Which Way Do Jehovah's Witnesses Vote are They More Liberal or Conservative?

Question

Out of curiosity I would like to know if Jehovah's witnesses are more liberal or conservative based on their religion. For instance many evangelical christians are republicans. Is there a voting preference within the Jehovah's witness communtiy.

Answer 1

Jehovahs Witnesses do not vote and we do not involve ourselves with the politics of any nation. We know that no human government will ever be able to solve mankinds problems. We put our trust only in our God Jehovah and his Son, our now reigning King in heaven. Here are Scriptures to show you why we do not put our trust in men.
Psalm 60:11:" Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man."
Jeremiah 17:5:" This is what the LORD says: "Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans and turn their hearts away from the LORD." (New Living Translation)
Psalm 146:3:" Do not put YOUR trust in nobles,
Nor in the son of earthling man, to whom no salvation belongs."
Jehovah will soon destroy all human governments, and replace them with a righteous everlasting government. Daniel 2:44 assures us of this:" In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be left for another people; it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever."

Answer 2

Jehovah's Witnesses are not allowed to vote. If they voted, they would be disfellowshipped because they had violated their 'neutrality'.

It's also noteworthy that prior to the year of 1998, Jehovah's Witnesses could also be disfellowshipped for accepting alternative civilian service, rather than going to prison, in lands where civilian service could be substituted for military service. Even though a brother's conscience would have permitted him to do so, the brother was forced to reject the alternative service and serve time in prison. Otherwise, he would be disfellowshipped and shunned. Raymond Franz, a former member of the governing body, writes in his book Crisis of Conscience that a majority of the Body felt that alternative service would be OK, but they did not have the 2/3 majority needed to change the rule. So brothers continued to rot in prison, even though they didn't actually have any objection to civilian service, and a majority of those of the Governing Body didn't either.

Characteristic of this "humble" group of men, when they finally got the 2/3 majority needed to change the rule, the Watchtower printed an article saying how that these brothers who had needlessly gone to prison should be happy that they had an opportunity to show their loyalty to "Jehovah." In reality, they were showing their loyalty to the "faithful and discreet slave", since it was their rule. Many of these brothers didn't feel that Jehovah would have any objection. As usual, the "faithful and discreet slave" took no responsibility for the misery and heartache they had caused, claiming that it was the brother's "conscience" that had moved him to reject the civilian service. The only reason their conscience would have been bothered would have been that they would have had to disobey one of the "slave's" man-made rules, not because they felt it was wrong. According to the Society, " any work that is merely a substitute for military service would be unacceptable to Jehovah's Witnesses. "

Now the Society encourages alternative service.

Answer 3

The vast majority of Jehovah's Witnesses do not vote in governmental elections. They believe that it would tend to indicate a lack of solidarity with Christ, and a lack of faith in his heavenly kingdom.

(John 18:36) Jesus answered: “My kingdom is no part of this world

(John 15:18-19) If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were part of the world, the world would be fond of what is its own. Now because you are no part of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, on this account the world hates you.


Also, Jehovah's Witnesses understand the Scriptures to teach that God's Kingdom will soon replace all earthly governments.

(Daniel 2:44) God of heaven will set up a kingdom... It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it itself will stand to times indefinite


When they do choose to vote, Jehovah's Witnesses typically cast a "write-in" vote for "None of the above", or "Jehovah God", or "Christ Jesus".

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/library/w/2004/4/15/article_01.htm

Answer 4

As a Jehovah Witness I strive to be Christ like, and Jesus was never involved in politics. In John 17:16 before Jesus was to be betrayed by Judas he prayed that his disciples be watched over because they were hated by the world. He said "they are no part of the world just as I am no part of the world." In John 6:15 it shows that when the jews were going to try to take Jesus and make him king he withdrew into a mountain alone and in John 18:36 Jesus told a Roman governor that his kingdom is no part of this world. 1 John 5:19 also shows that the whole world is lying in the power of Satan and in John 14:30 Jesus referred to Satan as being the ruler of the world. So to support any political faction would mean being under whose control? I obey the laws set up by the government as long as it does not come between my worship to Jehovah as brought out in Matthew 22:21 "pay back therefore, Caesars's things to Caesar, but God's things to God."

Answer 5

Jas: I know that answer heard it many times: NO! Neither!
they do not get involved in politics, have no opinion.
They do not vote and wait for Jesus Christ to set up his kingdom on the earth and could care less what the governments of this world do. they always say, "Jesus said my kingdom is not from this world." They do not fight in the wars of this world for any country. Quote Daniel 2:44 Do not take sides in any issue.
They mind there own business and never voice an opinion on muslims or any other group.

Answer 6

Neither, Jehovah's Witnesses don't participate in any of the political!

Answer 7

I do not think Jehovah's witnesses vote at all .

Answer 8

They don't vote in politics, but they mostly stand in conservative ways. (ex: against homosexuals, pre-marital sex, you get the picture)
I was one all my life until I was 12 years old, that's when my double life started, but thank god I got out of everything.
Plus I'm really liberal lol

Answer 9

Pardon me while I rummage through my desk to find that all important impact study I did a while back called "The political tendancies of the modern neo-evangelical Jehovah's Witness." Ooop..can't find it..musta accidently shuffled into the circular file cabinet. Darn and it was so conclusive...Pthubbbth! ~J~

Answer 10

They don't vote... they are taught to place nothing above Jesus and their religious beliefs, not any holiday celebration nor any country and it's government. They show allegiance only to the lord.