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身为“耶和华见证人”的女孩,因为信仰而拒绝输血,法院裁定她未成年而强迫治疗。若是成人得病(受伤,自杀,自焚)而治疗与信仰冲突,难道就见死不救?信仰和宗教有没有底线?让人联想起中国的FLG。想听听大家的想法。原新闻见内

本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛Apr. 26, 2002. 08:46 PM
Teen's transfusions must continue: Court

EDMONTON (CP) ?A young Jehovah's Witness from Calgary will have to continue getting blood transfusions, even though they go against her religious beliefs, the Alberta Court of Appeal ruled Friday.

The 16-year-old girl, who suffers from leukemia, is not mature enough to make a decision that's crucial to her treatment, the high court said in upholding earlier rulings by lower courts.

The girl has already undergone 19 transfusions and is scheduled to undergo another one next Monday.

She has opposed the treatment because members of the Jehovah's Witness faith believe the Bible prohibits consuming blood.

The girl has gone to court a dozen times in her effort to stop the transfusions, saying she doesn't want to die but insisting it is within her religious rights to refuse treatment.

The girl's Calgary doctors have said the treatment gives her a 40 to

50 per cent chance of beating the cancer but without blood transfusions, she would likely die.

The legal battle has split the girl's family, with her mother and two sisters giving their support to refuse transfusions, while her father consents to the blood treatment.

The family moved from Belleville, Ont., to Calgary three years ago.

The appeal court had fast-tracked the girl's appeal because of the gravity of her health situation.更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
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  • 枫下拾英 / 心灵感悟 / 身为“耶和华见证人”的女孩,因为信仰而拒绝输血,法院裁定她未成年而强迫治疗。若是成人得病(受伤,自杀,自焚)而治疗与信仰冲突,难道就见死不救?信仰和宗教有没有底线?让人联想起中国的FLG。想听听大家的想法。原新闻见内
    本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛Apr. 26, 2002. 08:46 PM
    Teen's transfusions must continue: Court

    EDMONTON (CP) ?A young Jehovah's Witness from Calgary will have to continue getting blood transfusions, even though they go against her religious beliefs, the Alberta Court of Appeal ruled Friday.

    The 16-year-old girl, who suffers from leukemia, is not mature enough to make a decision that's crucial to her treatment, the high court said in upholding earlier rulings by lower courts.

    The girl has already undergone 19 transfusions and is scheduled to undergo another one next Monday.

    She has opposed the treatment because members of the Jehovah's Witness faith believe the Bible prohibits consuming blood.

    The girl has gone to court a dozen times in her effort to stop the transfusions, saying she doesn't want to die but insisting it is within her religious rights to refuse treatment.

    The girl's Calgary doctors have said the treatment gives her a 40 to

    50 per cent chance of beating the cancer but without blood transfusions, she would likely die.

    The legal battle has split the girl's family, with her mother and two sisters giving their support to refuse transfusions, while her father consents to the blood treatment.

    The family moved from Belleville, Ont., to Calgary three years ago.

    The appeal court had fast-tracked the girl's appeal because of the gravity of her health situation.更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
    • 以基督徒角度看,耶和华见证人属于异端,于宗教内看,因为他们不承认三位一体真神,于非信徒看,有一些古里古怪的信条,例如上文所引.他们90%以上的信条也是好的,但这正是邪教的特点.
      • 我觉得无论什么教都要尊重生命。没有生命了,信仰存在的物质基础就没有了。试想人都没有了,信仰又是什么呢?
        曾经接触过好几个他们的传教士。从人和人相处的角度讲,他们都很好,安静,平和,亲切。
      • 谢谢你的意见。听说你当了斑竹,可不许因为自己的信仰而太偏心哦。:)
      • Funny! How do you get number 90% ? why not 95% or 85%?
    • 美国前几年的那个邪教组织,FBI一直对它下不了手.后来因为发现有未成年人参与该组织,才借此加以铲除.我认为有一定道理,成年人有自己选择任何信仰的自由.如否决这项权利的话,专制政府就更如鱼得水了....
      • 终于改名了?:P
        • 嘘!!!!!!!!!!! 要不然就没劲啦..... ^_^
          • 你是谁?
            • lazycur
          • 啊啊,老大,welcome on board!!!
            • 妹妹,别乱叫 ^_^ (底下偷偷揣你两脚)
      • 这就是自由社会赋予自由选择的权利.但是应该学会识别什么是邪教.什么也不信其实也是一种邪教,也许危害更大,关键在于区分信仰,迷信和偏执自大.
        有一个故事,

        父亲把三岁的孩子放在书桌上,然后让小孩子跳到自己怀里.小孩子看看高度,看看面前的慈父,他面临的其实不是勇气,而是信心的挑战.在父亲的鼓励下,小孩子的信心,对爱的信心会大大增长,他终于会跳出去,跳进爸爸的怀里.这是典型地教育小孩,要相信爱,相信自己,相信别人,小孩子才会有信仰的基础,才有可能健康地成长.

        相反,父亲在小孩子跳出去的一刹那,突然躲开了!然后对摔到地上哇哇大哭地孩子说,不要相信任何人!你猜这个孩子长大后会怎么样?

        生于70年代的人们,小时候对爱的信仰并未系统地学习过,很朴素的,这里除去政治性热爱的教育不谈.后来的事实是人们一次次上当受骗,自己和家长渐渐越来越多感觉和谈起的是,现在啊,什么人也不能信!这和上面的反面故事类似,长期潜移默化的心理暗示,怎么能不会有现在之中国?

        可悲可叹.
        • 可悲的是,人总归要有心理寄托的,如果没有了精神寄托,就只能信仰物质了...哎...
        • 大多数人内心还是相信真实,相信善良,相信美好,只是不信某个教而已。大家也是这么教育小孩的。嘿嘿,别一棍子把我们不信教的都打到邪教里去哦。太偏激走向极端可是邪教的特点之一啊。:)
          • 我也不信教,怎么也信不了,但是我觉得中国应该大力倡导宗教自由。因为我们还属于受过教育的那一类人,能够以理性自制,但是我还是常常感到空虚。整个民族都没有信仰是很可怕的。
            • 中国应该有宗教自由,相信大家都同意。我现在有点迷糊:当个人信仰和大众伦理相冲突时(仅限于不危害他人),哪一个更优先?如果法律和道德能够介入个人行为,信仰自由恐怕都有个限度,那么哪里又是界限呢?不危害生命?这可太难说了。
            • 中国人几千年了, 什么也不信, SO WHAT?
          • 俺只是说了一个不信的极端.所以俺认为多数人在信与不信之间摇摆,白云观灵隐寺里的香客并非都是信徒.这种信心的摇摆导致一个人的行为也在善与恶之间摇摆.造成这种摇摆的偏心砝码其实是 自私.
            你说大多数人相信真实,相信善良,相信美好,很多情况下都是有前提的.相信对自己真实,自己对别人要分情况;相信对自己善良,对别人要看对方是不是 值得 自己去善良,哪怕 回报 只是一句谢谢;相信对自己美好,但不是太慷慨地将自己的美好奉献给大家,自修自养自己满足问心无愧躲进小楼成一统就好了.教育小孩也是,相信自己,相信爸爸妈妈爷爷奶奶兄弟姐妹,但是不要轻易相信别人!陌生人的缺省值是 坏人.这种信心是狭隘的.

            ROLIA上虽然人丁兴旺,也许仍然会有人感到孤独,就是因为表面的嘘寒问暖之下,心与心之间的坚冰难以打破.呵呵,不过未来是美好的,ROLIA已经成就很多比翼双飞燕,成就更多的知己.

            士为知己者死,女为悦己者荣.继续FB,继续交流....:-)
            • 不敢苟同。除非是在信徒的眼中,否则,信心的摇摆和一个人的善恶没有直接联系。只同意你最后一句。赫赫。
        • 我终于明白父辈常说的文化大革命给中国人民带来的影响了.谢谢!
          • OH! Come on!
    • 宗教信仰包括对生命的态度,应当得到尊重。