to accept other parts.
This site is designed by Witnesses seeking reform on blood. It explains alot of the issues surrounding the present contraditions in our blood policy. Click on the link "Do Jehovah's Witnesses Really Abstain From Blood" [url] http://www.ajwrb.org/[/url]
This page explains the history of change regarding the blood doctrine. Its very difficult to express confidence in a policy that is constantly changing. [url] http://www.jwfiles.com/blood.htm[/url]
More information here [url] http://www.freeminds.org/doctrine/bloodmain.htm[/url]
This is a research paper which puts forth a reasonable alternative to the present policy that is both scripturally and logically sound. This is something you want to read carefully and something you should discuss if you are studying. Better still, write to the Society and enclose a copy and ask them to refute it. [url] http://www.jwbloodreview.org/[/url]
Here is another site discussing alternatives to blood and the benefits of not taking blood. People who seek reform to the present blood policy recognize there are risks to accepting blood and that it is dangerous. Most people will choose a non-blood product if it is likely to be as successful as blood and less riskier. On the other hand, many witnesses do not understand that they are exposed to the same risks as accepting a blood transfusion when they accept certain permitted blood fractions. [url] http://www.noblood.com/[/url]
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Edited by - pathofthorns on 18 December 2000 9:2:41