2006-10-04 15:53:50 · 10 answers · asked by Corazon 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The premise of this so-called "question" is demonstrably false. Globally, there are about 6.5 million active Jehovah's Witnesses, yet about 14 million associate with Jehovah's Witnesses. Their publications "The Watchtower" and "Awake!" enjoy circulations of about 27 million and 32 million per issue.
http://jw-media.org/people/statistics.htm
It is true that Jehovah's Witnesses are not loved by everyone.
http://jw-media.org/newsroom/human_rights.htm
Some people hate Jehovah's Witnesses out of ignorance, or over some misunderstanding. A few may have had a bad personal experience with an individual who claimed to be a Jehovah's Witness, and prejudicially extended their animus to this entire Christian religion.
However, it seems that the majority of anti-Witness hatred is motivated by religious intolerance and bigotry. A few may even be motivated against their Christian worship by the unseen 'god of this system of things', Satan the Devil.
(2 Corinthians 4:4) the god of this system of things has blinded the minds of the unbelievers
Interestingly, such "hatred" should be expected by true Christians in this time of the end, and it actually helps identify Jehovah's Witnesses as Christ's true disciples:
(John 15:19) 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.
(Luke 6:22) Happy are you whenever men hate you, and whenever they exclude you and reproach you and cast out your name as wicked for the sake of the Son of man.
(1 Peter 4:4) Because you do not continue running with them in this course to the same low sink of debauchery, they are puzzled and go on speaking abusively of you.
(2 Timothy 4:3-5) For there will be a period of time when they will not put up with the healthful teaching, but, in accord with their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves to have their ears tickled; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, whereas they will be turned aside to false stories. You, though, keep your senses in all things, suffer evil, do the work of an evangelizer, fully accomplish your ministry.
It seems signficant that the relatively small religion of Jehovah's Witnesses are the ones best known for their worldwide preaching work. Yet Jesus commanded that ALL who would call themselves "Christian" perform this public work:
(Matthew 28:19,20) Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you. And, look! I am with you all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.
Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/library/jt/index.htm
http://watchtower.org/library/w/2003/3/1/article_01.htm
http://watchtower.org/library/w/2002/4/1/article_01.htm
2006-10-05 01:59:48 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
do you know all 144, 000 jehovah's witnesses?
what business do you engage in with jehovah witnesses that makes their religion of monumental importance to you?
what faith are you so i can see if it has some flaws i can pick on?
does picking on someone else make you feel superior?
how big is your head anyway!
i had a flat one time and two jehovah witnesses changed my tire and saved me a service station bill. do you want to make an issue of that now?
just tell us, what is your real problem?
2006-10-05 00:13:43 · answer #2 · answered by the_shepherd's_child 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im one of Jehovahs Witnesses and Im wondering what do you mean by that?
2006-10-05 01:57:05 · answer #3 · answered by hispeach128 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I know first hand.The majority of my family are witnesses. The are so pushy and forward, because they claim that is how the get there teachings across. To me its alittle over the top, but whateva works for them.
2006-10-04 23:01:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
jehovah witnesses at first tempt you with pie, but later you learn its God pie.
2006-10-04 23:03:07 · answer #5 · answered by god_of_the_accursed 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The chihuahua always barks more than the great dane because it has more to prove.
2006-10-04 23:07:41 · answer #6 · answered by Goddess of Nuts PBUH 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because most of them are men.
2006-10-04 23:02:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because their brainwashed zombies that have nothing better to do.....with their time
2006-10-04 22:59:18 · answer #8 · answered by Someone 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
why do you keep asking questions about them?
2006-10-04 22:58:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
All that brainwashing.
2006-10-04 22:58:20 · answer #10 · answered by beachdiva954 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋