Genesis and Exodus are two books that show how Jehovah has power to command people to do what he wants. When people follow Jehovah’s orders sometimes they get rewarded in that moment but most times their reward is saved for the future. When people are rewarded and blessed in the present, as well as given a promise for future blessings, they commit actions against Jehovah’s power as a result he will get rid of all their blessings. When Jehovah rewards people with promises for the future; the reward
Jehovah’s Witness and Blood Transfusion Ruta Urbstaite Framingham State University Abstract The purpose of this paper is to identify the characteristics, values and beliefs of Jehovah’s Witness group. It will discuss their reasoning for refusal to accept blood transfusions. The paper will elaborate on the best approach to offer appropriate care, advice and education while treating patients with respect in regards to their religious beliefs. British Journal of Nursing (2009) suggests
Who are Jehovah’s Witness? Founded by Charles Taze Russell in the 1870’s, he named the group “Millennial Dawn Bible Study”, years after he died; they rename their organization “Jehovah’s Witness”. In 1945 the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society find out that blood transfusion is against the divine law. This prohibition is inspired from the bible passage “Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things. But flesh with the life thereof, which
“Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law,” Thomas Paine (Like Success). Under the first amendment, people are ensured the freedom of establishing a religion and allows the religious group to have the free exercise thereof, but millions of individuals are still persecuted because of their religious preferences (Bill of Rights Institute). The many who wish to serve and worship their God peacefully are often
Growing up in a Jehovah 's Witness home has its ups and its downs. Whether your parents are Jehovah 's Witnesses or they started having a bible study, there are plenty of up sides and down sides. Religion is a strange thing to deal with; it is also a choice for each and every individual on this planet. As a Jehovah 's Witness, you must put gods will first, before anything. In the publications “Questions Young People Ask: Answers That Work” Volumes from The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New
For this paper I interviewed a fairly new nurse who faced an ethical dilemma involving medical treatment of a Jehovah Witness. The dilemma she faced was that her patient was dying and needed a blood transfusion in order to survive. The patient was a 29-year-old female who was pregnant with her third child. She was brought to the hospital suffering from the effects of a car accident. It was suspected that she was bleeding internally as well as having a broken arm, and contusions to her head. The nurse
Cultural Assessment Jerrica Schelhorn Bemidji State University Jehovah’s Witness Cultural Assessment Family, heritage, ethnicity, beliefs, values, knowledge, experiences, attitudes, religion, education, roles, language, and cuisine are all items encompassing culture. Culture is what influences your outlook on life itself as well as behaviors and rituals. Culture is the way different groups of people do things. While some cultures have overlapping cultural behaviors or aspects, most cultures
of their perceived "racial inferiority": Roma (Gypsies), the disabled, and some of the Slavic peoples (Poles, Russians, and others). Other groups were persecuted on political, ideological, and behavioral grounds, among them Communists, Socialists, Jehovah 's Witnesses, and homosexuals,” states The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum . Jehovah’s Witnesses were persecuted for the reason that they did not follow the Nazi’s ways and did not fight in the war with or against them. Many died because
Who is God? Elohim or God is Jehovah in many different forms. Jehovah-Nissi, Jehovah-Rapha, Jehovah- Mekoddishkem , or Jehovah- Shalom are a few Old Testament names that were used to describe who God is to us. Researching the names of God is a benefit in our pray life as well as our daily walk when overcome the trials and tribulation we face. Jehovah Nissi -The Lord My Banner Jehovah Rapha -The Lord That Heals Jehovah Mekoddishkem -The Lord Who Sanctifies You Jehovah Shalom -The Lord Is Peace Research
It wasn’t as if we were all alike where I grew up, even in that small Idaho town of eleven hundred people. My best girlfriend was a Jehovah’s Witness, a boy I dated in high school was a Mormon, and the town undertakers were Seventh Day Adventists. The prettiest girl in town’s father was black, and down the valley some Japanese farmers owned land, but that was pretty much it, except for the Basque sheepherders who brought their herds through Long Valley in springtime, and the original Finn settlers