Pledge “againstjwdogma”
"I will give blood but only if 50 people of the world will do the same, as a joint solidarity against Jehovha's Witnesses' dogma."
— John Sargeant, resident of Midlands UK (contact)
Deadline to sign up by: 30th September 2007
78 people signed up (28 over target)
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http://www.richarddawkins.net/forum/view...
I am a moderator on Richard.Dawkins (Homo economicus) and as a child studied with Jehovah's Witnesses.
Having received and given presents, this is the last such taboo for me to give and receive.
That children may die for their parents' interpretation of ancient text and modern understanding of an ancient belief is something to be challenged.
I hope enough people will join in this selfless civic action.
Thank you.
- volunteer my time and energy to support keeping the branch libraries open for Evanston residents.
- run at least 20 miles each week until April 5th,
- contribute to the effort, "Give-a-Book: Help a Child Learn,"
- donate $10 to Rep. Jenn Coffey and volunteer at least 5 hours of time to her 2010 re-election
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John Sargeant, the Pledge Creator, joined by:
- Joe M.
- Derek Walsh
- Scully from JWD
- Christian Johnson
- Diane Bridges
- Gayle McCurdy
- Rachel Evans
- Cass Berry
- treesa sanders
- Teresa Nichols
- Eleanor Cramer
- Owen Selly
- Stevie Z
- Eric Golding
- jj fleming
- Davina Taylor Pointing
- Rebecca A.
- Louise Hurteau
- Benjamin Goodger
- Dr Sami chidiac
- Jock Scott
- Justin S.
- Chuck Bird
- Kevin M Jones
- Phil Clayburn
- Montinee Khunvirojpanich
- Andrew D. Parker
- Daniel Phillips
- Dave Davis
- James Connelly
- Emma Niklasson
- Pam King
- Jimmy Richards
- Rachel Gatwood
- kate
- Ian Brooks
- David Nielsen
- Mellisa Lozinski
- Pete Almond
- Eric Pettersson
- mike morgan
- Clare Pearson
- Hamza Sohail
- Shane Dielschneider
- David Gould
- Angie Wilkes
- Jon Wasey
- Linda McArdle
- Danger
- Brian Hutchins
- Philip Childs
- Shaun Halladay
- Jonatan Lopez
- Eugene Sinkevici
- Laura Simpson
- Neil Bazley
- Martin Hohner
- Anthony Jurd
- Matthew Ross
- Phillip Passmore
- kelly witts
- Dianne A
- Cilia van Zal
- Arthur Chang
- Tomislav Nazifovic
- Joe Kinsella
- John Mertes
- Tom F
- Grace Matthews
- Rachel Berlemont
- Stephen Page
- Peter Cope
- John M
- Coenie Hattingh
- Phoebe Doherty
- 3 people who did not want to give their names, 2 of whom have done the pledge
Many thanks.
Yay!
As to kindness, letting people die or be in pain because they believe god has said no to blood, and he must be obeyed even if we do not understand why.
Also as a child my opportunities to socialise were diminished due to "bad associations spoil useful habits". Birthdays and Christmas were cancelled, but there were no other social events besides the 16 hours of indoctrinal meetings each week.
While the motives of the grassroots may be kindness, the experience within is not always so.
I do not think protesting the refusal of life saving medical treatment by parents, on children's behalf, for religious reasons is being oppressive.
It is not their life to sacrifice. It is not a rational thing to do.
That said, I definitely agree with you, that raising children, teaching them things that are impossible to proove, as absolute truth, rather than how to think, is pretty terrible... and I hardly think Jehovah's witnesses or the only guilty. Just one of the worst...
A) They are at your door to recruit you for enslavement to their watchtower corporation,they will say that "we are just here to share a message from the Bible" this is deception right off.
B) The 'message' is their false Gospel that Jesus is ruling in heaven already since 1914.The problem with this is it's not just a cute fairy tale,Jesus warned of the false prophets who would claim "..look he is here in the wilderness,or see here he is at the temple"
C) Their anti-blood transfusion ban has killed hundreds if not thousands
D) once they recruit you they will "love bomb" you in cult fashion to also recruit your family & friends or cut them off. There are many more dangers,Jehovah's Witnesses got a bad rap for good and valid reasons.
Who are Jehovah's Witnesses?
No tolerance,the Jehovah's Witnesses are a cult because they try to cut you off from others who do not have the same beliefs, including family.
The following website summarizes over 315 U.S. court cases and lawsuits affecting children of Jehovah's Witness Parents, including 100+ cases where the JW Parents refused to consent to life-saving blood transfusions for their dying children:
DIVORCE, BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS, AND OTHER LEGAL ISSUES AFFECTING CHILDREN OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
http://jwdivorces.bravehost.com
The following website summarizes over 285 lawsuits filed by Jehovah's Witnesses against their Employers, and/or incidents involving problem JW Employees:
EMPLOYMENT ISSUES UNIQUE TO JEHOVAH'S WITNESS EMPLOYEES
http://jwemployees.bravehost.com
Giving blood to help others is something to the public good. A doctrine that states that blood transfusions are a sin needs to be challenged- that is what the Give Blood against Jehovah's Witnesses Dogma is all about.