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  2. Jehovah's Witnesses and blood transfusions - Wikipedia

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    As soon as blood is drained from an animal, the respect has been shown to God, and then a person can eat the meat even though it may contain a small amount of blood. [77] Jehovah's Witnesses' view of meat and blood is different from that of kosher Jewish adherents, who go to great lengths to remove minor traces of blood. [111] [112]

  3. Bethany Hughes - Wikipedia

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    Bethany Hughes (1985–2002) was a 17-year-old Jehovah's Witness that died from leukemia. [1] Hughes was forced to accept blood transfusions, which was a treatment that interfered with her beliefs. The case received significant media attention.

  4. Criticism of Jehovah's Witnesses - Wikipedia

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    Jehovah's Witnesses view of meat and blood is therefore different from the Jewish view that goes to great lengths to remove even minor traces of blood. [122] [123] According to lawyer Kerry Louderback-Wood, a former Jehovah's Witness, [124] the Watch Tower Society misrepresents the scope of allowed fractions.

  5. List of Supreme Court cases involving Jehovah's Witnesses

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    In all, Jehovah's Witnesses brought 23 separate First Amendment actions before the U.S. Supreme Court between 1938 and 1946. [36] [37] Supreme Court Justice Harlan Fiske Stone once quipped, "I think the Jehovah's Witnesses ought to have an endowment in view of the aid which they give in solving the legal problems of civil liberties." [38]

  6. Jehovah's Witnesses practices - Wikipedia

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    Jehovah's Witnesses officially reject transfusions of whole allogeneic blood and some of its fractionated components. Jehovah's Witnesses are taught that the Bible prohibits the consumption, storage and transfusion of blood , based on their understanding of scriptures such as Leviticus 17:10, 11: "I will certainly set my face against the one ...

  7. Wikipedia : WikiProject Jehovah's Witnesses/Practices of ...

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    As a result, Jehovah's Witnesses now have the right to make a personal decision regarding the use of all blood fractions including the "mother of all fractions" hemoglobin, the single largest blood component after water." Reference: article, "Watchtower Blood Policy Changes Again." by AJWRB (Jehovah's Witnesses for Reform on Blood)

  8. Watch: Michael Jackson’s Jehovah’s Witness faith ... - AOL

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    Katherine Jackson, a devout Jehovah’s Witness, raised all 10 of her children in the Jehovah’s Witness faith, and while some of them strayed as they reached adulthood, Michael remained committed.

  9. Knocking (2006 film) - Wikipedia

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    Knocking is a 2006 documentary film directed by Joel Engardio [1] and Tom Shepard that focuses on the civil liberties fought for by Jehovah's Witnesses.It focuses primarily on the stories of three Jehovah's Witnesses, and how their lives demonstrate three fundamental Witness teachings that have affected society in general: Conscientious objection, and rejection of blood transfusions and ...