{"product_id":"jehovahs-witness-no-blood-policy-christina-r-harvey-darlington-9781493775781","title":"Jehovah's Witness No Blood Policy: How the Watchtower Turned a Biblical Food Law into a Medical Ban","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Blood Doctrine: How the Watchtower Turned a Biblical Food Law into a Medical Ban\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than 80 years, Jehovah's Witnesses have been taught that accepting a blood transfusion violates God's law. Countless believers have faced heartbreaking medical decisions, trusting that the Watchtower's interpretation faithfully represents the Bible's command to \"abstain from blood.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut does it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Jehovah's Witness Blood Doctrine\u003c\/i\u003e, author and Christian researcher \u003cb\u003eChristy Darlington\u003c\/b\u003e carefully examines the biblical, historical, and medical evidence behind one of the Watchtower's most distinctive teachings. Drawing from decades of research, original Watchtower publications, and modern medical science, she traces the development of the blood doctrine from its introduction in 1945 through its many revisions-including recent policy changes that reveal an evolving interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside you'll discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat the Bible actually teaches about blood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy eating blood and receiving a blood transfusion are not the same thing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow modern medical science challenges long-held assumptions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe surprising history of the Watchtower's changing blood policies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy God's laws were always intended to preserve life-not destroy it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the grace of Jesus Christ offers freedom from fear, legalism, and organizational control.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with compassion for Jehovah's Witnesses and those who love them, \u003ci\u003eThe Jehovah's Witness Blood Doctrine\u003c\/i\u003e is not merely a critique of one doctrine-it is an invitation to rediscover the heart of God's Word. Ultimately, this book points beyond human interpretations to the One who fulfilled the Law and came that we might have life, and have it abundantly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christina R. (Harvey) Darlington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1493775782\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781493775781\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.46d","brand":"Christina R. (Harvey) Darlington","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50780206399743,"sku":"9781493775781","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jehovahs-witness-no-blood-policy-christina-r-harvey-darlington-9781493775781","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}