Jehovah's Witnesses. What is the GOOD (if any), or BAD about that particular faith?

Answer 1

the good... None

The bad... everything... they are a cult.

Answer 2

This question is an attack to the JW. That 'if any' should be after BAD.
There's nothing bad in our religion because our actions are leaded by biblical laws.
There would be so much to say about the good things. But I don't think you are willing to read them all so I'm going to say only a few. We are free from superstitions, fear of the dead, of the changes that our planet is suffering (which conclude that the end of this world is close). We have a close relationship with our father Jehovah. We know that He is proud of us. We proved our faith through persecution.

Answer 3

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.


Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/jt/index.htm?article=article_07.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/20040601/article_02.htm
http://jw-media.org/people/who.htm
http://jw-media.org/people/statistics.htm

Answer 4

Nothing good like told above me they are a Cult. They have had several rewrites in their Bible to keep up with the times. Originally only 144,000 people were going to heaven that number has since changed. They got that number confused with the Jews who are going to go out and spread the Good News during the Tribulation. If you look at any other religious faith the only faith that hasnt had a rewrite is the Holy Bible. They have other translations but not a rewrite. If you dont have a relationship with the Lord I ask you to repent and find a Bible believeing church. You may have to hunt for one because there are so many feel good churches out there. When you find it be baptized and keep feeding on the word of God. And one day we will meet my brother or sister in Christ. Peace out.....................

Answer 5

The Bible aside:
They obey the laws, even the minor ones, unless it interferes with the preaching work

The pay their taxes, even though there are many ways to get out of it like other religions do

They keep their word to the IRS that they will not get involved in politics while registered as a non-profit:

They do not get involved in retail businesses to support the lavish lifestyles of the elite members;

Everyone attends conferences, not just the elite;

Their rates of divorce, out of wedlock births, STDs, etc. are the lowest of any religion, including the Amish;

They have caused significant improvements in healthcare, affecting everyone;

Anyone can end up in a leadship role, not just those who want it as a career;

They were the first to report on the attrocities of the interment camps, from first hand erxperience;

They refused to kill American, or any other Christian solder, as required by the government;

They don't feel insulted when seeing a religious icon or idol in public.

Once when Jane Fonda was on the Tonight Show with Charlton Heston (Moses), she talked about how she only hired JWs as personal servants, such as maids, gardeners, drivers, etc. because they were homest to a fault and couldn't be bought off by a tabloid. Heston asked her why she didn't become one since she liked them so much. She said she could not see herself living as close to the teaching of Christ as they do, ans she knows for sure he (Heston) couldn't have.

Answer 6

Bad:
- If you or your child needs a blood transfusion in order to live, you can't get one
- You can't celebrate birthdays
- You can't celebrate any major holidays
- You have to believe the earth and the entire universe is only 6,000 years old
- You can't read "apostate literature" (talk about cult mentality!)
- They're one of the worst groups of proselytizers
- They've made specific predictions of when the world will end, only to be proven wrong over a dozen times.

Good:
- I've got to admit, they're more consistant in following the bible than those C&E (Christmas & Easter) Christians

Answer 7

Lets see ok here is my view ...
1 I am wiccan so I dont believe it because this religion chooses to believe in yet a bible and God ...
2 what is bad ..
well on a christian view when I was learning all the beliefs before making my choice to be as I am this is what I found it is pretty simple.
Get a jehovia ( however you spell that ) bible ok and go to John look at the 1st few lines 1st chapter 1st verse .... it reads in plain terms .... "A" god ... changes the entire meaning of the bible if you are christian and believe in 1 god as that simple word reffers to multiple gods ....

Answer 8

I work with them and there is no bad in they're faith. They're not a cult they're just people with principles, for example, they have faith in what the bible says that's why they go knockin door to door, they believe God has a name ( not just "God ),everything they say is based on the bible, they're like any other person, also they're moral behavior is real clean ( I admire that ).. . They're really nice. All you need to do is get to know them. You Judge.

Answer 9

The major problem with the Jehovah Witnesses is they do not believe that Jesus IS God. They have their own bible and if you study it you will see verses that have been changed. The witnesses themselves are not bad, they are misled.

Answer 10

a Friend of mine is a JW and they have a very strong support network amongst themselves BUT they are very strict with their teachings and will easily shun you if you go against thier beliefs or teachings

Answer 11

How about the fact that they go door-to-door with their crap? Talk about rudeness. JWs get one warning from me. After that, I call the police.