What is your opinion about Jehovahs Witnesses?

Question

I just want to know what people think of us....

Answer 1

Orderly, nice, honest, trustworthy, neat people including their young ones.
I travel a lot out of this country and where ever I go, eventually I run into them.
They are world wide and teach the same things.
Curiously in Japan I went to a Kingdom Hall and they helped me with their Watchtower had a wonderful visit.
Very impressive Kind people...although in some of their teachings I have my own ideas...but I respect them.
Peace.......

Answer 2

I have attended a Bible study or two with Witnesses, and have conversed with them, and read some of their material. I particularly liked a booklet on the history of Trinity.

Within my limited experience, from what I can tell, Witness doctrine seems to be based more directly on the Bible than the doctrine of other Christian groups.

I had an interesting discussion with some Witnesses about the Name of GOD.

You may stop by for tea some time.

Answer 3

Individually I have no opinion of a Jehovah's Witness but as a religion I feel that it is unsound. I don't understand how they can say there is no sin in the world when the description of sin is all through the bible. I feel they pick and choose parts of the bible to make their religion work. I also don't understand the no music in church when Psalms 150 said to praise God with harp and lyre, song and dance, the fact that they do not celebrate birthdays because they say that birthdays were mentioned twice in the bible and people were put to death. However, Jesus' birth was celebrated in the bible.

I can go on and on about my issue with their theology but I won't. I don't want to sound like I'm bashing them. Individually, I have met some great people who were Jehovah's Witness and we've become friends.

Answer 4

Sorrowfull confusion.
I've read the "Reasons" book and was appalled at the Pagan references which were made for things in Christianity that are sacred.
I've been personally hurt by a hypocritical "believer" who justified his ego and denied responsibility of his sins with this faith. It is HIS fault not the religion, but the exclusivity rights bestowed to "believers" and the elitism of judging "bad associations" is there to alienate people from society and to take blame.

You sound nice but you should know this... there's a higher rate of mental illness and sexual abuse from children of Jehovah's Witnesses than other faiths. Also look up the cases of child custody being rewarded to the parent that isn't of the faith because of this and the "blood transfusion refusal".

The "Elders" covered up my wife being raped by her ex-husband because he was a Jehovah's Witness. He was addicted to porn and raped her then 8 year old daughter. He is in jail now, and has never apologized because he thinks it was "the devil" influincing him and accepts no blame. He was invited to hide from the cops at a "brothers" house.

I've prayed not to have anger in my heart when it comes to him.
I think there's just too much covering up and justifying the wrong means.

Answer 5

To be perfectly honest, I have no strong feelings for or against Jehovah's Witnesses as a group. I always try to judge people as individuals--that is, by the content of their character, not by their race, color, or associations. I dated a Witness once in high school. It didn't work out, but I don't hold all of you responsible for that. :-)

As for the proselytizing--as long as you don't knock on my door too early or too late, and are polite enough to take "No, I'm honestly not interested" as an answer, then I have nothing against your going door to door. I'd fight for your right to practice freedom of religion and expression, just as I would for anyone else.

Answer 6

I don't have many positive things to say about Jehovah's Witnesses. Of those that I've met, only one of them ever gave me a pleasant experience.

I don't mean to be condescending, just honest. Jehovah's Witnesses appear to be the most arrogant, intrusive, and all around un-Christ-like Christians that I have had the (dis)pleasure of conversing with. Ghandi once said, "I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." I would not be surprised if Jehovah's Witnesses were the Christians that prompted him to have this opinion.

They hold the worst case of "holier than thou" syndrome of any other Christian denomination.

However, the one Jehovah's Witness that I had a pleasant experience with ALWAYS gave me pleasant experiences. Perhaps it is because I never discussed religion with her, but who knows. She is a kind, cheerful, and genuine person. In fact, she will be the photographer at my handfasting next year! (Imagine that - a Jehovah's Witness taking photographs at a Pagan wedding ceremony!)

Again, all of this is just my honest opinion, like you asked. These are the feelings I have of Jehovah's Witnesses based on my experiences with them. However, I openly invite any others who believe they could give me a better experience to contact me. I'm always up for a friendly chat! :)

Blessed be! )O(

Answer 7

VERY nice people..... just a little off on some of their beliefs. Like the emphasis on the watchtower is of a little concern to me, and that they have differing views on some of their interpretation on the bible, etc. They DO read and study a lot, are nice, and witness a lot.

Answer 8

Well, I cannot say I share your religious beliefs, but I can say that the Jews I've met have been very kind. In fifth grade, a Jewish boy's mother came in and talked about Hanukkah, and she brought in dreidels. WE all had fun playing with them, and I personally believed that was better than the relatively lame Christmas party the teachers threw the next day. But, as with any group of people, there are some good and with the good come the not so good.

Answer 9

They're nice. A friend of mine is a Witness and I went to his Kingdom Hall a couple times. He showed me their map of the city they had on the wall with their door knocking routes, all the charts with who wanted them to come back and who didn't, all their logs. I was like "daaaaamn, you all are actually doing it here..." The JW's are pretty organized, and have a pretty good save-as-many-people-as-we-can mission going on. I give them props, although I don't think I could ever see myself as one.

Answer 10

Questions like this imply that Jehovah's Witnesses are interested in becoming popular, but that is simply not true. The ONLY opinions of ongoing interest to a true Witness are those of Jehovah and Christ Jesus. Those who work to ingratiate themselves with some human or human group are not doing God's will.

(1 Thessalonians 2:4) We speak, as pleasing, not men, but God, who makes proof of our hearts.

(Matthew 6:20,21) Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven... For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.


Jehovah's Witnesses have the true religion. They are Christian (of course), but they are unique for their rejection of paganisms, use of God's personal name, and global preaching by every active adherent. No other religious organization can claim such purity of worship.

These facts about Jehovah's Witnesses are perhaps relevant to this question. The more one compares this Christian religion with others, the more remarkable it is shown to be.

1. Jehovah's Witnesses have no paid clergy. Yet they remain tightly organized with more than 6.5 million active Jehovah's Witness preachers (about 16 million associate themselves with the religion). Even fulltime preachers and workers at their branch offices are unpaid volunteers.

2. There is no elite class among Jehovah's Witnesses. Even the few 'anointed' among them enjoy no special privileges in their congregations on earth. An anointed person (one of those relative few with a heavenly hope) is not elevated above his fellow congregants in any way, and he may not even qualify for appointment as a simple 'deacon' or elder. There are no titles; EVERYONE is addressed as 'brother' or 'sister'.

3. No person benefits economically from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. Even the 8 to 20 men who serve on their Governing Body receive simply room, board, medical care, and reimbursement for certain personal expenses according to the exact same provision as every other branch volunteer.

4. About a hundred men have served on Jehovah's Witnesses' Governing Body committee during the past 125 years or so. The vast majority of them have spent the vast majority of their adult lives volunteering for their organization's purposes, and the vast majority have died faithfully and near-pennilessly while still under their legal 'vow of poverty'.

5. Amazingly, Jehovah's Witnesses did not splinter as a sect from some other religion. Instead, a truly tiny but sincere group of bible students studied only the Scriptures to determine the will of God. Thus their religion remains absolutely independent of and not carrying the sins of Christendom's history, yet carries the authority of Christ's teachings.

6. Despite the distortions of anti-Witnesses, throughout their modern history Jehovah's Witnesses have refused to claim divine inspiration or infallibility for their teachings. They have pointed to the bible (and not any particular translation) as the only inspired infallible means of knowing God's thoughts. For over 125 years, their teachings have been presented as merely the results of sincere bible research by imperfect but godly humans.


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