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Does the Bible Support the Doctrine of the Double Nature of Christ? (Search For Bible Truths)
"The Fallacy and Ineptitude of the Doctrine of the Dual Nature of Christ" (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Was Jesus a Spirit or Wasn't He? - "Are there two natures in Jesus Christ? (Pastor Russell)
Because God does not die according to Habakkuk 1:12, it would be absurd for Jesus to be God and man at the same time. (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
If Jesus is God and resurrected himself, wouldn't that mean that Jesus was never really dead in the first place and therefore his sacrificial death never really happened? Even if it did, would God's death really be "a corresponding ransom"? (Search For Bible Truths)
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Disfellowship / Expelling / Disfellowshipping / Expel / Expulsion / Shunning
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DISFELLOWSHIPPING - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
EXPELLING (Insight-1 pp. 787-788; Watchtower Online Library)
Always Accept Jehovah’s Discipline (THE WATCHTOWER (STUDY EDITION) 2006-11-15; JW.ORG)
What is expelling (disfellowshiping) and why is/was it used in the Christian congregation? (Defending Jehovah's Witnesses)
Is the practice of disfellowshipping (expelling) found in the Bible? (Defending Jehovah's Witnesses)
"Disfellowshipping is not done out of spite or hatred for that individual. Rather, it may have the effect of having that person demonstrate their sincere repentance." (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Child discipline illustration (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
To what extent should Christians avoid fellowship with disfellowshipped ones? (Defending Jehovah's Witnesses)
What About Christians Living In The Same Household With a Disfellowshipped Family Member? (Defending Jehovah's Witnesses)
What about Christians living in the same household with a disfellowshipped family member and family Bible study? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Can someone be reinstated back to the congregation after being Disfellowshipped / Expelled? (Search For Bible Truths)
Do you have to be ignored if you are disfellowshipped in a Jehovah Witness Religion? (Y/A)
If a situation occurs which requires the assistance of law enforcement, should a Christian consult the police or the elders? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Is someone to be disfellowshipped for marrying an unbeliever? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers, #3 in list)
Is it possible to be disfellowshiped even if the sinner regrets his faults? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Are repentant wrongdoers "placed" or "put on" public or private reproof as if placed on probation? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
DISFELLOWSHIPPING - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
EXPELLING (Insight-1 pp. 787-788; Watchtower Online Library)
Always Accept Jehovah’s Discipline (THE WATCHTOWER (STUDY EDITION) 2006-11-15; JW.ORG)
What is expelling (disfellowshiping) and why is/was it used in the Christian congregation? (Defending Jehovah's Witnesses)
Is the practice of disfellowshipping (expelling) found in the Bible? (Defending Jehovah's Witnesses)
"Disfellowshipping is not done out of spite or hatred for that individual. Rather, it may have the effect of having that person demonstrate their sincere repentance." (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Child discipline illustration (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
To what extent should Christians avoid fellowship with disfellowshipped ones? (Defending Jehovah's Witnesses)
What About Christians Living In The Same Household With a Disfellowshipped Family Member? (Defending Jehovah's Witnesses)
What about Christians living in the same household with a disfellowshipped family member and family Bible study? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Can someone be reinstated back to the congregation after being Disfellowshipped / Expelled? (Search For Bible Truths)
Do you have to be ignored if you are disfellowshipped in a Jehovah Witness Religion? (Y/A)
If a situation occurs which requires the assistance of law enforcement, should a Christian consult the police or the elders? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Is someone to be disfellowshipped for marrying an unbeliever? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers, #3 in list)
Is it possible to be disfellowshiped even if the sinner regrets his faults? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Are repentant wrongdoers "placed" or "put on" public or private reproof as if placed on probation? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Acts 20:28 - Links to Information
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Acts 20:28 (rs p. 405-p. 426; Watchtower Online Library)
Acts 20:28 ("God...with his own blood") (Defending the NWT)
ACTS 20:28 (IN Defense of the NWT)
Does Acts 20:28 really say that God bought the church with his "own" blood? (Search For Bible Truths)
Acts 20:28 ("God...with his own blood") (Examining the Trinity)
A Response to Alleged New World Translation "Errors" (Jehovah's Witnesses United)
"The Sahidic Coptic version...does not speak of 'the church of God which he purchased with his own blood,' (Acts 20:28) (NWT and Coptic)
Acts 20:28 (rs p. 405-p. 426; Watchtower Online Library)
Acts 20:28 ("God...with his own blood") (Defending the NWT)
ACTS 20:28 (IN Defense of the NWT)
Does Acts 20:28 really say that God bought the church with his "own" blood? (Search For Bible Truths)
Acts 20:28 ("God...with his own blood") (Examining the Trinity)
A Response to Alleged New World Translation "Errors" (Jehovah's Witnesses United)
"The Sahidic Coptic version...does not speak of 'the church of God which he purchased with his own blood,' (Acts 20:28) (NWT and Coptic)
Monday, March 28, 2011
Image - Links to Information
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IMAGES (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
Image (Insight-1 pp. 1184-1187; Watchtower Online Library)
Image (Examining the Trinity)
PHIL 2:6 (Examining the Trinity)
Us ... Our Image - Gen. 1 (Examining the Trinity)
2 Cor. 4:4 "Christ, who is the image of God" (Search For Bible Truths)
Does Genesis 1:26 prove the Trinity? (Search For Bible Truths)
Gen. 1:26 - "Let Us Make Man in Our Image" (Search For Bible Truths)
In what sense was man created in God's image? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
How is Man Made in God's Image? (Gen. 1:26) (Search For Bible Truths)
IMAGES (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
Image (Insight-1 pp. 1184-1187; Watchtower Online Library)
Image (Examining the Trinity)
PHIL 2:6 (Examining the Trinity)
Us ... Our Image - Gen. 1 (Examining the Trinity)
2 Cor. 4:4 "Christ, who is the image of God" (Search For Bible Truths)
Does Genesis 1:26 prove the Trinity? (Search For Bible Truths)
Gen. 1:26 - "Let Us Make Man in Our Image" (Search For Bible Truths)
In what sense was man created in God's image? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
How is Man Made in God's Image? (Gen. 1:26) (Search For Bible Truths)
Sunday, March 27, 2011
'False Prophet' (List of Links to Information Showing This To Be A Misleading Claim About Jehovah's Witnesses)
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PROPHET (Insight-2 pp. 694-698; Watchtower Online Library)
The Greek pro·phe′tes literally means “a speaker out [Gr., pro, “before” or “in front of,” and phe·mi′, “say”]” and thus describes a proclaimer, one who makes known messages attributed to a divine source. (Compare Tit 1:12.) Though this includes the thought of a predictor of the future, the fundamental meaning of the word is NOT that of prediction. (Compare Jg 6:7-10.)
Have Jehovah's Witnesses ever claimed to be an INSPIRED prophet? (Search For Bible Truths)
Does the Watchtower Society really claim to be an inspired prophet? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
The Problem with "False Prophecy" Polemics (Bible Translation and Study)
The Churches, Jehovah's Witnesses, and the Question of Unfulfilled Prophetic Expectations (Jehovah's Witnesses United)
Dates (1914; 1975) (Search For Bible Truths)
'False Prophet' Claim and Jerusalem 607 B.C.E. (Search For Bible Truths)
The Destruction of Jerusalem - 607 B.C.? (Search For Bible Truths)
Are Jehovah's Witnesses False Prophets? (From God's Word)
Why so many False Alarms? (Pastor Russell)
Has The Watchtower Society Ever Claimed to be Infallible? (Search For Bible Truths)
Was Nathan a False Prophet? (Jehovah's Witnesses Stand Firm)
PROPHET (Insight-2 pp. 694-698; Watchtower Online Library)
The Greek pro·phe′tes literally means “a speaker out [Gr., pro, “before” or “in front of,” and phe·mi′, “say”]” and thus describes a proclaimer, one who makes known messages attributed to a divine source. (Compare Tit 1:12.) Though this includes the thought of a predictor of the future, the fundamental meaning of the word is NOT that of prediction. (Compare Jg 6:7-10.)
Have Jehovah's Witnesses ever claimed to be an INSPIRED prophet? (Search For Bible Truths)
Does the Watchtower Society really claim to be an inspired prophet? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
The Problem with "False Prophecy" Polemics (Bible Translation and Study)
The Churches, Jehovah's Witnesses, and the Question of Unfulfilled Prophetic Expectations (Jehovah's Witnesses United)
Dates (1914; 1975) (Search For Bible Truths)
'False Prophet' Claim and Jerusalem 607 B.C.E. (Search For Bible Truths)
The Destruction of Jerusalem - 607 B.C.? (Search For Bible Truths)
Are Jehovah's Witnesses False Prophets? (From God's Word)
Why so many False Alarms? (Pastor Russell)
Has The Watchtower Society Ever Claimed to be Infallible? (Search For Bible Truths)
Was Nathan a False Prophet? (Jehovah's Witnesses Stand Firm)
Immanuel
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IMMANUEL - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
IMMANUEL (Insight-1 pp. 1187-1189; (Watchtower Online Library)
NAME (Examining the Trinity)
Should Jesus really be considered to be God because he was symbolically “named” Immanuel (Is. 7:14; Mt. 1:23) which means “God is with us”? (Search For Bible Truths)
Does Matthew 1:22, 23 Really Imply That Jesus is God? (Defend Jehovah's Witnesses)
An Angel Visits Mary Although Jesus was not given the personal name Immanuel, how did his role as a human fulfill its meaning? (My Book of Bible Stories; JW.ORG)
IMMANUEL - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
IMMANUEL (Insight-1 pp. 1187-1189; (Watchtower Online Library)
NAME (Examining the Trinity)
Should Jesus really be considered to be God because he was symbolically “named” Immanuel (Is. 7:14; Mt. 1:23) which means “God is with us”? (Search For Bible Truths)
Does Matthew 1:22, 23 Really Imply That Jesus is God? (Defend Jehovah's Witnesses)
An Angel Visits Mary Although Jesus was not given the personal name Immanuel, how did his role as a human fulfill its meaning? (My Book of Bible Stories; JW.ORG)
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Alpha and Omega - Links to Information
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ALPHA AND OMEGA - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
ALPHA AND OMEGA (Insight-1 pp. 80-81; Watchtower Online Library)
Alpha and Omega: To whom does this title properly belong? (rs p. 405-p. 426; Watchtower Online Library)
ALPHA AND OMEGA - SPEAKER CONFUSION TRICK (Examining the Trinity)
Do Jesus and Jehovah Share the Same Title of "Alpha and Omega"? (Search For Bible Truths)
"Elijah's" response to Answerbag question concerning Alpha and Omega (Answerbag)
ALPHA AND OMEGA - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
ALPHA AND OMEGA (Insight-1 pp. 80-81; Watchtower Online Library)
Alpha and Omega: To whom does this title properly belong? (rs p. 405-p. 426; Watchtower Online Library)
ALPHA AND OMEGA - SPEAKER CONFUSION TRICK (Examining the Trinity)
Do Jesus and Jehovah Share the Same Title of "Alpha and Omega"? (Search For Bible Truths)
"Elijah's" response to Answerbag question concerning Alpha and Omega (Answerbag)
Revelation 3:14 Links to Information - "...the beginning of the creation by God."
Rev. 3:14
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Some take the view that what is meant is that the Son was ‘the beginner of God’s creation,’ that he was its ‘ultimate source.’ But Liddell and Scott’s Greek-English Lexicon lists “beginning” as... (rs p. 405-p. 426; Watchtower Online Library)
Appreciate Jesus’ Unique Role in God’s Purpose; "The Amen" Why is Jesus called “the Amen”? (w08 12/15 pp. 12-16; Watchtower Online Library)
Rev. 3:14 - Does 'Arkhe' Mean "Beginning" or Does it Mean "Origin" or "Source"? (Defending the NWT);
VIDEO - "The Beginning of God's Creation" (A grammatical and historical consideration of Revelation 3:14.) (Search For Bible Truths; Video from Scriptural Truths)
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Some take the view that what is meant is that the Son was ‘the beginner of God’s creation,’ that he was its ‘ultimate source.’ But Liddell and Scott’s Greek-English Lexicon lists “beginning” as... (rs p. 405-p. 426; Watchtower Online Library)
Appreciate Jesus’ Unique Role in God’s Purpose; "The Amen" Why is Jesus called “the Amen”? (w08 12/15 pp. 12-16; Watchtower Online Library)
Rev. 3:14 - Does 'Arkhe' Mean "Beginning" or Does it Mean "Origin" or "Source"? (Defending the NWT);
VIDEO - "The Beginning of God's Creation" (A grammatical and historical consideration of Revelation 3:14.) (Search For Bible Truths; Video from Scriptural Truths)
NWT - Rev. 3:14 (Defending the NWT)
BWF - 'Beginning,' 'Wisdom,' and 'Firstborn' (Examining the Trinity)
Revelation 3:14 "...the beginning of the creation by God." (IN Defense of the NWT)
(Also see the Search For Bible Truths' Scripture Index.)
Friday, March 25, 2011
Mormonism (Latter-Day Saints; LDS) - Links to Information
Mormonism (Latter-Day Saints)
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CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
LDS' Book Of Mormon (JWs - Reasoning From Scripture)
LDS’ Changes - Changing God’s Inspired Word (JWs - Reasoning From Scripture)
LDS’ God (“Elohim” & “Jehovah”) (JWs - Reasoning From Scripture)
LDS' 'Stick' Prophecy (JWs - Reasoning From Scripture)
LDS Civil War 'Prophecy' (JWs - Reasoning From Scripture)
LDS' Book of Abraham (JWs - Reasoning From Scripture)
LDS and the Kinderhook Plates (JWs - Reasoning From Scripture)
LDS and New World Civilization - Mayas (JWs - Reasoning From Scripture)
Mormonism (JimSpace)
Is the concept of God being a man supported by the Bible? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Is 1 Cor. 15:41 talking about other varying degrees of glories (afterlives) depending on how loyal we are? (LDS teaching) (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
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CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
LDS' Book Of Mormon (JWs - Reasoning From Scripture)
LDS’ Changes - Changing God’s Inspired Word (JWs - Reasoning From Scripture)
LDS’ God (“Elohim” & “Jehovah”) (JWs - Reasoning From Scripture)
LDS' 'Stick' Prophecy (JWs - Reasoning From Scripture)
LDS Civil War 'Prophecy' (JWs - Reasoning From Scripture)
LDS' Book of Abraham (JWs - Reasoning From Scripture)
LDS and the Kinderhook Plates (JWs - Reasoning From Scripture)
LDS and New World Civilization - Mayas (JWs - Reasoning From Scripture)
Mormonism (JimSpace)
Is the concept of God being a man supported by the Bible? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Is 1 Cor. 15:41 talking about other varying degrees of glories (afterlives) depending on how loyal we are? (LDS teaching) (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Monday, March 14, 2011
"Fulness of Deity" (Colossians 2:9)
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Colossians 2:9 (Reasoning from the Scriptures) (rs p. 405-p. 426; Watchtower Online Library)
A consideration of the context of Colossians 2:9 clearly shows that having “divinity,” or “divine nature,” does not make Christ the same as God the Almighty. (Insight-1 pp. 638-639; Watchtower Online Library)
Why does the NWT at Col. 2:9 state that in Jesus "all the fullness of the divine quality dwells bodily," where as other translations state that in Jesus "dwells the fullness of Deity or the Godhead?'" (Defending the NWT)
Does Col. 2:9 prove that Jesus is God? (Search For Bible Truths)
Col. 2:9 - "Fulness of Deity" (Examining the Trinity)
"Theotes simply does not literally mean "godhead," and the use of "godhead" by the KJV translators was not intended as some would understand it today..." (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Colossians 2:9 (Reasoning from the Scriptures) (rs p. 405-p. 426; Watchtower Online Library)
A consideration of the context of Colossians 2:9 clearly shows that having “divinity,” or “divine nature,” does not make Christ the same as God the Almighty. (Insight-1 pp. 638-639; Watchtower Online Library)
Why does the NWT at Col. 2:9 state that in Jesus "all the fullness of the divine quality dwells bodily," where as other translations state that in Jesus "dwells the fullness of Deity or the Godhead?'" (Defending the NWT)
Does Col. 2:9 prove that Jesus is God? (Search For Bible Truths)
Col. 2:9 - "Fulness of Deity" (Examining the Trinity)
"Theotes simply does not literally mean "godhead," and the use of "godhead" by the KJV translators was not intended as some would understand it today..." (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Earthquakes - Links to Information
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EARTHQUAKES - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
EARTHQUAKE (Insight-1 pp. 669-670; Watchtower Online Library)
Earthquake (Search Results From the Watchtower Online Library)
Latest Earthquakes in the World - Past 7 days (USGS)
Are Earthquakes Really on the Increase? (USGS)
Natural Disasters Today - Is God Really Responsible? (Search For Bible Truths)
Are Natural Disasters Punishment From God? (Search For Bible Truths)
Video Clip: Japan Earthquake—Rebuilding Lives One Year Later (JW.ORG)
Are we living in the last days? (Search For Bible Truths)
...whether it is due to better technology and communications delivering more news from remote locations...there has been an increase in reported earthquake activity.
The Last Days (Pastor Russell)
Has there actually been a significant number of major earthquakes since 1914? With data obtained from the National Geophysical Data Center in Boulder...
Will This World Survive? (Pastor Russell)
“There will be great earthquakes.” (Luke 21:11) On the average, about ten times as many have died each year from earthquakes since 1914 as in previous centuries. Consider only a few major ones...
Last Days (Category; Search For Bible Truths)
EARTHQUAKES - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
EARTHQUAKE (Insight-1 pp. 669-670; Watchtower Online Library)
Earthquake (Search Results From the Watchtower Online Library)
Latest Earthquakes in the World - Past 7 days (USGS)
Are Earthquakes Really on the Increase? (USGS)
Natural Disasters Today - Is God Really Responsible? (Search For Bible Truths)
Are Natural Disasters Punishment From God? (Search For Bible Truths)
Video Clip: Japan Earthquake—Rebuilding Lives One Year Later (JW.ORG)
Are we living in the last days? (Search For Bible Truths)
...whether it is due to better technology and communications delivering more news from remote locations...there has been an increase in reported earthquake activity.
The Last Days (Pastor Russell)
Has there actually been a significant number of major earthquakes since 1914? With data obtained from the National Geophysical Data Center in Boulder...
Will This World Survive? (Pastor Russell)
“There will be great earthquakes.” (Luke 21:11) On the average, about ten times as many have died each year from earthquakes since 1914 as in previous centuries. Consider only a few major ones...
Last Days (Category; Search For Bible Truths)
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Luke 23:43, Punctuation and the New World Translation; "Truly I tell you today,..."
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How can we be sure what Jesus meant by Paradise in his statement to the evildoer, at Luke 23:43? Was it a temporary abode for ‘departed souls of the just,’ a part of Hades? (rs p. 284-p. 288; Watchtower Online Library)
What is the Paradise that Jesus promised to the evildoer who died alongside him? (Insight-2 pp. 574-577; Watchtower Online Library)
Resurrection; Earthly Resurrection (Insight-2 pp. 783-793; Watchtower Online Library)
NWT - Luke 23:43 - Punctuation (Defending the New World Translation)
Luke 23:43 - Punctuation and the New World Translation; "Truly I tell you today,..." (Search For Bible Truths)
LUKE 23:43-"Truly I tell you today,You will be with me in Paradise"(NWT)- Where should the comma be placed? (IN Defense of the New World Translation)
Luke 23:43 and the New World Translation (Search For Bible Truths)
What About...Luke 23:43? (From God's Word)
Luke 23:43 (JWQ&A)
Luke 23:43 (Jehovah's Witnesses United; Scroll Down to Second Letter)
Luke 23:43 - The Greek adverb which is rendered in English “today” in relation to its verb in Biblical Greek when found in Direct Discourse (Scriptural Truths)
Jehovah's Witnesses: Is It True That You Place Punctuation In Your NWT To Support Your Own Teachings? (Y/A; Almost every response is a quality response.)
How was Melchizedek without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life? (Heb. 7:3)
"Paul isolated an outstanding fact respecting Melchizedek, in saying of him: `In being fatherless, motherless, without genealogy, having neither a beginning of days nor an end of life, but having been made like the Son of God, he remains a priest perpetually.' (Heb 7:3) Like other humans, Melchizedek was born and he died. However, the names of his father and mother are not furnished, his ancestry and posterity are not disclosed, and the Scriptures contain no information about the beginning of his days or the end of his life. Thus, Melchizedek could fittingly foreshadow Jesus Christ, who has an unending priesthood. As Melchizedek had no recorded predecessor or successor in his priesthood, so too Christ was preceded by no high priest similar to himself, and the Bible shows that none will ever succeed him." - "Melchizedek", Par 7, Insight.
For more, see:
MELCHIZEDEK (Insight-2 pp. 366-367; Watchtower Online Library)
MELCHIZEDEK - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
For more, see:
MELCHIZEDEK (Insight-2 pp. 366-367; Watchtower Online Library)
MELCHIZEDEK - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Vaccinations / Vaccines
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Vaccinations (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
Were vaccinations ever prohibited by Jehovah's Witnesses? (Jehovah's Witnesses - Setting the Record Straight)
Some critics have erroneously claimed that publications of Jehovah's Witnesses prohibited the use of vaccines from 1931 to 1952, and that they were permitted later...
"Jehovah's Witnesses have no objection to vaccines in general. Some vaccines contain minor blood fractions, and use of these is a matter of personal choice." (JW-media.org)
Vaccinations (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
Were vaccinations ever prohibited by Jehovah's Witnesses? (Jehovah's Witnesses - Setting the Record Straight)
Some critics have erroneously claimed that publications of Jehovah's Witnesses prohibited the use of vaccines from 1931 to 1952, and that they were permitted later...
"Jehovah's Witnesses have no objection to vaccines in general. Some vaccines contain minor blood fractions, and use of these is a matter of personal choice." (JW-media.org)
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