Hi everyone
This story has been brought to my attention, and I thought I would share it with you all.
A very poorly young Jehovah's Witness girl in South Australia has been ordered to have a blood transfusion. The court heard that the girl, who suffers from leukaemia, would die "within weeks" if she were deprived of the life-saving treatment.
The parents appear to have put up a tacit fight for their rights to be respected, but their solicitor made some telling remarks when he said:
"It's not like they are acting with callous disregard for her wellbeing or her future,"
"Clearly it's their genuine beliefs, it's something that they've been convinced to accept by anyone else, by the church or other believers."
I can't help but wonder whether the above was a misquote, and the word "not" was meant to be inserted between "it's" and "something". In any case, we all know that the above is actually true. The ever-changing blood doctrine IS something that JWs are convinced to accept by others, namely the heirachy, from a very early age.
Mercifully, on this occasion, thanks to the intervention of the "superior authorities", there is a 90% chance the girl will live. No thanks to the Watch Tower Society, of course.
Here is a link to the article:
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Cedars