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Passages widely quoted from the 1 July 1945 article (for example the 'Scythians, Tartars' comparison) could not be checked against a scan and should not be published as quotations until one is opened.

Claim ID claim-blood-1945-wording-unverifiedConcerns 1 July 1945Context
Context · 1 July 1945 Unverified

Passages widely quoted from the 1 July 1945 article (for example the 'Scythians, Tartars' comparison) could not be checked against a scan and should not be published as quotations until one is opened. The Watchtower, 1 July 1945AJWRB.org, 2026JWFacts.com, 2026

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Primary JW publication Supported

The Watchtower, “Immovable for the Right Worship”

1 July 1945 · pp.198-201 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“(article not opened) — discovery sites attribute to pp. 200-201: “Among the barbarous and fierce, savage nations, such as the Scythians, Tartars, desert Arabs, Scandinavians, etc., who lived most on animal blood…””

Identified by the organisation itself (w87 3/1 p. 13 chart; jv p. 183) as the article that first set out that Christians must abstain from transfusions.

No online copy located.

Provenance and verification note

Confidence note. Title, date and significance verified via w87 3/1 p. 13 and jv p. 183 (both opened on WOL). The article text itself was NOT opened: not on WOL; no lawful English scan found on archive.org (the 'Watchtower 1945-1946' item there is a college newspaper; the French 1945 volume has no 'transfusion'). Quoted wording is discovery-only and must be treated as unverified.

Corroborated by. src-w-1987-0301-history-chart, src-jv-1993-recognized-by-conduct, src-ajwrb-evolution-blood-policy, src-jwfacts-blood-transfusions

Notes. A lawful scan would materially help; try library microfilm.

Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-w-1945-0701-immovable

Discovery source only Unverified

AJWRB.org, “Evolution of the Watchtower Blood Policy / Blood Transfusion in Modern History”

2026 · AJWRB

“(locator only)”

Cites Golden Age 29 Jul 1925 p. 683 (blood donors commended), Golden Age 1 May 1929 p. 502 (vaccination), Golden Age 4 Feb 1931 pp. 293-294, Consolation 25 Dec 1940 p. 19, Watchtower 15 Dec 1927 p. 371, Watchtower 1 Jul 1945 pp. 198-201.

Official source Archived or alternative copy

Provenance and verification note

Confidence note. Used only to locate publications/pages.

Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-ajwrb-evolution-blood-policy

Discovery source only Unverified

JWFacts.com, “Jehovah's Witnesses and the Watchtower's changing stance on blood transfusions”

2026 · Paul Grundy · jwfacts.com

“(locator only)”

Cites Golden Age 29 Jul 1925 p. 683; Golden Age 1 May 1929 p. 502 (labelled 'transfusions commended' — not borne out by the 1929 scan); Consolation 25 Dec 1940 p. 19; Watchtower Dec 1927 p. 371; Watchtower 1 Jul 1945 pp. 198-201.

Official source

Provenance and verification note

Confidence note. Used only to locate publications/pages.

Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-jwfacts-blood-transfusions

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