En juin 2000, The Times et The Guardian ont rapporté que le Collège central avait voté pour permettre aux membres d’accepter des transfusions s’ils se repentaient ; l’organisation a répondu que la doctrine n’avait pas changé et que seule la procédure avait été modifiée.

Claim ID claim-blood-2000-guardian-report-disputedConcerns 15 juin 2000Contexte

Contexte · 15 juin 2000 Contesté

En juin 2000, The Times et The Guardian ont rapporté que le Collège central avait voté pour permettre aux membres d’accepter des transfusions s’ils se repentaient ; l’organisation a répondu que la doctrine n’avait pas changé et que seule la procédure avait été modifiée. Source: The Guardian, 15 juin 2000 Source: The Times (London), 14 juin 2000 (unverified)Source: Jehovah's Witnesses — Official Statement to the Media on Blood Transfusions, 15 juin 2000 Source: Deseret News (Associated Press), 24 juin 2000

Position de l’organisation ou explication ultérieure : « this scriptural position has not changed ».

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Presse sérieuse Vérifié

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

15 juin 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'.

Source officielle (s’ouvre dans un nouvel onglet) Lien non vérifiable automatiquement

Note de provenance et de vérification

Note sur la fiabilité. 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).

Corroboré par. src-ap-2000-0624-deseret, src-jw-2000-0615-media-statement

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

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-guardian-2000-0615-bates

Presse sérieuse Non vérifié

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

14 juin 2000 · Ruth Gledhill · Times Newspapers

“(not opened)”

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

Lien non vérifiable automatiquement No online copy located.

Note de provenance et de vérification

Note sur la fiabilité. thetimes.co.uk blocked; article not opened. Headline as given by secondary sources.

Corroboré par. src-jw-2000-0615-media-statement

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-times-2000-0614-gledhill

Publication primaire des Témoins de Jéhovah Étayé

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

15 juin 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'.

Copie archivée ou autre copie (s’ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)

Note de provenance et de vérification

Note sur la fiabilité. Opened the CESNUR copy; the original jw-media.org page is no longer online. Wording corroborated by AP's report of spokesman Pellechia.

Provenance de la numérisation. Copy of the statement on the CESNUR (Center for Studies on New Religions) website

Corroboré par. src-ap-2000-0624-deseret, src-guardian-2000-0615-bates

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-jw-2000-0615-media-statement

Presse sérieuse Vérifié

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

24 juin 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'.

Source officielle (s’ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)

Note de provenance et de vérification

Note sur la fiabilité. Opened the syndicated AP copy (apnews.com blocked).

Corroboré par. src-jw-2000-0615-media-statement

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-ap-2000-0624-deseret

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L’affirmation et ses preuves

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

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

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

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