Comments on: Prince Needs New Hips And A Box Of Trefoils

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:16:44 +0000

I have to agree with joan however she could have found a more respectful and sensitive way to word her opinion. Whether or not you believe in the bible’s laws and teachings or who wrote it/where it came from, I think we can all agree that is was written eons ago when health and sanitation concerns were very different from today’s but valid for their times. I happen to have been raised as a Jew but not in a home that follows the Kosher laws. Those laws were created and enforced for very good reasons at the time. They protected an otherwise ignorant population from food poisoning and contamination and they also served the purpose of keeping G-d in mind for all your activities, not just during worship. In other words, when putting together a meal a Jew would take into account the laws of Kashrut, thereby bringing the covenant with G-d into something as mundane as meal planning and preparation. For an Orthodox Jew or any other observant and dedicated Jew, every single activity of one’s life has a law or a blessing to recite and usually both. So, even though the laws seen very outdated, antiquated and downright silly at times, they serve a purpose other than the obvious health reason they were created for. Perhaps the way JW’s observe laws they mine from the Bible, even though they may seem useless by today’s standards, have a meaning similar to what I described for observant Jews. Or maybe I am totally wrong about that. That wouldn’t be the first time. :-)

By: joan

joan — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:12:42 +0000

i mean, maybe he was just talking about vampires.

By: joan

joan — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:11:36 +0000

it never occurs to you guys that the bible was written WAY before blood transfusions and other life-saving procedures and it’s possible that those things are not what god was referring to? you guys make god out to be a real asshole.

By: Think Straight

Think Straight — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:10:27 +0000

This whole debate shows how far from any genuine spirituality religious dogmas are capable of deviating. Prince and Michael Jackson are (or were, in MJ’s case?) two of the most famous JWs. Talk about worldly! I thought that JWs weren’t supposed to wear makeup, and how about Prince’s high heels?

And yes, why are addicting pain pills acceptable?

Once you loose track of what religion is supposed to accomplish and get into a hysteria of condemnation or approval over an ever-growing list of shoulds and should-nots, then we’ve lost the point of having a religion at all.

And who are the arbiters who decide all this? A bunch of men who are in love with their self-bestowed power over their fellow man, not who are in love with God.

By: CMK

CMK — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:54:14 +0000

The cookie thing was a silly thing to say. I’m a JW and I eat Girl Scout cookies and am in good standing with my congregation.

I would not take blood. Bible is clear: “Keep abstaining from blood.” This does not just mean the consumption of blood by eating it. If your doctor told you to abstain from alcohol, would you stop drinking it, but still run it through your veins in an IV?

By: HoLYFuck

HoLYFuck — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:57:10 +0000

I feel sorry for you and anyone else who grew up with such ridiculous bullshit beliefs. Organized religion sucks dick.

By: mambaX

mambaX — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:00:21 +0000

true
from time to time some of the JW also put their lives above their beliefs, although it’s seldom that it happens
I remember a husband that left his wife to die after childbirth haemorrhage
but I also remember the parents that allowed blood transfusion on their beloved son, asking us to do whatever we could to save their boy’s life, no matter the consequences they would face later on
I also remember pushing a stretcher into an operating room to transfuse a JW, just to make sure we could save a life and prevent the vigilants to come near.
Our Oath must prevail in such circumstances, and it’s a matter of humanity not letting someone to die when one can do something to prevent it.

By: Rachel Goldenrod

Rachel Goldenrod — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:48:27 +0000

My husband’s father is one of the best surgeons in Argentina, and he saved the life of a Jehovah’s Witness by giving him a blood transfusion. When the witness recovered, he took my father-in-law to court to sue him for saving his life. My father-in-law cited the Hippocratic Oath – his first priority is to save life – and the judge found in his favour, thankfully! Imagine being sued for saving a life!

By: DarkEmpress

DarkEmpress — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:54:32 +0000

The problem is stupid people. The world would be much better off without them. *Kim Jong-il*

By: DarkEmpress

DarkEmpress — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:54:05 +0000

The problem is stupid. The world would be much better off without them. *Kim Jong-il*

By: MotherBlanker

MotherBlanker — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:49:13 +0000

i grew up as a jw, and my parents still are. i don’t think you can get disfellowshipped for buying girl scout cookies, but you are looked down on. it has to do with the fact that girl scouts/boy scouts both have patriotism as core values within their practices and teachings.

jw’s consider themselves “neutral.” they don’t salute the flag, go to war, and a majority of them do not vote in any political election or get involved in the political process at all.

buying those cookies is, i guess to them, tantamount to saying you also pledge allegiance to the flag, or support those who do, and they believe that the only person/thing you should pledge your allegiance to is jehovah.

By: plainwhiteenvelope

plainwhiteenvelope — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:01:22 +0000

Gosh, this post made me smile as it reminded me of when I was a kid and we would flip coins to see who got to stab to death any Jehova’s Witnesses that knocked on our door on Sunday mornings, typically interrupting our sacrificing the neighbors cat or watching PeeWee Herman.