Behold the face of faith
Medical technology could have helped Jose Mestre -- but only if he were willing to accept a blood transfusion, which is forbidden by his Jehovah's Witness religion. Rather than compromise his beliefs, he allowed his facial tumor to grow untreated for decades. Here is the result (warning: very disturbing photos). It is striking that, despite the obvious intensity of his faith, his God has not chosen to save him (and his family) from this terrible ordeal.
Another infuriating Jehovah's Witness story is here.
Another infuriating Jehovah's Witness story is here.
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posted by Infidel753 at 5:37 PM
5 Comments:
Wow. That is so unbelievable and sad.
It is sad. I wish it were unbelievable.
It doesn't bother me too much, because it's an adult. It's the stories about religiosos who put their kids through things like that because of superstitions that really kill me.
That is so sad! Yet another shining moment for religion.
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