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The 22 May 1994 issue of Awake! introduced its cover series by stating that youths ‘are still’ dying for putting God first, ‘with blood transfusions the issue’.

Claim ID claim-blood-1994-awake-framingConcerns 22 May 1994Explicit statement
Explicit statement · 22 May 1994 Verified

The 22 May 1994 issue of Awake! introduced its cover series by stating that youths ‘are still’ dying for putting God first, ‘with blood transfusions the issue’. Awake!, 22 May 1994

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Awake!, “Youths Who Put God First (contents page)”

22 May 1994 · p.2 · Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.

“In former times thousands of youths died for putting God first. They are still doing it, only today the drama is played out in hospitals and courtrooms, with blood transfusions the issue.”

The contents page introduces the series ‘Youths Who Put God First’ on pages 3–15. It does not name or count the young people pictured on the cover.

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Confidence note. Opened on the Watchtower Online Library on 19 September 2026; wording confirmed.

Corroborated by. src-g-1994-0522-remembered-creator, src-g-1994-0522-power-beyond-normal

Notes. The cover (a montage of photographs of young people beneath the title) is not reproduced on the Online Library; a low-resolution scan hosted by a discovery site was viewed but the number of people pictured could not be reliably counted from it.

Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-g-1994-0522-contents

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