2006-10-04 07:15:00 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Misled, confused, completely off-base in their beliefs.
2006-10-04 07:26:02 · answer #1 · answered by christian_lady_2001 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Not good or bad, right or wrong, they are just people who have a commonality, religion. And just like any religion it has it's good points and it's bad points, but I'm always amazed at the number of urban myths regarding Jehovah's Witnesses.
2006-10-04 14:23:47 · answer #2 · answered by greeneyedladysexylady 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Good,
As to the accuracy of their bible please read.
Old Testament:
In fact, the New World Translation is a scholarly work. In 1989, Professor Benjamin Kedar of Israel said:
"In my linguistic research in connection with the Hebrew Bible and translation, I often refer to the English edition as what is known as the New World Translation. In doing so, I find my feeling repeatedly confirmed that this kind of work reflects an honest endeavor to achieve an understanding of the text that is as accurate as possible. Giving evidence of a broad command of the original language, it renders the original words into a second language understandably without deviating unnecessarily from the specific structure of the Hebrew....Every statement of language allows for a certain latitude in interpreting or translating. So the linguistic solution in any given case may be open to debate. But I have never discovered in the New World Translation any biased intent to read something into the text that it does not contain."
New Testament:
While critical of some of its translation choices, BeDuhn called the New World Translation a “remarkably good” translation, “better by far” and “consistently better” than some of the others considered. Overall, concluded BeDuhn, the New World Translation “is one of the most accurate English translations of the New Testament currently available” and “the most accurate of the translations compared.”—Truth in Translation: Accuracy and Bias in English Translations of the New Testament.
“Here at last is a comprehensive comparison of nine major translations of the Bible:
King James Version,
New American Standard Bible,
New International Version,
New Revised Standard Version,
New American Bible,
Amplified Bible,
Today's English Version (Good News Bible),
Living Bible,
and the New World Translation.
The book provides a general introduction to the history and methods of Bible translation, and gives background on each of these versions. Then it compares them on key passages of the New Testament to determine their accuracy and identify their bias. Passages looked at include:
John 1:1; John 8:58; Philippians 2:5-11; Colossians 1:15-20; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 1:8; 2 Peter 1:1
Jason BeDuhn
Associate Professor of Religious Studies, and Chair
Department of Humanities, Arts, and Religion
Northern Arizona University
2006-10-04 14:45:03 · answer #3 · answered by TeeM 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I will not judge the Jehovah's Witnesses as such, but I think it is wrong that they try to force their beliefs on others and that they won't accept that people don't think exactly as they do...
2006-10-04 14:38:43 · answer #4 · answered by Athara 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
everyone knows what they beieve in, and some people are Jehovah's witnesses. That's just what they believe. I don't think they're good or wrong. It's just their beliefs and they are entitled to them.
2006-10-04 14:23:37 · answer #5 · answered by SinginChic 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Given the complete and total lack of evidence that their "interpretation" of the Bible is the correct one, and that their chief "translator" (Frederick Franz) could not even properly translate Genesis 2:4 from Hebrew to English while on the stand in a trial in Scotland, I'd say they're most likely "wrong."
2006-10-04 14:23:05 · answer #6 · answered by jbtascam 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They are meek, peaceable and united worldwide and are actively preaching the good news of God's Kingdom to the entire inhabited earth, and by doing so, they are fulfilling Bible prophecy.
( Matthew 24:14 ) They truly love one another and strive to apply Bible principles in every aspect of life.
2006-10-04 14:26:28 · answer #7 · answered by Micah 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the individual you are talking about. Some of them are superbozos, some are just bozos, and some are really good examples of living Christian faith.
This happens to be true of all human groups, regardless of which faith they belong to.
2006-10-04 22:45:20 · answer #8 · answered by graceful cheerful mercy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jehovah's are just like other groups.....different. Good or wrong implies superiority.
2006-10-04 14:22:40 · answer #9 · answered by Boricuachef 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Jehovah's Witnesses have the true religion.
Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/jt/index.htm
2006-10-04 15:13:10 · answer #10 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Good and annoying. Especialy when they bother me at my home. Shhhhhh
I turn off all the lights and pretend I'm not here. It really works well to have barking dog. They just leave the pamplet in the door. The funny part my dog is a wuss.
2006-10-04 14:19:25 · answer #11 · answered by missgigglebunny 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋