The Theology Behind Scientific Thought

Two minority groups in particular are impacted by HIV/AIDS and blood African Americans and Jehovah's Witnesses. The Witnesses have a long history of refusing blood transfusions because, they say, the Bible prohibits it. For decades, their position has been a matter of bitter contentious debate in courts of law, as well as in the court of public opinion. Enigmatically, the stance taken by the Witnesses is at the same time unpopular and, thanks largely to the AID/HIV-scare and other considerations, a growing attraction. The Witnesses, however, are not without their critics. This long anticipated work is a fresh effort at a better understanding of what the Bible really says, if anything, on the subject. In short, it is an attempt to get to the heart of the blood transfusion issue. Was the Biblical prohibition on animal blood as opposed to human blood? Could it be that ancient Biblical wisdom was ahead of modern science in HIV/AIDS prevention? Could it be that well-meaning physicians are imposing their own collective "religious" will on Jehovah's Witnesses? These and other intriguing questions are answered in this book.