The fourth letter of brother R Jensen to the Watchtower Society seeking answers to his questions regarding the command to abstain from blood.
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After waiting for well over a year with no response from the Watchtower society, brother Jensen writes again explaining how distressing it is for him to fulfill his duties as an elder, husband and father. But again, he is told to wait and not share his concerns with others about the lack of scriptural support […]
This video contains the first important letter sent to the Watchtower society regarding their reasons for refusing blood transfusions along with their reply.
Getting a full explanation as to why Jehovah’s Witnesses refuse blood transfusions is very complicated. But correspondence between a congregation elder and the Watchtower society helps to reveal some of the reasons and the scriptures they rely on to support those reasons.
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Final Letter
January 10, 2003 From: R. Jensen 24 Running Deer Road Phenix City, AL 36870 To: Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, and Christian Congregation of Jehovah—s Witnesses 25 Columbia Heights Brooklyn, NY 11201 Re: Request to Resign Dear Brothers By now you know this letter is about my resignation as an elder. This letter gets straight […]
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Eighth Letter
June 9, 2001 From: R. Jensen 24 Running Deer Road Phenix City, AL 36870 To: Watchtower Bible & Tract Society 25 Columbia Heights Brooklyn, NY 11201 Re: Blood and upholding righteous standards Dear Brothers I appreciate your letter of May 30, 2001, and the telephone conversation of May 17th where some time was spent talking […]
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Reply to Seventh Letter
May 30, 2001 From: Watchtower Bible & Tract Society 25 Columbia Heights Brooklyn, NY 11201 To: R. Jensen 24 Running Deer Road Phenix City, AL 36870 Dear Brother Jensen: This letter follows a telephone conversation with you on May 17, 2001. We acknowledge receiving your letters dated April 6, 2001, January 3, 2001, and March […]
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Seventh Letter
April 6, 2001 From: R. Jensen 24 Running Deer Road Phenix City, AL 36870 To: Watchtower Bible & Tract Society 25 Columbia Heights Brooklyn, NY 11201 Re: Blood and upholding righteous standards Dear Brothers It has been three months since I last wrote you on the subject of blood where I again addressed serious concerns […]
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Sixth Letter
January 3, 2001 From: R. Jensen 24 Running Deer Road Phenix City, AL 36870 To: Watchtower Bible & Tract Society 25 Columbia Heights Brooklyn, NY 11201 Re: Blood and upholding righteous standards Dear Brothers This letter follows up on correspondence I sent to you dated March 1, 2000 and an addendum dated March 3, 2000. […]
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Fifth Letter
March 3, 2000 From: R. Jensen 24 Running Deer Road Phenix City, AL 36870 To: Watchtower Bible & Tract Society 25 Columbia Heights Brooklyn, NY 11201 Re: Blood and upholding righteous standards – ADDENDUM Dear Brothers Enclosed is an addendum to my letter dated March 1, 2000. Please forward this cover letter and its enclosure […]