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Im Juni 2000 berichteten The Times und The Guardian, die leitende Körperschaft habe dafür gestimmt, Mitgliedern die Annahme von Transfusionen zu erlauben, sofern sie bereuten; die Organisation entgegnete, die Lehre habe sich nicht geändert, geändert habe sich lediglich das Verfahren.

Claim ID claim-blood-2000-guardian-report-disputedConcerns 15. Juni 2000Zusammenhang

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Zusammenhang · 15. Juni 2000 Umstritten

Im Juni 2000 berichteten The Times und The Guardian, die leitende Körperschaft habe dafür gestimmt, Mitgliedern die Annahme von Transfusionen zu erlauben, sofern sie bereuten; die Organisation entgegnete, die Lehre habe sich nicht geändert, geändert habe sich lediglich das Verfahren. Source: The Guardian, 15. Juni 2000Source: The Times (London), 14. Juni 2000 (unverified)Source: Jehovah's Witnesses — Official Statement to the Media on Blood Transfusions, 15. Juni 2000Source: Deseret News (Associated Press), 24. Juni 2000

Die Position der Organisation oder ihre spätere Erklärung: 'this scriptural position has not changed'.

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The Guardian, “Transfusion row rocks Jehovah's Witnesses”

15. Juni 2000 · Stephen Bates · Guardian News & Media

“The witnesses' British headquarters at Watch Tower House in north London described the decision, which will be conveyed to members at Kingdom halls across the country by letter as “a minor procedural change”.”

Reports a Governing Body vote 'of eight to four' that members accepting transfusions 'may not be automatically expelled and shunned, so long as they repent'; spokesman Paul Gillies: 'if they are no longer living by the rules they have excluded themselves'; the church said the decision 'was clarification of existing rules and a simplification of the process of excommunication'.

Hinweis zu Herkunft und Überprüfung for The Guardian, Transfusion row rocks Jehovah's Witnesses

Hinweis zur Vertrauensangabe. theguardian.com is blocked for WebFetch/WebSearch here; retrieved with curl (browser UA) and confirmed headline, byline, date (2000-06-15T00:56Z) and text. No Guardian item exists at /uk/2000/jun/14/stephenbates; the 14 June story was The Times (Ruth Gledhill).

Untermauert durch. src-ap-2000-0624-deseret, src-jw-2000-0615-media-statement

Notes. The article's 'thousands' death figure is an assertion, not data.

Abgerufen. 19. September 2026 · Quellenkennung. src-guardian-2000-0615-bates

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The Times (London), “U-turn on blood transfusions by Witnesses (as cited)”

14. Juni 2000 · Ruth Gledhill · Times Newspapers

“(not opened)”

The '14 June 2000 British newspaper' article referred to in the organisation's media statement.

Hinweis zu Herkunft und Überprüfung for The Times (London), U-turn on blood transfusions by Witnesses (as cited)

Hinweis zur Vertrauensangabe. thetimes.co.uk blocked; article not opened. Headline as given by secondary sources.

Untermauert durch. src-jw-2000-0615-media-statement

Abgerufen. 19. September 2026 · Quellenkennung. src-times-2000-0614-gledhill

Primärveröffentlichung von Jehovas Zeugen Gestützt

Jehovah's Witnesses — Official Statement to the Media on Blood Transfusions, “Official Statement to the Media on Blood Transfusions”

15. Juni 2000 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society (statement); copy hosted by CESNUR

“This represents a procedural change instituted in April 2000 in which the congregation no longer initiates the action to revoke membership in such cases. However, the end result is the same”

Responds to 'an article published in the June 14, 2000, issue of a British newspaper' said to have 'incorrectly publicized' a doctrine change; 'this scriptural position has not changed'.

Hinweis zu Herkunft und Überprüfung for Jehovah's Witnesses — Official Statement to the Media on Blood Transfusions, Official Statement to the Media on Blood Transfusions

Hinweis zur Vertrauensangabe. Opened the CESNUR copy; the original jw-media.org page is no longer online. Wording corroborated by AP's report of spokesman Pellechia.

Herkunft des Scans. Copy of the statement on the CESNUR (Center for Studies on New Religions) website

Untermauert durch. src-ap-2000-0624-deseret, src-guardian-2000-0615-bates

Abgerufen. 19. September 2026 · Quellenkennung. src-jw-2000-0615-media-statement

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Deseret News (Associated Press), “Jehovah's Witnesses still ban most blood transfusions”

24. Juni 2000 · Associated Press · Deseret News

“a Jehovah's Witness who has a transfusion automatically “revokes his membership.””

Spokesman J. R. Pellechia; 'The group acknowledges that it has ended its practice of “disfellowshipping”'; 'It has the same effect'.

Hinweis zu Herkunft und Überprüfung for Deseret News (Associated Press), Jehovah's Witnesses still ban most blood transfusions

Hinweis zur Vertrauensangabe. Opened the syndicated AP copy (apnews.com blocked).

Untermauert durch. src-jw-2000-0615-media-statement

Abgerufen. 19. September 2026 · Quellenkennung. src-ap-2000-0624-deseret

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