Post by CoolJGS☺ on Sept 25, 2017 14:30:25 GMT
"Suffice to say, JW's are well aware of the lines they can and can't cross and rarely do they ever openly rebel against the government as an organization unless it involves compromising their belief. A forced blood transfusion does not do this."
JWs believe that taking a blood transfusion is a VIOLATION of God's law. You cannot possibly argue that being ordered by a court to get a transfusion wouldn't involve "compromising their belief".
The WT clearly stated, "Jehovah’s Witnesses obey the laws of the land when these do not conflict with God’s laws."
That can only mean that JWs would NOT obey the law of the land when it DOES conflict with God's laws.
The WT prints articles about how JWs get sent to prison for refusing to obey secular laws that would compromise their beliefs. And they don't mention that the WT will make an exception when the law orders a blood transfusion.
If the WT will allow JWs to place the law of the land ahead of God's law in the case of blood transfusions, then they must explain why they expect JWs to go to prison rather than violate other beliefs of theirs.
This argument has become silly. You are pretending like power has no play in this.
It's like blaming them for getting arrested for preaching which, after arrest, violates God's law for not preaching.
It's a violation of God's Law only if they choose it, not if it's forced.
That is clear by all evidence and if you don't see that, then maybe you should review their information more before assuming that one simple statement encompasses all there is to know about obeying Caesar's laws.
I asked you flippantly what your solution to this action is, but now I realize I should have asked it more seriously.
What do you think a JW would need to do in order to ensure they aren't given a blood transfusion? If they go to prison, how does that stop the transfusion exactly?