If you have an important medical question to decide, are you more likely to consult The Journal of the American Medical Association or The Weekly World News? Are you more likely to visit WebMD or JoesFaithHealingBeatsBastardDoctorsBlog.com?

What if you discovered that a particular publication that dispensed medical advice had made fatally flawed and grossly incorrect statements in the past? What if you knew that by following such advice people had died, and afterwards the publication admitted that their advice was incorrect (but took no responsibility and offered no apologies)? Would you be quick to entrust your life-and-death health decisions to the words in that publication?

Let's take a brief look at Watchtower’s history and see how it reveals exactly the pattern just described. Let’s look at the evidence in 3 instances:

1. From 1921 to 1952 the Watchtower organization banned the use of vaccinations.

Vaccination is a direct violation of the everlasting covenant God made with Noah after the flood… Vaccination has never saved a human life. It does not prevent smallpox. –The Golden Age, February 4, 1931, pp. 293-294

In 1952, after loyal Witnesses had suffered prosecution for refusal to be vaccinated, had endangered their own lives and health as well as that of their communities, and after an unknown number of deaths had been caused by the above ruling for over thirty years, the Watchtower simply changed its mind:

The matter of vaccination is one for the individual that has to face it to decide for himself… all objection to vaccination on scriptural grounds seems to be lacking.–Watchtower, Dec. 15, 1952 p. 764

There can be little doubt that vaccinations appear to have caused a marked decrease in contagious diseases, including “smallpox” and “polio.” –Awake!, August 22, 1965, p. 20

2. From 1967 to 1981 the Watchtower banned organ transplants as “cannibalism.”

…removing the organ and replacing it directly with an organ from another human… Those who submit to such operations are thus living off the flesh of another human. That is cannibalistic. However, in allowing man to eat animal flesh Jehovah God did not grant permission for humans to try to perpetuate their lives by cannibalistically taking into their bodies human flesh, whether chewed or in the form of whole organs or body parts taken from others.
—Watchtower, 11/15/1967, p.702

For thirteen years Witnesses who needed organ transplants and who listened to the Watchtower died. Then the Watchtower simply changed its mind:


Regarding the transplantation of human tissue or bone from one human to another, this is a matter for conscientious decision by each one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Some Christians might feel that taking into their bodies any tissue or body part from another human is cannibalistic. . . . Other sincere Christians today may feel that the Bible does not definitely rule out medical transplants of human organs. . . . It may be argued, too, that organ transplants are different from cannibalism since the “donor” is not killed to supply food.” –Watchtower, March 15, 1980, p. 31

3. From 1945 to till date, watchtower band all blood product for their members. Between 1945 to 1982, watchtower ban blood fractions both minor and majors.



Many Witnesses who listened to the Watchtower’s blanket ban on blood, but who could’ve survived on a blood fraction, also died prior to the time when the Watchtower changed its mind and began allowing blood fractions.



Pop Quiz:

1. If someone is in need of a medical procedure which comes under a current Watchtower ban, should they go ahead and have the procedure, or should they die waiting for the Watchtower to change its mind?

2. If an organization has a record of making mistakes in defining what constitutes God’s law, would it be smart to consider them a reliable source of information regarding what constitutes God’s law?

Scoring: Submit your answers in the Comments section, and we’ll let you know how you did.

Bonus Point:
The bottom line is that history has proven that we can’t just take the Watchtower’s word for what is God’s law. They have a dismal record of always having been wrong in the past when it comes to medical issues. Yes, it was the same Watchtower organization that published all of the following ludicrous medical statements:

There is no such thing as rabies!
(The Golden Age, Jan. 3, 1923, p. 214)

It has never been proven that a single disease is due to germs. (The Golden Age, Jan. 16, 1924, p. 250)

Thinking people would rather have smallpox than vaccination, because the latter sows the seed of syphilis, cancers, eczema, erysipelas, scrofula, consumption, even leprosy and many other loathsome affections. Hence the practice of vaccination is a crime, an outrage and a delusion. (The Golden Age, May 1, 1929, p. 502)

A lady had been cured of malignant cancer of the breast by living on grape juice and taking every day a high enema of plain warm water…These cases offered such complete proof that cancer is curable, even in an advanced stage, that I supposed… that the attention of doctors everywhere would be called to these cures… But… I have never seen a hint regarding the grape juice or fruit juice cure.—The Golden Age, April 2, 1930 p. 435

By creating a radio vibration similar to that used by a disease in the human body it is possible to cancel or neutralize that disease.—The Golden Age, April 22, 1925 p. 453

Sleep on the right side or flat on your back, with the head toward the north so as to get benefit of the earth’s magnetic currents.—The Golden Age 1929 Nov 12 p.107

What follows shows why no one should take Watchtower’s pronouncement seriously on life and death matters as their edicts and rules are never from God but a product men's biases and whimsical thinking but portrayed as God's infallible words.

1909
Initially blood could be eaten: “This prohibition was not extended to the Gentiles ever, because they were never under the Covenant of the Law” The Watchtower April 15, 1909, page 117.

1925
A man is commended for having donated his blood 45 times without charging a penny. Golden Age 1925 July 29 p.683

1927
Blood can no longer be eaten. (The Watchtower 1927 December 15 p.371)

1940
Blood transfusions are acceptable: “one of the attending physicians in the great emergency, gave a quart of his blood for transfusion, and today the woman lives and smile gaily over what happened to her” (Consolation 1940 Dec 25 p. 19)

1945
Blood transfusions are not acceptable. (The Watchtower 1945 July 1 p.198-201)

1954
Blood fractions should be treated as blood and are not acceptable. (Awake! 1954 January 8 p.24)

1958
Blood serum and fractions are acceptable. ( The Watchtower 1958 September 15 p.575)

1961
Blood fractions are not acceptable. (The Watchtower 1961 September 15 p.559)

1972
Hemodilution is not acceptable. (Awake! 1972 April 8 p.29)

1975
Hemophilia treatments (Factor VII and IX) are not acceptable. (Awake! 1975 Feb 22 p.30)

1978
Hemophilia treatments (Factor VII and IX) are acceptable. (The Watchtower 1978 June 15 p. 30-31)

1983
Hemodilution is acceptable. (Awake! 1983 March 22 p.16)

2006
Blood fractions are acceptable. (Our Kingdom Ministry, November 2006 page 4)

Remember, you only have one life…and the leadership never apologise nor take responsibilities for the lives lost

rottennaija:
If you have an important medical question to decide, are you more likely to consult The Journal of the American Medical Association or The Weekly World News? Are you more likely to visit WebMD or JoesFaithHealingBeatsBastardDoctorsBlog.com?

What if you discovered that a particular publication that dispensed medical advice had made fatally flawed and grossly incorrect statements in the past? What if you knew that by following such advice people had died, and afterwards the publication admitted that their advice was incorrect (but took no responsibility and offered no apologies)? Would you be quick to entrust your life-and-death health decisions to the words in that publication?

Let's take a brief look at Watchtower’s history and see how it reveals exactly the pattern just described. Let’s look at the evidence in 3 instances:

1. From 1921 to 1952 the Watchtower organization banned the use of vaccinations.

Vaccination is a direct violation of the everlasting covenant God made with Noah after the flood… Vaccination has never saved a human life. It does not prevent smallpox. –The Golden Age, February 4, 1931, pp. 293-294

In 1952, after loyal Witnesses had suffered prosecution for refusal to be vaccinated, had endangered their own lives and health as well as that of their communities, and after an unknown number of deaths had been caused by the above ruling for over thirty years, the Watchtower simply changed its mind:

The matter of vaccination is one for the individual that has to face it to decide for himself… all objection to vaccination on scriptural grounds seems to be lacking.–Watchtower, Dec. 15, 1952 p. 764

There can be little doubt that vaccinations appear to have caused a marked decrease in contagious diseases, including “smallpox” and “polio.” –Awake!, August 22, 1965, p. 20

2. From 1967 to 1981 the Watchtower banned organ transplants as “cannibalism.”

…removing the organ and replacing it directly with an organ from another human… Those who submit to such operations are thus living off the flesh of another human. That is cannibalistic. However, in allowing man to eat animal flesh Jehovah God did not grant permission for humans to try to perpetuate their lives by cannibalistically taking into their bodies human flesh, whether chewed or in the form of whole organs or body parts taken from others.
—Watchtower, 11/15/1967, p.702

For thirteen years Witnesses who needed organ transplants and who listened to the Watchtower died. Then the Watchtower simply changed its mind:

Regarding the transplantation of human tissue or bone from one human to another, this is a matter for conscientious decision by each one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Some Christians might feel that taking into their bodies any tissue or body part from another human is cannibalistic. . . . Other sincere Christians today may feel that the Bible does not definitely rule out medical transplants of human organs. . . . It may be argued, too, that organ transplants are different from cannibalism since the “donor” is not killed to supply food.”
–Watchtower, March 15, 1980, p. 31

3. From 1945 to till date, watchtower band all blood product for their members. Between 1945 to 1982, watchtower ban blood fractions both minor and majors.

Many Witnesses who listened to the Watchtower’s blanket ban on blood, but who could’ve survived on a blood fraction, also died prior to the time when the Watchtower changed its mind and began allowing blood fractions.



Pop Quiz:

1. If someone is in need of a medical procedure which comes under a current Watchtower ban, should they go ahead and have the procedure, or should they die waiting for the Watchtower to change its mind?

2. If an organization has a record of making mistakes in defining what constitutes God’s law, would it be smart to consider them a reliable source of information regarding what constitutes God’s law?

Scoring: Submit your answers in the Comments section, and we’ll let you know how you did.

Bonus Point:
The bottom line is that history has proven that we can’t just take the Watchtower’s word for what is God’s law. They have a dismal record of always having been wrong in the past when it comes to medical issues. Yes, it was the same Watchtower organization that published all of the following ludicrous medical statements:

There is no such thing as rabies!
(The Golden Age, Jan. 3, 1923, p. 214)

It has never been proven that a single disease is due to germs. (The Golden Age, Jan. 16, 1924, p. 250)

Thinking people would rather have smallpox than vaccination, because the latter sows the seed of syphilis, cancers, eczema, erysipelas, scrofula, consumption, even leprosy and many other loathsome affections. Hence the practice of vaccination is a crime, an outrage and a delusion. (The Golden Age, May 1, 1929, p. 502)

A lady had been cured of malignant cancer of the breast by living on grape juice and taking every day a high enema of plain warm water…These cases offered such complete proof that cancer is curable, even in an advanced stage, that I supposed… that the attention of doctors everywhere would be called to these cures… But… I have never seen a hint regarding the grape juice or fruit juice cure.—The Golden Age, April 2, 1930 p. 435

By creating a radio vibration similar to that used by a disease in the human body it is possible to cancel or neutralize that disease.—The Golden Age, April 22, 1925 p. 453

Sleep on the right side or flat on your back, with the head toward the north so as to get benefit of the earth’s magnetic currents.—The Golden Age 1929 Nov 12 p.107

What follows shows why no one should take Watchtower’s pronouncement seriously on life and death matters as their edicts and rules are never from God but a product men's biases and whimsical thinking but portrayed as God's infallible words.

1909
Initially blood could be eaten: “This prohibition was not extended to the Gentiles ever, because they were never under the Covenant of the Law” The Watchtower April 15, 1909, page 117.

1925
A man is commended for having donated his blood 45 times without charging a penny. Golden Age 1925 July 29 p.683
1927 Blood can no longer be eaten. (The Watchtower 1927 December 15 p.371)

1940
Blood transfusions are acceptable: “one of the attending physicians in the great emergency, gave a quart of his blood for transfusion, and today the woman lives and smile gaily over what happened to her” (Consolation 1940 Dec 25 p. 19)

1945
Blood transfusions are not acceptable. (The Watchtower 1945 July 1 p.198-201)

1954
Blood fractions should be treated as blood and are not acceptable. (Awake! 1954 January 8 p.24)

1958
Blood serum and fractions are acceptable. ( The Watchtower 1958 September 15 p.575)

1961
Blood fractions are not acceptable. (The Watchtower 1961 September 15 p.559)

1972
Hemodilution is not acceptable. (Awake! 1972 April 8 p.29)

1975
Hemophilia treatments (Factor VII and IX) are not acceptable. (Awake! 1975 Feb 22 p.30)

1978
Hemophilia treatments (Factor VII and IX) are acceptable. (The Watchtower 1978 June 15 p. 30-31)

1983
Hemodilution is acceptable. (Awake! 1983 March 22 p.16)

2006
Blood fractions are acceptable. (Our Kingdom Ministry, November 2006 page 4)

Remember, you only have one life…and they never apologise nor take responsibilities.

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