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GwenJehovah’s Witnesses clarify policy on self-donated blood use in medical treatments
Jehovah’s Witnesses have updated their policy on blood transfusions, allowing members to make personal decisions regarding the use of their own blood in medical treatments. The change maintains...
Jehovah’s Witnesses Lift Transfusion Ban for Partial Blood Components
The Jehovah’s Witnesses organization, through its governing body, has revised its stance on blood transfusions, allowing members to accept certain blood components based on personal conscience. This change,...
Community of Christ and Fundamentalist LDS Movement Discussed in Interview on Mormon Polygamy
Anne B. Wilde, an independent Mormon Fundamentalist and founder of Principle Voices, discusses the historical practice of polygamy within the Latter Day Saint (LDS) Church in part one...
Unification Church Organized Mass Marriages as Part of Its Doctrinal Practices
Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Unification Church, promoted the belief that God’s original plan was disrupted by the fall of Adam and Eve. According to the...
Texas Unitarian Church Regains Tax-Exempt Status After Review
The Red River Unitarian Universalist Church in Denison, Texas, recently regained its tax-exempt status after a three-year dispute. Initially denied by the state comptroller’s office, the church was...
Jehovah’s Witnesses revise blood transfusion policy to allow members to receive or donate four blood components based on conscience
Jehovah’s Witnesses have updated their medical guidelines to permit members to receive or donate four blood components, based on personal conscience. This change, announced by the organization’s world...
Japanese Scholar Expresses Concern Over Court’s Interpretation of Unification Church Doctrines in Dissolution Case
The recent High Court decision regarding the Unification Church has sparked significant concern among religious scholars, particularly in Japan. The ruling has drawn criticism for its apparent interpretation...
Jehovah’s Witnesses Modify Stance on Blood Transfusions, Allow Individual Decisions on Blood Components
The Jehovah’s Witnesses have announced a significant shift in their long-standing doctrine regarding blood transfusions. The Governing Body, the organization’s highest leadership, has decided to allow members to...
Jehovah’s Witnesses Adjust Blood Transfusion Policy to Allow Personal Conscience Decisions on Blood Components
The Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses has announced a change in its policy regarding blood transfusions. Members are now permitted to decide, based on personal conscience, whether to...
Eswatini Jehovah’s Witnesses Granted Choice in Blood Component Donation Under New Policy
The Jehovah’s Witnesses in Eswatini have experienced a notable shift in their blood policy, reflecting a nuanced adjustment to their longstanding religious stance against whole-blood transfusions. This change,...
