This man refused life-saving treatment because of his religion

[Proty]

It's certainly not everything that someone has to involve religious beliefs, there are things we need to apply common sense. What happened to the family has nothing to do with religious beliefs they failed to apply wisdom where it is necessary. The whole situation was even worse when the church changed their stand on such belief. The parents had every right to make the right decision considering the fact that his life was at stake. People should not allow religion to stop them from receiving medical care especially when this is the only chance of them being saved from whatever life threatening situations they might be facing.

[AVE5]

That was a pathetic so called religious belief for the fellowship.
We can't even imagine how many of the believers had fallen victim to such doctrine and until someone as the Issac had been victimized beyond recovering of his life is when the religious authorities will have a review of the so called policy that restricts worshipers from certain means of saving their lives even when the situation grows worse between LIVE and DEATH like that of the Isaac behind the story.
I hope his twin brother and parents will find anyway to move on because in cases this, the family of the victim can decide to dump the religious practices.

[Bitcoin Smith]

Most people don't realize that all the religions were invented by humans for the development of humanity as a society and if we are going to follow all the life as said in the holy book then they are going to get into such situation. I feel pity for those extremists because it costed a life that could be avoided if someone talked some sense into that person.

[Rockstarguy]

I thought recently this jehovah witness have adjusted this particular believe. This particular case has made many of their members to lose their life in the past. But recent when I got the news about them adjusting this particular doctrine I was very happy. Their are other believe from different religions that do not accept things that have to do with spearing their life and this is very bad. Life is not duplicate and anything that can make one to live longer one deserves it.

[Btcdeybodi]

I keep saying it that religion has done more of harm than good because humans are too religious and most of the doctrines are just misleading.

Imagine something that would have saved this man but he decided to die just because he wants to respect his religion only for them to later the teachings. This is a sad situation and honestly I don't blame some people who took religious beliefs to grave because it is some kf these religious leaders that are the cause of some misconception about religion.

[programmer3666]

Don't allow others blindfolded you all in the name of religious beliefs, I remember there was a time that a particular denomination announces that their members should not be allowed to use the television for any reason, claiming that it was an instrumentation for the devil's advocates, but today, things have gone better and they are civilized to understand the benefits of using the television positively and now encourage members to use it on like before, anything that our conscience does not support should be kicked against regardless of those that are giving us wrong teachings.

I have come to the conclusion that we can't completely rule out fanatics in the society so managing and understanding their line of thoughts is just the best route to go. When you come across certain individuals that see religion has their only salvation on earth, you will begin to wonder if they still leave in the year 1000 BC. Some people can stick to what their fellow man tell them in their place of worship and act on the teachings like their life depends on it. Religion is supposed to be a source of goodness and moral obligations, not a tool for brainwashing each other.

[Berry2d]

This is not the first time experiencing such situations,  in fact the one I saw lead to the death of there religions leader and they accepted it in good faith.
To an extent this stupid behaviours we experience now makes me begin the question the authenticity of Christianity because I see know reason why one will get involved in a practice but have different doctrine but all claims they have one God.
How will one decide not to accept medical attention all in the name of religious believe why the founders of that same believe never get involved in such believe.
With all this i am beginning to see that stupidity have been introduced in the same Christianity we know, if not I don't think anyone would do something of such.

[Anayochukwu]

Making the decision to change what have been taught to their followers simply means that it was never a sin to receive blood from another human and clearly God didn't give them that message so they were just manipulating their followers for reasons best known to them and I blame the gullible people in that congregation for believing blindly and risky their lives for absolutely nothing, even in the ten commandments given to us by God you can not find anything it's written that you can't get blood transfusion and as a Christian there's a difference between serving God, believing in his words and being a religious person.

[Emjay24]

How can he blame any one, why does he need to law to be changed to help his brother, I have seen this a lot in the hospital settings where people let their religious beliefs interfere with their treatment.

some people are staunch with their beliefs which makes them not use common sense when needed. I cannot watch my brother die because of one belief or the other which is not even expressly written in the bible. Wrong interpretation of the holy books is the object of recent times manipulations. This guy should have lived if not for such misinterpretation of the scriptures.

I honestly think it's time that not only is that doctrine held responsible also the patient relatives, because when the patient is unconscious to sign or give consent it falls to the patient relatives so they have the right to give the go ahead.

Doctrines are teachings, they are not rigid, situations that requires flexibility should be treated accordingly. Another one of concern is "mountain of fire" pastors whom I heard preaches against taking medication. I think some clerics needs to be arrested based on false teachings.

[Bushdark]

God, who made the univrse in 6 days, is way beyond understanding. But, He promised us life through His Son, Jesus.

We all die... it seems. But God promised to make believers in Jesus alive again. Jesus, Himself, said that death is really only a sleep.

So, if he was a Jesus believer, we will see him again in the new life. But only if we are believers, too.

So many people don't believe in Christ that is why they will continue to think that the way that seemeth right is the right way for them to go when they are making mistakes.

The Bible says, there is a way that seemeth right but the right is destruction...we all busy chasing money, when there is one thing we should be chasing right?

My people perish because they lack knowledge...humans are still trying to bring dogma that are ending the lives of innocent ones when they are not keeping the doctrine closer to their heart.

[Jasmyne]

I thought recently this jehovah witness have adjusted this particular believe. This particular case has made many of their members to lose their life in the past. But recent when I got the news about them adjusting this particular doctrine I was very happy. Their are other believe from different religions that do not accept things that have to do with spearing their life and this is very bad. Life is not duplicate and anything that can make one to live longer one deserves it.

They didn't adjust anything infact they are worse than before the government needs to investigate them so that if they are found guilty they will be made to face the wrath of the law. The particular church go about teaching people different things but the moment you try to read from your own bible you will start having issues with them because they have a different belief in everything including the God they claim they worship. A church that doesn't believe in Jesus Christ yet they preach about Jehovah this and Jehovah that the worst part of their attitude that get me annoyed is the fact that they do not believe in blood transfusion, if a member of the church is in a critical condition that requires urgent blood transfusion he will rather accept to die instead of accepting to be given blood to help keep him alive. Religion has finished a lot of people but go closer to them you will find out that they have no love for one another even to their church members.