My brother a Catholic is marrying a Jehova's Witness.

Status
Not open for further replies.
W

winnie101

Registered User
Messages
10
My brother has just got engaged to a girl woman is Jehova's Witness.

They are planning on on having a civil cermony abroad next year.

She is a practicing Jehova's Witness whereas my brother is in the process of converting to Jehovas Witness even though he was raised a Catholic...

I dont know much about this religion....so really I'm looking for information as to what happens after the cermony..eg children, communions, baptims etc
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Re: 1/2 catholic and jw wedding...

One of my schoolfriends was a Jehova's Witness and the two most memorable things for me is that they don't celebrate birthdays or Christmas.

There's also the issue of not accepting blood transfusions.

It's a huge step for your brother to take. He must really love her.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Re: 1/2 catholic and jw wedding...

shesells said:
There's also the issue of not accepting blood transfusions.
Click to expand...
This is the most serious point. What will your brother do should he, his wife or a future child of theirs require blood in a life or death situation? - although the courts might intervene in certain circumstances anyway.
 
winnie101 said:
My brother has just got engaged to a girl woman is Jehova's Witness.

...

I dont know much about this religion....so really I'm looking for information as to what happens after the cermony..eg children, communions, baptims etc
Click to expand...
Why don't you ask your future sister in law?
 
I have asked this question of blood transfusion and the answer im getting is that there is other alternatives out there for jehova's witness (as to what they are im not sure and she didnt specify )

I feel as we were not getting the full truth from her just the nice answers that she wants us to believe..
 
Sorry - who is "us"? You and who else? If your brother is happy to marry this woman is that not his business and all that matters? Or am I missing something here?
 
@winnie101 - Are these things you ask about problems or "issues" for your brother, who after all is the one apparently embracing a new religion and partner, or are you and the rest of the family (my interpretation of "we" above) just being idly curious?
 
winnie101 said:
I have asked this question of blood transfusion and the answer im getting is that there is other alternatives out there for jehova's witness (as to what they are im not sure and she didnt specify )

I feel as we were not getting the full truth from her just the nice answers that she wants us to believe..
Click to expand...

Depending on how strict she is there are 2 types of blood refusal. One is all blood products where a Witness will not accept any blood or blood derivatives. Some less conservative Witnesses will accept blood products such as plasma, white cells etc but not whole blood.

Saline is most commonly suggested as an alternative for blood and it works in some cases undoubtedly. However there are cases where blood is needed to save lives which is why doctors have had to go to court to battle for the lives of their patients.

I was a bit tired when I wrote my first post hence the Christmas and Birthday thing coming before blood at the time. But now my feelings over blood are coming back as strong as they were during the last court case. Parents willing to let their children die rather than have them accept blood, how horrible!
 
mathepac said:
@winnie101 - Are these things you ask about problems or "issues" for your brother, who after all is the one apparently embracing a new religion and partner, or are you and the rest of the family (my interpretation of "we" above) just being idly curious?
Click to expand...

This is her brother she is worried about. If it were my brother I would be equally as worried. I would'nt call it curious, more caring would be the word I'd use.
 
Re: 1/2 catholic and jw wedding...

michaelm said:
This is the most serious point. What will your brother do should he, his wife or a future child of theirs require blood in a life or death situation? - although the courts might intervene in certain circumstances anyway.
Click to expand...

There are many alternitives to a blood transfusion. by the way I am not a J.W. The problem in Ireland is the health system is so far behind, not all / many hospitals offer options between real blood and the alternitives.

Joejoe
 
shesells said:
Depending on how strict she is there are 2 types of blood refusal. One is all blood products where a Witness will not accept any blood or blood derivatives. Some less conservative Witnesses will accept blood products such as plasma, white cells etc but not whole blood.

Saline is most commonly suggested as an alternative for blood and it works in some cases undoubtedly. However there are cases where blood is needed to save lives which is why doctors have had to go to court to battle for the lives of their patients.

I was a bit tired when I wrote my first post hence the Christmas and Birthday thing coming before blood at the time. But now my feelings over blood are coming back as strong as they were during the last court case. Parents willing to let their children die rather than have them accept blood, how horrible!
Click to expand...

What court case, did there childern get blood, did the childern die?

Joejoe
 
I think the court case involved a lady giving birth who lost a lot of blood. The hospital gave a blood transfusion to save the mothers life against her wishes. She latter sued the hospital for assualt and lost, I belive.

Don't belive there is any mention of a court case involving children in shesells post, just a reference that Jehova's witness's are willing to take a hardcore stance on the issue.

Thankfully Irish hospitals still have a strong grip of the hippocratic oath.
 
Ash 22 said:
This is her brother she is worried about. If it were my brother I would be equally as worried. I would'nt call it curious, more caring would be the word I'd use.
Click to expand...
Her brother is presumably an adult who can make his own decisions in life?
 
Here's a good example as to why people are worried about what Jehovahs Witnesses attitudes are towards blood...utter madness IMO.

[broken link removed]
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top